BREAKING: 2024 CrossFit Games Season Dates Announced

CrossFit HQ has announced the schedule for the 2024 CrossFit Games season, including significant changes to age groups and adaptive divisions, as well as the number of spots in both the quarterfinal and semifinal stages.

• If you missed the following, The top 25% of players competing in the British Open will have a chance to advance to the quarterfinals. Previously, the top 10% moved on.
• At the semi-final stage, The top 40 men and women from each region will compete in the quarterfinals. This represents a big change from his 2023 year, when 60 men and women competed in events in Europe, North America East, and North America West, and 30 men and women each in Asia, Africa, South America, and Oceania. This means his semi-final spots in Europe and North America have decreased by 33%, and increased by 25% in Asia, Africa, South America and Oceania.

Save the date, open: The 2024 CrossFit Open begins on Thursday, February 29, 2024. For those counting training days, that’s his 114 days.

• Workout 24.1: February 29th – March 3rd
• Workout 24.2: March 7th – March 11th
• Workout 24.3: March 14th – March 18th

The number of athletes participating in the British Open is on the rise after attendance dipped a few years ago. In 2021, 263,529 athletes were registered, and in 2022, the number will reach almost 300,000, and last year he had 323,014 people competing around the world.

Quarter finals: This stage of competition includes seven regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America East, North America West, Oceania, and South America.

• Athletes by individual and age group Therefore, if an athlete wants to qualify for either, they only need to complete one workout.
• Changes from previous season: The top 25% individuals and teams from each region will advance to the quarterfinals, which will feature a minimum of 50 players from each division. Previously, only the top 10% could advance.
• Top 25% of each age group in each region A minimum of 200 players from each age group will advance to the quarterfinals.

Save the date, quarterfinals:

• Team Quarterfinals: April 3rd-8th
• Individual quarterfinals: April 17th-22nd
• Age Quarterfinals: April 17th-22nd

Semi-finals: At this stage of the contest, there are still some unknowns regarding venue and dates, but general details have been announced.

• Here are the top 40 individual men and women we know The top 30 teams from each region will compete head-to-head in the semifinals for a spot in the tournament. This is a big change from last year, when the top 60 individual men and women from North America East, North America West, and Europe qualified for the semifinals. .
• worthy of attention 2023 CrossFit Games competitors Bethany Flores (52nd in North America West), Rebecca Vitesson (55th in Europe), or Jer Hoste (44th in Europe) would both be competing last season if there were only 40 spots available. We wouldn’t have made it to the semi-finals.
• Top 200 students from each age group advance Advance to virtual age group semi-finals to determine who will compete in the Olympics.
• Top 20 athletes in each adaptive category From the Adaptive CrossFit Open presented by WheelWOD, we move on to the Virtual Adaptive CrossFit Semi-Finals also presented by WheelWOD.

Save the date, semifinals:

• Age Semi-Finals: May 8th-13th
• Adaptive CrossFit Semi-Finals with WheelWOD: May 8-13
• Individuals and teams: TBA

One last thin lineg: It is important to note that the number of spots for games in the semi-finals, venue, date, and number of spots by region for individuals and teams are still to be determined.

crossfit games: As we learned earlier this year, the Games will have a new venue set for August 8-11, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas, with age group and adaptive gaming competitions being held at different dates and times.

• Top individual men, women and teams He plans to compete in a tournament in Fort Worth, Texas.
• Masters players advance from the semifinals I will be competing in the Masters CrossFit Games hosted by Legends. The number of spots varies by age group. The location and competition dates are yet to be determined.
• The departments will look like this:
  • Men and women, 35-39 years old (40 men, 40 women)
  • Men and women 40-44 years old (40 men, 40 women)
  • Men and women aged 45-49 (40 men, 40 women)
  • Men and women 50-54 years old (30 men, 30 women)
  • Men and women aged 55 to 59 (30 men, 30 women)
  • Men and women aged 60 to 64 (20 men, 20 women)
  • Men and women over 65 years old (20 men, 20 women)
• Top 30 boys and girls in the teen category The Pitt Teen Throwdown will advance them from the semifinals to the Teenage CrossFit Games, which is triple the number from previous years when only 10 participants from each division participated in the CrossFit Games. The tournament will be held in Three Rivers, Michigan. Date and location are still to be determined.
• The Teen Division includes:
  • boys and girls 14-15
  • Boys and girls aged 16-17
• There are 15 adaptation departments; WheelWOD’s Adaptive CrossFit Games has been eight times over the past three seasons. The top 10 players in these divisions qualify for the game (in the past three seasons there were only 5). Date and location are still to be determined.
• The adaptive splits are:
  • Upper obstruction 1 counter
  • Upper failure 2 contacts
  • Lower knee disorder
  • Lower knee disorder
  • minor failure
  • sit without hip function
  • With hip function while sitting
  • Sitting quadriplegic
  • Neuromuscular major
  • Neuromuscular Moderate
  • neuromuscular minor
  • was diagnosed as standing
  • visual impairment
  • short stature
  • intellectual

Worth noting: The announcement of the season schedule and structure is later than last year, when CrossFit announced the season structure on October 11th.

Conclusion: At first glance, the most significant change for individuals this season is the reduction from 60 to 40 quarterfinal spots in the three major semifinal competitions: North America East, North America West, and Europe. Therefore, the quarterfinals will be more competitive. In 2024.

Other than that, this year looks pretty much the same as last year. And considering that one of the main priorities of the PFAA (Professional Fitness Athlete Association) is to help CrossFit provide athletes with a more consistent and fair experience and know what’s coming each year. This should then be considered a victory for the athlete. athlete.

But if history predicts the future, things could change again in 2025.