The IFSC World Cup Series 2024 is set to kick off tomorrow, April 8th in Keqiao, China, with the first Boulder competition of the season. This will be followed closely by the IFSC World Cup in Wujiang, China, featuring Lead and Speed competitions.
The semi-final and final rounds of all Boulder and Lead competitions throughout the series will be live streamed on the IFSC YouTube channel. However, geo blocking will be put in place for select countries and territories. On the other hand, Speed qualifications and finals will also be live streamed on the channel with geo restrictions only for the finals.
Broadcasters for this event include Eurosport/Discovery in Europe, J-Sports in Japan, TV Azteca in Latin America, and a yet to be confirmed broadcaster in Malaysia. In Keqiao, women’s Boulder qualifications will take place on Monday followed by men’s Boulder qualifications on Monday evening. Women’s Boulder semi-finals and finals are scheduled for Tuesday while men’s Boulder semi-finals and finals are held on Wednesday. Start lists and live results can be found on the IFSC website.
Moving onto Wujiang where Lead qualifications are scheduled for Friday evening followed by Speed qualifications that same day. On Saturday afternoon we can expect Lead semi-finals while Speed finals take place later that evening. Finally, Lead finals are held on Sunday morning. Again, start lists and live results can be found on the IFSC website for both events in Wujiang as well as Keqiao.
News updates and coverage from both events can be found on the IFSC website as well as its social media channels including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Douyin (Chinese version), Weibo (Chinese), Twitter (English), Facebook page (English) among others.
Official hashtags for these events are #KeqiaoWC (Keqiao) #WujiangWC (Wujiang) with #WorldClimbing being used to group content across all social media platforms during this entire season.
This year’s competition promises to deliver world-class climbing action with top athletes from around the globe competing against each other for glory at one of two locations in China: Keqiao or Wujiang!
