If you’ve been following up with the changes to the Crossfit Games qualification process you would know that each top male, top female, and top team from each country during the Open will receive an invitation to the 2019 Crossfit Games.

Some countries are obviously a lot more competitive than others, but nevertheless all national champions will be competing against each other at this year’s Games.

Now that the first Open of 2019 is over let’s take a look at just how wide some of the differences in ranking were between the top 5 and bottom 5 male and female national champions.

Top 5 MALE national champions in the Feb-March 2019 Crossfit Games Open

(USA) MAT FRASER – 1st worldwide

Total points: 66

Best performance: 19.3 & 19.5 – 1st

(GREECE) LEFTERIS THEOFANIDIS – 2nd worldwide

Total points: 75

Best performance: 19.5 – 3rd

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(ICELAND) BJÖRGVIN KARL GUDMUNDSSON – 3rd worldwide

Total points: 95

Best performance: 19.1 – 5th TIED

(CANADA) JEAN-SIMON ROY-LEMAIRE – 5th worldwide

Total points: 188

Best performance: 19.1 – 5th TIED

(LATVIA) ULDIS UPENIEKS – 7th worldwide

Total points: 252

Best performance: 19.5 – 9th

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Bottom 5 MALE national champions in the Feb-March 2019 Crossfit Games Open

(GHANA) EDEM AHIAKU – 35,353rd worldwide

Total points: 220,805

Best performance: 19.4 – 29,867th

*Only 4 male athletes total in Ghana*

(TONGA) ANDRE ALIPATE – 42,585th worldwide

Total points: 256,044

Best performance: 19.2 – 28,588th

*Only male athlete in all of Tonga*

(MOZAMBIQUE) PACK SANTOS – 65,923rd worldwide

Total points: 360,782

Best performance: 19.4 – 28,855th

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(DJIBOUTI) JAMES DESIMONE – 69,428th worldwide

Total points: 375,724

Best performance: 19.2 – 43,892nd

*Only male athlete in all of Djibouti*

(TANZANIA) WALEED AL MASKARI – 89,053rd worldwide

Total points: 455,788th

Best performance: 19.3 – 68,930th

*Only male athlete in all of Tanzania*

Top 5 FEMALE national champions in the Feb-March 2019 Crossfit Games Open

(ICELAND) RAGNHEIDUR SARA SIGMUNDSDOTTIR – 1st worldwide

Total points: 43

Best performance: 19.3 – 2nd

(NORWAY) KRISTIN HOLTE – 3rd worldwide

Total points: 96

Best performance: 19.5 – 3rd

(NEW ZEALAND) JAMIE GREENE – 4th worldwide

Total points: 98

Best performance: 19.4 – 3rd

(USA) DANI SPEEGLE – 5th worldwide

Total points: 98

Best performance: 19.2 – 8th

(AUSTRALIA) TIA-CLAIR TOOMEY – 6th worldwide

Total points: 119

Best performance: 19.3 – 5th

Bottom 5 FEMALE national champions in the Feb-March 2019 Crossfit Games Open

(BAHAMAS) CHANELLE MUNROE – 36,637th worldwide

Total points: 213,122

Best performance: 19.2 – 31,224th

(ALGERIA) NADIA OUYAHIA – 41,921st worldwide

Total points: 238,455

Best performance: 19.4 – 34,585th

*Only female athlete in Algeria*

(CAMBODIA) SREYMAO PO – 46,843rd worldwide

Total points: 261,706

Best performance: 19.3 – 24,753rd

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(UZBEKISTAN) BAYANA DUYSEKOVA – 65,112nd worldwide

Total points: 339,770

Best performance: 19.5 – 55,533rd

*Only female athlete in Uzbekistan*

(MOZAMBIQUE) ZAIDA AMADE – 66,991st worldwide

Total points: 347,432

Best performance: 19.5 – 54,528th

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