This post will be looking only at the women’s side.
Out of all 15 of the 2019 Crossfit sanctioned events which of them turned out to be the toughest and weakest in terms of competitors.
In other words, which Sanctionals had the toughest lineups to compete against as an athlete and which had the “easiest”.
If you are a Crossfit Games hopeful looking to find the easiest path to the Games, besides finishing top 20 worldwide in the Open or becoming a national champion, the results below may be very useful in planning out your 2020 season.
How Strength of Lineup Was Determined
To determine how tough it would be to compete at a certain Sanctional the lineups were ranked by taking the average worldwide 2019 Open rank as well as the combined number of Crossfit Games appearances of the top 10 finishers of each Sanctional.
These two factors were chosen based on the following:
Crossfit Games appearances = high levels of experience
Average Open rank = ability of non-Games athletes present
STRENGTH OF COMPETITION RESULTS
Strength of competition will be listed in order of toughest to weakest. In closer comparisons Games appearances outweigh average Open rank.
ROGUE INVITATIONAL
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 36
Average 2019 Open rank: 9
Notable athletes: Tia-Clair Toomey, Sara Sigmundsdottir, Annie Thorisdottir, Katrin Davidsdottir, Kristin Holte, Kari Pearce, Brooke Wells, Kristi Eramo
*No athlete outside of the top 26 worldwide in the Open. 7/10 of the top 10 finished 10th or better worldwide in the Open.
DUBAI CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 24
Average 2019 Open rank: 34
Notable athletes: Sam Briggs, Sara Sigmundsdottir, Jamie Greene, Alessandra Pichelli
WODAPALOOZA
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 23
Average 2019 Open rank: 20
Notable athletes: Tia-Clair Toomey, Kari Pearce, Sara Sigmundsdottir, Kristin Holte, Carol-Ann Reason-Thibault
CROSSFIT STRENGTH IN DEPTH
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 18
Average 2019 Open rank: 37
Notable athletes: Sara Sigmundsdottir, Jamie Greene, Jessica Griffith, Haley Adams
*Top 3 athletes finished top 5 worldwide in the Open.
CROSSFIT FITTEST IN CAPE TOWN
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 18
Average 2019 Open rank: 98
Notable athletes: Katrin Davidsdottir, Alessandra Pichelli, Courtney Haley
DOWN UNDER CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 12
Average 2019 Open rank: 132
Notable athletes: Amanda Barnhart, Jamie Greene, Courtney Haley, Alethea Boon
ASIA CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 10
Average 2019 Open rank: 462
Notable athletes: Kristin Holte, Alethea Boon, Eik Gylfadottir
REYKJAVIK CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 9
Average 2019 Open rank: 203
Notable athletes: Thuri Helgadottir, Haley Adams
AUSTRALIAN CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 8
Average 2019 Open rank: 114
Notable athletes: Sam Briggs, Madeline Sturt
*All 8 Games appearances are from 2 athletes (Sam Briggs, Madeline Sturt).
BRAZIL CROSSFIT CHAMPIONSHIP
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 7
Average 2019 Open rank: 327
Notable athletes: Mckenzie Riley, Paige Semenza
MIDATLANTIC CROSSFIT CHALLENGE
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 5
Average 2019 Open rank: 166
Notable athletes: Paige Semenza, Alexis Raptis
Related: A First Look at the 2019 Crossfit Games Athletes
CROSSFIT FRENCH THROWDOWN
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 4
Average 2019 Open rank: 87
CROSSFIT LOWLANDS THROWDOWN
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 4
Average 2019 Open rank: 159
Notable athletes: Filippa Ferm
*All 4 Games appearances came from Filippa Ferm
GRANITE GAMES
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 4
Average 2019 Open rank: 196
Notable athletes: Amanda Goodman
CROSSFIT ITALIAN SHOWDOWN
Combined Crossfit Games appearances: 1
Average 2019 Open rank: 226
Notable athletes: Stephanie Chung
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The easiest path to the Crossfit Games and strength of Sanctionals will likely change next year due to the 13 added Sanctionals (28 total) included in the 2020 Sanctionals season but the competition with the most pre-qualified athletes should remain one of the most efficient paths to the Games.
One last thing to note is that although The Rogue Invitational, Wodapalooza, and The Dubai Crossfit Championship are the 3 most competitive events they also offer the most prize money.
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