All 2018 Regionals Athletes Invited to CrossFit Italian Showdown
The newly sanctioned CrossFit Italian Showdown just announced that any individual athlete who competed at Regionals in 2018 will be invited to bypass their online qualifier and compete at the first day of the Showdown on April 26, 2019 in Milan, Italy.
“By recognizing the value already proven during the 2018 CrossFit Games Regionals, we intend to reward the efforts and the continuous hard work of the most experienced athletes and, just as important, free up more slots in the pre-selections for newcomers and beginners,” event director Carlo Strati said in an email.
This is the only competition so far to invite Regional athletes to bypass a qualifier. In order to secure a spot, athletes must send an email to the Italian Showdown by November 11th.
Earning a spot
Starting mid-November, all athletes can register for the pre-selection or qualification phase. Athletes can complete the pre-selection in person in five different host cities across Italy from January 13 to February 23, 2019. Athletes who are unable to attend one of pre-selection sites will have a chance to do the workout online on February 17, 2019.
The pre-selection qualifier is just one workout and the top 1500 will be selected to compete at the main event.
The Italian Showdown — April 26-28, 2019 in Milan, Italy
The CrossFit Italian Showdown hosts one of the largest community events in the CrossFit community with 1,500 competitors.
The Showdown is unique in that the first day is an elimination round of three scored workouts to whittle the number of competitors down to only 280 across 7 age divisions. All Regionals athletes will be invited to the first day of competition but will need to score high enough to advance.
The remaining athletes will go on compete over the next two days. The male and female winners of the Senior division will get a ticket to the CrossFit Games.
There is no team competition at the CrossFit Italian Showdown.
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