At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon points, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.

[1] The overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.

Janja Garnbret (3T4z 6 6) won in front of Akiyo Noguchi (3T4z 9 12) as the only two athletes to top the final boulder.

Adam Ondra (4T4z 10 9) attended his first Bouldering World Cup since 2015 and won the competition, being the only athlete to top all routes in the final (and the previous rounds).

Jongwon Chon managed to dyno past it to the zone, but only Ondra, with recent trad experience, was able to use the hold as designed.

The Japanese team finished with seven athletes in the Top 10 including Tomoa Narasaki (3T4z 3 4) and Rei Sugimoto (2T3z 6 7), who rounded out the podium.

Most of the Japanese team including Akiyo Noguchi and Miho Nonaka chose to not attend the World Cup.

In contrast the final round problems were criticised for being a bit too easy, with every athlete topping at least three of the four boulders.

In the final Adam Ondra (3T4z 5 7), Jernej Kruder (4T4z 8 6) and Yoshiyuki Ogata (3T3z 6 5) topped the first three boulders.

None of the previous World Cup winners of the season managed to advance to the final round.

Most climbers from the Japanese team, including stars such as Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi, were absent,[19] opting to train for the combined instead.

Most climbers from the Japanese team, including stars such as Tomoa Narasaki, Rei Sugimoto and Kai Harada, were absent, opting to train for the combined instead.

In the final Adam Ondra flashed the first three boulders, leading the competition in front of Jakob Schubert on two tops and three zones.

German Jan Hojer won bronze, making his first podium since his win in Munich two years before.

Several strong athletes decided not to attend including Shauna Coxsey, Jessica Pilz, and all of the Slovenian team aside from Janja Garnbret.

Ondra and Narasaki both made it to the final of the Vail competition along with Yoshiyuki Ogata, Jongwon Chon, Jan Hojer, and Sean McColl.