Here we go! The last three CrossFit Semifinals happened this past weekend in three different continents – North America, South America and Africa – and individual athletes have received their official invitation to the CrossFit Games taking place in August, in Texas.
If you missed out on the action, you can check out all the Livestream made available on this link here.
The CrossFit Semifinals is the last stage athletes are competing before reaching the Finals, mostly known as the CrossFit Games. But how many exactly are doing to the Games? That depends on the qualifying spots that each region has – which changes every year.
This year, here are the qualifying spots for each of the CrossFit Semifinals – they are usually different for men and women. Coincidentally, this year, the number of spots for the Semifinals that happened this weekend is the same for both divisions in each competition.
To remind you how many spots were available this weekend, here is the rundown:
Men:
North America East – 11
South America – 3
Africa – 1
Women:
North America East – 11
South America – 3
Africa – 1
Recap and Results: CrossFit Semifinals North America East, South America, and Africa
Save the best for last? That might have been what happened inadvertently because most of the top contenders for the title of Fittest on Earth competed this weekend. At North America East, on the women’s side, we had Tia-Clair Toomey and Emma Lawson on the field. On the men’s side, current champion Jeff Adler and 3rd placed Roman Khrennikov also competed this weekend side by side.
North America East
Men:
Jeff Adler – 546 points
Dallin Pepper – 543 points
Roman Khrennikov – 540 points
Jayson Hopper – 468 points
Samuel Cournoyer – 459 points
Jack Rozema – 447 points
Saxon Panchik – 441 points
Austin Hatfield – 414 points
Alexandre Caron – 402 points
Travis Mayer – 384 points
Luke Parker – 378 points
Dallin Pepper at the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals North America East
What a thrill that was, to have Adler and Khrennikov competing next to each other on the floor, just like last year’s CrossFit Games. And the entire competition was neck to neck, with Jeffrey Adler being 3 points ahead 2nd place Dallin Pepper, which also finished 3 points ahead Khrennikov.
And three points is the difference between one placement and the following one, meaning that every single event was decisive with nothing set in stone until the very last minute of the workouts.
Women:
Tia-Clair Toomey – 594 points
Alexis Raptis – 516 points
Emma Lawson – 498 points
Danielle Brandon – 483 points
Shelby Neal – 450 points
Haley Adams – 441 points
Brooke Wells – 423 points
Paige Semenza – 411 points
Chloe Gauvin-David – 369 points
Caroline Stanley – 362 points
Lexi Neely – 355 points
She is back with a statement. Tia-Clair Toomey dominated the weekend and finished well ahead second place Raptis. Of all 6 events, Toomey won 5 of them, and the one event she didn’t win she finished 3rd. If anyone was still wondering how would the new mom adapt to her training, turns out she might be stronger than ever.
And a big shout out to Lexi Neely. She managed to go to her first CrossFit Games invitation as an individual (she competed in 2018 as a teen) after finishing just 1 point ahead Anikha Greer, who did not make it above the cutline.
South America
Men:
Guilherme Malheiros (Brazil) – 573 points
Kalyan Souza (Brazil) – 528 points
Bruno Marins (Brazil) – 528 points
Things looked optimistic again to Guilherme Malheiros. He managed to get back to the CrossFit Games after missing it out last year (and winning our hearts in 2021 and 2022). Malheiros looked consistent throughout the weekend but finished with a bang winning the last two events and consolidating his pole position.
Women:
Victoria Campos (Brazil) – 555 points
Julia Kato (Brazil) – 546 points
Andreia Pinheiro (Brazil) – 510 points
Victoria Campos is cementing her name as one of the ones to beat in South America. The Mayhem athlete has won Semifinals in the continent every year since 2022. A big shout out to Andrei Pinheiro as well – she is 41 years old, was already invited to the Games in the Age-Group Qualifier, but took it up with the younger generation and managed to get 3rd place – so she is invited to the Games twice this year – but she will probably choose to compete as an elite individual.
Africa
Only one spot was available for athletes competing in Africa. That meant, everyone was competing as if it were the Finals themselves.
Men:
Ruan Potgieter (South Africa) – 558 points
With Jason Smith no longer competing at the elite level, the field was wide open for someone new to come in. Many were looking out for Kealan Henry who managed to beat Jason Smith back in 2022 and snatched the only qualifying spot to the Games that year.
This time, Ruan Potgieter was close to perfection, won 50% of the events on the weekend and will be going to the CrossFit Games for the first time in his career (he’s been competing in Semifinals since 2021).
Women:
Gemma Rader (South Africa) – 561 points
On the women’s side, for the past two years, the competition was usually hyped around the Michelles – Michelle Merand and Michelle Latrende. However, just like in the men’s division, this time around neither was competing at Semifinals, which meant a chance for all newcomers to make a name for themselves.
And that is exactly what Gemma Rader did. The South Africa athlete finished all but one event in the top 3, finishing just 6 points ahead second place Christina Livaditakis. This is Rader’s first CrossFit Games competition as an individual elite athlete – she went to the Games in 2022 as part of a team.
The CrossFit Games is taking place on August 8-11 in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Publish date : 2024-06-03 05:04:57
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