The 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Open starts in just one week, and CrossFit athletes everywhere can get ready to enjoy a time-honored CrossFit tradition: anxiously waiting for the Open workout details and then watching as top athletes in the sport take on the challenge and let us all know what we’re in for. Get ready to kick off the season with the excitement of the 2022 Live Open Announcements!
A Bit of History
The first Live Open Announcement was held at CrossFit Vitality in Concord, North Carolina, on March 6, 2013, and the first athlete matchup showcased a duel between Dan Bailey and Scott Panchik.
Workout 13.3 was a combination of 12.1 and 12.2, a 17-minute AMRAP featuring burpees and snatches of ascending weight. The race was close, but Panchik ultimately walked away with the W. For nine years, the matchups continued, setting the stage for epic showdowns like Froning vs. Khalipa and Froning vs. Fraser, the Battle of the Dottirs, Briggs vs. Leblanc-Bazinet and Briggs vs. Thorisdottir, Pearce vs. Eramo O’Connell, and more.
Read more about the history of the Open Announcement Matchups
Watch Open Matchups in 2022
Week one will start with two matchups, one with men’s competitors and one with women.
The show starts at noon PT (3 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. GMT, 7 a.m. AEDT), so tune in to games.crossfit.com then for the announcement and matchups.
This year’s Live Open Announcement matchups are:
22.1
Location: Colorado
Four Games perennials will kick off the first workout of the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Open. On the women’s side, three-time Games athlete and ninja gymnast Danielle Brandon will face four-time Games athlete and high-speed phenom Bethany Shadburne. On the men’s side, 2021’s second-Fittest Man on Earth and Canadian favorite Patrick Vellner will battle it out against eight-time Games athlete and beloved dog dad Noah Ohlsen.
22.2
Location: Ohio
On the women's side, 2021 second-Fittest Woman on Earth Laura Horvath will face up-in-coming teen star Emma Lawson. On the men's side, four-time Games athlete Saxon Panchik will battle against 2021 Fittest Man on Earth Justin Medeiros.
22.3
Location: Tennessee
Week 3 will be a battle between teams. CrossFit Reykjavík will face CrossFit Hendersonville and in the first-ever team showdown during the live announcement of Open workout 22.3.
The best place to experience the 2022 NOBULL CrossFit Open is in an affiliate. Find your local CrossFit affiliate here.
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Note: This article will be updated as additional matchup details become available. Check back for additional news and updates.