The data below shows which Regional was the most and least competitive at the 2018 Crossfit Games by seeing where individual athletes from each region ranked.
Both the men and women’s fields were broken into groups of 10: 1-10, 11-20, 21-30, and 31-40 for easier analysis.
EX: Regionals with a lot of athletes in the top 10 are more competitive than ones in the bottom 10.
The data is below:
MEN
TOP 10 MEN
MAT FRASER – CENTRAL REGIONAL
PATRICK VELLNER – EAST REGIONAL
LUKAS HÖGBERG – EUROPE REGIONAL
BRENT FIKOWSKI – WEST REGIONAL
BK GUDMUNDSSON – EUROPE REGIONAL
NOAH OHLSEN – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
COLE SAGER – WEST REGIONAL
RASMUS ANDERSEN – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
WILLY GEORGES – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
CODY ANDERSON – WEST REGIONAL
WEST – 3
EUROPE – 2
MERIDIAN – 2
CENTRAL – 1
ATLANTIC – 1
EAST – 1
11-20 MEN
SCOTT PANCHIK – CENTRAL REGIONAL
BEN SMITH – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
ALEX ANDERSON – CENTRAL REGIONAL
DEAN LINDER-LEIGHTON – PACIFIC REGIONAL
LOGAN COLLINS – SOUTH REGIONAL
ADRIAN MUNDWILER – EUROPE REGIONAL
LUKAS ESSLINGER – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
JAMES NEWBURY – PACIFIC REGIONAL
SAXON PANCHIK – CENTRAL REGIONAL
NICHOLAS URANKAR – CENTRAL REGIONAL
CENTRAL – 4
PACIFIC – 2
EUROPE – 1
SOUTH – 1
ATLANTIC – 1
MERIDIAN – 1
21-30 MEN
FREDERIK AEGIDIUS – EUROPE REGIONAL
SEAN SWEENEY – SOUTH REGIONAL
ROGELIO GAMBOA – SOUTH REGIONAL
KHAN PORTER – PACIFIC REGIONAL
ALEC SMITH – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
ELLIOT SIMMONDS – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
CRAIG KENNEY – EAST REGIONAL
JOHN COLTEY – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
TIM PAULSON – EAST REGIONAL
ZEKE GROVE – PACIFIC REGIONAL
PACIFIC – 2
ATLANTIC – 2
EAST – 2
SOUTH – 2
EUROPE – 1
MERIDIAN – 1
31-40 MEN
JOSH BRIDGES – WEST REGIONAL
MITCHEL STEVENSON – WEST REGIONAL
ETHAN HELBIG – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
ROYCE DUNNE – PACIFIC REGIONAL
JARED ENDERTON – SOUTH REGIONAL
BRANDON LUCKETT – SOUTH REGIONAL
MARQUAN JONES – EAST REGIONAL
PABLO CHALFUN – LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL
ALEXANDRE CARON – INJURED
ROMAN KHRENNIKOV – N/A
SOUTH – 2
WEST – 2
ATLANTIC – 1
LATIN AMERICA – 1
EAST – 1
PACIFIC – 1
WOMEN
TOP 10 WOMEN
TIA-CLAIR TOOMEY – PACIFIC REGIONAL
LAURA HORVATH – EUROPE REGIONAL
KATRIN DAVIDSDOTTIR – EAST REGIONAL
KARA SAUNDERS – PACIFIC REGIONAL
ANNIE THORISDOTTIR – EUROPE REGIONAL
KARI PEARCE – EAST REGIONAL
KRISTIN HOLTE – EUROPE REGIONAL
BROOKE WELLS – CENTRAL REGIONAL
KRISTI ERAMO – CENTRAL REGIONAL
CASSIDY LANCE-MCWHERTER – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
EUROPE – 3
CENTRAL – 2
PACIFIC – 2
EAST – 2
ATLANTIC – 1
11-20 WOMEN
JAMIE GREENE – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
TENNIL BEUERLEIN – SOUTH REGIONAL
CAMILLE LEBLANC-BAZINET – SOUTH REGIONAL
ALESSANDRA PICHELLI – WEST REGIONAL
AMANDA BARNHART – CENTRAL REGIONAL
BETHANY SHADBURNE – SOUTH REGIONAL
EHEA SCHUERCH – WEST REGIONAL
MEKENZIE RILEY – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
CAROL-ANN REASON-THIBAULT – EAST REGIONAL
MADELINE STURT – PACIFIC REGIONAL
SOUTH – 3
WEST – 2
CENTRAL – 1
PACIFIC – 1
EAST – 1
ATLANTIC – 1
MERIDIAN – 1
21-30 WOMEN
CHYNA CHO – WEST REGIONAL
MARGAUX ALVAREZ – SOUTH REGIONAL
COURTNEY HALEY – PACIFIC REGIONAL
CAMILLA SALOMONSSON HELLMAN – EUROPE REGIONAL
CHLOE GAUVIN-DAVID – EAST REGIONAL
ODDRUN EIK GYLFADOTTIR – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
REBECCA VOIGT – WEST REGIONAL
WHITNEY GELIN – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
BRISTA MAYFIELD – SOUTH REGIONAL
MEREDITH ROOT – WEST REGIONAL
WEST – 3
SOUTH – 2
PACIFIC – 1
EAST – 1
ATLANTIC – 1
MERIDIAN – 1
EUROPE – 1
31-40 WOMEN
LAUREN FISHER – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
PAIGE SEMENZA – ATLANTIC REGIONAL
DANI HORAN – EAST REGIONAL
BRENDA CASTRO – LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL
STEPHANIE CHUNG – MERIDIAN REGIONAL
JENNIFER SMITH – CENTRAL REGIONAL
SARA SIGMUNDSDOTTIR – INJURED
JUSTINE BEATH – PACIFIC REGIONAL
EMILY BRIDGERS – INJURED
MICHELE FUMAGALLI – INJURED
MERIDIAN – 2
CENTRAL – 1
PACIFIC – 1
EAST – 1
ATLANTIC – 1
LATIN AMERICA – 1
Europe proved to be the most competitive Regional at this years Crossfit Games with 5/10 athletes from that Regional placing in the top 10 and no athletes from Europe finishing in the bottom 10 in either the men or women’s fields (Not counting Sara Sigmundsdottir or Roman Khrennikov due to injury and visa issues).
Europe also only had a total of 2 athletes that finished 21st or below (Frederik Aegidius 21st, Camilla Hellman 24th).
The Central Regional was also very well rounded with 8/10 of their qualifying athletes placing higher than 20th.
The Latin America Regional was the least competitive with both of the qualifying athletes placing in the bottom 10.
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