The 2025 CrossFit Games are the 19th edition of the competition in the sport of CrossFit, to be held from August 1 to August 3, 2025, in Albany, New York.[1]

The CrossFit Games will be held at MVP Arena in Albany this year after only a year at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. A number of changes have been made to the season, including the removal of the quarterfinals, and athletes move from the Open directly to the semifinals.[2] Semifinalists can then qualify for the Games either via virtual in-affiliate semifinals or in-person qualifying events. The number of individual qualifiers has been reduced to 30, and the number of teams to 20. A new Community Cup was also introduced for those who did not qualify for semifinals.[3] The prize purse this year will come from 50% of the fees paid by Open entrants.[4] As a result of fewer athletes registering for the Open this year, the prize purse has been reduced to the lowest level since 2016.[5][6]

Qualifications

Open

The 2025 CrossFit Open started on February 27, 2025.[7] A number of athletes and affiliates had indicated that they would not participate in this Games season, citing the death of a competitor at the 2024 Games and inadequate response from CrossFit leadership as some of the reasons.[8][9][10][11][12] This year 233,815 people registered for the Open, which is the lowest since 2014, and a drop of 32% from 2024.[13] Colten Mertens and Mirjam von Rohr were the respective male and female winners of the Open.[14]

The top 1% of participating athletes (or a minimum of 1,200 athletes) in the individual division can proceed directly to the semifinals since the quarterfinals have been eliminated this year. For the age groups, the top 2% or a minimum of 200 per division can move on to the in-affiliate semifinals.[3][15]

Semifinals

There are two ways individual athletes can qualify for the Games – In-Affiliate Semifinals, which will be held on May 1–4, and In-Person Qualifying Events, which will be held from early April to early June.[2] There will be 9 In-Person Qualifying Events, with 14 qualifying places available.[16]

Qualifiers

The number of qualifiers for the individuals has been reduced to 30 men and 30 women. For the teams the number has been reduced to 20.[2]

References

  1. ^ Santicola, Kyra (January 15, 2025). "Albany's MVP Arena to host the 2025 CrossFit Games". Times Union.
  2. ^ a b c Born, Robert (25 November 2024). "2025 CrossFit Season Details – No More Quarterfinals". BoxRox.
  3. ^ a b Finn, Teaganne (January 14, 2025). "2025 CrossFit Season Rulebook Released — Here's What You Should Know". BarBend.
  4. ^ Halpin, Mike (January 21, 2025). "How Does the 2025 CrossFit Games Prize Purse Work?". BarBend.
  5. ^ Finn, Teaganne (March 4, 2025). "2025 CrossFit Games Prize Purse to Decrease ~30% From 2024". BarBend.
  6. ^ Halpin, Mike (March 18, 2025). "The 2025 CrossFit Games Season Will Have the Smallest Prize Purse Since 2016". BarBend.
  7. ^ Chang, Kate (February 28, 2025). "Here's 25.1, the first workout of the 2025 CrossFit Open". Women's Health.
  8. ^ "Patrick Vellner Withdraws from 2025 CrossFit Games, Citing Athlete Safety Concerns". beIN Sports. February 14, 2025.
  9. ^ Freymond, Nicky (February 4, 2025). "Annie Thorisdottir to Skip 2025 CrossFit Open". Morning Chalk Up.
  10. ^ Freymond, Nicky (February 24, 2025). "Who Is Skipping the 2025 CrossFit Open? All the Athletes We Know So Far". BarBend.
  11. ^ Spin, Brian (December 19, 2024). "CrossFit Munich Won't Officially Participate in 2025 CrossFit Open". The Barbell Spin.
  12. ^ Neudecker, Kate (February 19, 2025). "Legendary Coach Ben Bergeron Breaks From CrossFit After 20 Years, Citing These Key Issues". Men's Health.
  13. ^ Halpin, Mike (March 4, 2025). "2025 CrossFit Open Registrations Down 32%; Lowest Total Since 2014". BarBend.
  14. ^ Freymond, Scott (March 19, 2025). "2025 CrossFit Open Results — Mirjam von Rohr and Colten Mertens Top the Leaderboard From Start to Finish". BarBend.
  15. ^ "2025 CrossFit Games Rulebook". CrossFit Games.
  16. ^ "CrossFit Games 2025: In-Person Qualifying Events Overview". Everything CrossFit. January 31, 2025.
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