| Boulder Japan Cup 2025 | |||||||
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| Venue | Komazawa Indoor Ball Sports Field | ||||||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||
| Date | 1 – 2 February 2025 | ||||||
| Website | https://www.jma-climbing.org/competition/2025/bjc/ | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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The 2025 Boulder Japan Cup (BJC) was the 20th edition of the annual competition bouldering event organised by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA), held in Komazawa Olympic Park, Tokyo. [1]
BJC is the sole selection event for Japan’s national bouldering team. [2] Athletes who place highly at the BJC are eligible to compete in the Boulder World Cups, subject to JMSCA's prevailing selection criteria. [3] BJC 2025 was the first domestic competition of the 2025 season. 52 men and 53 women competed, with Sorato Anraku and Miho Nonaka winning the men’s and women’s titles respectively. [4]
The men's bouldering finals took place on 2 February 2025. [5] [6]
| Rank | Athlete | Boulder | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1 | Sorato Anraku | 25 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 84 |
| 2 | Yuji Fujiwaki | 19 | 9.4 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 69.1 |
| 3 | Rei Sugimoto | 24.9 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 59.9 |
| 4 | Yusuke Sugimoto | 24.9 | 0 | 24.7 | 9.8 | 59.4 |
| 5 | Tomoa Narasaki | 10 | 9.8 | 25 | 10 | 54.8 |
| 6 | Kento Yamaguchi | 10 | 9.4 | 25 | 10 | 54.4 |
| 7 | Daiki Sano | 10 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 38.8 |
| 8 | Keita Dohi | 10 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 19.8 |
The women's bouldering finals took place on 2 February 2025. [7] [8]
| Rank | Athlete | Boulder | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1 | Miho Nonaka | 25 | 25 | 24.9 | 9.9 | 84.8 |
| 2 | Melody Sekikawa | 25 | 9.7 | 25 | 24.9 | 84.6 |
| 3 | Mao Nakamura | 25 | 25 | 25 | 9.5 | 84.5 |
| 4 | Futaba Ito | 25 | 24.8 | 25 | 0 | 74.8 |
| 5 | Mashiro Kuzuu | 24.7 | 9.6 | 10 | 24.8 | 69.1 |
| 6 | Kaho Murakoshi | 9.5 | 24.7 | 9.9 | 24.9 | 69 |
| 7 | Ai Mori | 24.8 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 59.8 |
| 8 | Anon Matsufuji | 25 | 9.9 | 10 | 9.9 | 54.8 |
The men's bouldering semifinals took place on 2 February 2025. [9] [10]
| Rank | Athlete | Boulder | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1 | Sorato Anraku | 25 | 24.9 | 25 | 25 | 99.9 |
| 2 | Kento Yamaguchi | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25 | 25 | 99.8 |
| 3 | Yusuke Sugimoto | 24.8 | 25 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 99.6 |
| 4 | Daiki Sano | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 9.9 | 84.1 |
| 5 | Tomoa Narasaki | 9.8 | 24.7 | 25 | 10 | 69.5 |
| 6 | Yuji Fujiwaki | 10 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 9.8 | 68.9 |
| 7 | Rei Sugimoto | 9.7 | 9 | 24.9 | 25 | 68.6 |
| 8 | Keita Dohi | 0 | 25 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 59.6 |
| 9 | Rei Kawamata | 24.8 | 24.5 | 0 | 10 | 59.3 |
| 10 | Ritsu Kayotani | 9.8 | 24.6 | 9.6 | 10 | 54 |
| 11 | Kokoro Fujii | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 25 | 49.9 |
| 12 | Sohta Amagasa | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 24.8 | 49.5 |
| 13 | Satone Yoshida | 9.9 | 24.9 | 0 | 9.9 | 44.7 |
| 14 | Junta Sekiguchi | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 38.9 |
| 15 | Ao Yurikusa | 0 | 24.8 | 0 | 10 | 34.8 |
| 16 | Neo Suzuki | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 10 | 34.7 |
| 17 | Mahiro Takami | 9.8 | 9.3 | 0 | 10 | 29.1 |
| 18 | Yuta Imaizumi | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 19.8 |
| 19 | Masaki Saito | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 9.8 | 19.5 |
| 20 | Masahiro Higuchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 9.5 |
The women's bouldering semifinals took place on 2 February 2025. [11] [12]
| Rank | Athlete | Boulder | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1 | Anon Matsufuji | 10 | 24.9 | 25 | 24.9 | 84.8 |
| 2 | Futaba Ito | 25 | 25 | 24.8 | 9.8 | 84.6 |
| 3 | Ai Mori | 25 | 24.9 | 9.8 | 24.7 | 84.4 |
| 4 | Miho Nonaka | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 0 | 74.7 |
| 5 | Mao Nakamura | 25 | 25 | 24.6 | 0 | 74.6 |
| 6 | Melody Sekikawa | 24.7 | 25 | 24.8 | 0 | 74.5 |
| 7 | Kaho Murakoshi | 24.7 | 24.4 | 9.7 | 0 | 58.8 |
| 8 | Mashiro Kuzuu | 24.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 9 | Manami Yama | 24.9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 49.9 |
| 10 | Yui Suezawa | 24.9 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 | 49.8 |
| 11 | Miku Ishii | 24.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 |
| 12 | Nanami Nobe | 24.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 |
| 13 | Momoka Kaneko | 24.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 14 | Yuno Harigae | 0 | 24.9 | 9.9 | 0 | 34.8 |
| 15 | Serika Okawachi | 8.3 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 |
| 16 | Nanako Kura | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 17 | Ai Takeuchi | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 | 24.9 |
| 18 | Kohana Mugishima | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 | 24.9 |
| 19 | Ren Koyamatsu | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 | 24.9 |
| 20 | Natsumi Oda | 0 | 24.6 | 0 | 0 | 24.6 |
The men's bouldering qualifications took place on 1 February 2025. [13] [14]
| Rank | Athlete | Boulder | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Kento Yamaguchi | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 124.6 |
| 2 | Sorato Anraku | 25 | 24.7 | 25 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 124.5 |
| Yusuke Sugimoto | 25 | 25 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 124.5 | |
| 4 | Rei Kawamata | 25 | 24.7 | 24.5 | 25 | 24.8 | 124 |
| 5 | Yuji Fujiwaki | 25 | 9.5 | 24.9 | 24.7 | 25 | 109.1 |
| 6 | Yuta Imaizumi | 25 | 0 | 24.9 | 25 | 24.8 | 99.7 |
| 7 | Neo Suzuki | 25 | 24.8 | 9.9 | 24.9 | 9.9 | 94.5 |
| 8 | Ritsu Kayotani | 25 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 94.4 |
| 9 | Kokoro Fujii | 25 | 24.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 24.9 | 94 |
| 10 | Satone Yoshida | 24.9 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 24.8 | 25 | 93.8 |
| Junta Sekiguchi | 24.7 | 24.6 | 9.7 | 24.8 | 10 | 93.8 | |
| 12 | Keita Dohi | 24.9 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 84.9 |
| 13 | Masaki Saito | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 9.8 | 84.8 |
| 14 | Tomoa Narasaki | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24.8 | 9.9 | 84.7 |
| 15 | Mahiro Takami | 24.9 | 25 | 0 | 24.8 | 9.9 | 84.6 |
| 16 | Rei Sugimoto | 25 | 9.6 | 0 | 24.9 | 25 | 84.5 |
| 17 | Masahiro Higuchi | 25 | 9.7 | 0 | 24.7 | 25 | 84.4 |
| 18 | Daiki Sano | 24.9 | 9.9 | 10 | 9.9 | 24.9 | 79.6 |
| 19 | Sohta Amagasa | 25 | 10 | 24.8 | 9.6 | 10 | 79.4 |
| Ao Yurikusa | 25 | 24.6 | 9.9 | 10 | 9.9 | 79.4 | |
| 21 | Taiga Sakamoto | 25 | 9.1 | 24.9 | 10 | 9.9 | 78.9 |
| 22 | Hiroto Shimizu | 25 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 24.6 | 78.8 |
| 23 | Ryo Omasa | 24.7 | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 24.8 | 74.4 |
| 24 | Keita Watabe | 9.8 | 24.9 | 0 | 9.9 | 10 | 54.6 |
| 25 | Hayato Tsuru | 24.9 | 9.8 | 0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 54.5 |
| 26 | Yoshiyuki Ogata | 25 | 0 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 54.4 |
| 27 | Eito Tamiya | 24.8 | 9.4 | 0 | 9.7 | 10 | 53.9 |
| 28 | Hareru Nagamori | 24.5 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 0 | 9.8 | 53.7 |
| 29 | Hayato Nakamura | 0 | 0 | 24.6 | 24.8 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 30 | Yuki Oshi | 9.7 | 10 | 10 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 49.1 |
| 31 | Aki Shinozawa | 24.8 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 44.6 |
| 32 | Kisato Wada | 24.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9.7 | 44.5 |
| 33 | Meichi Narasaki | 10 | 24.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 44.4 |
| 34 | Ryohei Kameyama | 9.6 | 9.8 | 24.8 | 0 | 0 | 44.2 |
| 35 | Ryoei Nukui | 9.9 | 0 | 10 | 9.9 | 10 | 39.8 |
| 36 | Kodai Yamada | 10 | 0 | 9.5 | 10 | 10 | 39.5 |
| 37 | Haruyoshi Morimoto | 9.9 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 0 | 9.9 | 39.3 |
| Toru Kofukuda | 9.9 | 9.6 | 0 | 9.8 | 10 | 39.3 | |
| 39 | Yuta Kayotani | 9.5 | 0 | 10 | 9.5 | 10 | 39 |
| 40 | Rei Sasaki | 0 | 0 | 24.7 | 0 | 9.6 | 34.3 |
| Haruto Imai | 24.9 | 0 | 9.4 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 | |
| 42 | Reo Matsuoka | 10 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29.7 |
| Mizuki Ogane | 9.9 | 0 | 10 | 9.8 | 0 | 29.7 | |
| 44 | Fuuya Goto | 9.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 9.7 | 29.4 |
| 45 | Tomoaki Takata | 9.6 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 29.2 |
| 46 | Reo Yoshii | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 47 | Rikuto Inohana | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 48 | Shuhei Yukimaru | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9.7 | 0 | 19.7 |
| 49 | Yosui Sasahara | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19.6 |
| 50 | Kei Hommyo | 9.5 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 |
| 51 | Sota Hatakeyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 9.8 |
| 52 | Ren Taniguchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The women's bouldering qualifications took place on 1 February 2025. [15] [16]
| Rank | Athlete | Boulder | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Anon Matsufuji | 25 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25 | 25 | 124.8 |
| 2 | Futaba Ito | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24.9 | 124.7 |
| 3 | Mao Nakamura | 24.9 | 24.8 | 25 | 24.9 | 25 | 124.6 |
| 4 | Miho Nonaka | 25 | 25 | 24.9 | 25 | 10 | 109.9 |
| 5 | Mashiro Kuzuu | 25 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 10 | 109.4 |
| 6 | Ai Mori | 25 | 24.4 | 25 | 24.7 | 9.9 | 109 |
| 7 | Melody Sekikawa | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 100 |
| 8 | Ai Takeuchi | 24.9 | 9.7 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 94.6 |
| 9 | Kaho Murakoshi | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 0 | 10 | 84.4 |
| 10 | Serika Okawachi | 24.7 | 0 | 24.5 | 25 | 10 | 84.2 |
| 11 | Nanako Kura | 24.8 | 10 | 24.5 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 79.1 |
| 12 | Momoka Kaneko | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | 74.1 |
| 13 | Yuno Harigae | 25 | 9.9 | 24.9 | 0 | 10 | 69.8 |
| 14 | Miku Ishii | 25 | 9.7 | 24.9 | 0 | 9.9 | 69.5 |
| 15 | Yui Suezawa | 24.8 | 9.9 | 25 | 9.8 | 0 | 69.5 |
| 16 | Nanami Nobe | 24.9 | 9.6 | 24.9 | 0 | 9.7 | 69.1 |
| Kohana Mugishima | 25 | 10 | 24.7 | 0 | 9.4 | 69.1 | |
| 18 | Natsumi Oda | 24.7 | 24.8 | 9.6 | 0 | 9.9 | 69 |
| 19 | Ren Koyamatsu | 24.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10 | 10 | 63.2 |
| 20 | Manami Yama | 24.9 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 59.9 |
| 21 | Sora Ito | 24.7 | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 10 | 59.6 |
| 22 | Riru Ueda | 25 | 0 | 24.5 | 0 | 9.6 | 59.1 |
| 23 | Ichika Osawa | 24.4 | 9.1 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 | 58.2 |
| 24 | Hina Sato | 25 | 10 | 9.9 | 0 | 10 | 54.9 |
| 25 | Mia Aoyagi | 24.6 | 10 | 9.9 | 0 | 10 | 54.5 |
| Mio Nukui | 24.9 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 10 | 54.5 | |
| 27 | Souka Hasegawa | 10 | 9.6 | 24.7 | 0 | 9.9 | 54.2 |
| 28 | Matsuda Kiki | 10 | 9.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 10 | 54 |
| 29 | Yu Ito | 24.8 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 0 | 9.8 | 53.7 |
| 30 | Natsumi Hirano | 10 | 0 | 24.5 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 53.5 |
| 31 | Tsukushi Yamauchi | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10 | 48.1 |
| 32 | Izumi Yamada | 10 | 0 | 24.5 | 0 | 9.6 | 44.1 |
| 33 | Kaho Yamane | 9.9 | 0 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10 | 39.5 |
| 34 | Sana Ogura | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 10 | 39.4 |
| 35 | Nagako Nakata | 9.8 | 0 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 39.2 |
| 36 | Ryo Nakajima | 10 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 0 | 9.5 | 38.7 |
| 37 | Ayaka Kaji | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 0 | 9.7 | 38.6 |
| 38 | Aya Sugawara | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35 |
| 39 | Saya Ishiguro | 10 | 0 | 24.9 | 0 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 40 | Mizuho Tashima | 10 | 0 | 9.9 | 0 | 9.9 | 29.8 |
| 41 | Kiho Nanba | 9.9 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 10 | 29.6 |
| 42 | Chihiro Kaneko | 10 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 29.5 |
| Kokoro Takata | 10 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 9.8 | 29.5 | |
| 44 | Serina Koyama | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 |
| 45 | Michika Nagashima | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 | 19.8 |
| Hanasa Takahashi | 10 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 19.8 | |
| 47 | Hatsune Takeishi | 9.8 | 0 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 |
| Misa Inoue | 9.9 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | |
| 49 | Mei Kinoshita | 9.8 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 |
| Natsuki Shiori | 9.9 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 19.6 | |
| 51 | Runa Iuchi | 9.9 | 0 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
| 52 | Hanao Inoue | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 |
| 53 | Miu Ito | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.8 |