2023 IFSC World Cup Lead Rankings: New Titleholders
What are the 2023 IFSC World Cup Lead Rankings?
The top 10 in both men’s and women’s leagues are based off of the 2023 IFSC World Cup Lead rankings. Rankings are determined by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) point system. Results use solely lead climbing events from the 2023 World Cup circuit, not including combined events which also include the discipline of lead climbing and not including the world championship.
Bouldering Master has compiled data to include the average ranking to give a more accurate depiction of how players performed during the 2023 Lead World Cup season. Ultimately giving more insight into the 2023 IFSC World Cup Lead rankings.
Who are the 2023 IFSC World Cup lead overall title-holders?
Women’s Lead Rankings
| Rank | Climber | Avg. Ranking | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Points |
| 1 | Jessica Pilz | 4.4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3235 |
| 2 | Janja Garnbret | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3000 |
| 3 | Vita Lukan | 8.83 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2725 |
| 4 | Ai Mori | 1.67 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2610 |
| 5 | Natsuki Tanii | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2525 |
| 6 | Jain Kim | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2485 |
| 7 | Chaehyun Seo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2430 |
| 8 | Mia Krampl | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2275 |
| 9 | Nonoha Kume | 7.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2090 |
| 10 | Molly Thompson-Smith | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1885 |
Men’s Lead Rankings
| Rank | Climber | Avg. Ranking | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total Points |
| 1 | Sorato Anraku | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4300 |
| 2 | Alexander Megos | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2650 |
| 3 | Taisei Homma | 8.67 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2455 |
| 4 | Shion Omata | 8.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2445 |
| 5 | Toby Roberts | 6.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2440 |
| 6 | Satone Yoshida | 9.83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2080 |
| 7 | Yoshiyuki Ogata | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2065 |
| 8 | Sascha Lehmann | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1940 |
| 9 | Masahiro Higuchi | 13.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1720 |
| 10 | Jakob Schubert | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1690 |
IFSC Lead World Cup Point System
The IFSC uses a point system to rank athletes in the Lead World Cup competitions to determine the 2023 IFSC World Cup Lead rankings. The system is designed to reward climbers for their performance and consistency in the series of events. Season rankings are determined by the accumulation of points from multiple Lead World Cup events throughout the season.
The 2023 Lead World Cup season includes six events:
- 2023 IFSC-Climbing World Cup Innsbruck, AUSTRIA [Bouldering; Lead]
- 2023 IFSC-Climbing World Cup Villars, SWITZERLAND [Lead; Speed]
- 2023 IFSC-Climbing World Cup Chamonix, FRANCE [Lead; Speed]
- 2023 IFSC-Climbing World Cup Briançon, FRANCE [Lead]
- 2023 IFSC-Climbing World Cup Koper, SLOVENIA [Lead]
- 2023 IFSC-Climbing World Cup Wujiang, CHINA [Lead; Speed]
For more information about the IFSC World Cup climbing rules and point system, check it out here.
For a look at the breakdown of points across the six events, check out the IFSC result page here.
