How to Watch: The 2023 South America Semifinal and Schedule of Events
The 2023 CrossFit Games Semifinals roll on this week and in South America, that means Copa Sur, the only event at this stage taking place on the continent. The three-day competition will be held at the Arena Carioca | Parque Olimpico in Rio de Janiero, Brazil and the top 2 women, 2 men and 2 team finishers will advance to the CrossFit Games later this summer.
- Here’s a complete roster of the 30 men, 30 women and 20 teams who are competing.
- Bookmark our South America competition coverage hub with schedule, leaderboard and analysis.
- Google Calendar for All Three Semifinals
Live broadcast: A live broadcast of the event will be hosted on the CrossFit Copa Sur YouTube channel.
- Friday: Day 1 Livestream (in Spanish or Portuguese only)
- Saturday: Day 2 Livestream (in Spanish or Portuguese only)
- Sunday: Day 3 Livestream (in Spanish or Portuguese only)
The Morning Chalk Up Coverage: The MCU team will be providing complete coverage of the competition with exclusive athlete interviews, behind-the-scenes, in-depth coverage, highlights, analysis, images and daily recaps on our website and Instagram page.
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Copa Sur Schedule of Events
4 rounds for time, with one member at each station, of:
2.5K/2K Echo Bike*
800-m run*
Bear-hug sandbag hold*
150 double-unders*
10 Worm clean and jerks
Time cap: 28 minutes
*Athletes must change stations every round.
♀ 150-lb sandbag
♂ 200-lb sandbag
For time:
3,000-m Echo Bike
Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
2,000-m Assault AirRunner
Hand-over-hand pull (84 feet)
1,000-m SkiErg
Hand-over-hand pull (92 feet)
Time cap: 30 minutes
♀ 180 lb
♂ 225 lb
Women’s Heats (3)
Men’s Heats (3)
In MF pairs for 15 minutes, complete as many rounds and reps as possible of:
3 synchro muscle-ups: 1 partner on the rings, 1 partner on the bar
5 synchro thrusters, 95/65
*1 pair works while the other rests, then switch.
**Add +2 muscle-ups and +5 thrusters after both pairs complete the round.
♀ 65-lb thrusters
♂ 95-lb thrusters
As many reps as possible in 3 minutes, wearing a ruck, of:
5 ring complexes (1 toe-to-ring, 1 muscle-up, 1 ring dip)
20 single-leg squats
Max burpees over box
Complete 3 rounds, resting 1 minute between rounds. Score is total reps across the 3 rounds.
♀ Wear a 10-lb ruck, 24-inch box
♂ Wear a 20-lb ruck, 30-inch box
Women’s Heats (3)
Men’s Heats (3)
As a relay (F/M/F/M), complete:
(F1 and M1)
400-m sprint
10 dumbbell bench presses (90/60lb)
15 unbroken single-leg squats, leg 1
15 unbroken single-leg squats, leg 2
3 handstand pirouettes
(F2 and M2)
400-m sprint
15 dumbbell bench presses (90/60lb)
10 unbroken single-leg squats, leg 1
10 unbroken single-leg squats, leg 2
3 handstand pirouettes
Time cap: 16 minutes
For time
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 reps of:
Deadlifts (295/220lb)
Dumbbell bench presses (90/60lb)
Squat cleans (145/105lb)
Time cap: 17 minutes
Men’s Heats (3)
Women’s Heats (3)
5 rounds for time, in M/F pairs, of:
MF Pair 1 starts:
10/7 row calories
10 (each) synchro alternating dumbbell snatches (90/60lb)
15 (each) 24-inch box jumps, alternating
MF Pair 2 starts:
10/7 ski calories
20 (each) synchro alternating dumbbell snatches (70/50lb)
10 (each) 30-inch box jumps, alternating
*When both pairs have completed a round, switch positions for the following round.
**Pair 1 will row 3 times and ski 2 times.
***Pair 2 will ski 3 times and row 2 times.
Time cap: 15 minutes
TEST 4
For load:
Run 800m
Max snatch
Time Cap: 6 minutes
Following the time cap, athletes will have 2 minutes to reset.
TEST 5
For time:
8 snatches (185/125lb or 84/56.5kg)
Run 800m
Time Cap: 6 minutes
Men’s Heats (3)
Women’s Heats (3)
1 minute max-rep cleans (275/195lb)
2 minutes rest
1 min max-rep cleans (295/215lb)
2 minutes rest
1 min max-rep cleans (315/235lb)
For time:
20 overhead squats (185/125)
500-m row
3 handstand walk pirouettes
2 seated legless rope climbs
20 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups
2 seated legless rope climbs
3 handstand walk pirouettes
500-m row
20 overhead squats (185/125lb)
Time cap: 15 minutes (men); 16 minutes (women)
Women’s Heats (3)
Men’s Heats (3)
For time:
15 Worm burpees
15 Worm squats
Women complete 1 seated legless rope climb (each)
Men complete 10 strict chest-to-wall handstand push-ups (each)
Switch
15 Worm burpees
15 Worm squats
Women complete 2 legless rope climbs (each)
Men complete 15 strict handstand push-ups (each)
Switch
15 Worm burpees
15 Worm squats
Women complete 3 rope climbs each
Men complete 20 handstand push-ups each
Switch
15 Worm burpees
15 Worm squats
Time cap: 16 minutes
3 rounds for time of:
15/10 Echo Bike calories
20 toes-to-bars
60-foot sandbag bear-hug carry (200/150lb)
Time cap: 6 minutes
Women’s Heats (3)
Men’s Heats (3)
Calendar of All Week Two Events
Add to your Google Calendar here.
Lastly, here’s the scoring table for each Semifinal:
| IND TABLES FOR NA AND EU | IND TABLES FOR AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA, AND S.AMERICA | TEAM TABLES FOR NA AND EU | TEAM TABLES FOR AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA, AND S. AMERICA | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | 30 | 40 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st | 100 | 1st | 100 | 1st | 100 | 1st | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 2nd | 97 | -3 | 2nd | 96 | -4 | 2nd | 97 | -3 | 2nd | 95 | -5 | ||||||||
| 3rd | 94 | -3 | 3rd | 92 | -4 | 3rd | 94 | -3 | 3rd | 90 | -5 | ||||||||
| 4th | 91 | -3 | 4th | 88 | -4 | 4th | 91 | -3 | 4th | 85 | -5 | ||||||||
| 5th | 88 | -3 | 5th | 84 | -4 | 5th | 88 | -3 | 5th | 80 | -5 | ||||||||
| 6th | 85 | -3 | 6th | 80 | -4 | 6th | 85 | -3 | 6th | 75 | -5 | ||||||||
| 7th | 82 | -3 | 7th | 76 | -4 | 7th | 82 | -3 | 7th | 70 | -5 | ||||||||
| 8th | 79 | -3 | 8th | 72 | -4 | 8th | 79 | -3 | 8th | 65 | -5 | ||||||||
| 9th | 76 | -3 | 9th | 68 | -4 | 9th | 76 | -3 | 9th | 60 | -5 | ||||||||
| 10th | 73 | -3 | 10th | 64 | -4 | 10th | 73 | -3 | 10th | 55 | -5 | ||||||||
| 11th | 70 | -3 | 11th | 60 | -4 | 11th | 70 | -3 | 11th | 50 | -5 | ||||||||
| 12th | 67 | -3 | 12th | 56 | -4 | 12th | 67 | -3 | 12th | 45 | -5 | ||||||||
| 13th | 64 | -3 | 13th | 52 | -4 | 13th | 64 | -3 | 13th | 40 | -5 | ||||||||
| 14th | 62 | -2 | 14th | 48 | -4 | 14th | 61 | -3 | 14th | 35 | -5 | ||||||||
| 15th | 60 | -2 | 15th | 45 | -3 | 15th | 58 | -3 | 15th | 30 | -5 | ||||||||
| 16th | 58 | -2 | 16th | 42 | -3 | 16th | 55 | -3 | 16th | 25 | -5 | ||||||||
| 17th | 56 | -2 | 17th | 39 | -3 | 17th | 52 | -3 | 17th | 20 | -5 | ||||||||
| 18th | 54 | -2 | 18th | 36 | -3 | 18th | 49 | -3 | 18th | 15 | -5 | ||||||||
| 19th | 52 | -2 | 19th | 33 | -3 | 19th | 46 | -3 | 19th | 10 | -5 | ||||||||
| 20th | 50 | -2 | 20th | 30 | -3 | 20th | 43 | -3 | 20th | 0 | -10 | ||||||||
| 21 | 48 | -2 | 21 | 27 | -3 | 21 | 40 | -3 | |||||||||||
| 22 | 46 | -2 | 22 | 24 | -3 | 22 | 37 | -3 | |||||||||||
| 23 | 44 | -2 | 23 | 21 | -3 | 23 | 34 | -3 | |||||||||||
| 24 | 42 | -2 | 24 | 18 | -3 | 24 | 32 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 25 | 40 | -2 | 25 | 15 | -3 | 25 | 30 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 26 | 38 | -2 | 26 | 12 | -3 | 26 | 28 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 27 | 36 | -2 | 27 | 9 | -3 | 27 | 26 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 34 | -2 | 28 | 6 | -3 | 28 | 24 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 29 | 32 | -2 | 29 | 3 | -3 | 29 | 22 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 30 | 30 | -2 | 30 | 0 | -3 | 30 | 20 | -2 | |||||||||||
| 31 | 29 | -1 | 31 | 18 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 28 | -1 | 32 | 16 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 27 | -1 | 33 | 14 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 26 | -1 | 34 | 12 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | 25 | -1 | 35 | 10 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 24 | -1 | 36 | 8 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | 23 | -1 | 37 | 6 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 38 | 22 | -1 | 38 | 4 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | 21 | -1 | 39 | 2 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 40 | 20 | -1 | 40 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||||||||
| 41 | 19 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 42 | 18 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 43 | 17 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 44 | 16 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 45 | 15 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 46 | 14 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 47 | 13 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 48 | 12 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 49 | 11 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 50 | 10 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 51 | 9 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 52 | 8 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 53 | 7 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 54 | 6 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 55 | 5 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 56 | 4 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 57 | 3 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 58 | 2 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 59 | 1 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 60th | 0 | -1 | |||||||||||||||||
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