On 18 and 19 October the 6th World Cup of the year took place in Wujiang (near Shanghai).

City trip to China, just for the weekend. 😉

Qualifications went well with a double TOP. I was tied with Jain and Jessica.

In the semifinal my left heelhook slipped just before the roof. Luckily I still made it into the final with a provisional 7th place.

The final went well until a good rest at hold 32. Then a powerful move from 33 to 34. But once I had 34 with my right hand I realised I should have had it with my left hand, even though we had all decided to go with right during the observation.

Making an attempt to reach 35 would certainly mean a fall, but I was still fresh enough to go on. While I was searching and resting in the meantime, I thought about changing hands on 34 but that seemed not the way it was meant. So I decided to return to hold 32. Unfortunately my foot slipped off and I fell.

Katharina had fallen on 33+ so I found myself sitting in the winners seat (or in the ‘winner of the seat’ as the Chinese sign said ;)). To my surprise Magdalena also fell at 33+, so did Mina, Yuka, Hélène and Jessica. The last climber, Jain, made the move to 34, changed hands and climbed on to fall on 40+. Congrats Jain!