Lead climbing at the 2026 World Climbing Series

Competition lead climbing at the 2026 World Climbing Series was held over six stages at six different locations, from 8 May to 25 October. The top three in each competition received medals, and at the end of the season, the overall winners were awarded trophies. The overall winners were determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each event.

Overview +DateLocationRoutesetters*MenWomenMay, 8-10 Wujiang, China Neo Suzuki Annie SandersJune, 3-7 Prague, Czechia Putra Tri Ramadani Annie SandersJune, 17-21 Innsbruck, Austria Neo Suzuki Janja GarnbretJuly, 10-12 Chamonix, France Alberto Ginés López Annie SandersSeptember, 4-5 Koper, Slovenia Neo Suzuki Janja GarnbretOctober, 23-25 Santiago, ChileOVERALL WINNERSNATIONAL TEAM * Chief routesetters are in bold.

Overall ranking The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 40 of each individual event. There are six competitions in the season, but only the best five attempts are counted. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes. Results displayed in parentheses are not counted.

Men The results of the twenty most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2026 Rank Name Points Wujiang Prague Innsbruck Chamonix Koper Santiago 1 Neo Suzuki 4130 1. 1000 2. 805 1. 1000 11. 325 1. 1000 2 Putra Tri Ramadani 3370 9. 380 1. 1000 4. 610 3. 690 3. 690 3 Alberto Ginés López 3040 2. 805 12. 300 2. 805 1. 1000 22. 130 4 Satone Yoshida 2545 4. 610 8. 415 14. 260 7. 455 2. 805 5 Lee Dohyun 2415 3. 690 15. 240 9. 380 4. 610 6. 495 6 Sorato Anraku 2375 5. 545 4. 610 7. 455 8. 415 10. 350 7 Luka Potočar 2250 10. 350 6. 495 6. 495 2. 805 24. 105 8 Sam Avezou 2220 6. 495 9. 380 15. 240 6. 495 4. 610 9 Filip Schenk 1910 7. 455 7. 455 20. 155 12. 300 5. 545 10 Jakob Schubert 1760 - 3. 690 3. 690 9. 380 - 11 Giovanni Placci 1605 24. 105 13. 280 8. 415 10. 350 7. 455 12 Zento Murashita 1399 16. 220 10. 350 36. 24 5. 545 14. 260 13 Adam Ondra 1090 - 5. 545 5. 545 - - 14 Jesse Grupper 949 - 26. 84 12. 300 15. 240 11. 325 15 Sascha Lehmann 925 20. 155 23. 120 17. 205 21. 145 12. 300 16 Hyunseung Noh 903 13. 280 20. 155 16. 220 49. 8 15. 240 17 Shion Omata 860 11. 325 16. 220 18. 185 22. 130 - 18 Ao Yurikusa 841 12. 300 14. 260 37. 21 14. 260 - 19 Pierre Marzullo 781 17. 205 40. 14.5 11. 325 17. 205 33. 31.5 20 Max Bertone 771 15. 240 17. 205 30. 48 13. 280 -

Women The results of the twenty most successful athletes of the Lead World Climbing Series 2026: Rank Name Points Wujiang Prague Innsbruck Chamonix Koper Santiago 1 Annie Sanders 4415 1. 1000 1. 1000 2. 805 1. 1000 4. 610 2 Seo Chae-hyun 3565 3. 690 2. 805 3. 690 3. 690 3. 690 3 Janja Garnbret 2805 2. 805 - 1. 1000 - 1. 1000 4 Jessica Pilz 2395 12. 300 4. 610 6. 495 6. 495 6. 495 5 Rosa Rekar 2190.66 5. 545 44. 10.66 5. 545 5. 545 5. 545 6 Zélia Avezou 1900 11. 325 3. 690 19. 170 14. 260 7. 455 7 Erin McNeice 1830 4. 610 - 4. 610 4. 610 - 8 Kim Ja In 1805 16. 220 8. 415 9. 365 7. 455 10. 350 9 Aleksandra Totkova 1662 - 7. 455 9. 365 2. 805 32. 37 10 Hana Koike 1389 26. 84 6. 495 17. 205 10. 325 13. 280 11 Ella Fisher 1324 9. 380 5. 545 22. 130 27. 64 17. 205 12 Ryu Nakagawa 1215 10. 350 14. 260 12. 300 23. 120 18. 185 13 Brooke Raboutou 1185 - - - 9. 380 2. 805 14 Chaeyeong Kim 1185 24. 105 12. 300 33. 33 10. 325 8. 415 15 Lučka Rakovec 1110 17. 205 13. 280 11. 325 20. 155 21. 145 16 Lucija Tarkus 1011 7. 455 26. 84 24. 105 10. 325 31. 42 17 Michaela Smetanova 989 18. 185 15. 240 23. 120 27. 64 9. 380 18 Yuno Harigae 971.75 15. 240 11. 325 25. 78.75 13. 280 30. 48 19 Mattea Pötzi 940 20. 155 22. 130 20. 155 15. 240 14. 260 20 Tereza Siruckova 896 32. 37 9. 380 13. 280 22. 130 26. 69

Wujiang, China (May, 8-10) 58 men and 59 women attended the event.

In the men's, last year's winner Sorato Anraku advanced to the final but did not podium at the event. Neo Suzuki entered the finals in 8th, finishing ahead of the finalists to secure victory in the first lead World Climbing series stop of the 2026 season. Alberto Ginés López claimed silver - his fifth overall. Lee Dohyun placed third.

In women's, last year's winner Janja Garnbret finished in second place behind Annie Sanders, falling on the same move in the final round. Countback to the semifinal round differentiated the top two spots. Seo Chae-hyun placed third. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Neo SuzukiTOPTOP36+44+ Annie SandersTOP TOP TOP 43+ Alberto Ginés López40+33+39+39+ Janja GarnbretTOP TOP 38+43+ Lee Dohyun37+ 3637+39+ Seo Chae-hyunTOP TOP40+304 Satone YoshidaTOP TOPTOP38+4 Erin McNeiceTOP 40+38+295 Sorato Anraku37+ 34+37+38+5 Rosa Rekar42 393626+6 Sam Avezou35+ 35+39+35+6 Oceania Mackenzie38+ 38+35+24+7 Filip Schenk34+ 35+39+34+7 Lucija Tarkus39+ 40+38+228 Victor Guillermin34+ 3138308 Laura RogoraTOP 40+40+22

Prague, Czechia (June, 3-7) 76 men and 75 women attended the event.

In men's, Indonesia's Putra Tri Ramadani ascended higher than anyone else on the final route to secure his first World Climbing Series win, becoming the first Indonesian to do so in Lead. Neo Suzuki claimed a second-consecutive podium place while Austria's Jakob Schubert took third.

In women's, USA's Annie Sanders narrowly edged South Korea's Seo Chae-hyun to take the gold. With her double-wins in boulder and lead in Prague, Sanders became only the fourth climber in history to win both boulder and lead at the same World Cup event. Only France's Sandrine Levet, American Colin Duffy and Slovenia's Janja Garnbret had achieved this feat. France's Zélia Avezou took her first podium in Lead, finishing third. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Putra Tri Ramadani43+4237+43 Annie SandersTOPTOP46+37 Neo Suzuki40+40+38+39 Seo Chae-hyunTOPTOP46+35 Jakob SchubertTOP40+37+37 Zélia Avezou37+40+43+31+4 Sorato AnrakuTOP40+38+34+4 Jessica Pilz31TOP40+305 Adam Ondra37+32+3630+5 Ella Fisher31TOP43+24+6 Luka Potočar27353430+6 Hana Koike37+37+41+24+7 Filip Schenk33+37+33+29+7 Aleksandra TotkovaTOP40+4418+8 Satone Yoshida40+37+3328 Jain Kim36+374214+

Innsbruck, Austria (June, 17-21) 79 men and 80 women attended the event.

In men's, last year's winner Neo Suzuki repeated his win over Spain's Alberto Ginés López, with countback to the semifinal round separating the two medallists. Austria's Jakob Schubert took third, his second podium of the season.

In women's, Janja Garnbret was the only athlete to top a qualification route. In the final, Garnbret surpassed Annie Sanders's high point to claim a convincing victory. This marked Garnbret's 50th gold medal of her career at the World Climbing Series level. Her first being in Chamonix, France, in 2016. Seo Chae-hyun placed third. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Neo Suzuki44+36+5242+ Janja GarnbretTOP44+4344 Alberto Ginés López4733+4842+ Annie Sanders46+344138+ Jakob Schubert47+36+39+42 Seo Chae-hyun46+34+42+36+4 Putra Tri Ramadani4736+39+40+4 Erin McNeice36+3435+35+5 Adam OndraTOP36+3740+5 Rosa Rekar38+31+35+336 Luka Potočar47+43+36+38+6 Jessica Pilz3835+42+25+7 Sorato AnrakuTOP4247+37+7 Zhang Yuetong32+3335+20+8 Giovanni Placci43+36+46+32+8 Manon Hily35+3135+12+

Chamonix, France (July, 10-12) 73 men and 81 women attended the event.

In men's, last year's winner Sorato Anraku made it into the final and placed eighth. Spain's Alberto Ginés López claimed his first World Climbing Series gold medal of his career, ending a streak of silver and bronze places. Slovenia's Luka Potočar placed second, his first medal in 4 years. Indonesia's Putra Tri Ramadani claimed bronze.

In women's, USA's Annie Sanders took her third Lead win of the 2026 season, topping both qualification routes and finishing ahead of the field on the final route. Bulgaria's Aleksandra Totkova took silver, her first podium finish since Chamonix in 2021. Seo Chae-hyun placed third, by virtue of her stronger semi-final performance. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Alberto Ginés López34+TOP37+39+ Annie SandersTOPTOP48+52+ Luka Potočar29+23+38+38+ Aleksandra Totkova44+43+49+48 Putra Tri Ramadani34+21+37+38+ Seo Chae-hyunTOPTOP51+47+4 Lee Dohyun31+27+37+36+4 Erin McNeice45+TOP45+47+5 Zento Murashita29+32+35+35+5 Rosa Rekar45+40+45+47+6 Sam Avezou 33+TOP38346 Jessica Pilz44+42+46+44+7 Satone Yoshida3133+37+347 Jain Kim41+TOP46+42+8 Sorato Anraku37+27+36+348 Manon Hily44+43+45+41

Koper, Slovenia (September, 4-5) 71 men and 68 women attended the event.

In the men's, a tough finals route saw slips from medal contenders due to clipping errors. Japan's Neo Suzuki won his third lead World Climbing Series of the season, his fourth overall. Satone Yoshida won silver, marking his first medal of the season. Putra Tri Ramadani claimed bronze, his third podium of the season.

In women's, Janja Garnbret was the only one to top both qualification routes. In the final, a hand slip on a reachy and friction-dependent move nearly handed the victory to Brooke Raboutou. However, Garnbret regain her composure to fight her way up to hold 42+ for the win. Raboutou claimed silver, her first podium at the World Climbing Series level since 2022. Seo Chae-hyun earned her fifth-consecutive medal of the season. MenWomenRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalRankNameQualificationSemi-FinalFinalR1R2R1R2 Neo Suzuki33+33+34+33+ Janja GarnbretTOPTOP45+42+ Satone Yoshida31+34+32+30+ Brooke Raboutou40+27+44+33 Putra Tri Ramadani35+283328+ Seo Chae-hyunTOP35+45+32+4 Sam Avezou3531+32+23+4 Annie Sanders40+404432+5 Filip Schenk3331+38+235 Rosa Rekar40+31+44+306 Lee Dohyun32+37+37+236 Jessica Pilz42+29+43+277 Giovanni Placci3231+33+22+7 Zélia Avezou39+3040+258 Chanjin Jung313130228 Chaeyeong Kim3925+37+13+

Santiago, Chile (October, 23-25)

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