ATHX has announced a new format for how the top athletes will compete. The ATHX Elite will be an invite-only heat across four Series events throughout 2027 culminating in the 2027 ATHX Finals in London. And with that, ATHX will put up a $250,000 prize purse for the new Elite competition.
What is ATHX Elite?
ATHX Elite will host four Series events in 2027 – Paris, Mexico City, New York and Amsterdam. At each Elite Series event, 20 men and 20 women will compete on an invite-only basis.
How are athletes invited?
Paris. The top 20 men and women in the Pro Individual division at the 2026 ATHX Finals will receive an invite to compete in the first 2027 ATHX Elite Series competition in Paris, France.
Mexico City, New York & Amsterdam. After Paris, invites will go to the top 10 men and women on the Pro global leaderboard at each cut-off…
Mexico City: April 19
New York: August 2
Amsterdam: September 6
ATHX will then also invite 10 men and women via a wildcard invite.
2027 ATHX Finals. The top 3 men and women from each of the four Elite Series events will be invited to compete at the 2027 ATHX Finals. Then, the next top 8 athletes on the Pro global leaderboard will be invited to round out the field of 20 men and 20 women.
Wildcard Invites
As mentioned above, Mexico City, New York and Amsterdam will field 10 men and women via a wildcard invite process. Athletes will be able to apply for a wildcard invite and ATHX will choose the athletes who are invited with past achievements taken into consideration.
More details on how to apply will be announced at a later date.
2027 Elite Calendar
Paris
February 13-14, 2027
Mexico City
May 15, 2027
New York
August 28, 2027
Amsterdam
October 2-3, 2027
London (ATHX Elite Finals)
November 19-21, 2027
$250,000 Prize Purse
ATHX will pay out a total of $250,000 throughout the 2027 ATHX Elite season. The top prize for winning the Elite Finals will be $40,000.
Here is the breakdown of prize money at each Series event and the Finals:
| Each Series Event | Elite Finals | |
| 1st Place | $7,000 | $40,000 |
| 2nd Place | $3,500 | $25,000 |
| 3rd Place | $2,000 | $10,000 |
| Total | $12,500 | $75,000 |
The news of the new 2027 ATHX Elite Series format comes just two months after it was announced that ATHX signed on as an official CrossFit Partner Series.
