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Alexey Rubtsov, born 5 August 1988 in Moscow, Russia, is a professional rock climber. He has participated in the bouldering competitions and won the world climbing championships in bouldering in 2009. He won the 9th edition of the Melloblocco competition in 2012.
Biography
In 2006 and 2007, Alexey Rubtsov started climbing in the Russian championships. In 2008, he entered two stages of the bouldering World Cup. In 2009, he participated in the bouldering World Championships again and won over Rustam Gelmanov and David Barrans. Over the next two years, he participated in several stages of the bouldering World Cup, finishing third in Sheffield and Munich in 2011.
In May 2012, he participated in the 9th edition of Melloblocco, a block outside competition, which takes place in Val Masino in Italy. Against 2200 other participants, he tied for the win with Michele Caminati and Gullsten Anthony. Shauna Coxsey won the women's competition that year.