CrossFit Semifinals 2026: Everything You Need to Know
The 2026 CrossFit Semifinals run April–June with 12 global events. Get the full schedule, format, qualifying spots, and key dates in one place.
The 2026 CrossFit Semifinals run April–June with 12 global events. Get the full schedule, format, qualifying spots, and key dates in one place.
The CrossFit Semifinals are here. Twelve in-person events across four continents, an online competition for thousands more, and the last real proving ground before the 2026 CrossFit Games. Here’s your complete guide to what’s happening, who’s competing, and what it all means.
The Semifinalsare the penultimate stage of the CrossFit Games season. If you’ve made it this far, you already cleared the Open and the Quarterfinals, which means you’re among the top 2,000 men and 2,000 women on the planet.
This year’s Semifinals run from April through June 2026, kicking off at the Mayhem Classic in Tennessee mid-April.
Twelve licensedevents are being held across the USA, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, andOceania. Each event sends a specific number of individual qualifiers to theGames. Here’s the full breakdown:
Mayhem Classic
17–19 April
Cookeville, Tennessee, USA
Games Spots: 3M / 3W
Legends Championship
24–26 April
Del Mar, California, USA
Games Spots: 2M / 2W + Masters
Copa Sur
1–3 May
São José, Brazil
Games Spots: 2M / 2W
Far East Throwdown
1–3 May
Busan, South Korea
Games Spots: 1M / 1W
Magic City Games
1–3 May
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Games Spots: Masters only
French Throwdown
15–17 May
Paris, France
Games Spots 3M / 3W + Masters
Torian Pro
22–24 May
Brisbane, Australia
Games Spots: 3M / 3W + Masters
Rebel Renegade
21–24 May
Johannesburg, South Africa
Games Spots: 1M / 1W
Syndicate Crown
29–31 May
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Games Spots: 3M / 3W
MAD Fitness Festival
29–31 May
Ciudad Real, Spain
Games Spots: 3M / 3W
N. California Classic
29–31 May
Sacramento, California, USA
Games Spots: 2M / 2W
LatAM Masters
12–14 June
Medellin, Colombia
Games Spots: Masters only
Note: ‘Games Spots’ refers to individual spots only. Most events also offer qualifying spots for Masters (35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55+) and Teams. Check the official CrossFit Games site for the full division breakdown per event.
Not every athletecan fly to another continent for a competition. That’s where the onlineSemifinals come in. Four online events run alongside the in-person calendar andoffer the same Games-qualifying opportunities:
• Age-Group Online Semifinals— 7–11 May | For Teenagers (14–15, 16–17) and all Masters divisions (35+). Top finishers earn Games spots.
• Adaptive Online Semifinals— 14–17 May | Run by WheelWOD. For adaptive athletes who qualified through the Adaptive Open.
• Team Online Semifinals —4–8 June | For all qualifying teams. Workouts done at your own gym, judged and submitted online.
• Individual Online Semifinals — 11–15 June | 7 men and 7 women earn Games spots this way. The last individual qualifier on the season calendar.
The 2026 season brings some meaningful changes to the Semifinals structure worth knowing:
• Masters and Teams now have live Games-qualifying opportunities at in-person Semifinals for the first time, giving those athletes a real stage to compete on rather than just an online event.
• The Adaptive division is being run by WheelWOD (Wheel Adaptive CrossFit Games), signalling a commitment to growing and professionalising the adaptive competition pathway.
• The geographic spread is wider than ever — with events in South Korea, South Africa, Brazil, Australia,Spain, and France alongside the traditional US-heavy calendar.
If you want to follow the 2026 Semifinals season, here’s how to stay across all the action:
• Check the official CrossFit Games site for live leaderboards, event schedules, and workout announcements.
• Each event typically streams on YouTube and the CrossFit Games app.
John Singleton, the founder of The Progrm, is known for training elite athletes, including many of Europe’s top CrossFit Games competitors. With a Master’s degree in Osteopathy, John combines science-based programming with a focus on performance and recovery. Based in Mallorca, Spain, he leads a global community dedicated to helping athletes optimize performance and longevity in the sport.
