The IFSC Climbing World Cup, renamed the World Climbing Series in December 2025, is an annual series of competition climbing events held at various locations around the world and regulated by the international federation of the sport. At each event athletes compete in lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing, and the winners in each discipline are decided by points accumulated over the year, with a national team ranking kept alongside. The first season was held in 1989 with lead events only, speed was added in 1998 and bouldering in 1999. Until 2006 the cups were held under the International Council for Competition Climbing, part of the UIAA, and since 2007 under the IFSC.
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Competitors Include
Source Ao Yurikusa (Wikipedia)
Source François Legrand (climber) (Wikipedia)
Source Georg Parma (Wikipedia)
Source Hana Koike (Wikipedia)
Source Jérôme Meyer (Wikipedia)
Source Jesse Grupper (Wikipedia)
Source Kilian Fischhuber (Wikipedia)
Source Liv Sansoz (Wikipedia)
Source Muriel Sarkany (Wikipedia)
Source Patxi Usobiaga (Wikipedia)
Source Ramón Julián Puigblanque (Wikipedia)
Source Sachi Amma (Wikipedia)
Source Yuji Hirayama (Wikipedia)
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series of competition climbing events held during the year at various locations around the world
History
the first season was held in 1989
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CompetitionsQuote, Competitions
The World Climbing Series is a series of competitions held annually.
Liv Sansoz (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Liv Sansoz, Climbing careerQuote, Competitors Include: Liv Sansoz, Climbing career
She has twice been the world champion and she has won the World Cup three times.
Yuji Hirayama (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Yuji Hirayama, Climbing careerQuote, Competitors Include: Yuji Hirayama, Climbing career
He won two Lead World Cups, in 1998 (becoming the first Asian climber to win the title) and in 2000.
Georg Parma (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Georg Parma, BiographyQuote, Competitors Include: Georg Parma, Biography
Since 2014 (at the age of 17) he has participated in Climbing World Cup competitions.
Ao Yurikusa (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ao Yurikusa, Climbing career, 2022Quote, Competitors Include: Ao Yurikusa, Climbing career, 2022
The 2022 season saw Yurikusa win multiple Lead World Cup medals
Ramón Julián Puigblanque (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Lead, World CupQuote, Competitors Include: Ramón Julián Puigblanque, Lead, World Cup
one Lead Climbing World Cup in 2010
Sachi Amma (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sachi Amma, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Sachi Amma, Lead
He won the IFSC Climbing World Cup twice, in 2012 and 2013.
Patxi Usobiaga (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Patxi Usobiaga, Climbing careerQuote, Competitors Include: Patxi Usobiaga, Climbing career
In 2000, he started competing at the Lead Climbing World Cup
Jérôme Meyer (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jérôme Meyer, Climbing careerQuote, Competitors Include: Jérôme Meyer, Climbing career
he won four Bouldering World Cups (2001, 2002, 2003, 2006)
Kilian Fischhuber (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Kilian Fischhuber, Climbing careerQuote, Competitors Include: Kilian Fischhuber, Climbing career
He won the Bouldering World Cup five times, in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011
Muriel Sarkany (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Muriel Sarkany, Climbing careerQuote, Competitors Include: Muriel Sarkany, Climbing career
She won the Lead Climbing World Cup 5 times, in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2003
Hana Koike (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Hana Koike, CareerQuote, Competitors Include: Hana Koike, Career
Koike started climbing on the IFSC Climbing World Cup circuit in 2022
François Legrand (climber) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: François Legrand, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: François Legrand, Lead
known for winning five Lead Climbing World Cups (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997)
Jesse Grupper (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jesse Grupper, Lead, World CupQuote, Competitors Include: Jesse Grupper, Lead, World Cup
In 2022, Grupper came in third overall in the 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup
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