Lead Japan Cup 2021

Lead Japan Cup 2021
VenueMatsuyamashita Park General Gymnasium
LocationInzai, Chiba, Japan
Date26 – 28 March 2021
Websitehttps://www.jma-climbing.org/competition/2021/ljc/
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The 2021 Lead Japan Cup was the 34th edition of the annual competition lead climbing event organised by the Japan Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Association (JMSCA), held in Matsuyamashita Park General Gymnasium, Inzai.[1]

LJC is the sole selection event for Japan's national lead team.[2] Athletes who place highly at the LJC are eligible to compete in the Lead World Cups, subject to JMSCA's prevailing selection criteria.[3] LJC 2021 was the first domestic lead competition of the 2021 season. 52 men and 44 women competed, with Satone Yoshida and Ai Mori winning the men's and women's titles respectively.[4]

Results

Finals

The men's lead finals took place on 28 March 2021.[5][6]

Rank Name Final
1 Satone Yoshida 34+
2 Masahiro Higuchi 34+
3 Kokoro Fujii 33+
4 Sohta Amagasa 31
5 Shuta Tanaka 20+
6 Naoki Shimatani 18+
7 Zento Murashita 18+
8 Ao Yurikusa 18+

The women's lead finals took place on 28 March 2021.[7][8]

Rank Name Final
1 Ai Mori 39
2 Akiyo Noguchi 37+
3 Ryu Nakagawa 36+
4 Natsuki Tanii 34+
5 Momoko Abe 34+
6 Aika Tajima 33+
7 Miu Kakizaki 33+
8 Natsumi Hirano 24+

Semifinals

The men's lead semifinals took place on 27 March 2021.[9][10]

Rank Name Semifinal Notes
1 Kokoro Fujii 39+ Q
2 Sohta Amagasa 39+ Q
3 Naoki Shimatani 37+ Q
4 Zento Murashita 37+ Q
5 Satone Yoshida 35+ Q
6 Shuta Tanaka 35+ Q
7 Masahiro Higuchi 34+ Q
8 Ao Yurikusa 34+ Q
9 Taito Nakagami 34+
10 Meichi Narasaki 34+
11 Ryo Omasa 33
12 Yuji Fujiwaki 33
13 Rei Sugimoto 31
14 Tomoaki Takata 30
15 Taisei Homma 29+
16 Yoshiyuki Ogata 28+
17 Kaya Otaka 28+
18 Yuta Imaizumi 28
19 Jinji Mineo 28
20 Yuya Kitae 28
21 Katsura Konishi 27+
22 Kai Harada 27+
23 Toru Kofukuda 25+
24 Rei Kawamata 23+
25 Ryoei Nukui 23+
26 Kento Yamaguchi 21

The women's lead semifinals took place on 27 March 2021.[11][12]

Rank Name Semifinal Notes
1 Ai Mori TOP Q
2 Natsuki Tanii 40 Q
3 Aika Tajima 36+ Q
4 Akiyo Noguchi 36 Q
5 Momoko Abe 35+ Q
6 Natsumi Hirano 34+ Q
7 Miu Kakizaki 34+ Q
8 Ryu Nakagawa 33+ Q
9 Futaba Ito 33+
10 Miho Nonaka 33+
11 Mei Kotake 32.5+
12 Tomona Takao 32.5+
13 Mishika Ishii 32+
14 Hana Kudo 32+
15 Nao Mori 31+
16 Takada Kokoro 31+
17 Hana Koike 31
18 Mio Nukui 31
19 Mia Aoyagi 30+
20 Nanako Kura 30
21 Moe Takiguchi 29+
22 Nonoha Kume 19
23 Sana Ogura 18+
24 Yuki Hiroshige 18+
25 Risa Ota 10
26 Sayaka Yoshida 7

Qualifications

The men's lead qualifications took place on 26 March 2021.[13]

Rank Name Qualification Notes
Route A Route B Points
Score Rank Score Rank
1 Masahiro Higuchi 45+ 1 30+ 9 3.00 Q
2 Rei Sugimoto 41+ 6 32+ 3 4.24 Q
3 Taisei Homma 45 2 29+ 14 5.29 Q
4 Kokoro Fujii 40 10 32+ 3 5.48 Q
5 Tomoaki Takata 39 15.5 32+ 3 6.82 Q
Naoki Shimatani 39 15.5 32+ 3 6.82 Q
7 Zento Murashita 44 4 29+ 14 7.48 Q
8 Ao Yurikusa 38+ 21 32+ 3 7.94 Q
9 Satone Yoshida 44+ 3 26+ 21.5 8.03 Q
10 Sohta Amagasa 43 5 26+ 21.5 10.37 Q
11 Katsura Konishi 39+ 12 30+ 9 10.39 Q
12 Rei Kawamata 38+ 21 31 6 11.22 Q
13 Taito Nakagami 39 15.5 30+ 9 11.81 Q
14 Shuta Tanaka 41 7.5 26+ 21.5 12.70 Q
Yoshiyuki Ogata 41 7.5 26+ 21.5 12.70 Q
16 Kai Harada 39 15.5 30 12 13.64 Q
17 Ryo Omasa 38+ 21 30+ 9 13.75 Q
18 Yuji Fujiwaki 39+ 12 27+ 16 13.86 Q
19 Meichi Narasaki 39+ 12 26+ 21.5 16.06 Q
20 Yuta Imaizumi 31+ 32 30+ 9 19.97 Q
21 Ryoei Nukui 40+ 9 14+ 36 18.00 Q
22 Toru Kofukuda 38+ 21 26+ 21.5 21.25 Q
Kento Yamaguchi 38+ 21 26+ 21.5 21.25 Q
24 Jinji Mineo 28+ 38 29+ 14 23.07 Q
25 Kaya Otaka 32+ 30.5 26+ 21.5 25.61 Q
26 Yuya Kitae 38 25.5 25+ 27 26.24 Q
27 Keita Dohi 20 45 27 17 27.66
28 Mahiro Takami 32+ 30.5 23+ 28 29.22
29 Yuki Uemura 38+ 21 10+ 45 30.74
Junta Sekiguchi 38+ 21 10+ 45 30.74
31 Daichi Nakajima 31 33.5 22 30 31.70
32 Haruyoshi Morimoto 30+ 35.5 21 31.5 33.44
33 Hidemasa Nishida 38 25.5 10+ 45 33.87
34 Yuki Takeuchi 27+ 41 23 29 34.48
35 Mizuki Tajima 36+ 27 10+ 45 34.86
36 Kantaro Ito 36 28 10+ 45 35.50
37 Neo Suzuki 16 49.5 26 26 35.87
38 Nao Tsurumoto 28+ 38 19 34 35.94
39 Aki Shinozawa 34+ 29 10+ 45 36.12
40 Keita Watabe 27+ 41 19+ 33 36.78
41 Akihisa Kaji 27+ 41 17+ 35 37.88
42 Sakuya Ishiguro 18 47 21 31.5 38.48
43 Daiki Sano 31 33.5 10+ 45 38.83
44 Atsushi Asano 30+ 35.5 10+ 45 39.97
45 Satoki Tanaka 28+ 38 10+ 45 41.35
46 Isamu Kawabata 16 49.5 14 37 42.80
47 Kenshin Hara 26 43 10+ 45 43.99
48 Haruto Nishimoto 24 44 10+ 45 44.50
49 Shuto Fujino 19+ 46 10+ 45 45.50
50 Kenji Oshita 16 49.5 10+ 45 47.20
Teppei Ushiro 16 49.5 10+ 45 47.20
52 Yuichi Iwami 15+ 52 10+ 45 48.37

The women's lead qualifications took place on 27 March 2021.[14]

Rank Name Qualification Notes
Route A Route B Points
Score Rank Score Rank
1 Ai Mori 42+ 3 TOP 1 2.29 Q
Momoko Abe 42+ 3 TOP 1 2.29 Q
3 Natsuki Tanii TOP 1 41+ 3 2.45 Q
4 Aika Tajima TOP 1 40+ 6 3.00 Q
5 Natsumi Hirano 41+ 5 41+ 3 5.29 Q
Akiyo Noguchi 41+ 5 41+ 3 5.29 Q
7 Mei Kotake 41+ 5 39+ 7 7.25 Q
8 Nao Mori 41+ 5 37+ 10 8.78 Q
9 Ryu Nakagawa 41 10 39+ 7 9.08 Q
10 Hana Koike 41+ 5 34+ 13 10.25 Q
11 Futaba Ito 40+ 13 38+ 9 11.42 Q
12 Tomona Takao 41 10 34+ 13 12.85 Q
Miu Kakizaki 41 10 34+ 13 12.85 Q
14 Sana Ogura 37+ 18 37+ 10 14.65 Q
Nonoha Kume 37+ 18 37+ 10 14.65 Q
16 Miho Nonaka 40+ 13 34+ 13 17.10 Q
17 Risa Ota 40+ 13 34 18 16.60 Q
18 Mio Nukui 37+ 18 34+ 13 17.10 Q
19 Yuki Hiroshige 37 22 33+ 21 21.75 Q
20 Sayaka Yoshida 40+ 13 28 35 22.69 Q
21 Moe Takiguchi 35 24 32+ 23 23.75 Q
22 Mishika Ishii 39 17 28 35 24.57 Q
23 Hana Kudo 37+ 18 29+ 29 24.59 Q
24 Takada Kokoro 36+ 23 30 27 25.15 Q
25 Mia Aoyagi 31+ 29 33+ 21 25.40 Q
26 Nanako Kura 34 26 31+ 25 25.50 Q
27 Mashiro Kuzuu 29+ 34 34 18 26.33
28 Miu Kurita 31+ 29 32+ 23 26.55
29 Momoka Mitashima 34+ 25 29+ 29 27.84
30 Mai Kobayashi 24+ 42 34 18 28.58
31 Ayane Kashiwa 30 33 30+ 26 29.29
32 Ai Takeuchi 30+ 32 30 27 29.67
33 Mao Nakamura 31+ 29 29+ 29 30.05
34 Rin Sato 32+ 28 29 34 30.85
35 Saki Kikuchi 29+ 34 29+ 29 33.64
36 Sayuri Nakata 33 27 16 43 34.07
37 Serika Okawachi 28+ 40 29+ 29 35.21
38 Asami Harada 29+ 34 27 37 36.75
39 Karin Kojima 29+ 34 26+ 38 37.49
40 Kiki Matsuda 29+ 34 26 40 38.21
41 Rin Ninomiya 29+ 34 23+ 41 38.69
42 Nanami Nobe 24+ 42 26+ 38 40.69
43 Minami Kondo 27+ 41 22 42 41.50
44 Moe Yoshimura 24+ 42 5+ 44 43.50

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