CrossFit just announced that the total prize pool for the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games has jumped up to a whopping $2,845,000! This is an increase of $345,000 from last year’s games. In addition, as a part of the press conference, they also announced the official winners of the 2022 CrossFit Open of the elite divisions are Saxon Panchik and Mallory O’Brien.
2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games Cash Prize Purses
This year’s prize purses have jumped across the board and include new payouts to the Adaptive divisions. The Elite division winners will also see a bump of $10,000, so they’ll now win $310,000.
Here’s a look at the complete prize pool of each division:
Individual Athletes
Besides the addition of $10,000 to the winners of the division, CrossFit will now payout athletes that place from 21st place to 40th place.
- First place: $310,000
- Second place: $120,000
- Third place: $80,000
- Fourth place: $55,000
- Fifth place: $40,000
- Sixth place: $35,000
- Seventh place: $31,000
- Eighth place: $29,000
- Ninth place: $27,000
- 10th place: $25,000
- 11th place: $20,000
- 12th place: $18,000
- 13th place: $15,000
- 14th place: $14,000
- 15th place: $13,000
- 16th place: $12,000
- 17th place: $11,000
- 18th place: $10,000
- 19th place: $9,000
- 20th place: $8,000
- 21st place: $7,000
- 22nd place: $6,750
- 23rd place: $6,500
- 24th place: $6,250
- 25th place: $6,000
- 26th place: $5,750
- 27th place: $5,500
- 28th place: $5,250
- 29th place: $5,000
- 30th place: $4,750
- 31st place: $4,500
- 32nd place: $4,250
- 33rd place: $4,000
- 34th place: $3,750
- 35th place: $3,500
- 36th place: $3,250
- 37th place: $3,000
- 38th place: $2,750
- 39th place: $2,500
- 40th place: $2,250
Total Payout for Elite Divison: $1,949,000
Team Competition
This year’s prize money sees some changes as teams who finish from sixth to tenth place will now receive winnings.
- First place: $100,000
- Second place: $70,000
- Third place: $40,000
- Fourth place: $25,000
- Fifth place: $20,000
- Sixth place: $15,000
- Seventh place: $12,000
- Eighth place: $9,000
- Ninth place: $6,000
- 10th place: $3,000
Total Payout for Teams Division: $300,000
Masters Athletes
Masters 35-39
- First place: $25,000
- Second place: $10,000
- Third place: $5,000
Masters 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-64
- First place: $10,000
- Second place: $5,000
- Third place: $3,000
Masters 65+
- First place: $5,000
- Second place: $3,000
- Third place: $2,000
Total Payout Masters Division: $280,000
Adaptive Athletes
This year we see some changes in the Adaptive Division where new prizes will be awarded to the Vision, Intellectual, Seated without Hip Function, Seated with Hip Function, and Short Stature.
Upper extremity, Lower extremity, and Neuromuscular
- First place: $5,000
- Second place: $3,000
- Third place: $2,000
Vision, Intellectual, Seated Without Hip Function, Seated With Hip Function, Short Stature
- First place: $5,000
- Second place: $3,000
- Third place: $2,000
Total Payout for Adaptive divisions: $160,000
Individual Events
- First place: $3,000
- Second place: $2,000
- Third place: $1,000
Total Payout for Individual Events: $156,000
2022 CrossFit Open, Quarterfinals & Semifinals
We reported on the 2022 CrossFit Open leaderboard results that will be finalized by March 18th, 2022, at 5 pm PST. We’ll update the results if there are changes to the leaderboard when the official results are posted.
The CrossFit quarterfinals begin on March 24th and come to an end one month later, on April 24th, 2022. Then the 2022 CrossFit semifinals take place from May 20-July 1st.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
With the updated prize purses in this year’s 2022 CrossFit Games, there’s even more on the line. The season climaxes at the 2022 CrossFit Games on August 3-7th, 2022, in Madison, Wisconsin. As the season progresses, we’ll keep you updated on the latest news; make sure to stay tuned in!
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