Japan surperior also in Lead

1. Japan 1 695 2. Slovenia 988 3. Korea 758 4. USA 612 5. Austria 525 6. Czech Republic 484 7. France 440 8. Italy 434 Team Japan's superior win in the Lead World Cup is just a continuation of their progress the last years. They have been the best nation in Boulder for many years and that they now are on top also in Lead, some would consider frightening. The epicentrum for competition climbing has since IFSC started with World Cups been southern Europe. Now with Korea also coming strong including also the best result for China, the centrum has moved to Asia. It should be mentioned that both Austria and France have not sent full teams to all events as their best athletes had already qualified for either directly to Tokyo or to Toulouse. On the other hand, many of the best from Japan have also missed some events but their substitutes have been equally strong it seems. The result from the Lead WC in 2019 suggest that if all team could send as many as they want, Japan just might have gotten almost half of the semifinalists.