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São José · May 1 – 3, 2026

Copa Sur 2026: the Semifinal and its Games spots

South America's in-person CrossFit Semifinal, held for the first time in Santa Catarina at the Arena Multiuso de São José in May 2026. It sent 2 men, 2 women and 1 team to the 2026 CrossFit Games.

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// 2026 CrossFit Games SemifinalsAwarded 5 spots at the 2026 CrossFit Games: 2 men and 2 women and 1 team.See the spots

  • 5

    2026 Games spots

  • 2

    individual spots per sex

  • 1

    team spot

  • 3

    days of competition

The essentials

Dates
May 1 – 3, 2026
City
São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Venue
Arena Multiuso de São José · Av. Acioni Souza Filho, s/n, Campinas, São José – SC, 88101-040
Organiser
Copa Sur Ltda
First edition
2022
Type
Individual Semifinal
Games spots
5

About the event

Copa Sur is the South American stop on the CrossFit Games season, billed by its organisers as the biggest CrossFit event in Latin America. Its first edition was in 2022 in Vitória, Espírito Santo; it then moved to Rio de Janeiro (Arena Carioca, 2023 and 2024; Rio again in 2025). The 2026 edition was its first in Santa Catarina, with 60 Elite individuals and more than 160 team competitors. For 2026 it partnered with TCB, whose online qualifier TCB4ALL filled most of the Elite field, and it was open to athletes from any country.

Games spots

What this Semifinal awarded at the 2026 CrossFit Games, as CrossFit published it.

  • Individual

    4

    2 men, 2 women

  • Teams

    1

    team to the Games

Who qualified for the Games

CrossFit's official list, with each athlete's place at this event. A name links to the athlete's profile where Heat Clock has one.

Individual

Men

Women

Teams

  • CrossFit Hendersonville#1

Podiums

Top of the final leaderboard, as the organiser published it.

Individual · Men

Individual · Women

Teams

  • CrossFit Hendersonville (HendersonvilleMayhem)#1
  • Power Team (Overking CrossFit)#2
  • AR-1 Team#3
  • Q21 CrossFit Soul#4
  • CF Overking Team DC#5
  • Q21 CrossFit Origins#6
  • PAM CrossFit#7
  • Alpha CF Colombia#8
  • Made4 Jesus Saves#9
  • AR-1 II#10

Workouts

  • Event 1

    Move Max

    FormatFor timeTime cap25 min
    1. ·Bear-hug carry
    2. 250double-unders
    3. 50toes-to-bar
    4. 5,000/3,500 mEcho Bike
    5. 50toes-to-bar
    6. 250double-unders
    7. 240 ftbear-hug carry

    Standards

    Bear-hug carry 175/115 lb.

    Friday 1 May.

  • Event 2

    Snatch

    Format1-rep-max snatchScoringHeaviest successful snatch
    1. 1snatch, 3 attempts

    Saturday 2 May.

  • Event 3

    Squat Skills

    Format4 × 2-minute intervals, 1 minute rest betweenTime cap11 min

    Scoring: Total reps across the four intervals

    1. 4/3legless rope climbs
    2. 12/8wall-facing handstand push-ups
    3. ·Max front squats

    Standards

    Front squat 225/155 lb, up to 50 reps.

    Saturday 2 May.

  • Event 4

    GTO

    FormatFor time, ascending ladderTime cap11 minScoringFor time
    1. 10ground-to-overheads at 235/145 lb, by 2:00
    2. 8ground-to-overheads at 255/165 lb, by 4:00
    3. 6ground-to-overheads at 275/175 lb, by 6:00
    4. 4ground-to-overheads at 295/185 lb, by 8:00
    5. 2ground-to-overheads at 315/195 lb, by 11:00

    Sunday 3 May.

  • Event 5

    MU Biathlon

    FormatFor timeTime cap12 min
    1. 500 mrow
    2. 12/9ring muscle-ups, unbroken
    3. 500 mrow
    4. 9/7ring muscle-ups, unbroken
    5. 500 mrow
    6. 6/5ring muscle-ups, unbroken

    Standards

    Each break in a muscle-up set costs 1 shuttle-run penalty.

    Sunday 3 May.

  • Event 6

    Last One Standing

    FormatFor time, in two partsTime cap5 min

    Scoring: For time; the fastest 10 in Part I go to the elimination final

    1. ·Part I (all athletes, 5-minute cap):
    2. ·16/12-cal Echo Bike
    3. 12single-leg squats
    4. 96 fthandstand walk
    5. ·8/6-cal Echo Bike
    6. 6single-leg squats
    7. 48 fthandstand walk
    8. ·Part II (fastest 10, 2-minute cap, 5 elimination rounds):
    9. ·12/8-cal Echo Bike
    10. 8single-leg squats
    11. 48 fthandstand walk

    Standards

    Single-leg squats weighted 50/35 lb.

    Sunday 3 May. Part II is one heat of 10.

How athletes got in

Elite divisions were invitation-only: 30 men, 30 women and 30 teams. Individuals came from the TCB4ALL online qualifier (top 22 men and 22 women; four workouts in February 2026 on Champy), from the 2025 podiums (top 3 at Copa Sur, top 2 at TCB and at Argentina Throwdown) and one wild card per sex; all had to finish in the top 25% of the 2026 Open and the worldwide Quarterfinals top 2,000, and pre-sign up on Competition Corner. Teams came from TCB4ALL (top 16) and the 2025 podiums (top 2 at Copa Sur, winners of TCB and Argentina Throwdown), all on the same affiliate and Open-registered. Entry fees: BRL 1,090 per individual, BRL 2,190 per Elite team. Copa Sur Experience RX and Scaled team divisions were open registration.

Divisions

  • Elite Individual MenGames spots30 athletes; 2 Games spots
  • Elite Individual WomenGames spots30 athletes; 2 Games spots
  • Elite TeamsGames spots30 teams; 1 Games spot
  • Copa Sur Experience: RX (teams of 4, 2M/2F)open registration, BRL 1,990 per team
  • Copa Sur Experience: Scaled (teams of 4, 2M/2F)open registration, BRL 1,990 per team
  • CrosSocialsocial project division

Tickets

Sold on Sympla: regular passes, a VIP ticket with lounge food and drink and access to the Next Level Sports Expo, half-price tickets for eligible groups (students, over-60s, people with disabilities and a companion, low-income youth) and free entry for children up to 12. Prices are no longer shown on the ticket page.

As a Semifinal

  1. 2026

    in-person Semifinal (Arena Multiuso de São José)

  2. 2025

    in-person Games qualifier (Rio de Janeiro)

  3. 2024

    in-person Semifinal (Arena Carioca, Rio de Janeiro)

  4. 2023

    in-person Semifinal (Arena Carioca 1, Rio de Janeiro)

  5. 2022

    in-person Semifinal (Vitória)

The 2027 edition

Dates
Not published
Venue
Not published
Semifinal in 2027
To be announced

Road to the Games

  1. 01

    Open and Quarterfinals

    The top individuals and Masters from Quarterfinals, and every team from the Open, could go to an in-person or the online Semifinal.

  2. 02

    Twelve in-person Semifinals

    Plus the online ones: Age-Group Online Semifinal (May 7 – 11, 2026), Adaptive Online Semifinals (May 14 – 17, 2026), Team Online Semifinals (Jun 4 – 8, 2026), Individual Online Semifinals (Jun 11 – 15, 2026).

  3. 03

    2026 CrossFit Games

    Jul 22 – 26, 2026 · SAP Center, San Jose, California.

CrossFit Games guide

Frequently asked questions

Who won Copa Sur 2026?

Kalyan Souza (Brazil) won the men's Elite with 504 points, four ahead of Benjamin Reyes; Anikha Greer (Canada) won the women's with 580; CrossFit Hendersonville (USA) won the Elite teams.

Who qualified for the 2026 Games?

Kalyan Souza and Benjamin Reyes, Anikha Greer and Miley Wade, and the team CrossFit Hendersonville.

Could non-South Americans compete?

Yes in 2026: the event was open worldwide, unlike 2025, when only athletes with South American citizenship were invited. Two of the four individual qualifiers were from North America.

How did athletes get in?

By invitation only: mostly through the TCB4ALL online qualifier, plus places for the 2025 podiums of Copa Sur, TCB and Argentina Throwdown and a wild card, all subject to CrossFit's Open and Quarterfinals cuts.

The other Semifinals

The twelve in-person Semifinals of 2026, in date order.

  1. 01Mayhem ClassicCookeville · Apr 17 – 19, 2026
  2. 02Legends ChampionshipDel Mar · Apr 24 – 26, 2026
  3. 03Copa SurSão José · May 1 – 3, 2026
  4. 04Far East ThrowdownBusan · May 1 – 3, 2026
  5. 05Magic City GamesBirmingham · May 1 – 3, 2026
  6. 06French ThrowdownTremblay-en-France · May 15 – 17, 2026
  7. 07REBEL Renegade GamesJohannesburg · May 21 – 24, 2026
  8. 08Torian ProBrisbane · May 22 – 24, 2026
  9. 09MAD Fitness FestivalCiudad Real · May 29 – 31, 2026
  10. 10Northern California ClassicSacramento · May 29 – 31, 2026
  11. 11Syndicate CrownKnoxville · May 29 – 31, 2026
  12. 12LatAM MastersMedellín · Jun 12 – 14, 2026
All competitions

Sources

Read on 29 October 2026: spots and qualifiers from CrossFit, everything else from the organiser.