Bouldering World Cup 2009, Fischhuber, Stöhr and Noguchi win in Hall

For the third year running Kilian Fischhuber won his home competition, the bouldering cup in Hall. After a disappointing start in Japan a fortnight ago where he produced his worst performance of his career (23rd), Fischhuber set the record straight and proved just why he won the World Cup 2008 by clinching victory ahead of an incredible Gabriele Moroni. Just one attempt separated him from the 21 year old Italian who missed out on victory for the third time - his second places in Vail 2008, Fiera di Primiero 2007 and now Hall are a certain sign that the time is ripe for his first ever victory. Moroni and Fischhuber will certainly have to look out though for the eagerly awaited new-entry, in the form of Adam Ondra who in his first senior comp placed third, with just three attempts more than Moroni.

The women's event went down to the wire with the first ever superfinal and joint equal in bouldering history. Anna Stöhr and Akiyo Noguchi were perfectly equal after the semifinal and even the four problems in the final failed to produce a winner. To separate the two the route setters were forced to set another problem, the super final. Suspense was enormous and the problem perhaps slightly too easy as both the Japanese and the Austrian sent it first go, paving the way for the first-ever ex aequo in bouldering competitions. What is certain is that this battle for supremacy between these two athletes will be this season's Leitmotiv. The next stage in Vienna will be another gruelling duel to the top!

IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Hall (AUT) 2009
Rank	Lastname	Firstname	Nation		Final	Semifinal
1	Fischhuber	Kilian	AUT		2t2 3b3	2t2 3b3
2	Moroni	Gabriele	ITA		2t3 3b6	2t2 2b2
3	Ondra	Adam	CZE		2t6 4b8	2t2 3b6
4	Preti	Lucas	ITA		1t1 4b11	2t2 3b4
5	Shalagin	Mykhaylo	UKR		1t1 3b4	3t10 3b7
6	Glairon Mondet	Guillaume	FRA		1t2 3b7	2t2 3b6
Rank	Lastname	Firstname	Nation	S-Final	Final	Semifinal
1	Noguchi	Akiyo	JPN	1t1 1b1	4t4 4b4	2t4 3b5
1	Stöhr	Anna	AUT	1t1 1b1	4t4 4b4	2t4 3b5
3	Abramchuk	Yulia	RUS		4t8 4b7	2t3 2b3
4	Ansade	Maud	FRA		4t8 4b8	2t2 2b2
5	Gros	Natalija	SLO		3t4 3b3	3t6 4b9
6	Galliamova	Anna	RUS		3t5 3b4	2t3 2b3
7	Lind	Angelica	SWE		2t5 3b9	2t3 3b7