The 2027 CrossFit Games season structure has been unveiled. Like last year, there are still four stages (Open, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & the CrossFit Games). However, there are some changes within several of the stages.
Before we get into the details of each division, here’s an overview of the major changes to the 2027 CrossFit Games season:
- Open workouts will be from Wednesday through Monday.
- Individuals will only be able to accept invites to two in-person Semifinals.
- 40 men and women will advance to the CrossFit Games
- Teams will have standardized programming at the Team Qualifier stage and will advance to the CrossFit Games based on a worldwide leaderboard.
- New Teenage 18-19 year-old division
- Magic City Games will run the 2027 Masters CrossFit Games.
Ok, with that, here are the details of the 2027 CrossFit Games season for each division:
INDIVIDUAL DIVISION
CrossFit Open
Registration Opens: January 7, 2027
Open 27.1: February 17-22
Open 27.2: February 24 – March 1
Open 27.3: March 3-8
This year athletes will have an extra day to complete the Open workouts. The workouts will be released a day earlier, on Wednesdays, this year. Athletes will still have until Monday to complete the workout and submit their scores.
Quarterfinals
Competition Window: March 15-22
The top 25% of individuals worldwide will advance to Quarterfinals. Those athletes will have one week complete the Quarterfinals workouts at a CrossFit affiliate.
Semifinals
In-Person Events: April-June
Online Semifinals: June 14-21
Similar to last year, the top 2,000 men and women will have the opportunity to compete at an in-person Semifinal or in the Online Semifinals.
New in 2027, athletes will be limited to accept invites to two in-person Semifinal competitions. They may also compete in the Online Semifinals in addition to the two in-person Semifinals.
There’s also another change to the in-person Semifinals. In 2027, the top 3 men and women from each Semifinal will advance to the CrossFit Games. (previously some Semifinals only had one or two qualifying spots).
CrossFit Games
The 2027 CrossFit Games will feature 40 men and 40 women.
The location and dates have not yet been announced.
TEAM DIVISION
The team division only has three stages…
Open -> Team Qualifiers -> CrossFit Games
CrossFit Open
Registration Opens: January 7, 2027
Open 27.1: February 17-22
Open 27.2: February 24 – March 1
Open 27.3: March 3-8
Any licensed CrossFit affiliate in good standing with CrossFit may register as many teams as they wish for the CrossFit Games team competition.
Just like previous years, athletes will perform each workout individually.
Team Qualifiers (NEW)
The path to qualifying to the CrossFit Games changes in 2027. First, Online Semifinals have been eliminated. Instead, teams will only qualify via Team Qualifiers.
Here’s how it will work. Teams will advance from the CrossFit Open to the Team Qualifiers, a series of in-person events hosted by select partners. Those events may have its own qualification process after the Open.
But unlike individuals where the top 3 at each Semifinal qualify for the CrossFit Games, teams will be ranked on a global leaderboard. To do so, all of the team workouts will be standardized across all Team Qualifier events.
The list of Team Qualifier events will be released at a later date.
CrossFit Games
The number of teams that will advance has not yet been disclosed, but it will be determined from the global leaderboard from the Team Qualifiers.
And like individuals, the location and dates will be released at a later date.
AGE-GROUP DIVISION
CrossFit has added a new teenage division this year, 18-19 year-olds.
CrossFit Open
Registration Opens: January 7, 2027
Open 27.1: February 17-22
Open 27.2: February 24 – March 1
Open 27.3: March 3-8
Age-Group Quarterfinals
Competition Window: March 15-22 (same as individuals)
The top 25% of athletes worldwide from each age group in the CrossFit Open will advance to the Age-Group Quarterfinals.
Because Age-Group and Individual Quarterfinals are the same week, any athlete who qualifies for both competitions may compete in both, but will only be required to pay one registration fee.
Age-Group Semifinals
In-Person Semifinals: April-June (Masters Only)
Online Semifinals: June 24-28 (Teenagers and Masters)
The top athletes from each age group in Quarterfinals will be invited to compete in the Semifinals stage. The number within each age group to advance are as follows:
Teenagers
14-15: 300
16-17: 300
18-19: 300
Masters
35-39: 400
40-44: 400
45-49: 400
50-54: 400
55-59: 300
60-64: 300
65-69: 300
70+: 300
Like last year, Masters athletes will have the opportunity to compete at select in-person Semifinals hosted by event partners to qualify for the 2027 Masters CrossFit Games. For those who don’t qualify via an in-person Semifinal, the remaining athletes will have one last chance in the Online Semifinals.
Teenage athletes will only be able to qualify for the 2027 Teenage CrossFit Games via the Age-Group Online Semifinals.
Masters CrossFit Games & Teenage CrossFit Games
The 2027 Masters CrossFit Games will now be run by the organizers of the Magic City Games.
The 2027 Teenage CrossFit Games will continue to be run by Pit Prodigies.
Dates, locations and number of athletes to qualify to the Masters CrossFit Games and Teenage CrossFit Games will be announced later.
ADAPTIVE DIVISION
There isn’t much changing within the Adaptive Division in 2027. It still will go Adaptive Open -> Adaptive Semifinals -> Adaptive CrossFit Games.
The Divisions:
Upper Impairment 1 Point of Contact
Upper Impairment 2 Point of Contact
Lower Impairment Above Knee
Lower Impairment Below Knee
Lower Minor
Neuromuscular Major
Neuromuscular Moderate
Neuromuscular Minor
Visual Impairment
Short Stature
Seated 1 Without Hip Function
Seated 2 With Hip Function
Seated 3 Quadriplegic
Standing Diagnosed
Intellectual without Chromosomal Condition
Intellectual with Chromosomal Condition
Adaptive Open
Open 27.1: February 17-22
Open 27.2: February 24 – March 1
Open 27.3: March 3-8
Adaptive Online Semifinals
Competition Window: May 13-18
The top 20 adaptive athletes in each division from the Open will advance to the Adaptive Online Semifinals.
Adaptive CrossFit Games
The top athletes from each division in the Adaptive Online Semifinals will be invited to compete at the 2027 Adaptive CrossFit Games.
This year, however, the number of Games-qualifying spots in each division will be based on the number of Open registrations.
And like everything else, the dates and location of the Adaptive CrossFit Games will be announced at a later date.
