The first week of the 2024 CrossFit Games Semifinal stage starts this weekend with the Asia Semifinal by the Far East Throwdown. The competition takes place May 16-19 at the Busan Exhibition and Convention Center (BEXCO) in Busan, South Korea.

• Check out the Morning Chalk Up’s preview and roster breakdown.
• How to Watch the 2024 CrossFit Games Semifinals and schedule of events.
• Full leaderboard

Forty men, 40 women, and 30 teams will compete for a spot at the CrossFit Games this summer. 

• Qualifying spots available: The top three women, two men, and the top team qualify for the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, TX, August 8-11.

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2024 CrossFit Games Asia Semifinal by Far East Throwdown Live Leaderboard

Below, you’ll find the current live leaderboard of the top 20 athletes. Athletes and teams in qualifying positions are in bold.

Men’s Division

Place	Name	Points
1	Ivan Kukartsev	549
2	Artur Semenov	513
3	Ilyas Kuliev	510
4	Borisenko Anatolii	462
5	Makarov Ilya	402
6	Sedaghat Morteza	402
7	Miftakhov Ruslan	398
8	Anton Yakovlev	394
9	Kang Kyungsun	381
10	Kim Seokbeom	371
11	Ağir Mevlüt	368
12	Rossil Paolo	342
13	Yayla Eren	327
14	Ant Haynes Yakovlev Anton	318
15	Changrim An	318
16	Onay Ahmet Talha	314
17	Kim SSG	310
18	Sheng (陈) Chen (胜)	285
19	Petcu Andrei	285
20	Bicakci Onur	279

Women’s Division

Place	Name	Points
1	Seher Kaya	579
2	Choi Seung Yeon	567
3	Dawon Jung	516
4	Анна Иванова	495
5	Anastasya Dodonova	489
6	Hollis Evie	480
7	Anastasia Smirnova	435
8	Minjeong Kim	426
9	Hedieh Veisi	408
10	Omer Reshef	395
11	Darya Baryshnickova	367
12	Yuko Sakuyama	342
13	Quinton-page Adele	336
14	Raisa Blinova	333
15	Mamonova Ekaterina	302
16	Rena Urabe	302
17	Gaeun Kim	275
18	Merve GÖkÇİl	259
19	Jamieson Shelby	252
20	Hung Tsai-jui	246

Team Division

Place	Name	Points
1	KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team	496
2	CrossFit Marvel Black Mayhem	484
3	CrossFit WuLin Team Hangzhou	432
4	SuperSonic CrossFit Team Secret Training	432
5	CrossFit Hod Hasharon Where is Sergey	412
6	CrossFit DY Team DDP	388
7	CrossFit Bambu	348
8	CrossFit Wanderlust	344
9	CrossFit Husky	326
10	CrossFit Gangnam SSL	316

Individual Workout Descriptions and Results

Individual Semifinal Event 1

5 rounds for time:

• 800-meter run
• 10 clean and jerks

Time cap: 30 minutes

Men: 185 pounds
Women: 125 pounds

Results

	Men’s Division	Women’s Division
1.	Ilyas Kuliev (23:13.0)	Seher Kaya (23:13.0)
2.	Anton Yakovlev (23:21.0)	Raisa Blinova (23:56.0)
3.	Ilya Makarov (23:25.0)	Seungyeon Choi (23:57.0)
4.	Arthur Semenov (23:27.0)	Dawon Jung (24:41.8)
5.	Ant Haynes (23:59.8)	Adele Quinton-Page (24:44.0)

Individual Semifinal Event 2

5 rounds for time:

• 100 double-unders
• 20 toes-to-bar
• 10 front squats 

Time cap: 18 minutes

Men: 225 pounds
Women: 155 pounds

Results

	Men’s Division	Women’s Division
1.	Seokbeom Kim (12:54.0)	Seungyeon Choi (11:45.0)
2.	Anton Yakovlev (13:04.0)	Dawon Jung (12:59.0)
3.	Ivan Kukartsev (13:13.0)	Anna Ivanova (13:49.9)
4.	Morteza Sedaghat (13:24.0)	Anastasya Dodonova (13:59.0)
5.	Mevlüt Agir (13:38.6)	Seher Kaya (14:21.0)

Individual Semifinal Event 3

7 rounds for time:

• 10-calorie Echo bike
• 1 legless rope climb
• 10 box jump-overs
• 1 legless rope climb

Time cap: 16 minutes

Men: 30-inch box, 15-foot rope
Women: 24-inch box, 15-foot rope

Results

	Men’s Division	Women’s Division
1.	Ivan Kukartsev (10:02.0)	Seher Kaya (12:18.9)
2.	Ilyas Kuliev (10:14.0)	Seungyeon Choi (12:39.0)
3.	Kaisun Raj (10:15.0)	Omer Reshef (13:00.4)
4.	Ant Haynes (10:25.0)	Evie Hollis (13:27.9)
5.	Onur Bicakci (10:32.0)	Hedieh Veisi (13:34.0)

Individual Semifinal Event 4

For time:

• 400-meter row
• 96-foot handstand walk
• 600-meter row
• 120-foot handstand walk
• 800-meter row
• 72-foot handstand walk

Time cap: 13 minutes

Results

	Men’s Division	Women’s Division
1.	Miftakhov Ruslan (07:58)	Seher Kaya (9:08)
2.	Ilyas Kuliev (07:59)	Seungyeon Choi (9:26)
3.	Anton Yakovlev (7:59)	Anna Ivanova (9:27)
4.	Artur Semenov (8:08)	Dawon Jung (9:50)
5.	Sheng Chen (8:08)	Evie Hollis (10:00)

Individual Semifinal Event 5

For time:

• 10 squat snatches by 2:00
• 8 squat snatches by 4:00
• 6 squat snatches by 6:00
• 4 squat snatches by 8:00
• 2 squat snatches by 11:00

Time cap: 11 minutes

Men: 185, 205, 225, 245, and 265 pounds
Women: 135, 145, 155, 165, and 175 pounds

Results

	Men’s Division	Women’s Division
1.	Kang Kyungsun (06:30.52)	Seungyeon Choi (6:02)
2.	Yang Gui Quan (06:52)	Anna Ivanova (6:18)
3.	Sheng Chen (07:12)	Dawon Jung (8:06)
4.	Morteza Sedaghat (07:12.37)	Seher Kaya (8:09)
5.	Ivan Kukartsev (07:15)	Roderick Holly (8:16)

Individual Semifinal Event 6

For time:

• 30-calorie Echo bike
• 15 muscle-ups
• 72-foot dumbbell walking lunge

Time cap: 6 minutes

Results

	Men’s Division	Women’s Division
1.	Ivan Kukartsev (2:37)	Seher Kaya (3:42)
2.	Borisenko Anatolii (3:12)	Omer Reshef (4:12)
3.	Ilya Makarov (3:21)	Anastasia Smirnova (4:29)
4.	Artur Semenov (3:39)	Dawon Jung (4:30)
5.	Miftakhov Ruslan (3:40)	Minjeong Kim (4:57)

2024 CrossFit Games Semifinals Schedule

Week 1

• May 16-19 — Asia Semifinal by Far East Throwdown | Busan, South Korea
• May 17-19 — Europe Semifinal by French Throwdown | Décines-Charpieu, France

Week 2

• May 23-26 — Oceania Semifinal by Torian Pro | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
• May 24-26 — North America West Semifinal by West Coast Classic | Carson, California

Week 3

• May 31-June 2 — Africa Semifinal by Renegade Games | Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
• May 31-June 2 — South America Semifinal by Copa Sur | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• May 31-June 2 — North America East Semifinal by Syndicate Crown | Knoxville, Tennessee

More CrossFit Semifinals Coverage

Check out these other stories as we head into the 2024 CrossFit Semifinals:

• 2024 CrossFit Games Age Group Semifinals Workout Descriptions and Who to Watch
• The Semifinal Spectator Experience: A Guide to Europe
• Move Fast and Lift Heavy: 5 of Our Favorite CrossFit Semifinals Moments

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