We’re breaking down this 12 months’s new Semifinals construction.
Final up to date on March twenty fifth, 2025
With the 2025 CrossFit Open totally within the rearview mirror, we now flip our consideration to what comes subsequent.
For round 99% of Open members, the Neighborhood Cup is on deck, a brand new occasion for the 2025 season.
- CrossFit describes the Community Cup as “a novel format for our native athletes to compete towards their friends primarily based on their stage earned in the course of the Open.”
This occasion takes place June 9-15, so you’ve gotten loads of time to work on these weaknesses that you just discovered on this 12 months’s Open.
- Athletes who registered for the 2025 Open and submitted scores for all three exercises can discover their stage on their CrossFit athlete profile.
Key Takeaways for the 2025 CrossFit Semifinals
- The Neighborhood Cup is the subsequent CrossFit-organized competitors on the schedule for the overwhelming majority of the group.
- The highest 1,200 women and men within the Open (“Particular person”) Division will transfer on to the In-Affiliate Semifinals.
- For the age teams, the highest 2%, or a minimal quantity (which varies by division), can be invited to the Age Group In-Affiliate Semifinals.
- For the adaptive division, the highest 20 athletes in every division will transfer on to the Adaptive Semifinals by WheelWOD.
- All the groups who accomplished the Open are eligible to compete within the Staff In-Affiliate Semifinals.
CrossFit Video games In-Affiliate Semifinals
The In-Affiliate Semifinals are the subsequent stage within the season for the highest 1% of Open division people, the highest 2% of age group athletes, the highest 20 of every adaptive division, and the entire groups.
- Beneath is our breakdown of the cutline for every division, in addition to essential particulars and dates for the CrossFit In-Affiliate Semifinals and WheelWOD Adaptive Semifinals. The leaderboard stays unofficial till CrossFit declares it locked.
Take into account that some athletes might qualify in a number of methods and might compete in a number of divisions (particular person, age group, and groups) on the Semifinals stage.
Particular person Open Division
The Particulars
- When: Thursday, Might 1, at 12 p.m. PT till Sunday, Might 4, at 5 p.m. PT.
- The place: Digital, have to be accomplished at an lively affiliate (in good standing) of CrossFit.
- Registration particulars: The registration charge is $100 USD, and athletes can enroll starting on Monday, April 14.
- Complete Video games tickets out there: The highest 11 males and 11 ladies from the In-Affiliate Semifinal will qualify for the CrossFit Video games.
The Particular person (“Open Division”) is made up of athletes who will compete for a spot as an Particular person within the 2025 CrossFit Games in Albany, NY.
What number of: A complete of 1,200 males and 1,200 ladies qualify for In-Affiliate Semifinals primarily based on unofficial registration numbers on the shut of 25.1.
| Open Division | Complete Registration | 1% | Qualify for Semis (minimal) | Qualify to Video games |
| Males (16-54) | 119,700 | 1,197 | 1,200 | 11 |
| Girls (16-54) | 89,901 | 899 | 1,200 | 11 |
In line with the rulebook, the Particular person Semifinals leaderboard can be finalized no later than Might 19.
Age Teams
The Particulars
- When: Thursday, April 3, at 12 p.m. PT till Sunday, April 6, at 5 p.m. PT.
- The place: Digital, have to be accomplished at an lively affiliate (in good standing) of CrossFit.
- Registration particulars: The registration charge is $100 USD, and athletes can enroll starting on Monday, March 31.
- Complete Video games tickets out there:
- 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59: The highest 30 males and 30 ladies qualify for the Video games in every division.
- 60-64 and 65-69: The highest 20 males and 20 ladies per division qualify for the Video games in every division.
- 70+: The highest 10 males and 10 ladies qualify for the Video games.
- 14-15 and 16-17: The highest 30 boys and 30 women per division qualify for the Video games.
All Age Group Divisions listed beneath will compete for a spot on the Divisional Video games, which incorporates the Masters CrossFit Video games by Legends and the Teenage CrossFit Video games by Pit Teen Throwdown. Each can be held in Columbus, OH, this summer season.
- Word: Athletes aged 16-54 are additionally eligible to compete for a spot as an Particular person within the 2025 CrossFit Video games.
What number of: The highest 2% from every division, however that actual quantity might differ. 5 of the divisions registered greater than sufficient to go over the set minimal. The opposite 15 divisions look to require the 200-athlete minimal for the second stage of competitors.
| Age Group Divisions | Complete Registration | 2% | Qualify for Semis (minimal) | Qualify to Video games |
| Males 35-39 | 26,444 | 530 | 30 | |
| Males 40-44 | 20,240 | 406 | 30 | |
| Girls 35-39 | 19,590 | 393 | 30 | |
| Girls 40-44 | 15,186 | 303 | 30 | |
| Males 45-49 | 13,185 | 264 | 30 | |
| Girls 45-49 | 9,585 | 192 | 200 | 30 |
| Males 50-54 | 8,044 | 161 | 200 | 30 |
| Girls 50-54 | 5,499 | 110 | 200 | 30 |
| Males 55-59 | 4,901 | 98 | 200 | 30 |
| Girls 55-59 | 3,582 | 72 | 200 | 30 |
| Males 60-64 | 2,626 | 53 | 200 | 20 |
| Girls 60-64 | 2,091 | 42 | 200 | 20 |
| Males 65-69 | 1,184 | 24 | 200 | 20 |
| Boys 16-17 | 1,179 | 24 | 200 | 30 |
| Girls 65-69 | 1,121 | 22 | 200 | 20 |
| Ladies 16-17 | 1,150 | 23 | 200 | 30 |
| Boys 14-15 | 1,084 | 22 | 200 | 30 |
| Ladies 14-15 | 957 | 19 | 200 | 30 |
| Males 70+ | 626 | 13 | 200 | 10 |
| Girls 70+ | 609 | 12 | 200 | 10 |
In line with the rulebook, the Age-Group Semifinals leaderboard can be finalized no later than April 21.
Groups
The Particulars
- When: Thursday, April 24, at 12 p.m. PT till Sunday, April 27, at 5 p.m. PT.
- The place: Digital. Should be accomplished within the staff’s CrossFit affiliate.
- Registration particulars: The registration charge is $100 USD, and athletes can enroll starting on Monday, April 7.
- Complete Video games tickets out there: The highest 20 groups qualify for the Video games.
All groups that registered with their associates in the course of the Open are mechanically certified by means of to the Semifinals stage.
Word, whereas a number of groups from an affiliate can compete in Semifinals, per rule 2.14: “Just one staff per affiliate will advance to signify that affiliate on the finals.”
In line with the rulebook, the Staff Semifinals leaderboard can be finalized no later than Might 2.
Adaptive Athletes
The Particulars
- When: The Adaptive Semifinals will happen from Thursday, Might 8, till Sunday, Might 11. Discover extra data here.
- Complete Video games tickets out there: The highest 10 athletes from every division qualify for the Video games.
As soon as the Adaptive Open competitors has concluded, the highest 20 athletes in every division will advance to an internet Semifinal competitors hosted on the WheelWOD platform.
Is There a Backfill Course of?
In earlier seasons, CrossFit, every so often, backfilled athletes who didn’t initially qualify for the Semifinals when a certified athlete declined their invitation. In 2025, that appears to be a factor of the previous.
- Guidelines 2.03 and 2.06, which cowl Semifinals registration for Age Teams and People, each state, “Ought to an athlete decline their invitation, CrossFit doesn’t intend to backfill that spot to the subsequent athlete in line.”
One other Path to the Video games
For the highest one % of particular person athletes, there may be an alternate solution to earn a ticket to the Video games. There can be 10 In-Person Qualifying Events, the place one or two Video games invites can be out there.
For groups, age teams, and adaptive, there may be solely a singular path to the Video games by means of the In-Affiliate Semifinal.
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