Matteo Reusa advances from 24th and 8th to get the gold

Matteo Reusa, who was 25th in the Boulder World Championships last year, had the margins on his side in winning the Euro Cup in Slovakia. The 18-year-old was the last to qualify for both the semi-final and the final, placing 24th and 8th in the first two rounds. In the final, he started first, as he had in the semi-final, and flashed two problems while needing six attempts for the remaining two boulders. In practice, the Italian had already secured silver after three boulders and gold before the last seven finalists had even attempted the final boulder.

Runner-up was Guillermo Franganillo, while Adrien Lemaire took bronze. Among the women, Jakoba Rauter claimed victory ahead of Neža Zajc and Geila Macià Martin.Complete Results