Quarterfinals 2026

As we head into the ultimate week of the 2026 CrossFit Open, I needed to set the stage for the following part of competitors – QUARTERFINALS! 

I’m thrilled that Quarterfinals have returned for 2026. Quarterfinals are the second wave of competitors after the Open, and for athletes worldwide who completed within the high 25%. In 2024, over 35 Roots athletes certified for Quarterfinals!

Let me be clear – this can be a HUGE accomplishment and one which we’re proud to rejoice. We wish to encourage athletes who’ve earned entry to this subsequent part to take part on this Type2-fun-filled weekend.

Any athlete who finishes within the high 25% of people and age teams worldwide will advance from the Open to the Quarterfinals in 2026. In case you end within the high 25%, you’ll obtain an invite from the CrossFit Video games to the following part. 

CrossFit Roots will run quarterfinals in some group courses and all through the weekend.

So you can begin to consider what this subsequent part would appear like, or possibly provide you with a bit nudge to ship it on that Week 3 exercise!, I needed to cross alongside some preliminary particulars. 

You probably have any questions, please attain out me on e mail so we are able to focus on! 

QUARTERFINALS DETAILS

When are Quarterfinals?March 26–30, 2026

How do I do know if I certified?You’ll obtain an e mail from CrossFit after the rating submissions have closed for Week 3 of the Open. The highest 25% of males, girls, and age-group athletes from the 2026 Open will qualify. You’ll be able to test your worldwide inserting on video games.crossfit.com or on the CrossFit app. 

What’s the format?It’s similar to the Open! The primary distinction is that you’ll have 5 days to finish 4-5 exercises (we don’t know precisely what number of but!). You get to do the following part of competitors proper at residence!

What’s the schedule? That is the place issues are a bit up within the air. The exercises are introduced on Thursday of the competitors, round lunchtime. From right here, we are going to create a schedule for finishing the exercises. 

Right here’s a SAMPLE of how we have now scheduled it previously:

Exercise 1: Group class FridayWorkout 2: Group class SaturdayWorkout 3: Group class Sunday, OR Sunday afternoonWorkout 4: Group class Monday OR Saturday afternoon

Group Class, and Extra TimesWe will supply the exercises in some group courses and out of doors of sophistication. As soon as the exercises are launched, we are going to submit a schedule for which exercises might be supplied in courses and which might be executed at moreover scheduled instances all through the weekend. 

In lots of situations, we have now hosted a few of the exercises within the afternoons on Saturday and Sunday. Athletes who can not make these instances can have choices to do the exercises with a decide throughout Open Store or when one class solely is happening at Roots. 

Video NeedsPlease observe: in case you might qualify for Semis and due to this fact have to document your exercises, you will need to accomplish that outdoors of group class. We can not assist videoed exercise wants throughout group courses. Moreover, you have to to have ONE individual operating your video AND a DIFFERENT individual to evaluate you (these roles can’t be stuffed by the identical individual).