What happened at the Dubai Championship 2018?

What a weekend we have passed the team PICSIL In the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of the Dubai CrossFit Championship. As you know, we have had the honor of being part of the Official sponsors of the first official competition of the CrossFit Games 2019. Have you missed it? We tell you everything that has happened. Four days of competition on the beach, in the desert and lifting irons at frantic rhythm, throughout 10 events, and all to reach a goal: a direct place for the final of whats CrossFit Games 2019 In Madison. This was the motivation of all the professional athletes of the crossfit that managed to qualify for the final of the Dubai CrossFit Championship, which took place from December 12 to 15, 2018. More than 60 men and women and 10 teams had the privilege of brand new The new qualifying modality and thus inaugurate the new season of the Games.

Day 1: Playa del Hotel Jumeirah Al Qaser Layali

The competition begins on Wednesday with two events with a common element: the sea. Gathered at the Jumeirah Al Qaser Layali beach in Dubai, the athletes had to test their resistance and face the waves of the sea. Event 1 For Time-15 minutes 21-15-9 Dual Kb Snatch 24/16kg Dual Kb Front Squat 24/16kg 350m Winning Swimming:

Mat Fraser
Sara Sigmundottir
Invictus

Event 2 For Time - 15 minutes 800m race at Assault Air Runner 350 m Swimming Winners:

Alex Kotoula (Greece)
Hariet Roberts (New Zealand)
Invictus

Day 2: Disar through the desert to Marmonon

On Thursday, participants to Dubai CrossFit Championship changed the water to the sand and had to perform a single high -resistance WOD. Event 3 8 km of 4km desert with 9/6kg 4km -free vest -free vest wins:

Brendan Willis (Canada)
Mikaela Norman (Sweden)
Team Sweden (Sweden)

Day 3 and 4: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

On Friday and Saturday the competitors faced classic events from crossfit that were held at the stadium Duty Free Tennis of Dubai. A total of 7 events distributed in two days in which attendees could see the skills of international professionals of the crossfit. Day 3 Event 4 5 min 1RM Snatch Winners:

Mat Fraser: 137 kg
Mia Akerlund (Sweden): 104 kg
Team omnicide (USA): 443 kg in total

Event 5 20m with yoke 280/180kg 15 hspu in parallel bars later 3 rounds 15 box jump overs 30/24 10 ring muscle ups finish 20m with yoke 280/180kg winners:

Mat Fraser
Jamie Greene (New Zealand)
CrossFit PRO 1 (Canada)

Event 6 For Time - 6/7 min 500m skierg 500m Row 1km Bikeerg Winners:

Roman Khrennikov (Russia)
Laura Hormvath (Hungary)
Cassidy, Jen, Adrian, Lukas (Picsil team!)

Event 7 For Time - 8/9 min 9 Rope Climb 40 m Handstand Walk 6 Rope Climb 40 m Handstand Walk 3 Rope Climb 40 m Handstand Walk Winners:

Mat Fraser
Jamie Greene (New Zealand)
Central Beasts (USA)

Day 4

Event 8 For Time - 3 min 20m Sandbag Carry (150/100lbs) 12/10 Burpees Box Jump Overs (24/20) 30/20 Cal. Assault Bike 12/10 Burpees Box Jump Overs (24/20) 20m Sandbag Carry (150/100lbs) Winners:

Mat Fraser
Sam Briggs (!!!)
Team Butchers' Lab (Denmark)

Event 9 For time - 6 min 15 snatch 90/60kg 15 clean & jerk 110/80kg winners:

Mat Fraser
Dani Speeche (USA)
Invictus

Event 10 13 min 4 rounds 6 bar muscle ups 3 devils press (85/55lbs) 3 rounds 15 toes-to-bar 60 double unders 2 rounds 30 wall balls 5 Cleans (100/70kg) Then 20m oh lunges with 1 dB (10m in each hand) winners:

Mat Fraser
Sam Briggs (!!!)
Team omnicide (USA)

Who has won the Dubai CrossFit Championship 2018?

In the male category, it is clear that Mat Fraser I was not going to miss the opportunity to return to Madison to defend his title of Fittest On Earth.

In the female category, the competition was more at odd but The veteran and athlete Picsil Sam Briggs He managed to get his direct pass to the 2019 Games, despite a competition with many ups and downs, especially if we talk about WOD of Olympic surveys. As for the teams, the members of Invictus They had it won by almost always in the Top 3 and winning three events. This is the podium of Dubai CrossFit Championship 2018. Male individual:

Mat Fraser
BK Gudmunddson (!!!)
Willy Georges (France)

Female individual:

Sam Briggs
Jamie Greene
Sara Sigmundottir

Teams:

Invictus
Team omnicide (USA)
Cassidy, Jen, Adrian, Lukas (Picsil team)

And the PICSIL athletes?

For us, it was a pleasure to participate in the Dubai CrossFit Championship as an official sponsor of the competition but also as Various athletes sponsor They gave everything in the 10 events. Have Sam Briggs as a picsil athlete It is already an honor, but that she is the winner of this edition is already something incredible. Congratulations Sam for your performance and luck in the Games! Also newly incorporated into the club of PICSIL flag bearers: BK Gudmundsson. Although he has not managed to defend his winner title in this edition against Matte Fraser, BKG does not come down from the podium and has made an excellent competition. Congratulations! Finally, the PICSIL team composed of Adrian Mundwiller, Lukas Esslinger, Jen Smith and completed with Cassidy Lance-Wherther also climbs the team winning trio with third place. In PICSIL we have also celebrated the victory of the 6th work as crazy. Great job guys! These is what happened in the Dubai CrossFit Championship 2018. In the following article, we tell you what we have lived between scenes. PHOTOS: https://www.facebook.com/dubaicrossfitchampionship/