July 2, 2015
STUBHUB CENTER TO HOST 2015 REEBOK CROSSFIT GAMES JULY 21-26
CARSON, CALIF. (Thursday, July 2, 2015) – StubHub Center announced today that the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games will be hosted at StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. from July 21-26, marking a sixth consecutive year that the games will be held at the venue.
The 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games are the world’s premier test to find the Fittest on Earth™. They are world-renowned as a grueling test for the world’s toughest athletes as they compete for their share of the $2 million dollar prize purse, with equal payouts for men and women.
Last year, the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games was the most successful event in the competition’s eight-year history. Over 50,000 guests and athletes attended the 2014 Reebok CrossFit Games at StubHub Center from July 25-27 to see athletes compete for the title of Fittest on Earth™. In 2014, over 209,000 athletes from 17 different regions competed in the 2014 CrossFit Games Open, a five-week, online, worldwide qualifier for the CrossFit Games.
This year, a total of 270,000 people from 138 different countries signed up for the 2015 CrossFit Games Open with only a total of 560 athletes from the 17 different regions qualifying to the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games. Of these athletes, 40 individual men, 40 individual women, 40 teams of six athletes each, 20 teenage boys, 20 teenage girls, and 200 Masters athletes will compete in the Games.
In 2015, CrossFit Games organizers added a teenage division to the Open as teenage athletes went on to prove they could handle both barbell and high-skill movements like handstand push-ups and muscle-ups. The pool of 3,400 athletes during the Open was cut down to 40 as the fittest 10 athletes in each of the four divisions (Boys 14-15, Girls 14-15, Boys 16-17 and Girls 16-17) will go on to compete at the CrossFit Games July 21-23.
Each day will begin in the soccer stadium, and finish under the lights of the tennis stadium. Gates will open to the public at 8 a.m., and action in the soccer stadium will take place until approximately 3 p.m. PT (subject to change). The remaining events each day will take place in the tennis stadium until approximately 8 p.m. (6 p.m. on Sunday).
A full schedule of events for competition will be posted online at games.crossfit.com in the weeks leading to the Games. Media interested in covering the 2015 CrossFit Games should email press@crossfitgames.com. All press must be on editorial assignment and should be prepared to provide a letter of assignment on company letterhead.
General Admission tickets for the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games are still available at a cost of $50. A general admission ticket includes access to six days of competition including all the Masters, Teen and Team competitions, as well as access to the Individual competition taking place at the soccer stadium.
A limited amount of Tickets to the tennis stadium were released Friday and are available for purchase at axs.com. A Tennis Ticket provides complete access for one day, including General Admission access to the soccer stadium, as well as exclusive access to the tennis stadium where the individual events are held each night. Tennis Stadium tickets start at $75 for Friday, July 24, $100 for Saturday, July 25, and $100 for Sunday, July 26. For more ticketing information, please visit games.crossfit.com.
For more information about the CrossFit Games and additional events at StubHub Center, please visit www.stubhubcenter.com.