With the new qualification modality for the 2019 CrossFit Games , it is a little complicated to follow the competition.
For this reason, in the PICSIL Blog , we are going to review the winners of the Open and the official competitions to find out who is going to the Games this summer.
How do the 2019 Games work?
First, let's remind you of the new rules of the game.
This year, the Open Games are no longer the qualifying phase for the Regionals that gave access to the final in Madison.
CrossFit Inc. has decided to dispense with the Regionals to change the qualification modality.
On the one hand, we have the usual Opens that we have just experienced in the last five weeks.
The winners from each country, man and woman; and the athletes from the World Top 30 go directly to the final.
On the other hand, there are the official CrossFit competitions.
The men's, women's and team winners qualify directly for the Games.
Who is going to the 2019 Games?
After the Open CrossFit Games, these would be some of the national champions :
- Mat Fraser (United States)
- Lefteris Theofanidis (Greece)
- BK Gudmunddson (Iceland)
- Jean-Simon Roy-Lemaire (Canada)
- Bayden Brown (Australia)
- Lukas Högberg (Sweden)
- Willy George (France)
- Jonne Koski (Finland)
- Elliot Simmonds (United Kingdom)
- Adrian Mundwiler (Switzerland)
- Alexander Anasagasti (Spain)
- Sam Lubben (Netherlands)
- Sara Sigmundsdottir (Iceland)
- Kristin Holte (Norway)
- Jamie Greene (New Zealand)
- Dani Speegle (United States)
- Tia-Clair Toomey (Australia)
- Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault (Canada)
- Emma Quaid (Ireland)
- Sam Briggs (United Kingdom)
- Laura Horvath (Hungary)
- Carmen Bosmans (Belgium)
- Carole Castellani (France)
- Sara Alicia Fernández (Spain)
- Brenda Castro (Mexico)
In addition to the national champions, the Top 30 men's and women's individual athletes also qualify for the finals.
Among them, we find names like:
- Annie Thorisdottir
- Brooke Wells
- Katrin Davidsdottir
- Rich Froning
- Scott Panchick
And what about official competitions?
Of the 15 recognized as official by CrossFit Inc., five have already been held.
As we have explained to you, individual winners opt for a ticket to this summer's Games.
As for the teams, it is the only way they can qualify.
This is how the classification has remained:
- Dubai CrossFit Championship : Sam Briggs and Mat Fraser
- Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival : Patrick Vellner and Tia-Clair Toomey
- Australian CrossFit Championship : James Newbury and Sam Briggs
- CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town : Sean Sweeney and Katrin Davidsdottir
- CrossFit Strength in Depth : Sara Sigmundsdottir and Bronislaw Olenkavicz
The qualifiers are not over yet
Do you have a competition suit?
You can follow the ten remaining official competitions that will be held until June.
In April we will have:
- Asian CrossFit Championship in China
- Mid Atlantic CrossFit Challenge in the United States
- CrossFit Italian Showdown in Italy
In May you will be able to see:
- Brazil CrossFit Championship in Brazil
- The CrossFit Lowlands Throwdown in Holland
- Down Uner CrossFit Championship in Australia
- Reykjavik CrossFit Championship in Iceland
- The Rogue Invitational in the United States
And in June:
- CrossFit French Throwdown in France
- The Granite Games in the United States
As you can see, this is not over.
Until summer, more elite athletes will be added to the list of qualifiers for the 2019 CrossFit Games.
