The Rules for the Crossfit Games Open

The Open

The structure of the 2012 CrossFit Games season will be the same as last year. The 2012 Reebok CrossFit Games season begins with the worldwide Open competition. Everyone in the world is invited to compete in five workouts over five weeks, posting their scores online in real time. Last year, more than 26,000 athletes competed in the Open. With the community's rapid growth, this year promises to be substantially larger.
Every Open workout needs to be validated to count. Competitors will have two options to validate their performances. They can workout at a local affiliate, where they will be judged in person, or they can submit video evidence of their performance to the entire community. There is no limit to the number of attempts an athlete can make, provided the score submitted prior to the close of each week.
Competitors will be ranked both worldwide and by region. The 60 fittest individual athletes and 30 fittest teams from each region will earn invitations to one of 17 Regionals. This is the first chance athletes will have in 2012 to establish their international standings. For Masters athletes, the top 20 athletes in each age division in the Open will qualify directly to the Games.
The CrossFit Games stand alone as the ultimate test of fitness. No test, regardless of its lofty claims, can grant legitimate title to the best without first providing access to all. The Open is a truly "open" competition. Anyone from anywhere can participate.
The next step is the Regionals, where the virtual competition goes live. See all the details here.
After the Open, the fittest 60 men, 60 women, and 30 teams from each of 17 regions around the world move on to the next phase of the season – Regionals. Athletes and spectators will gather in masses to watch CrossFit competition in a live format. Under the critical eye of Level 1 judges and in front of hundreds of cheering spectators, each Region's best athletes will battle for a few precious Games- qualifying spots.