LIVESTREAM – How to Watch the Far East Throwdown CrossFit Semifinal

This weekend there are two more CrossFit Semifinals taking place. Find out how to watch the Far East Throwdown.

The Far East Throwdown is the only CrossFit Semifinal that combines the fittest athletes from Asia. According to the rulebook, only the top 2 men, women and teams will receive an invitation to the Games. Individuals placed 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th will go through to the Last-Chance Qualifier.

Below you will find out how to watch the Far East Throwdown, the athletes competing individually, who to watch and the workouts programmed.

LIVESTREAM – How To Watch the Far East Throwdown

There will be a Livestream provided by Far East Media. You will also be able to watch the events on Games.CrossFit.com and on the official CrossFit Games App.

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Day 2

Dat 3

Who Is Competing at the Far East Throwdown CrossFit Semifinal?

Men

Name	Country
Min Sun Kim	South Korea
Mevlüt Agir	Tunisia
Dmitry Gurin	Russia
Ignatiy Chomchoev	Russia
Vladislav Zakhovaev	Russia
Anatolii Borisenko	Russia
Ruslan Miftakhov	Russia
Arthur Semenov	Russia
Artyom Matsak	Kazakhstan
Nasser Alruwayeh	Kuwait
Raad Alshahrani	Saudi Arabia
Evgeniy Glushkov	Israel
Morteza Sedaghat	Iran
Andrey Fedotov	Russia
Anthony Haynes	China
Ilyas Kuliev	Russia
Grigory Gribenyuk	Russia
Aleksandar Ilin	Russia
Vitaliy Stepanov	Russia
Seungjong Kim	South Korea
Eren Kim	South Korea
Hyunsu Kim	South Korea
Geunjin Kim	South Korea
Marcus Kwak	South Korea
Seokbeom Kim	South Korea
Roman Khrennikov	Russia

Women

Name	Country
Hyerin Baek	South Korea
Khushi Verma	India
Byun Eunche	South Korea
Landy Eng	Singapore
Nataly Soboleva	Israel
May Hazan	Israel
Mariam Alhilli	Bahrain
Roja Hashemi	Iran
Or Cohen	Israel
Tatiana Evseeva	Russia
Nina Juna	Brunei Darussalam
Minjeong Kim	South Korea
Dema Zebdieh	Jordan
Omer Reshef	Israel
Seher Kaya	Turkey
Seungyeon Choi	South Korea
Merve Gokcil	Turkey
Maria Astashova	Russia
Gaeun Kim	South Korea
Dawon Jung	South Korea
Rena Urabe	Japan
Uracha Teerawanitsan	Thailand
Shahad Budebs	United Arab Emirates
Hajer Jamal	Kuwait
Yuko Sakuyama	Japan
Dara Al-Kayyali	Palestinian Territory
Florence Wong	China

Teams

1. Yangsan CrossFit Team Thor
2. CrossFit Mobilius Chinatown Emotional Damage
3. CrossFit Alioth Heroes
4. Soyuz CrossFit Terfit
5. CrossFit Mate Korea
6. KT CrossFit Kolesnikov Team
7. CrossFit Alioth
8. CrossFit Beomgye Stadion Team Koco
9. L7CrossFit Ba Ke Si Formosa
10. CrossFit We Can Do It Busan
11. CrossFit Mobilius Chinatown Sour Patch Kids
12. MVMT CrossFit
13. CrossFit Arcade
14. Gan CrossFit Mongolia
15. CrossFit Yas Black
16. CrossFit Atlantis WOD Friends
17. CrossFit Erada Team Qatar

Who To Watch At The Far East Throwdown

With only the top 2 spots receiving an invitation to the CrossFit Games this year, the competition is going to be a struggle for the athletes.

However, two names jump to mind in the men’s division: Roman Khrennikov and Aleksandar Ilin.

Roman Krennikov is one of the strongest athletes from Asia to step foot on a CrossFit competition floor. So far, this Russian powerhouse has qualified for the CrossFit Games 4 times (2018-2021) but has never managed to enter the country due to visa issues (he finished 13^th in 2020 because the biggest part of the competition was online).

This year it could be different, as he received his visa to enter the United States and could make his debut in an in-person CrossFit Games for the first time. Last year Khrennikov won the Dubai CrossFit Championship, the Madrid CrossFit Championship and finished 1^st at the Last Chance Qualifier.

Aleksandar Ilin is another famous CrossFit athlete from Russia. He won 3 out of 5 workouts at the Asia Invitational last year, granting him the chance to compete in the CrossFit Games too (which he couldn’t due to visa issues). He finished 2^nd in the Quarterfinals this year, behind Khrennikov.

Two dark horses could snatch one of the two invitations to the Games this year. Morteya Sedaghat is Iran’s Fittest Man and has been training as a Mayhem athlete for this year. One of the strongest Chinese athletes who should be on your radar is Antony (Ant) Haynes. He finished 27^th at the CrossFit Games in 2019.

For the women’s division, there seems to be a common ground on who should come out on top of the podium, but the 2^nd Games invitation is where the battle is for athletes.

Seungyeon Choi, the 23-year-old athlete who made her CrossFit Games debut last year, is a strong contender for 1^st place. She has been crowned South Korea’s Fittest Woman last year and finished strong at 2021’s Asia Invitational. Choi finished 45^th worldwide in the Quarterfinals this year.

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Other athletes who will be battling for an invitation to the Games this year are Seher Kaya, Dawon Jung, and Shahad Budebs.

Shahad Budebs is from the United Arab Emirates and finished 2^nd at the Individual Quarterfinal this year in the Asia region. She competed at the Games in 2019 when she became the country’s National Champion.

Turkish CrossFit athlete Seher Kaya has been competing since 2020 but has already proven to be someone to watch during competitions. This year she finished 20^th at the Open and 116^th worldwide in the individual Quarterfinals. Last year she finished 7^th at the Asia Invitational.

Dawon Jung is another South Korean athlete who wants to make her mark in the sport. Although she has never competed at the Games level, she is getting fitter each passing year. This year she finished 196^th worldwide at the Open and 155^th at the Quarterfinals (5^th in the Asia region).

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Far East Throwdown Workouts

Individual

Event 1 – Crossing the Gwang-an Bridge

3 rounds for time:

• 18/15 cal row
• 9 muscle-ups
• 12 hang snatches (135/95 lb)

Time cap: 12 minutes

Event 2 – Barbell Complex

3 attempts for max load of:

• 3 cleans
• 2 front squats
• 1 jerk (shoulder-to-overhead)

Time cap: 20 minutes

Event 3 – 2014 Regional Event 5

10 rounds for time:

• 1 legless rope climb (15’’)
• Run (170ft)

Time cap: 11 minutes

Event 4 – Short or Long

For time:

• 200 double-unders
• 100-ft handstand walk
• 5 snatches (185/125 lb)
• 4 snatches (205/135 lb)
• 3 snatches (225/155 lb)
• 2 snatches (245/155lb)
• 1 snatch (265/165lb)

Time cap: 12 minutes

Event 5 – 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 metres
• 40 GHD sit-ups
• 40 toes-to-bars
• 40 box jump overs (24/20 inches)

Time cap: 20 minutes

Event 6 – Triple Dumbbell Bomb

For time:

• 50 double dumbbell deadlifts
• 100-ft double dumbbell walking lunges
• 150-ft farmer’s carry

(M: 100 / W: 70 lb)

Time cap: 9 minutes

Check out the videos of how to perform all workouts here.

Team

Event 1 – Hello, Hello, Hello

For time:

<F1>

• 30 Hang Power Snatches 75lb
• 30 Chest to Bar Pull-Ups

<M1>

• 20 Power Snatches 155lb
• 20 Bar Muscle-Ups

<F2/M2>

• 10 Synchro Squat Snatches 185 / 125lb
• 10 Synchro Ring Muscle-Ups

Time Cap: 12 minutes

Event 2 – Team Short or Long

For Time : ​

• 100 Double-Unders
• 50ft Handstand Walk
• 1/1/1/1/1 Clean and Jerk

*F: 125 / 145 / 165 / 175 / 185lb

*M: 205 / 225 / 245 / 265 / 285lb

​**2A. (F1 → F2)  00:00 ~ 09:00

**2B. (M1 → M2) 09:00 ~ 18:00

Time Cap: 18 minutes

Event 3 – Thrusters + Legless Rope Climbs

For Time, starting with female pair:

• 40 Thrusters (95lb)
• 6 Legless Rope Climbs
• 30 Thrusters (95lb)
• 4 Legless Rope Climbs
• 20 Thrusters (95lb)
• 2 Legless Rope Climbs

Immediately followed by the male pair (thrusters at 135lb).

Time Cap: 20 minutes

Event 4 – Team Snatch Ladder

For Heaviest Successful Lift​

(Weight in lb.)

• M: 185/195/205/215/225/235/245/255/265/275 (11th platform staged at 285)
• F: 135/140/145/150/155/160/165/170/175/180 (11th platform staged at 185)

(Weight in kilograms)

• M: 84/88/93/98/102/107/111/115/120/124 (11th platform staged at 129)
• F: 61/63/65/68/70/72/75/77/79/81 (11th platform staged at 84

Time: 22 minutes

Event 5 – Team Far East Chipper

For Time : 

• 50 Handstand Push-Ups W/ Handstand Hold
• 50 Synchro Wall-Ball Shots 20/14lb
• Run 400m (A) / Row 500m (B)
• 50 GHD Sit-Ups W/ Hanging Hold
• 50 Synchro Toes to Bars
• Row 500m (A) / Run 400m (B)

* Relay FF → MM

Time Cap: 22 minutes

Event 6 – Worm V

For Time : 

• 50-ft Worm Lunges
• 40 Worm Cleans
• 30 Worm Synchro Burpees
• 40 Worm Thrusters
• 50-ft Worm Lunge

Time Cap: 12 minutes

Check a video of all workouts prescribed for the teams here.

CrossFit Semifinals Dates

There are 10 Semifinals events spread worldwide. Four in North America, two in Europe, and one in Africa, South America, Oceania and Asia. Unlike last year, this time all Semifinals are in-person.

Here are the details for the 2022 Semifinals:

Date	Competition	Location
May 20-22	Syndicate Crown	Tennessee (U.S.)
May 20-22	CrossFit Lowlands Throwdown	Amsterdam (Netherlands)
May 20-22	Torian Pro	Brisbane (Australia)
May 27-29	Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge	Tennessee (U.S.)
May 27-29	CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town	Stellenbosch (South Africa)
June 3-5	Far East Throwdown	Busan (South Korea)
June 3-5	Granite Games	Minnesota (U.S.)
June 10-12	CrossFit Atlas Games	Québec (Canada)
June 10-12	CrossFit Strength in Depth	England (U.K.)
June 10-12	CrossFit Copa Sur	Vitória (Brazil)

The Last-Chance Qualifier is an online competition that takes place from June 29th to July 1st.

The Games will take place on August 3-7 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.

Check out the results of past Semifinal events and who already qualified for the Games this year.

Who Won the 2022 Torian Pro CrossFit Semifinal? (All Results)

CrossFit Lowlands Throwdown Results – Podium & Last-Chance Qualifiers

Mid-Atlantic CrossFit Challenge Results

CrossFit Fittest in Cape Town Semifinal Crowns Champions

Syndicate Crown – Who Is #GamesBound?