D4: Women bouldering semi-final: the winning Japanese climbers, the best ones ready!

The bouldering semi-finals are one day after the other but quite different. Unlike the men yesterday, this morning the best ones showed off. Japan leading.

Kokoro Fujii missed it. Tomoa Narasaki qualified at the very last minute. We were expecting a dominating Japanese delegation in bouldering. The men second round - which took place last night - reminded us that during a competition such as the World Championships, anything can happen.

On the other hand, in the women bouldering semi-final, most of the leaders met our expectations. Akiyo Noguchi and Miho Nonaka to start with. The two Japanese ladies keep the temporary ranking after the second round. Looking at the results table, 3 problems in 3 attempts for Noguchi, one attempt more for Nonaka. The latter has the exact same result as the well known Anna Stöhr. The Austrian confirms she is back in shape after a season that kept her a bit away from the bouldering walls.

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After them, two other big names who were expected. Petra Klingler (SUI) and Megan Mascarenas (USA) top 2 problems in 3 attempts. They finish 4th and 5th respectively. A big surprise for the last spot to the final: the young Russian Elena Krasovskaia – 16 years old – for whom it was her first senior international competition. She manages to pass 2 problems in 3 attempts and go through the World Championships final!

The complete results.

 

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Two tiny attempts. That's what cost a spot in final to Clémentine Kaiser. The French climber topped 2 problems in 5 attempts. Too bad. A bit less success for the two other French during this semi-final: Mélissa Le Nevé (0t 3b4) don't succeed to solve a problem (18th). Even though several times she was one move away from the top. Marine Thevenet finishes with 2 bonus holds in 4 attempts (19th).

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