The 2026 REBEL Renegade Games tested athletes across 11 scored events in South Africa. With dramatic leaderboard swings, multiple event winners, and tight battles for the podium in both divisions, the competition rewarded the athletes who could remain consistent across every aspect of fitness.
Lets dive into the action.
2026 REBEL Renegade Games Female Individual Division
Key Takeaways
- Hannah Black won the 2026 REBEL Renegade Games women’s division with 905 points, recording seven podium finishes across the 11 scored tests.
- Matilde Garnes recorded four event or section wins, the most in the field, but a 27th-place finish in Event 2 kept her third overall.
- Var Thurmann-Moe won Event 2, Event 4 (DU), and Event 5 before finishing second overall with 852 points.
2026 REBEL Renegade Games Female Individual Division Leaderboard
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannah Black | 905 |
| 2 | Var Thurmann-Moe | 852 |
| 3 | Matilde Garnes | 830 |
| 4 | Tanha Bouffe | 794 |
| 5 | Inga Loftesnes | 726 |
| 6 | Elzaan Troskie | 710 |
| 7 | Rosalie Belanger | 700 |
| 8 | Brittany Anderson | 697 |
| 9 | Evie Hollis | 635 |
| 10 | Gilmari Reyneke | 618 |
| 11 | Leeverne Engelbrecht | 581 |
| 12 | Chane Spangenberg | 572 |
| 13 | Ellie Workman | 557 |
| 14 | Mariska Barnard | 541 |
| 15 | Charlotte Davies | 535 |
| 16 | Salome Boveda | 521 |
| 17 | Emma Morgan | 497 |
| 18 | Ashton Finkel | 497 |
| 19 | Jenna Goldie | 479 |
| 20 | Marike Hartman | 426 |
| 21 | Malin Henriksson | 399 |
| 22 | Rasha Moharram | 394 |
| 23 | Tinei Langridge | 366 |
| 24 | Robyn Leigh Wilson | 363 |
| 25 | Melanie Verlinde | 351 |
| 26 | Maria Tadic | 344 |
| 27 | Rachelle Du Plessis | 327 |
| 28 | Rika Marx | 314 |
| 29 | Kylie Wolhuter | 309 |
| 30 | Shimonique Verster | 287 |
| 31 | Jessica Ubisse | 232 |
| 32 | Leah Jacobs | 220 |
| 33 | Sheree Ogle | 219 |
| 34 | Maia Rawlins | 199 |
Source: REBEL Renegade Games 2026 Female Individual leaderboard.
2026 REBEL Renegade Games Female Individual Division Recap
The women’s division at the 2026 REBEL Renegade Games delivered one of the deepest and most competitive fields of the season, with multiple athletes trading event wins throughout the weekend. Hannah Black ultimately secured the overall title through remarkable consistency, never finishing lower than fourth in any scored event section except Event 4 (FS) and the heavy lift event. The South African standout collected seven top-3 finishes across the competition, including victories in the max-lift Event 7 and the final sprint event.
Var Thurmann-Moe pushed Black throughout the weekend and looked like the athlete to beat after winning Event 2, Event 4 (DU), and Event 5. She also finished first overall in the opening section of Event 4. However, lower placements in the heavy lift event and Event 8 widened the gap to 53 points by the end of the competition.
Norway’s Matilde Garnes delivered some of the most dominant performances of the weekend despite finishing third overall. Garnes won Event 1, Event 4 (RMU), Event 8, and Event 9, giving her four event or section victories, more than any other athlete in the field. A costly 27th-place finish in Event 2, however, proved impossible to recover from despite her late surge.
Just outside the podium, Tanha Bouffe finished fourth with 794 points after winning Event 3 and consistently placing inside the top 11 across every scored event section except Event 4 (FS), where she placed 17th. Inga Loftesnes rounded out the top five, highlighted by a third-place finish in Event 4 (FS) and fourth in Event 8.
2026 REBEL Renegade Games Male Individual Division
Key Takeaways
- Ben Fowler won the 2026 REBEL Renegade Games men’s division with 875 points, recording nine top-5 finishes across the competition.
- Ruan Potgieter collected the most event and section wins of the weekend, winning Event 3, Event 4 (DU), and Event 8 on his way to second overall.
- Jan Arnd Finkenberg posted the heaviest successful lift of the competition at 140kg, while also winning the final event to secure third overall.
2026 REBEL Renegade Games Male Individual Division Final Leaderboard
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Fowler | 875 |
| 2 | Ruan Potgieter | 767 |
| 3 | Jan Arnd Finkenberg | 743 |
| 4 | Max Krieg | 723 |
| 5 | Tiago Luzes | 702 |
| 6 | João Pedro Barcelos | 659 |
| 7 | Mike Van Tonder | 630 |
| 8 | Joshua Hong | 601 |
| 9 | Marcello Clarizio | 582 |
| 10 | Kealan Henry | 578 |
| 11 | Chris Ngoma | 568 |
| 12 | Carlos Labarthe | 543 |
| 13 | Dane Naude | 543 |
| 14 | Matthew Ritzlmayr | 533 |
| 15 | Muanda Elias | 520 |
| 16 | Williams Rios | 519 |
| 17 | Mark Nangle | 481 |
| 18 | Kaiden Steyn | 473 |
| 19 | Meysam Rohani | 446 |
| 20 | Joshua Kernot | 434 |
| 21 | Marlo Prinsloo | 429 |
| 22 | Willem Snyman | 419 |
| 23 | Ibrahem Magdy | 413 |
| 24 | Benyamine Boujar | 370 |
| 25 | Jack Laker | 360 |
| 26 | William Carter | 331 |
| 27 | Joseph Harrison | 327 |
| 28 | Hennie Terreblanche | 311 |
| 29 | Julian Liebenberg | 285 |
| 30 | Hamza Mahir | 271 |
| 31 | James Van Dongen | 258 |
| 32 | Keagan Lazarus | 245 |
| 33 | Jacque Gericke | 220 |
| 34 | Schalk Burger | 213 |
| 35 | Rurik Lucena | 205 |
| 36 | Trent Strydom | 197 |
| 37 | Osama Abouzeid | 185 |
| 38 | Jason Dicks | 172 |
| 39 | Reinhard Van Der Westhuizen | 169 |
| 40 | Keegan Cohen | 145 |
Source: REBEL Renegade Games 2026 Men Individual leaderboard.
2026 REBEL Renegade Games Male Individual Division Recap
Ben Fowler delivered the most complete performance of the weekend, opening the competition with back-to-back wins in Event 1 and Event 2 before remaining near the top of the leaderboard throughout the remaining tests. Fowler finished inside the top five in seven of the eleven scored events and never placed lower than 13th in any workout or event section. His consistency across sprint, endurance, gymnastics, and lifting events ultimately secured a dominant 108-point victory.
Ruan Potgieter finished second overall with 767 points after producing several standout performances across the weekend. Potgieter won Event 3, the double-under portion of Event 4, and Event 8, while also placing second in the final event. He led the field in total event and section victories, but lower finishes in Event 6 and the heavy lift event limited his ability to challenge Fowler for the overall title.
Germany’s Jan Arnd Finkenberg rounded out the podium with 743 points despite suffering major point losses early in the competition. Finkenberg finished 28th in Event 3 and 33rd in Event 4 (DU), but responded with victories in the max-lift event and Event 9. His 140kg lift was the highest successful weight in the men’s division and helped fuel a strong late-weekend comeback.
Max Krieg finished fourth overall after winning both Event 6 and Event 7, including the fastest time of 21:17 in Event 6 and 4:03 in Event 7. Tiago Luzes completed the top five with 702 points after consistently placing inside the top 16 across every event section of the competition.
Conclusion
The 2026 REBEL Renegade Games rewarded consistency across one of the most demanding competition formats of the season, with 11 scored tests in both the men’s and women’s divisions. Ben Fowler and Hannah Black claimed the overall titles after combining for 16 top-5 event finishes, while athletes like Jan Arnd Finkenberg and Matilde Garnes showed how dominant event performances could still reshape the leaderboard despite costly low finishes elsewhere.
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