CROSSFIT GAMES SEASON 2025 – “The Solely Fixed Is Change.” The 2025 CrossFit Open and Video games competitors schedule was introduced on Friday to blended evaluations from the neighborhood. The Open shall be 3 weeks starting Feb twenty seventh! CrossFit additionally introduced NEW competitions for the neighborhood that sound like a number of enjoyable: the Neighborhood Cup and a Pairs Competitors.
Earlier than I render an opinion, I wish to remind everybody, that qualifying for and collaborating within the CrossFit Video games has modified virtually EVERY 12 months because it’s inception in 2007.
2007-2008: “Stroll-on” CrossFit Video games participation2009 – 2010: Sectionals > Regionals (totally different venues annually!) > CrossFit Video games (Groups of 6 Launched)2010: Masters 50+ Division Introduced2011: The worldwide, on-line OPEN (6 weeks!) > 17 Regionals > Games2015-2018: 5wk Open > 8 SUPER Regionals > Video games 2019: 5wk Open > 20+ Sponsored Sanctional Occasions > Video games (Worldwide Open Champions invited to the Video games) + 2020 Open!2020: Covid – On-line Regionals and solely 5 males/ladies to the Video games (no Groups & Masters)2021: 3wk Open > Semifinals + Sanctionals > Video games (Masters reduce to 10 per a/g – Groups of 4)2022: Open > On-line Quarterfinals (prime 10%) > Semifinals + Impartial Semis (solely 2 had the identical exercises) > Games2023: Open > On-line Quarterfinals (prime 25%) > 7 Semifinals > Games2024: Open > In-Affiliate (On-line) SemiFinals + Impartial Semis > Video games
The above adjustments don’t embrace guidelines adjustments, Masters & Workforce division adjustments, the addition of Adaptive Athlete divisions and a lot extra. Change is all we all know!
So, what’s new for 2025?
Quarterfinals are gone!30 males & 30 ladies will qualify for the Video games by way of the Open > In-Affiliate Semifinals + just a few in-person Semifinals.In-Affiliate (on-line) Semifinals for the highest 1% of Open Athletes and prime 2% of Age Teams. Groups qualify by way of In-Affiliate SemifinalsSemi-Finals judges should be Stage 1 licensed and go a new “Superior Judges Course” that expires in 3 years( (!!)
The lack of the quarterfinals shall be felt within the affiliate member neighborhood for positive. Many athletes in our neighborhood cherished the problem of attempting to qualify to be a part of the highest 25% of their respective age-group with a view to take part within the subsequent stage of competitors. Now, to high quality for the subsequent stage of competitors, they should be within the prime 1% on the planet as people and prime 2% on the planet in an age group – an particularly troublesome process, particularly for the youthful age teams. No qualifying % requirements have but been introduced for groups, however they’re anticipated to be equally difficult. Nevertheless, CrossFit did announce that only one workforce per affiliate might take part within the Video games.
General, I’m happy with the adjustments for the 2025 season – keep in mind, I’m used to CFG adjustments. However, I’m very bummed that a lot of our Quarterfinal athletes from final 12 months (and people who virtually certified) received’t get an opportunity to maneuver on to the subsequent stage. However, I like the deliberate help of the associates with the “In-Affiliate” Semifinals. And I’m very pleased in regards to the Choose requirements for Semi-Finals!
Moreover, I’m excited for the “Neighborhood” Cup in June (based mostly upon affiliate athlete Open performances) and the brand new Pairs competitions. These have all the time been a blast prior to now.
Lastly, on the finish of the day, it’s essential to recollect, that regardless of all the adjustments, the fittest athletes on the planet will nonetheless qualify for the CrossFit Video games and win.
