[Durbs]

Just quickly, and harking back to the BMC & competition climbing discussions - they've just tweeted:
"Good luck in qualifiers today GB Team members in Munich for 2015 bouldering #IFSCwc "

About 30 minutes after the qualification round has finished and no Brits made it through...
Minor point, but still, hardly finger-on-the-pulse stuff is it?

**Edit**
Oh, they'd already tweeted 5 hours earlier, they just re-posted it, presumably for the ladies.

I shall go eat a shoe/humble pie

[fatneck]

This is quite amusing...

http://www.dpmclimbing.com/articles/view/5-ways-nathaniel-coleman-can-win-world-cup-munich

[Durbs]

Currently SBC has made the semi's - Melissa La Neve and Monika Retschy haven't. Leah's missed out, still 2487 climbers to go though

[fried]

Nice to see Megan Mascarenas back in for the last of the season.

I love the IFSC, I love the choice of locations, the camera work. I have no problems with the feed or the commentators. The route setting is excellent. O.K it'd be nice if up-to-date scores were shown o,n screen but hey..

However, the website is a disgrace, easily the worse site I (grudgingly) use on the net.

[Durbs]

Word. For live results, the app is much better.

[fried]

I looked on the app this morning and there was some network failure, don't know if that was local or not.

[Doug]

I looked on the app this morning and there was some network failure, don't know if that was local or not.

I had that message too, then realised that I hadn't selected the Quali' tab.

I also agree that the IFSC's website is not the most user friendly to navigate; and when are they going to create a comprehensive searchable stats database like Cricinfo's? At the moment there is simply no easy way of knowing how many male competitors have topped at least 3 problems in a European qualifications, but then failed to reach the podium.

[fried]

Ah, That works. cheers.

Anyone have any info on the Israeli Valeri Kremer who's knocked Shauna down into 5th place? One of those dark horses?

[Duma]

Tara Hayes through to semis

[a dense loner]

Does anyone know what time the final starts? I can't make head nor tail of that website!

Graeme can you navigate your way around it? It's impossible to know what's going on

[kelvin]

I think 5.30 going off what various people have said on facebook.

Nice one Tara - 16th is a good start.

[a dense loner]

Cheers Kelvin

The women's final positions are nuts! Who are these people? Good to see new faces.
Don't know who Sergei is either but I believe he's done quite well with the meerkats.

[kelvin]

Cheers Kelvin

* starts at 18.30 GMT+2 according to the crappiest site they could have come up with. We're obviously GMT +1 in summer, so yeah, 5.30pm.

[Duma]

Get the fuck in.

[Doug]

What a way to finish.

Following on from some of the commentary, I checked out next year's (provisional) bumper calendar:

• 16-17/04/16 - Meiringen (SUI)
• 23-24/04/16 - Kazo (JPN)
• 30/04/-01/05/16 - Chongqing (CHN)
• 13-15/05/16 - Navi Mumbai (IND)
• 20-21/05/16 - Tyrol (AUT)
• 04-05/06/16 - (CAN)
• 09-12/06/16 - Vail (USA)
• 12-13/08/16 - Munich (GER)

Plus the World Championships:

• 14-18/09/16 - Paris (FRA)

Seven WC's in 8 weeks! It really is going to be a battle of the fittest.

[andy_e]

 

[Duma]

What a way to finish.

Following on from some of the commentary, I checked out next year's (provisional) bumper calendar:

• 16-17/04/16 - Meiringen (SUI)
• 23-24/04/16 - Kazo (JPN)
• 30/04/-01/05/16 - Chongqing (CHN)
• 13-15/05/16 - Navi Mumbai (IND)
• 20-21/05/16 - Tyrol (AUT)
• 04-05/06/16 - (CAN)
• 09-12/06/16 - Vail (USA)
• 12-13/08/16 - Munich (GER)

Plus the World Championships:

• 14-18/09/16 - Paris (FRA)

Seven WC's in 8 weeks! It really is going to be a battle of the fittest.

Thanks Doug. Seems a bit weird cramming them all in, esp with the big gap between Vail and Munich. Good to see Japan get a round, been needed for a couple of years. Also one less in China is a start. Hope there'll be the interest and local talent to avoid the India round being another waste of carbon and money.

[Duma]

[jwi]

Men's problems where way too hard. Either that, or the finalists where way too weak

[Duma]

I initially thought that, but only M1 didn't get done. It's just Rubtsov out classed everyone.

[Pako]

Men's problems where way too hard. Either that, or the finalists where way too weak

Maybe they were a tad hard, but they were nice to watch. At least all the problems but one got tops, too bad about m1 though. M1 wasn't too far from being topped either. Anyway, I thought Rubtsov had a good win, he got all the bonuses and topped two problems that no one else topped. I also thought it was very cool to see Sergei Topishko in finals, he is actually from a city in Ukraine that is under occupation by the Russian rebels.

[jwi]

Two tops is not satisfying enough for me. But I agree that Rubtsov was a worthy winner

[Duma]

Didn't realise about Sergii, that's crazy! I liked being able to hear Ondra screaming for stranik from the crowd! And Rubtsov was awesome on the first move of m2 that no-one else managed, doing it twice, and m3 even if he didn't top, his double dyno beta for the crux was great! Loved how many different ways that move got done!

[Duma]

The mens probs were on the edge of being too hard, but were fine, just as the women's were on the edge of being too easy, but were also fine. If anything the mens was the better final as the result was in the balance right to the end, whereas shauna never looked like she needed to get out of second gear, except perhaps on the second move of F3.

[Pako]

Didn't realise about Sergii, that's crazy! I liked being able to hear Ondra screaming for stranik from the crowd! And Rubtsov was awesome on the first move of m2 that no-one else managed, doing it twice, and m3 even if he didn't top, his double dyno beta for the crux was great! Loved how many different ways that move got done!

I believe Topishko is living in Kiev at the moment, but he started climbing in Lugansk (under occupation). Quite sad that the camera cut out for his send of the m2 in semis, and for Rubtsov's send of m2 in finals. Rubtsov's double clap beta was great, and the fact that he managed to do it three times was impressive. Jongwon Chon matching the crimp on m1 was also quite impressive, even if he didn't send. Also, Shauna on m4 was a bit mental when she swung out on the crimp on the volume, basically taking a one arm swing on it. great finals really, some really fun moments. on another note, it really appears that Dmitry has given up on comp climbing, several times in the semis he just gave up on problems when he was close to them, and walked away with minutes to spare. Bloody hope he goes outside, he would crush. Not to say that he is a bad comp climber, having won 15 cups, but he really does seem to have the skill set of an outdoor beast, just locking off on crimps and staticing everything seems to be his forte.