The 2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal took place on May 17-19 at Bexco – Busan, South Korea. It displayed incredible efforts from well known athletes and emerging young prospects, which together produced an entertaining competition. Ultimately, Ivan Kukaratsev and Seher Kaya managed to outperform their rivals and win the competition.
The 2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal did not offer a large number of qualifying spots for the CrossFit Games, which added value to each point and position on the leaderboards. So, the top two men, the top three women, and the winner of the Teams division earned their qualification for the most prestigious competition of the season.
2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal Results
Men
Ivan Kukaratsev displayed tremendous improvement from previous years and managed to win the 2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal. To do so, he had to battle against Arthur Semenov, who has previously made appearances at the CrossFit Games. Both men gave their all in pursuit of the first place, but Ivan managed to tally up 36 points more than Semenov. So, Ivan is set to make his Individual debut at the 2024 CrossFit Games
- Ivan Kukaratsev — 549 points (Qualified)
- Arthur Semenov — 513 points (Qualified)
- Ilyas Kuliev — 510 points
- Anatolii Borisenko — 462 points
- Ilya Makarov — 402 points
- Morteza Sedaghat — 402 points
- Ruslan Miftakhov — 398 points
- Anton Yakovlev — 394 points
- Kang Kyungsun — 381 points
- Seokbeom Kik — 371 points
- Mevlut Agir — 368 points
- Paolo Rossil — 342 points
- Eren Yayla — 327 points
- Ant Haynes — 318 points
- Changrim An — 318 points
Women
Seher Kaya has been exceptional in the past few season and has once again displayed an incredible performance. She won the 2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal and secured a ticket for her third consecutive CrossFit Games. Kaya won four out of the six events in her semifinal and placed in the top five in the other two workouts.
Seungyeon Choi was also amazing, pushing Seher Kaya to her absolute limits. Just a few points separated the two, but Choi placed 8th in the final event, which allowed Kaya to get a more significant lead.
- Seher Kaya — 579 points (Qualified)
- Seungyeon Choi — 567 points (Qualified)
- Dawon Jung — 516 points (Qualified)
- Anna Ivanova — 495 points
- Anastasiya Dodonova — 489 points
- Evie Hollis — 480 points
- Anastasia Smirnova — 435 points
- Minjeong Kim — 426 points
- Hedieh Veisi — 408 points
- Omer Reshef — 395 points
- Daria Baryshnickova — 367 points
- Yuko Sakuyama — 342 points
- Adele Quinton-Page —336 points
- Raisa Blinova — 333 points
- Ekaterina Mamonova — 302 points
Teams
KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team refused to give anyone the chance to beat them at the 2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal, winning four out of the five events. So, despite what the small point difference between them and the second-place finishers would indicate, KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team was extremely dominant.
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- KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team — 496 points (Qualified)
- CrossFit Marvel Black Mayhem — 484 points
- CrossFit Wuling Team Hangzhou — 432 points
- Supersonic CrossFit Team Secret Training — 432 points
- CrossFit Hod Hasharon Where Is Sergey — 412 points
- CrossFit DY Team DDP — 388 points
- CrossFit Bambu — 348 points
- CrossFit Wanderlust — 344 points
- CrossFit Husky — 326 points
- CrossFit Gangnam SSL — 316 points
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Individual Division Event Recap
Workout One
5 rounds for time:
- 800-meter run
- 10 clean and jerks
Time cap: 30 minutes
Women: 125-lb (56.7-kg)
Men: 185-lb (83.9-kg)
Men’s Results
- Ilyas Kuliev — 23:13.00
- Anton Yakovlev — 23:21.00
- Ilya Makarov — 23:25.00
Women’s Results
- Seher Kaya — 23:13.00
- Raisa Blinova — 23:56.00
- Seungyeon Choi — 23:57.00
Workout Two
5 rounds for time:
- 100 double-unders
- 20 toes-to-bars
- 10 front squats
Time cap: 18 minutes
Women: 155-lb (70.3-kg)
Men: 225-lb (102-kg)
Men’s Results
- Seokbeom Kim — 12:54.00
- Anton Yakovlev — 13:04.00
- Ivan Kukartsev — 13:13.00
Women’s Results
- Seungyeon Choi — 11:45.00
- Dawon Jung — 12:59.00
- Anna Ivanova — 13:49.90
Workout Three
7 rounds for time:
- 10-calorie Echo bike
- 1 legless rope climb
- 10 box jump-overs
- 1 legless rope climb
Time cap: 16 minutes
Women: 24-inch box, 15-foot rope
Men: 30-inch box, 15-foot rope
Men’s Results
- Ivan Kukartsev — 10:02.00
- Ilyas Kuliev — 10:14.00
- Kaisun Raj — 10:15.00
Women’s Results
- Seher Kaya — 12:18.90
- Seungyeon Choi — 12:39.00
- Omer Reshef — 13:00.40
Workout Four
For time:
- 400-meter row
- 96-foot handstand walk
- 600-meter row
- 120-foot handstand walk
- 800-meter row
- 72-foot handstand walk
Time cap: 13 minutes
Men’s Results
- Ruslan Miftakhov — 07:58.00
- Anton Yakovlev — 07:59.00
- Ilyas Kuliev — 07:59.00
Women’s Results
- Seher Kaya — 09:08.00
- Seungyeon Choi — 09:26.00
- Anna Ivanova — 09:27.00
Workout Five
For time:
- 10 squat snatches by 2:00
- 8 squat snatches by 4:00
- 6 squat snatches by 6:00
- 4 squat snatches by 8:00
- 2 squat snatches by 11:00
Time cap: 11 minutes
Women: 135 / 145 / 155 / 165 / 175 lb (61.2 / 65.8 / 70.3 / 74.8 / 79.4 kg)
Men: 185 / 205 / 225 / 245 / 265 lb (83.9 / 93 / 102 / 111.1 / 120.2 kg)
Men’s Results
- Kang Kyungsun — 06:30.52
- Gui Quan Yang — 06:52.00
- Chen Sheng — 07:12.00
Women’s Results
- Seungyeon Choi — 06:02.00
- Anna Ivanova — 06:18.00
- Dawon Jung — 08:06.00
Workout Six
For time:
- 30/22-calorie Echo bike
- 15 muscle-ups
- 72-foot dumbbell walking lunge
Time cap: 6 minutes
Women: Two 70-lb (31.8-kg) dumbbells
Men: Two 100-lb (45.3-kg) dumbbells
Men’s Results
- Ivan Kukartsev — 02:37.00
- Anatolii Borisenko — 03:12.00
- Ilya Makarov — 03:21.00
Women’s Results
- Seher Kaya — 03:42.17
- Omer Reshef — 04:12.00
- Anastasia Smirnova — 04:29.00
Related: 2024 CrossFit Semifinals Full Event Schedule & Qualifying Spots For CrossFit Games Announced
Five Semifinal competitions remain, and they are scheduled to take place in the two weeks after the 2024 CrossFit Asia Semifinal. So, a lot of action still awaits, as dozens of athletes look to qualify for the biggest CrossFit competition in the world.
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