REBEL Renegade Games 2026: the Semifinal and its Games spots

The REBEL Renegade Games is the in-person qualifying event for athletes in Africa, the UAE and the Gulf, run by REBEL Elite Fitness and open to the whole CrossFit community. It was the official 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games Semifinal for Africa, held at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, and hosted the Africa Semifinal again in 2024. It was a qualifying event for the 2025 Games and an official CrossFit Semifinal in 2026, with Reebok as partner, at the Sandton Convention Centre. The 2026 edition ran individual men, individual women and teams, plus an Affiliate Cup for non-super teams.

• Individual

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  1 man, 1 woman

• Teams

  1

  team to the Games

Individuals had to complete the 2026 Open and the Quarterfinals, then earn an invitation through one of three routes: a live invitational at REF CrossFit Jozi on 30–31 January 2026 (top 8 men and women from RRG 2025, for 2 male and 2 female spots); an international online qualifier for athletes outside Africa and the GCC (3 workouts, 19–23 February 2026, top 10 men and women invited); or the Africa & GCC online qualifier over the same dates (top 28 men and top 18 women invited, with residency or passport documents). A Quarterfinals top-2,000 finish was not needed to compete, but the winner had to have one to take the Games spot. Teams had to be on the Open team leaderboard and do a 3-workout online qualifier on 19–23 March 2026: top 10 affiliate teams from outside Africa/GCC and top 30 from Africa/GCC were invited. Invitations went out within 3 weeks, with 1 week to register before backfilling.

• Individual MenGames spots40 on the final leaderboard; winner to the 2026 CrossFit Games.
• Individual WomenGames spots35 on the final leaderboard; winner to the 2026 CrossFit Games.
• TeamsGames spots39 affiliate teams on the final leaderboard; winner to the 2026 CrossFit Games.
• Teams Affiliate CupSeparate ranking for non-super teams within the team field; no Games spot.

Spectator tickets were sold online through ScoreIT. Doors opened at 08:00 each day, seated tickets were limited and tickets were not transferable.

1. 2026

   in-person Semifinal

2. 2025

   CrossFit Games qualifying event (1 man, 1 woman)

3. 2024

   Africa Semifinal

4. 2023

   Africa Semifinal

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.

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