The CrossFit Games start this week! Starting Thursday, Sept. 17, at 3:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. GMT, CrossFit will go live from its studio in California, to guide fans through an action-packed weekend of competition. Learn more details on how to watch the CrossFit Games here.
Below you’ll find the names of the top 30 individual men and 30 individual women who will compete in the first stage.
Individual Men
| Open Rank | First | Last | Country | 2020 Qualification |
| 1 | Patrick | Vellner | Canada | Top 20 |
| 2 | Mathew | Fraser | United States | Top 20 |
| 4 | Björgvin Karl | Guðmundsson | Iceland | Top 20 |
| 5 | Jeffrey | Adler | Canada | Top 20 |
| 6 | Noah | Ohlsen | United States | Top 20 |
| 7 | Bayden | Brown | Australia | Top 20 |
| 9 | Tyler | Christophel | United States | Top 20 |
| 10 | Roman | Khrennikov | Russian Federation | Top 20 |
| 11 | Jonne | Koski | Finland | Top 20 |
| 12 | Samuel | Cournoyer | Canada | Top 20 |
| 13 | Brandon | Luckett | United States | Top 20 |
| 14 | Travis | Mayer | United States | Top 20 |
| 15 | Tim | Paulson | United States | Top 20 |
| 16 | Samuel | Kwant | United States | Top 20 |
| 17 | Scott | Tetlow | United States | Top 20 |
| 18 | Jacob | Heppner | United States | Top 20 |
| 19 | Cole | Sager | United States | Top 20 |
| 21 | Rogelio | Gamboa | United States | Top 20 |
| 22 | Chandler | Smith | United States | Top 20 |
| 23 | Alexandre | Caron | Canada | Top 20 |
| 32 | Brent | Fikowski | Canada | Dubai CrossFit Championship |
| 35 | David | Shorunke | United Kingdom | CrossFit Strength in Depth |
| 46 | Luke | Schafer | United States | CrossFit Mayhem Classic |
| 58 | Khan | Porter | Australia | Pandaland CrossFit Challenge |
| 68 | Justin | Medeiros | United States | CrossFit Filthy 150 |
| 70 | Saxon | Panchik | United States | Wodapalooza CrossFit Festival |
| 77 | Adam | Davidson | Canada | Brazil CrossFit Championship |
| 97 | Griffin | Roelle | United States | Norwegian CrossFit Championship |
| 159 | Pete | Shaw | Canada | The Southfit CrossFit Challenge |
| 170 | Jay | Crouch | Australia | Australian CrossFit Championship |
Individual Women
| Open Rank | First | Last | 2020 Games Qualification | |
| 1 | Ragnheiður Sara | Sigmundsdottir | Iceland | Top 20 |
| 3 | Kristin | Holte | Norway | Top 20 |
| 4 | Tia-Clair | Toomey | Australia | Top 20 |
| 5 | Jamie | Simmonds | New Zealand | Top 20 |
| 6 | Kari | Pearce | United States | Top 20 |
| 7 | Emma | McQuaid | Ireland | Top 20 |
| 8 | Carol-Ann | Reason-Thibault | Canada | Top 20 |
| 9 | Karin | Freyová | Slovakia | Top 20 |
| 10 | Laura | Horváth | Hungary | Top 20 |
| 11 | Brooke | Wells | United States | Top 20 |
| 12 | Kara | Saunders | Australia | Top 20 |
| 13 | Camilla | Salomonsson Hellman | Sweden | Top 20 |
| 14 | Kristi Eramo | O'Connell | United States | Top 20 |
| 15 | Andrea | Nisler | United States | Top 20 |
| 15 | Kendall | Vincelette | United States | Top 20 |
| 17 | Gabriela | Migała | Poland | Top 20 |
| 18 | Dani | Speegle | United States | Top 20 |
| 19 | Kristine | Best | United States | Top 20 |
| 22 | Brooke | Haas | United States | Top 20 |
| 23 | Katrin Tanja | Davidsdottir | Iceland | Top 20 |
| 24 | Amanda | Barnhart | United States | Wodapalooza |
| 28 | Melina | Rodriguez | Argentina | Brazil CrossFit Championship |
| 32 | Haley | Adams | United States | CrossFit Strength in Depth |
| 36 | Danielle | Brandon | United States | CrossFit Mayhem Classic |
| 45 | Bethany | Shadburne | United States | The Southfit CrossFit Challenge |
| 59 | Harriet | Roberts | New Zealand | Pandaland CrossFit Challenge |
| 91 | Laura | Clifton | New Zealand | Australian CrossFit Championship |
| 97 | Andrea | Solberg | Norway | CrossFit Filthy 150 |
| 117 | Sanna | Venäläinen | Finland | Norwegian CrossFit Championship |
| 134 | Samantha | Briggs | United Kingdom | Dubai CrossFit Championship |
Related: Follow 2020 CrossFit Games qualifiers on Instagram.
2020 Competition Format
For the first time, the final stage of the CrossFit Games will begin in CrossFit affiliates around the world. The top 20 women and top 20 men from the Open leaderboard along with the 10 women’s and 10 men’s qualifiers from Sanctionals will compete in a virtual competition beginning Friday, Sept. 18.
The top five men and top five women will advance to compete in person at the final stage of the CrossFit Games for up to US$1.3 million, with the Fittest Man on Earth and Fittest Woman on Earth earning US$300K each.
Note: There will be no spectators permitted on site, and precautions will be taken to ensure the safety of athletes and CrossFit staff.
Mark your calendar! Coverage of the 2020 CrossFit Games begins at 3:30 p.m. PT on Thursday, Sept. 17, at Games.CrossFit.com.
What happened to the Masters, Teams and Age Group Divisions at the 2020 Games
The COVID-19 pandemic brought changes to the 2020 CrossFit Games Season. While there seemed to be hope in early March of a return to Madison, it was clear by mid-April that circumstances had changed.
The Games were relocated and rescheduled, and formerly Games-qualified masters, teenagers, and teams had been cut from the competition roster to maintain social distancing guidelines. CrossFit looks forward to resetting the masters, teenagers, teams, and individual competitions in 2021.
Cover image by Renato Macassi (@furyphotography)