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Far East Throwdown 2025

Busan · May 30 – Jun 1, 2025

Far East Throwdown 2025: results, qualifiers and workouts

The 2025 Far East Throwdown ran from 30 May to 1 June at BEXCO in Busan as one of the ten In-Person Qualifying Events of the 2025 CrossFit Games season, with one Games spot for a man and one for a woman. Morteza Sedaghat and Seung Yeon Choi won; Choi had already qualified, so Mariana Meza (2nd) took the women's spot, and Sedaghat's visa problems led CrossFit to also list runner-up Tiago Luzes. Marvel Black won the team division.

The essentials

Dates
May 30 – Jun 1, 2025
City
Busan
Venue
BEXCO
Type
In-Person Qualifying Event of the 2025 CrossFit Games season (individual divisions only)
Games spots
1 man, 1 woman
men on the final leaderboard
40
women on the final leaderboard
40
teams on the final leaderboard
30
individual workouts
7
CrossFit Games spots (1 man, 1 woman)
2

One spot per gender, for the top finisher who had also placed in the top 1% of the 2025 Open. Women's winner Seung Yeon Choi had already qualified at Wodland Fest, so the women's spot went to runner-up Mariana Meza. Men's winner Morteza Sedaghat was invited but could not compete at the Games because of visa issues, and CrossFit's list adds runner-up Tiago Luzes for the event. Teams and age groups qualified only through online Semifinals in 2025.

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.

Men

Women

Podiums

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

Individual · Men

  • Morteza Sedaghat#1
  • Tiago Luzes #2
  • Gui Quan Yang#3
  • Changrim An#4
  • Kyeongsun Kang#5
  • Chen (胜) Sheng (陈)#6
  • Ssg Kim#7
  • Andrei Petku#8
  • Aleksandr Plyushkin#9
  • Ricardo Garcia#10

Individual · Women

Teams

  • Marvel Black#1
  • Team Secret Training#2
  • Team Gang Sang#3
  • TEAM ENUF UNDERDOG#4
  • C.K. SQUAD#5
  • HI.LIKE.LAGOM#6
  • TeamEDONE#7
  • E사이에낀I#8
  • Team NWND#9
  • TEAM BE OBSESSED#10

Workouts

  • Event 1

    The Can Opener

    FormatFor timeTime cap16 minScoringTime
    1. 30toes-to-bars
    2. 96 fthandstand walk
    3. 15sandbag cleans
    4. 192 ftbear-hug sandbag carry
    5. 15sandbag cleans
    6. 96 fthandstand walk
    7. 30toes-to-bars

    Standards

    Sandbag 150/100 lb

  • Event 2

    No Pause, No Mercy

    FormatFor timeTime cap10 minScoringTime
    1. 30/24 calrow
    2. 30bar muscle-ups
    3. 30dumbbell snatches
    4. 60 ftoverhead walking lunges

    Standards

    Dumbbell 100/70 lb

  • Event 3

    The Biggest Jerk in Busan (part 1)

    Format1-rep-max clean & jerkTime cap6 minScoringHeaviest successful lift
    1. ·1-rep-max clean & jerk

    Standards

    6-minute window, then a 2-minute transition into Event 4

  • Event 4

    The Biggest Jerk in Busan (part 2): Grace

    FormatFor timeTime cap3 minScoringTime
    1. 30clean & jerks

    Standards

    135/95 lb

  • Event 5

    Lock It Out!

    FormatFor timeTime cap9 minScoringTime
    1. 30thrusters
    2. 15rope climbs
    3. 30overhead squats

    Standards

    Thrusters 155/105 lb (the card gives no separate load for the overhead squats)

  • Event 6

    Amanda 45

    Format13-11-9-7-5 reps for timeTime cap12 minScoringTime
    1. ·Muscle-ups
    2. ·Squat snatches

    Standards

    Squat snatch 135/95 lb

  • Event 7

    Defying Gravity

    FormatFor timeTime cap7 minScoringTime
    1. 15wall-facing handstand push-ups
    2. 12deadlifts (315/205 lb)
    3. 18/15 calEcho Bike
    4. 12wall-facing handstand push-ups
    5. 9deadlifts (365/245 lb)
    6. 15/12 calEcho Bike
    7. 9wall-facing handstand push-ups
    8. 6deadlifts (405/275 lb)

    Standards

    Loads and calories men/women

Frequently asked questions

Who won Far East Throwdown 2025?

Morteza Sedaghat (men) and Seung Yeon Choi (women).

Who qualified for the 2025 Games at Far East Throwdown 2025?

Men: Morteza Sedaghat, Tiago Luzes. Women: Mariana Meza.

Where and when was Far East Throwdown 2025?

BEXCO, Busan, May 30 – Jun 1, 2025.

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