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How to Watch: The 2023 South America Semifinal and Schedule of Events

May 24, 2023 by
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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.

Live broadcast: A live broadcast of the event will be hosted on the CrossFit Copa Sur YouTube channel.

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Copa Sur Schedule of Events

10:50 am GMT-3 / 10:50 am GMT-3
Team Test 1

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

12:14 pm GMT-3 / 12:14 pm GMT-3
Individual Test 1

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) 12:14 pm GMT-3 12:14 pm GMT-3

Men’s Heats (3) 2:01 pm GMT-3 2:01 pm GMT-3

4:00 pm GMT-3 / 4:00 pm GMT-3
Team Test 2

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

4:50 pm GMT-3 / 4:50 pm GMT-3
Individual Test 2

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) 4:50 pm GMT-3 4:50 pm GMT-3

Men’s Heats (3) 5:50 pm GMT-3 5:50 pm GMT-3

11:00 am GMT-3 / 11:00 am GMT-3
Team Test 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

11:55 am GMT-3 / 11:55 am GMT-3
Individual Test 3 — Semifinals Linda

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) 11:55 am GMT-3 11:55 am GMT-3

Women’s Heats (3) 1:08 pm GMT-3 1:08 pm GMT-3

2:31 pm GMT-3 / 2:31 pm GMT-3
Team Test 4

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

3:30 pm GMT-3 / 3:30 pm GMT-3
Individual Event 4 and 5

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) 3:30 pm GMT-3 3:30 pm GMT-3

Women’s Heats (3) 4:36 pm GMT-3 4:36 pm GMT-3

11:00 am GMT-3 / 11:00 am GMT-3
Team Test 5

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)

11:40 am GMT-3 / 11:40 am GMT-3
Individual Test 6

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) 11:40 am GMT-3 11:40 am GMT-3

Men’s Heats (3) 12:45 pm GMT-3 12:45 pm GMT-3

2:00 pm GMT-3 / 2:00 pm GMT-3
Team Test 6

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

3:05 pm GMT-3 / 3:05 pm GMT-3
Individual Test 7

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) 3:05 pm GMT-3 3:05 pm GMT-3

Men’s Heats (3) 3:40 pm GMT-3 3:40 pm GMT-3

Calendar of All Week Two Events

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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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