2019 is a special year for Open Games, the classification for the Games. Because? Because this year there will be Two Open, since we are in transition between the old and the new modality.

Don't panic!

Sign up for Open Games It is equally easy as the other years. Just change the final classification.

What are Open Games?

If you are new in the crossfitter universe, the Open Games make up the departure pistol of the CrossFit Games.

It is the First level of classification that every athlete must overcome to move on to the next phase. It is celebrated worldwide, at the same time, both for scaled athletes and RX. That does not change.

Until now, the 200 best of each region went to compete in the regional ones and, from there, the 20 best went to the Madison final. Summarizing.

This year, the thing changes since Greg Glassman decided to make a few changes In the way of qualifying for the Games, by two main factors:

• The regional ones were very expensive.
• There are more and more athletes from new affiliated countries and this way of proceeding did not make sense.

Therefore, goodbye to regional and welcome sanctioned or official competitions of CrossFit, as qualifier for the elite.

CrossFit Inc. has chosen about twenty competitions around the world, high level, to make a first finalist screening for Games 2019.

That is to say, Individual winners, man and woman, and winning teams, go directly to Madison.

And everyone else, we have to Participate in the Open to try to get to Madison.

What changes in the 2019 Open?

First, that this 2019 we will have two Open:

• In February-March, to qualify for the 2019 Games.
• In October, to qualify for the 2020 Games.

As we have commented, we are in the year of transition. Which means that from 2020, Open will always be held in October.

Another novelty, since the regions disappear, the classification changes.

The Individual winners, man and woman, of each country With a box affiliated with CrossFit Pass directly to the final.

It is estimated that they exist today 160 countries with affiliated boxes.

The teams no longer compete in the Open, but only through official competitions.

In addition, to prevent elite athletes from staying outside the Games for not winning in their country or in a sanctioned competition, The 20 best World Cup athletes will also go directly to the Games.

Finally, CrossFit Inc. keep in your manga 4 special invitations In case any Crossfiter Pro stays out.

And you'll say, how much Peña goes to Madison, right?

Yes it's true. That is why a Qualifying phase so that the Games are celebrated as every year.

As you know, these changes allow new athletes from all over the world to make a place in the CrossFit Games and demonstrate that it is the Fittest On Earth.

How to sign up for Open 2019?

But let's go back to what interests us: sign up for Open 2019.

If it is the first time you are going to participate in this competition, this is what you have to know:

• You have to Point you online Through this link: https://games.crossfit.com/cf/login? flow = games & return =%2fregister%2fopen.
• Fill your data and Pay your online registration ($ 20).
• You have until February 21, Open start date to register. But if you are clear, do it from now on.
• The Open 2019 They are celebrated from February 21 to March 25, that is, for 5 weeks in a row.
• The Wod are officially advertised in live ads, by Dave Castro himself, at dawn from Thursday to Friday of each week.
• Have Four days to make the wod, following the instructions and send your brands online, before the early morning on Wednesday.
• You can perform the WOD of the Open in your affiliated box, with an official judge (It can be your coach or a partner) or record and upload the video to the Open platform To judge and validate your results.

And that's it! This is the Open Games.

If you are very geek of crossfit, Surely you will do two things:

• Make you an official judge. Here: https://oc.crossfit.com/Course? id = 21.
• Put alarm at 2 in the morning to See live announcement live.

But do not overwhelm, because many boxes celebrate the Open those weekends so that all the participants do the Wod together. Is one of these moments of Community that binds to the members of a box of CrossFit.

In addition to suffering in unison, you will be certain of having all the official material, of understanding the WOD and that they evaluate you correctly.

Now that you know everything, go training and mentalizing that for five weeks you will suffer a lot but with thousands of crossfitists like you.

Sign up for the Open 2019!