World Climbing

Spanning from 2 to 6 October and taking place at the Kangnam Spots Climbing Center in Seoul, South Korea, the ninth event of this year’s IFSC World Cup Series will gather a record-breaking number of athletes: 268 – 157 men and 111 women – representing 42 nations and all five continents.

A consistent group of Asian teams will travel to the capital of South Korea, with athletes representing Chinese Taipei; Hong Kong, China; India; Macao, China; Malaysia; Mongolia; and Thailand all set to compete across the three disciplines. Additionally, five climbers from Saudi Arabia are listed to compete in the four Boulder and Lead medal events, marking the country’s first-ever appearance at an IFSC World Cup event.

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 2 October (UTC+9:00):
9:00 – Men’s Boulder qualifications
15:30 – Women’s Boulder qualifications

Thursday, 3 October:
10:00 – Boulder semi-finals
18:00 – Boulder finals

Friday, 4 October:
14:00 – Women’s Speed qualifications
14:55 – Men’s Speed qualifications
20:00 – Speed finals

Saturday, 5 October:
9:00 – Lead qualifications

Sunday, 6 October:
13:00 – Lead semi-finals
20:00 – Women’s Lead final
21:00 – Men’s Lead final

WORLD CUP RANKINGS

Being the final event for all three disciplines, the IFSC World Cup Seoul 2024 will be the first Climbing World Cup event to award all six seasonal titles.

Natalia Grossman of the USA can make history by becoming the first woman ever to win four consecutive Boulder World Cup titles. Oceania Mackenzie of Australia and Nakamura Mao of Japan are her two main contenders in Seoul.

Paris 2024 gold medallist Janja Garnbret of Slovenia is not competing in South Korea, but still has a chance of winning the women’s Lead title. Garnbret has an advantage of more than 700 points over Austrians Mattea Pötzi and Jessica Pilz, who are both expected to participate in Seoul.

Also not competing at the final event of the Series is Poland’s Natalia Kalucka, who currently leads the women’s Speed World Cup table. China’s Deng Lijuan and South Korea’s Jeong Jimin will try to close the gap on her and prevent the Polish from winning her second consecutive title.

For the current women’s Boulder World Cup rankings click here.

For the current women’s Lead World Cup rankings click here.

For the current women’s Speed World Cup rankings click here.

Japan’s Anraku Sorato has a serious shot at winning the men’s Boulder trophy for the second consecutive season, as he is sitting on a 740-point lead over Great Britain’s Toby Roberts. The Brit climber, on the other hand, is the clear favourite to win the men’s Lead one, which he currently leads with 715 points over Japan’s Murashita Zento.

After three consecutive titles to the name of Indonesia’s Veddriq Leonardo, this year’s Speed World Cup ranking in the men’s event is led by USA’s Samuel Watson, with Italy’s Matteo Zurloni and Ludovico Fossali following in close second and third. All three athletes are registered to compete in Seoul.

For the current men’s Boulder World Cup rankings click here.

For the current men’s Lead World Cup rankings click here.

For the current men’s Speed World Cup rankings click here.

NEXT UP

Speed qualifications, along with semi-finals and finals of all three disciplines will be live streamed on the IFSC YouTube channel. Geographical restrictions will be applied.

News and updates about all IFSC events will be available on the IFSC website, and on the Federation’s digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, TikTok, LinkedIn, and exclusively for the Chinese audience, Douyin and Weibo.