The 2022 Zelos Games are just a couple months away and the prize purse for the Men’s and Women’s Elite divisions has been announced. The total prize purse this year for the Elite division will be $34,500 with $4,000 going to 1st place overall.
What started as an online competition will expand a bit in its second year. In addition to the four online workouts, there will also be a live invitational event over two days in Las Vegas, Nevada. Twelve men and 12 women will be invited to compete in person on November 12 & 13.
These 24 athletes will be doing the same four workouts as the online competition and is intended to showcase the athletes and the workouts (think like the CrossFit Open workout announcements…but bigger) and to create more awareness of the event. That in-person competition will be streamed live on the Zelos Games’ YouTube channel.
The prize purse for this year’s Elite division will include payouts to the top 10 men and women for their overall finish, the top 5 men and women at the live competition and there will payouts for the top 3 of each online workout.
Here is a breakdown of the $34,500 Elite division prize purse:
Online Prize Purse
1st place: $4,000
2nd place: $3,000
3rd place: $2,000
4th place: $1,000
5th place: $750
6th place: $500
7th place: $400
8th place: $300
9th place: $200
10th place: $100
Live Prize Purse
1st place: $1,000
2nd place: $750
3rd place: $500
4th place: $250
5th place: $100
Online Individual Event Win Prize Purse
1st place: $300
2nd place: $200
3rd place: $100
Last year’s female winner, Arielle Loewen earned a total payout of $9,250 while the men’s winner, Cedric LaPointe, earned $7,800.
In addition to the elite division, there are 9 other divisions from RX to age groups that will also have prizes. The top 3 podium finishers in each division will receive prizes from the Zelos Games’ sponsors. First place of each division will earn $1,000 in sponsor prizes, 2nd place will receive $500 in prizes and 3rd will take home $250 in prizes from one of the sponsors.
And last year, participants in the competition were eligible for a ton of great raffles from sponsors like Reebok, FitAid, RX Smart Gear and more! So don’t be surprised if we see more of that this year.
Early bird registration is now open. Signing up early saves you $10 from the entrance fee. The “early bird” cost to enter the competition is $59 for the Elite division and $39 for the RX and age group divisions.
The workouts will be announced between October 28 and the November 11, the official start of the Zelos Games. The online competition will run from November 11 to November 21 with workout submission deadlines staggered over those days.
And if you’re going to be in Las Vegas on November 12 & 13, go buy a ticket to watch the live competition.
