CrossFit just released dates, locations, and qualifying rules for the 10 live Semifinals of 2022. Spread over four consecutive weekends from May 20th to June 12th, 2022, athletes will have the chance to compete at 10 competitions distributed over 6 continents. The top athletes in their respective divisions of Individual, Team, Adaptive, and Age Group from the Quarterfinals will qualify for the Semifinals.
The CrossFit Open season starts next month on February 24th, 2022.
HOW TO WATCH 2022 CROSSFIT SEMIFINALS
You'll be able to live-stream, watch highlights and check for updates on CrossFit's social media, website, and YouTube channel. Any changes to the events will be announced on games.crossfit.com.
2022 CrossFit's Semifinals Schedule
The Semi-finals is spread out over 4 weekends, with dates and locations listed below.
North America
The top 120 individual athletes and 80 teams from the Quarterfinal events move to the Semifinals. Then, the top 5 athletes and top 5 teams from each Semifinal will receive invitations to compete at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
May 20-22nd, 2022 - North American Semifinal @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum (Knoxville, TN)
May 27-29th, 2022 – Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge (MACC) @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum (Knoxville, TN)
June 3-5th, 2022 – North American Semifinal @ Host & location to be determined
June 10-12th, 2022 – CrossFit Atlas Games @ Complexe Sportif Claude Robilliard (Montreal, Quebec Canada)
Europe
The top 60 individual athletes and top 40 teams from the Quarterfinal events move to the Semifinals. Then, the top 5 athletes and top 5 teams from each Semifinal will receive invitations to compete at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
May 20-22nd, 2022 – CrossFit Lowlands Throwdown @ To be determined
June 10-12th, 2022 – CrossFit Strength in Depth @ ExCel (London, England)
Oceania
The top 30 individual athletes and top 20 teams from the Quarterfinal events move to the Semifinals. Then, the top 3 athletes and top 3 teams from the Semifinal will receive invitations to compete at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
May 20-22nd, 2022 – Torian Pro @ Pat Rafter Arena (Brisbane, Australia)
Asia
The top 30 individual athletes and top 20 teams from the Quarterfinal events move to the Semifinals. Then, the top 2 athletes and top 2 teams from the Semifinal will receive invitations to compete at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
June 3-5th, 2022 – Far East Throwdown @ Venue to be determined (Busan, South Korea)
South America
The top 30 individual athletes and top 20 teams from the Quarterfinal events move to the Semifinals. Then, the top 2 athletes and top 2 teams from the Semifinal will receive invitations to compete at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
June 10-12th, 2022 – CrossFit Copa Sur @ Shopping Vitoria @ Enseada Do Sua, Vitoria (State of Espírito Santo, Brazil)
Africa
The top 30 individual athletes and top 20 teams from the Quarterfinal events move to the Semifinals. Then, the top man and woman and top team from the Semifinal will receive invitations to compete at the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Games.
May 27-29th, 2022 – CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town @ Coatzenburg Sport Centre Stellenbosch University (Stellenbosch, South Africa)
2022 CrossFit's Last-Chance Qualifier
After the Semifinal events, athletes who came close to moving on to the CrossFit Games may have the chance to compete from June 29-July 1st, 2022, in the Last-Chance Qualifier for a last-ditch effort to qualify for the CrossFit Games.
The Last-Chance Qualifier is for individual athletes who finished within 3 places of a CrossFit Games qualifying position.
Each continent has different rules for eligibility found below:
- North America: 6th-8th place
- Europe: 6th-8th place
- Oceania: 4th-6th place
- Asia: 3rd-5th place
- South America: 3rd-5th place
- Africa: 2nd-4th place
At the end of the weekend, the top 2 men and 2 women will move on to the CrossFit Games.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
It's 2022, and the world is still battling Covid-19; CrossFit will monitor the situation on an event-by-event basis then consult with Semifinal organizers to make any necessary adjustments. If any of these live events are canceled for any reason, there will be an online format hosted by CrossFit, LLC. The athletes will still be able to compete online with the chance to make it to the CrossFit Games. We will cover changes as the year progresses, or you can visit games.crossfit.com for updates.
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