Mat Fraser Leads On The Scorecards After Event 1 With The Score Of 100!
Three-time reigning CrossFit Games champion Mat Fraser opened strong in the first round at Dubai CrossFit Championship. The American competitor blew up the competition, earning the score of 100 in the event one, leaving his rivals far behind!
Here is how Dubai CrossFit Championship Event 1 looked like:
For Time (15 Minute Time Cap)
21 – 15 – 9
Dual KB Snatch 24 kg / 16 kg
Dual KB Front Squat 24 kg / 16 kg
350m swim
As you can see the upper limit for this brutal workout is 15 minutes. Few competitors could not even complete the first event. Don’t forget dual kettlebell front squat and snatch are technically very difficult exercises!
Other CrossFit athletes, who put in outstanding performances, are Alex Kotoulas, Matt McLeod, and BK Karl Gudmundsson, who won the Dubai Fitness Championship last year.
McLeod earned the second place in the first round (95 points, 10:25). Yet, CrossFit Mayhem competitor earned the score of outstanding 100 points and completed the circuit in 09:54. As well as you can see, the difference between 1st and 2nd place is unbelievable 31 seconds. Mat Fraser probably had some sort of a rocket fuel in his arms and legs!
Briefly, event 2 looks like this.
For Time (15 Minute Time Cap)
800m Assault Air Runner
350m swim
Men Leaderboard scores after event 2 are below:
“Wait where are we swimming to? Which buoy?” Travis Mayer, Mat Fraser and senior event advisor Diego Centeno discuss just how far they will be swimming. .
Event 1 kicks off the 2019 CrossFit Games season. “Arabian Gulf Swim”
21 – 15 – 9
Dual KB Snatch 24 kg / 16 kg
Dual KB Front Squat 24 kg / 16 kg
Then
350m swim
In women’s leaderboard, Sam Briggs tops the scorecard, as she finished event 1 and 2 at 2nd place and sits at 1st place overall.
The Dubai CrossFit Championship takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is a four-day CrossFit sanctioned competition. Its goal is bringing teams and individuals from the whole world to contest in the spirit of fitness.
