2025 CrossFit Games

2025 CrossFit Games
VenueMVP Arena
LocationAlbany, New York
DatesAugust 1–August 3, 2025

The 2025 CrossFit Games are the 19th edition of the competition in the sport of CrossFit, to be held from August 1 to August 3, 2025, in Albany, New York.[1]

The CrossFit Games will be held at MVP Arena in Albany this year after only a year at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. A number of changes have been made to the season, including the removal of the quarterfinals, and athletes move from the Open directly to the semifinals.[2] Semifinalists can then qualify for the Games either via virtual in-affiliate semifinals or in-person qualifying events. The number of individual qualifiers has been reduced to 30, and the number of teams to 20. A new Community Cup was also introduced for those who did not qualify for the semifinals.[3] The prize purse this year will come from 50% of the fees paid by Open entrants.[4] As a result of fewer athletes registering for the Open this year, the prize purse has been reduced to the lowest level since 2016.[5][6]

Qualifications

Open

The 2025 CrossFit Open started on February 27, 2025.[7] A number of athletes and affiliates had indicated that they would not participate in this Games season, citing the death of a competitor at the 2024 Games and inadequate response from CrossFit leadership as some of the reasons.[8][9][10][11][12] This year 233,815 people registered for the Open, which is the lowest since 2014, and a drop of 32% from 2024.[13] Colten Mertens and Mirjam von Rohr were the respective male and female winners of the Open.[14]

The top 1% of participating athletes (or a minimum of 1,200 athletes) in the individual division can proceed directly to the semifinals since the quarterfinals have been eliminated this year. For the age groups, the top 2% or a minimum of 200 per division can move on to the in-affiliate semifinals.[3][15]

A Community Cup was initiated this season as a replacement for the quarterfinals for those who did not qualify for the semifinals but wish to compete further. Any individual athlete who submitted three scores for the Open can take part in the Community Cup where athletes of similar abilities are grouped into levels to compete together.[16]

Semifinals

There were two ways individual athletes can qualify for the Games – In-Affiliate Semifinals, which were held on May 1–4, and In-Person Qualifying Events, which were held from early April to early June.[2] There were 10 In-Person Qualifying Events, with 18 qualifying places available.[17]

Qualifiers

This year the qualifiers for the individuals competitions have been reduced to 30 men and 30 women. For the teams the number has been reduced to 20.[2][17]

Individuals

Qualifiers from the In-Affiliate Semifinals, 10 In-Person Qualifying Events, and Last Chance Qualifier:[18]

Mayhem Classic
(April 5–6)
Tennessee, United States 		Copa Sur
(April 18–20)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 		Wodland Fest
(April 25–27)
Málaga, Spain
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Austin Hatfield
Colten Mertens 		Feeroozeh Saghafi
Abigail Domit 		Henrique Moreira
Kalyan Souza 		Maria Quintero
Luiza Marques 		Roman Khrennikov
Moritz Fiebig 		Lucy Campbell
Seungyeon Choi
In-Affiliate Semifinals
(May 1–4)
Men Women
Jeff Adler
Jay Crouch
Dallin Pepper
James Sprague 		Tudor Magda
Jayson Hopper
Ricky Garard
Justin Medeiros 		Enrico Zenoni
Colin Bosshard
Harry Lightfoot 		Siria Meha
Alexis Raptis
Arielle Loewen
Anikha Greer 		Madeline Sturt
Danielle Brandon
Haley Adams

Grace Walton

Aimee Cringle

Mirjam Von Rohr
Jennifer Muir

French Throwdown
(May 9–11)
Montpellier, France 		TFX Invitational
(May 16–18)
Oklahoma, United States 		Renegade Games
(May 29 – June 1)
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Bronisław Olenkowicz
Calum Clements 		Claudia Gluck
Lucy McGonigle 		Nick Mathew
Chris Ibarra 		Olivia Kerstetter
Sydney Michalyshen 		Toby Buckland Christina Livaditakis
Far East Throwdown
(May 30 – June 1)
Busan, South Korea 		Syndicate Crown
(May 30 – June 1)
Tennessee, United States 		Torian Pro
(May 30 – June 1)
Brisbane, Australia
Men Women Men Women Men Women
Morteza Sedaghat Mariana Meza Ty Jenkins
Jack Rozema 		Brooke Wells
Lexi Neely 		Peter Ellis
Isaac Newman 		Tia-Clair Toomey
Emily de Rooy
Northern California Classic
(June 6–8)
California, United States 		The Hustle Up Last-Chance Qualifier
(June 13–16)
Men Women Men Women
William Leahy IV
Jorge Fernandez 		Alex Gazan[a]
Hattie Kanyo
Carolyne Prevost[b] 		Jonne Koski Lydia Fish
  1. ^ Alex Gazan withdrew from competition due to injury.[19]
  2. ^ Carolyne Prevost replaced Alex Gazan.[20]
Representation by Nation

Teams

In-Affiliate Semifinals
(April 24–27)
CrossFit Oslo Kriger
CrossFit Butcher's Lab Vanløse
CrossFit Undivided
CrossFit Le Repere Mayhem
CrossFit Furuset Kriger
CrossFit 1124
CrossFit Body Blueprint Conquer
CrossFit Greater Heights Overtake
Blueprint CrossFit Team AOD
CrossFit Mayhem 		CrossFit Invictus
CrossFit PRVN
CrossFit 4 Friends Smart
CrossFit Franco's EMOM Co.
CrossFit Prestanda
Camp Rhino CrossFit Dawgs
Camel City CrossFit
Q21 CrossFit
8th Day CrossFit
CrossFit Hendersonville Mayhem
Representation by Nation

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  20. ^ Spin, Brian (July 7, 2025). "Carolyne Prevost Officially Registers for the 2025 CrossFit Games". The Barbell Spin.
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