Ifsc Boulder 2018 Series

20th August, 2018

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IFSC Boulder World Cup: Munich - Report

The final round of the 2018 IFSC Boulder World Cup took place in Munich, Germany last weekend. The ever-popular event was well attended by both competitors and spectators alike, with a crowd of 4000 filling the Olympic Stadium on the Saturday evening. Team GB's Emily Phillips made her first semi-final after an impressive performance in the qualifiers and placed 20th, while Matt Cousins just missed out on the semis in 21st place.

Janja Garnbret competing in Munich. © Sytse van Slooten/IFSC — Janja Garnbret competing in Munich.
© Sytse van Slooten/IFSC

Results below highlights and finals videos (don't scroll if you don't want to know!!)

IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Munich (GER) 2018

WOMEN bouldering

Rank	Name	Nation	Semi's	Final
1	Janja Garnbret	SLO	3T4z 4 4	4T4z 4 4
2	Miho Nonaka	JPN	3T4z 5 4	4T4z 5 5
3	Akiyo Noguchi	JPN	3T4z 7 4	4T4z 7 6
4	Fanny Gibert	FRA	3T4z 4 4	1T4z 1 8
5	Katja Kadic	SLO	2T4z 2 5	1T2z 1 5
6	Ekaterina Kipriianova	RUS	2T4z 2 7	0T3z 0 5
7	Futaba Ito	JPN	2T4z 3 7
8	Karoline Sinnhuber	AUT	2T4z 5 7
9	Petra Klingler	SUI	2T4z 6 9
10	Mao Nakamura	JPN	2T4z 6 11
11	Mei Kotake	JPN	2T4z 6 12
12	Alma Bestvater	GER	2T3z 3 5
13	Berit Schwaiger	AUT	2T3z 4 5
14	Anne-Sophie Koller	SUI	2T3z 6 7
15	Mélanie Sandoz	FRA	1T4z 1 7
16	Clementine Kaiser	FRA	1T4z 1 8
16	Franziska Sterrer	AUT	1T4z 1 8
18	Jessica Pilz	AUT	1T4z 1 10
19	Nanako Kura	JPN	1T3z 1 6
20	Emily Phillips	GBR	1T2z 1 2
43	Jennifer Wood	GBR	Qual' 1T3z 1 7
79	Holly Toothill	GBR	Qual' 0T3z 0 3
83	Rhoslyn Frugtniet	GBR	Qual' 0T3z 0 5

Full results

MEN bouldering

Rank	Name	Nation	Semi's	Final
1	Gregor Vezonik	SLO	2T4z 2 4	2T4z 2 13
2	Jernej Kruder	SLO	3T4z 7 4	2T3z 9 7
3	Jakob Schubert	AUT	3T4z 9 5	2T3z 9 11
4	Yoshiyuki Ogata	JPN	3T4z 5 7	2T3z 11 13
5	Yuji Fujiwaki	JPN	4T4z 11 6	2T2z 5 5
6	Mickael Mawem	FRA	3T3z 3 3	1T2z 1 3
7	Kokoro Fujii	JPN	2T4z 3 6
8	Rei Sugimoto	JPN	2T4z 3 11
9	Keita Watabe	JPN	2T4z 4 9
9	Tomoa Narasaki	JPN	2T4z 4 9
11	Alexander Averdunk	GER	2T4z 5 7
12	Jan Hojer	GER	2T4z 5 8
13	Taisei Ishimatsu	JPN	1T4z 2 9
14	Aleksei Rubtsov	RUS	1T3z 1 5
14	Alfons Dornauer	AUT	1T3z 1 5
16	Manuel Cornu	FRA	1T3z 2 3
17	Tomoaki Takata	JPN	1T3z 2 4
18	Gabriele Moroni	ITA	1T3z 2 9
19	Yuki Hada	JPN	1T3z 3 6
20	Yannick Flohé	GER	1T3z 5 9
21	Matthew Cousins	GBR	Qual' 3T4z 8 16
35	Aidan Roberts	GBR	Qual' 1T3z 1 3
42	Nathan Phillips	GBR	Qual' 2T3z 7 9
77	William Ridal	GBR	Qual' 1T2z 3 5
79	Maxwell Ayrton	GBR	Qual' 1T2z 3 6

Full results

Although Jernej Kruder (SLO) guaranteed himself the overall ranking win by qualifying for the finals, the women's overall title was hotly contested by Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) and Miho Nonaka (JPN) and remained to be decided in the final. In order to win, Miho had to place above Akiyo. However, Janja Garnbret (SLO) was unbeatable in the final, flashing all 4 problems with ease to secure Gold. Despite the pressure of the overall title weighing on the Japanese climbers' minds, both performed well and topped all four problems, with Miho requiring two fewer attempts to place 2nd ahead of Akiyo and take her first overall World Cup title.

Munich podium: Nonaka, Garnbret, Noguchi.
© Sytse van Slooten/IFSC

In the men's final, the competitors faced a tougher set of problems. Gregor Vezonik (SLO) stunned the crowd with a flash of the first problem, which subsequently proved too difficult for the rest of the field as nobody else managed to reach the zone hold. The competition remained tight, with two tops maximum for the top 5 competitors and attempts for zones splitting Jernej Kruder and Jakob Schubert in 2nd and 3rd place respectively. Overjoyed at his first World Cup win, Gregor was tearful both on the mats and the podium, on what was a very successful day for the Slovenian team.