Bouldering at the 2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup

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Bouldering
at the 2017 IFSC Climbing World Cup
Jongwon Chon KOR 2017-08-19 2423.jpg
Jongwon Chon KOR, winner of the World Cup 2017
LocationFlag of Switzerland.svg Meiringen, Switzerland

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chongqing, China
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanjing, China
Flag of Japan.svg Hachioji, Japan
Flag of the United States.svg Vail, United States
Flag of India.svg Navi Mumbai, India

Contents

Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany
Dates7 April – 19 August 2017
Champions
Men Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon
Women Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey

The 2017 season of the IFSC Climbing World Cup was the 19th season of the competition. Bouldering competitions were being held at seven stops of the IFSC Climbing World Cup. The bouldering season began on April 7 at the World Cup in Meiringen, and concluded on 19 August at the World Cup in Munich. At each stop a qualifying was held on the first day, and the semi-final and final rounds were conducted on the second day of the competition. The winners were awarded trophies, and the best three finishers received medals. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event. Shauna Coxsey won the women's World Cup and Jongwon Chon won the men's World Cup.

Changes from the previous season

For the 2017 season the IFSC changed the timing method for the finals of World Cup tournaments. Beginning in 2017 any attempt would only be considered successful if the athlete had reached the top and demonstrated control over it within the four minute time limit. (four minutes dead rule) Previously boulderers had four minutes per boulder, but a boulderer was allowed to finish their attempt if they had successfully started the boulder within the four minute limit. (four minutes plus rule) [1]

Streaming controversy

Before the start of the 2017 season the IFSC announced that they had signed a three-year contract with the streaming platform FloSports, [2] which would have made the streams of climbing World Cups available only to paying customers instead of being freely accessible. This led to an online petition asking the IFSC to change their deal with FloSports, which was signed by more than 12,000 people, [3] and an open letter by the Athletes' Commission. The Commission voiced their frustration over the way the IFSC had previously communicated with the community at large, and "asked the athletes to withdraw cooperation with the livestream media until changes are made". [3] On the next day the IFSC apologized for having made a mistake, and announced that the deal with FloSports had not actually been signed yet despite the earlier press release, and would not be concluded. [4]

Overall ranking

Winners 2017 Men: 1st Place: Jongwon Chon KOR, 2nd Place: Tomoa Narasaki JPN, 3rd Place: Alexey Rubtsov RUS Boulder Worldcup 2017 winners saison men 0658.jpg
Winners 2017 Men: 1st Place: Jongwon Chon KOR, 2nd Place: Tomoa Narasaki JPN, 3rd Place: Alexey Rubtsov RUS
Winners 2017 Women: 1st Place: Shauna Coxsey GBR, 2nd Place: Janja Garnbret SLO, 3rd. Place: Akiyo Noguchi JPN Boulder Worldcup 2017 winners saison women 0636.jpg
Winners 2017 Women: 1st Place: Shauna Coxsey GBR, 2nd Place: Janja Garnbret SLO, 3rd. Place: Akiyo Noguchi JPN

Men

RankNamePoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon 453
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoa Narasaki 404
3 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Rubtsov 399
4 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Watabe372
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kokoro Fujii327
6 Flag of Japan.svg Rei Sugimoto278
7 Flag of Germany.svg Jan Hojer 235
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyuki Ogata232
9 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jernej Kruder201
10 Flag of Austria.svg Jakob Schubert 186

Women

RankNamePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 560
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg Janja Garnbret 470
3 Flag of Japan.svg Akiyo Noguchi 381
4 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Nonaka 377
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Klingler290
6 Flag of Serbia.svg Staša Gejo 234
7 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katja Kadic227
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michaela Tracy190
9 Flag of France.svg Fanny Gibert187
10 Flag of Japan.svg Aya Onoe165

National teams

Country names as used by the IFSC

RankNamePoints
1 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 2118
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 929
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 927
4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany 736
5 Flag of France.svg France 715
6 Flag of South Korea.svg Republic of Korea 694
7 Flag of Russia.svg Russian Federation 608
8 Flag of Austria.svg Austria 548
8 Flag of Switzerland.svg Suisse 368
10 Flag of the United States.svg United States of America 340

Meiringen, Switzerland (7–8 April)

Women

78 athletes attended the World Cup in Meiringen. Shauna Coxsey (4t10 4b8) won the competition in front of Katharina Saurwein (2t6 3b13). [5]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 4t10 4b8100
2 Flag of Austria.svg Katharina Saurwein2t6 3b1380
3 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Nonaka 1t2 3b665
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Stasa Gejo1t3 3b355
5 Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Klingler1t3 2b351
6 Flag of Slovenia.svg Janja Garnbret 0t 2b447

Men

115 athletes attended the World Cup in Meiringen. Kokoro Fujii (1t1 3b6) won the competition in front of Alexey Rubtsov (1t2 2b8). [5]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Japan.svg Kokoro Fujii1t1 3b6100
2 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Rubtsov 1t2 2b880
3 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Watabe1t3 2b1265
4 Flag of Japan.svg Rei Sugimoto1t5 3b755
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jernej Kruder0t 2b351
6 Flag of Germany.svg David Firnenburg0t 1b447

Chongqing, China (22–23 April)

Women

42 athletes attended the World Cup in Chongqing. Janja Garnbret (4t11 4b7) won the competition in front of Shauna Coxsey (3t4 4b5). [6]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Janja Garnbret 4t11 4b7100
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 3t4 4b580
3 Flag of Japan.svg Akiyo Noguchi 3t13 4b1365
4 Flag of Austria.svg Anna Stöhr 1t3 3b655
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alannah Yip1t3 3b851
6 Flag of Serbia.svg Stasa Gejo1t4 3b747

Men

77 athletes attended the World Cup in Chongqing. Jongwon Chon (4t6 4b5) won the competition in front of Tomoa Narasaki (2t2 3b3), who claimed the second place over Alexey Rubtsov by virtue of his better semi-final score. [6]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon 4t6 4b5100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoa Narasaki 2t2 3b380
3 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Rubtsov 2t2 3b365
4 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Watabe2t3 3b355
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kai Harada1t1 3b451
6 Flag of France.svg Manuel Cornu1t4 3b847

Nanjing, China (29–30 April)

Women

50 athletes attended the World Cup in Nanjing. Shauna Coxsey (4t12 4b12) won her second World Cup competition of the season. At this point Coxsey and Nanjing runner-up Janja Garnbret (3t7 3b7) were the only two athletes to have made the final of all World Cups of the season. [7]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 4t12 4b12100
2 Flag of Slovenia.svg Janja Garnbret 3t7 3b780
3 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Nonaka 2t6 4b1565
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jain Kim 1t5 2b1155
5 Flag of Japan.svg Aya Onoe0t 3b851
6 Flag of Japan.svg Mei Kotake0t 1b347

Men

83 athletes attended the World Cup in Nanjing. Keita Watabe (4t9 4b8), the only athlete in all World Cup finals of the season at this point, won his first World Cup competition. Tomoa Narasaki (3t6 4b7) came in second. [7]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Watabe4t9 4b8100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoa Narasaki 3t6 4b780
3 Flag of Slovenia.svg Jernej Kruder2t5 3b565
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon 1t1 3b855
5 Flag of France.svg Manuel Cornu0t 3b351
6 Flag of Japan.svg Rei Sugimoto0t 3b447

Hachioji, Japan (6–7 May)

Women

54 athletes attended the World Cup in Hachiōji, Tokyo. Janja Garnbret (4t5 4b4) won her second World Cup of the season. Akiyo Noguchi (4t9 4b9) won the silver medal. [8]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Janja Garnbret 4t5 4b4100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Akiyo Noguchi 4t9 4b980
3 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Nonaka 3t4 4b565
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 2t2 3b355
5 Flag of France.svg Fanny Gibert2t6 4b1251
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Klingler1t1 3b547

Men

84 athletes attended the World Cup in Hachiōji. Alexey Rubtsov (3t8 4b13) won the World Cup in front of Tomoa Narasaki (3t9 4b19), who had his third consecutive silver medal finish. [8]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Rubtsov 3t8 4b13100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoa Narasaki 3t9 4b1980
3 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Watabe2t5 3b665
4 Flag of France.svg Mickael Mawem1t1 4b855
5 Flag of Austria.svg Jakob Schubert 1t2 3b551
6 Flag of Japan.svg Taisei Ishimatsu1t3 4b947

Vail, United States (9–10 June)

Women

55 athletes attended the World Cup in Vail. Shauna Coxsey (4t5 4b4) won her third World Cup of the season. Akiyo Noguchi (4t9 4b9) won silver again. For the first time this season Janja Garnbret did not reach the final. [9]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 3t4 4b5100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Akiyo Noguchi 3t6 4b680
3 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Nonaka 3t7 4b765
4 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Puccio 3t10 4b1055
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katja Kadic1t3 2b451
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Klingler0t 1b247

Men

59 athletes attended the World Cup in Vail. Jongwon Chon (4t9 4b8) won the World Cup in front of Meichi Narasaki (3t6 3b5). [9]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon 4t9 4b8100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Meichi Narasaki3t6 3b580
3 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyuki Ogata3t11 4b765
4 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Rubtsov 2t5 3b855
5 Flag of Japan.svg Kokoro Fujii2t6 4b1051
6 Flag of Japan.svg Keita Watabe1t3 1b347

Women

41 athletes attended the World Cup in Navi Mumbai. Shauna Coxsey (4t11 4b8) won her fourth World Cup of the season, thereby securing the overall seasonal title. Miho Nonaka (3t7 4b11) came in second. [10]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 4t11 4b8100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Miho Nonaka 3t7 4b1180
3 Flag of Japan.svg Akiyo Noguchi 2t3 3b765
4 Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Klingler1t3 3b455
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Katja Kadic0t 3b651
6 Flag of Japan.svg Aya Onoe0t 1b547

Men

58 athletes attended the World Cup in Navi Mumbai. Jongwon Chon (4t10 4b10) won the World Cup in front of Rei Sugimoto (3t6 3b4). This left Chon, Rubtsov, and Watabe with a chance to claim the overall title at the final World Cup of the season in Munich. [10]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon 4t10 4b10100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Rei Sugimoto3t6 3b480
3 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey Rubtsov 3t9 3b865
4 Flag of Japan.svg Kokoro Fujii1t1 3b955
5 Flag of Austria.svg Jakob Schubert 1t1 3b1151
6 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoa Narasaki 1t1 2b247

Munich, Germany (18–19 August)

Women

114 athletes attended the World Cup in Munich. Janja Garnbret (3t10 3b6) won her second World Cup of the season, thereby securing the second place overall. Shauna Coxsey (2t2 2b2) won the Silver medal. She had locked up the overall title before the Munich competition already. [11]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Slovenia.svg Janja Garnbret 3t10 3b6100
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shauna Coxsey 2t2 2b280
3 Flag of Japan.svg Akiyo Noguchi 1t1 2b465
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Stasa Gejo1t3 3b955
5 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Puccio 1t3 2b451
6 Flag of Switzerland.svg Petra Klingler0t 1b447

Men

166 athletes attended the World Cup in Munich. Germany's Jan Hojer (4t10 4b6) won the World Cup in front of Tomoa Narasaki (3t6 3b3). However, Narasaki's four second places over the course of the season were not enough to defend his overall title. The overall title went to Jongwon Chon, who had come in fourth in Munich. [11]

RankNameScorePoints
1 Flag of Germany.svg Jan Hojer 4t10 4b6100
2 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoa Narasaki 3t6 3b380
3 Flag of Japan.svg Taisei Ishimatsu3t7 3b465
4 Flag of South Korea.svg Jongwon Chon 2t3 3b455
5 Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiyuki Ogata2t4 3b451
6 Flag of Japan.svg Kokoro Fujii2t9 2b647

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