2022 CrossFit Semifinal Far East Throwdown Results & Recap — Roman Khrennikov Dominates 

Another 2022 CrossFit Semifinals weekend came to an end with an incredible strength exhibition. The 2022 Far East Throwdown took place over the weekend of June 3-5, in Busan, South Korea. It served as a qualifier for the 2022 CrossFit Games for the athletes from the Asian continent and it definitely did not disappoint. Although many rookies stepped up to claim their ticket for the finals, Roman Khrennikov still won the competition with comfort. 

The two top place finishers from each of the male, female, and team division earned their place for the 2022 CrossFit Games, which will take place on August 3-7, in Madison, Wisconsin. Winners of both individual divisions, Roman Khrennikov and Choi Seungyeon, had almost perfect performances. Roman won four out of six events, and did not place out of the top 4 in those which he failed to win. Choi Seungyeon has an almost identical performance, as she also won four events. 

2022 Far East Throwdown CrossFit Semifinals Rankings and Results

Male

1. Roman Khrennikov — 584 points (Qualified for 2022 CrossFit Games)
2. Nasser Alruwayeh — 552 points (Qualified for 2022 CrossFit Games)
3. Arthur Semenov — 536 points
4. Andrey Fedotov — 447 points
5. Anthony Hayes — 421 points
6. Morteza Sedaghat — 418 points
7. Ruslan Miftakhov — 371 points
8. Seokbeom Kim — 366 points
9. Vitaliy Stepanov — 362 points
10. Artyom Matsak — 352 points

 

Female

1. Choi Seungyeon — 588 points (Qualified for 2022 CrossFit Games)
2. Seher Kaya — 560 points (Qualified for 2022 CrossFit Games)
3. Jung Dawon — 508 points
4. Dema Zebdieh — 468 points
5. Sakuyama Yuko — 464 points
6. Shahad Budebs — 453 points
7. Uracha Teerawanitsan — 433 points
8. Omer Reshef — 432 points
9. Tatiana Evseeva — 357 points 
10. MinJeong Kim — 357 points 

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Teams

1. KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team — 695 points (Qualified for 2022 CrossFit Games)
2. CrossFit Yas Black — 645 points (Qualified for 2022 CrossFit Games)
3. CrossFit Alioth — 605 points
4. MVMT CrossFit — 520 points
5. L7 CrossFit Ba Ke Si Formosa — 515 points
6. CrossFit Mobilus Chinatown Sour Patch Kids — 485 points
7. CrossFit We Can Do It Team BUSAN — 480 points
8. Soyuz CrossFit TERFIT — 480 points 
9. CrossFit Arcade — 400 points
10. CrossFit Erada Team Qatar — 375 points

Individual Male & Female Event Results

Event One — Crossing the Gwang-an Bridge

Three rounds for time:

Row (18/15 calories)

Nine Muscle-Ups

12 Hang Snatches — (135/95-lb)

Time cap: 12 minutes

Male

• Roman Khrennikov — 6:57
• Nasser Alruwayeh — 7:03
• Aleksandar Ilin — 7:30

Female

• Choi Seungyeon — 9:05
• Shahad Budebs — 9:33
• Seher Kaya — 9:46

Event Two — Barbell Complex

Three attempts for max load of:

• Three Cleans 
• Two Front Squats
• One Jerk (Shoulder-to-overhead)

Time: 20-minute heats

Male

• Roman Khrennikov — 330 pounds (T-first)
• Eren Kim — 330 pounds (T-first)
• Morteza Sedaghat — 330 pounds (T-first)
• Nasser Alruwayeh — 330 pounds (T-first)

Female

• Choi Seungyeon — 215 pounds
• Wong Florence — 210 pounds
• Roja Hashemi — 205 pounds

Event Three — 2014 Regional Event 5

10 rounds for time:

• One Legless Rope Climb — 15 feet
• Run — 170 feet

Time cap: 11 minutes

Male

• Arthur Semenov — 2:36
• Roman Khrennikov — 2:47
• Anthony Hayes — 2:52

Female 

• Choi Seungyeon — 4:00
• Shahad Budebs — 4:07
• Omer Reshef — 4:28

 

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Event Four — Short or Long

For time:

• 200 Double-Unders
• 100-foot Handstand Walk
• Five Snatches (185/125-lb)
• Four Snatches (205/135-lb)
• Three Snatches (225/145-lb)
• Two Snatches (245/155-lb)
• One Snatch (265/165-lb)

Time cap: 12 minutes

Male

• Arthur Semenov — 5:08
• Morteza Sedaghat — 5:30
• Nasser Alruwayeh — 5:32

Female

• Choi Seungyeon — 5:45
• Seher Kaya — 5:52
• Uracha Teerawanitsan — 6:07

Even Five — Far East Chipper

For time: 

• 40 Handstand Push-Ups
• 40 Wall-Ball Shots (20/14-lb)
• 40 Dumbbell Snatches (70/50-lb)
• Run — 1,200 meters
• 40 GHD Sit-ups
• 40 Toes-to-Bars
• 40 Box Jump Overs (24/20 inches)

Time cap: 20 minutes

Male 

• Roman Khrennikov — 12:56
• Aleksandar Ilin — 13:20
• Nasser Alruwayeh — 13:54

Female 

• Seher Kaya — 14:35
• Jung Dawon — 14:50
• Choi Seungyeon — 15:22

Event Six — Triple Dumbbell Bomb!

For time: 

• 50 Double Dumbbell Deadlifts
• 100-foot Double Dumbbell Walking Lunges
• 150-foot Farmer’s Carry

Time cap: Nine minutes, 

Male: 100 pounds / Female: 70 pounds

Male

• Roman Khrennikov — 3:56
• Anthony Hayes — 4:16
• Arthur Semenov — 4:27

Female

• Seher Kaya — 4:43
• Choi Seungyeon — 5:28
• Jung Dawon — 5:50

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Only three more 2022 CrossFit Semifinal competitions are left, and all of them are set to take place over the weekend of June 10-12. They will add a few more competitors to the 2022 CrossFit Games lineup, while two positions in each division will remain free for the 2022 CrossFit Last Chance Qualifier. The last chance qualifier will be held in an online format from June 29 – to July 1, 2022. 

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