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1. Janja Garnbret 4t5 4b4 SLO - Alexey Rubtsov 3t8 4b13 RUS 2. Akiyo Noguchi 4t9 4b9 JPN - Tomoa Narasaki 3t9 4b10 JPN 3. Miho Nonaka 3t4 4b5 JPN - Keita Watabe 2t5 3b6 JPN Complete results Four Japanese on the podium and in the overal WC rankingl, four males are among Top-6 and two female among Top-4. A Japanese coach try to explain why they excel. Besides the first 20 minutes in the female final, where all the athletes had flashed the first boulder and later the first four had hit the last hold on the first try, the final was once again an amazing show as all comps in 2017. Some might dislike the more parkour balance type of route setting mainly based on volumes but in the end it was exciting as you never know what can happen. Among the females, all pressure was on Janja before she started on the last competitor on the last boulder knowing that she had to do it in a couple of tries. Yes, she did and in the end she looked superior. In the winning interview, Janja expressed that part of the reason why she is competing is because she like to be put under pressure. Among the male, Narasaki had flashed two of his three tops and as the two guys before him had made it, everyone thought this was just going to be a walk in the park for him once again. Then Rubtsov, who had not flashed any of his three tops, did the last boulder on his third try, beating Narasaki with one top attempt. Once again, everyone thought that Watabe, the leader from the semi and also the last winner in China, would do it easily but no. Not to be missed is the Ondra shoe and volume analyses he made three days ago which is presented below and to the right. (c) Eddie Fowke - The Circuit Climbing

1. Janja Garnbret 4t5 4b4 SLO - Alexey Rubtsov 3t8 4b13 RUS 2. Akiyo Noguchi 4t9 4b9 JPN - Tomoa Narasaki 3t9 4b10 JPN 3. Miho Nonaka 3t4 4b5 JPN - Keita Watabe 2t5 3b6 JPN Teljes eredménylista A Japanese coach try to explain why they excel.

The only surprise among the females in the Boulder World Cup in Hachioji, Japan, was that Margo Hayes did not make it to the semifinal Top-20 as well 15 Japanese failed. In total just four Japanese females made it through. Female results Among the males, eight Japanese male were within the Top-15 and also five from France made it to the semi. The big guys that did not make it to the semi were: Kruder, Gelmanov, McColl, Hojer and Stranik. Sunday Livestreaming GMT+9 09:00-11:15 Men and Women Semi-Finals 14:30-15:50 Women Finals 15:50-17:10 Men Finals The Live streaming from the semi starts 02.00 Euro Time and the final 07.30. The qualifiers were streamed live but only with Japanese commentators. Here is the link to the male live streaming.

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