Moritz Welt had done Markus Bock's Behind the blackest Tears 8c+ in Frankenjura in two sessions. In the Combined ranking, the 17 year old is #2. (c) Lars Decker "The route was pretty much my style with a 7c lower part and just one hard boulder in the end bouldery on small holds, typical Frankenjura style."

Janja Garnbret topped all four boulders in the final winning her four straight WC win in 2019. Last year she only did three WC events, winning the last two after being runner up in her first. #2 was Akiyo Noguchi, actually for the third time this season. 15 year old Ai Mori was #3 in her first Boulder WC Final. Miho Nonaka, who won overall last year, who has had a shoulder injury did her first WC cup this season and was #4. (c) Eddie Fowke 1. Janja Garnbret 44 SLO 2. Akiyo Noguchi 34 (4) JPN 3. Ai Mori 34 (11) JPN 4. Miho Nonaka 24 (4) JPN 5. Jessica Pilz 24 (6) AUT 6. Julia Chanouride 2 FRA Complete results

Tomoa Narasaki, who has been runner up in the two WC he has entered this season, won in Wujiang before WCH Kai Harada. Jakob Schubert got his first medal in 2019 beating Keita Dohi on countback. 1. Tomoa Narasaki 34 (7,8) JPN (c) Eddie Fowke - IFSC 2. Kai Harada 34 (7,13) JPN 3. Jakob Schubert 14 (2,9) AUT 4. Keita Dohi (2,9) JPN 5. Kokoro Fujii (3,18) JPN 6. Jan Hojer (9,11) GER Complete results The next stage is in Munich in two weeks and interesting is that Tomoa is not going meaning he is not giving the Boulder WC priority, as he did previously skip Moscow. The same goes for all the five Japaneses who were Top-7 in Wujiang.

Janja Garnbret was the only one topping all four boulders in the semi and she only needed six tries. Among the male Japan set a new standard with six guys among the best including also all Top-3 positions with Kokoro Fujii winning. In total, there will be three female, including 15 year old Ai Mori, and four male from Japan in the final. Interesting is also that Jakob Schubert and Jan Hojer made it to the finals for the first time in 2019. Adam Ondra coming back frombeing sick the last weekend was #14. Complete results

Like always, Janja Garnbret won her qualification group topping all five boulders in six tries. In the second group, Petra Klingler won getting four tops. Among the next ten ranked, eight come from Asia out of which all five representing Japan. Naile Meignan (15) was #7 in her group making it to the semi. Interesting was also that Anouck Jaubert, who was #3 in Speed was #29 and that YiLing Song (18) who has won two Speed events in 2019 was #43. A total of ten female did not get any zone. Complete results

All the big names made it through to the Top-20 semifinal in Wujiang but last weekend winner Manuel Cornu. Jongwon Chon won one group ahead of Adam Ondra both in seven attempts. In the other group, Kai Harada and Meichi Narasaki did all boulders in first try. Jernej Kruder and Gregor Vezonik got the last two spots and that must have been super thrilling especially for Kruder who started first. In the end there were four guys having topped the first four but ended up with just a zone on the last boulder. Last weekend, Manuel Cornu won after having been the last to qualify to the semi and in Moscow, Adam Ondra was #2 after the same situation. One explanation for this is that starting first in the semi means often better conditions and friction as well as longer resting time in between the final. Complete results