Rogue Invitational

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For the most recent competition, see 2023 Rogue Invitational.
Rogue Invitational
Tournament information
Sport
Location United States
Established2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Number of
tournaments
3
FormatMulti-event competition
Purse$1.4 million (2021)[1]
WebsiteRogue Invitational
Current champion
Most recent tournament
2023 Rogue Invitational

The Rogue Invitational is an annual sporting event that includes a CrossFit competition and a strongman competition. The event, organized by Rogue, started in 2019 as a CrossFit sanctioned competition, but has since become a major competition for CrossFit athletes. A contest for strongmen that featured the largest prize purse in the history of strongman competition was added in 2021.

History[edit]

The Rogue Invitational was announced in November 2018 as a sanctioned CrossFit event for the 2019 CrossFit Games.[2] For the first Invitational, the top 10 male and top 10 female athletes from the 2018 CrossFit Games were given an invitation,[3] as well as online qualifiers and other select top athletes making a total of 20 men, 20 women and 10 teams invited.[4] The prize purse was $400,000, with the winners winning a top prize of $50,000 and a place at the CrossFit Games in their respective division, and all participants are guaranteed a cash prize.[5][6] A Legends division was included for notable past CrossFit male and female athletes. The first Rogue Invitational also hosted the Rogue Record Breakers whereby strongmen and strongwomen can attempt to break 4 Strongman records.[7] The competition was held at the Rogue company headquarters in Columbus, Ohio over two days in May 2019.[8] The inaugural Invitational was contested by 19 men, 20 women and 8 teams, and it won by Mat Fraser for the men's competition, Tia-Clair Toomey for the women's, and CrossFit OC3 for the team's.[9][10] The competition was live-streamed, and Rogue partnered with CBS to broadcast edited segments of the competition after the event.[11]

In 2020, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the event was postponed and held online in June, to be competed by 18 men and 18 women, including top Games athletes, qualifiers (from the qualification stage now called "The Q") and invitees.[12] No team competition was held this year or in subsequent years.[13]

The third Rogue Invitational returned to live competition in 2021, which took place over three days in October at Dell Diamond near Austin, Texas.[14] It provided a prize purse of $1.25 million at the minimum, the biggest in CrossFit outside of the CrossFit Games, and it became the only CrossFit competition that pays out to all athletes competing including airfare and accommodation.[15][16] It also expanded to include a strongman contest this year, instituting the biggest prize purse in the history of strongman competition.[17][18] 20 men and 20 women in CrossFit (no qualifiers this year) were invited to compete in the CrossFit competition,[19] while the field for the strongman competition had 10 athletes including 4 WSM champions.[20] Martins Licis was the first winner of the strongman competition at Rogue Invitational.[21]

In 2022, 15 top male and 15 top female athletes from the CrossFit Games were invited, and at least 5 men and 5 women from the qualifier which returned this year.[22] The competition was extended to four days this year with an extra offsite event added.[23]

It has been announced that the 2024 Rogue Invitational will be held in Aberdeen Scotland.[24] A strongwoman competition will also be added this year.[25]

Events[edit]

The first Rogue Invitational had 8 events for individuals,[26][27] 7 for teams and 4 for Legends.[28] No team competition was held after the first year. The second featured 6 events, the third 7, the fourth 10.[29] The programming of the events at Rogue has a bias toward strength.[30]

The first strongman competition had five events. They include the "Wheel of Pain" created by Rogue,[31] which is an implement inspired by the film Conan the Barbarian and the largest implement ever created for a strongman competition and first used in the Arnold Strongman Classic.[32] Other events included the Rogue-created Elephant Bar for max deadlift and Stone Over Hitching Post.[33] Six events were scheduled over two days in the second strongman competition, with three events repeated from the first competition: Cyr Dumbbell Ladder, Yoke Carry & Overhead Log Lift Medley, Stone Over Hitching Post.[34] Specially-constructed equipment include "Rogue-a-Coaster Pull" where competitors pulled 600 lbs in a cart up a slope simulating a roller coaster ramp, and "Tower of Power" that featured an elevated 900 lbs deadlift on a platform.[35]

Winners[edit]

Year Venue CrossFit Strongman
Men Women Men Women
2019 Rogue HQ, Columbus, Ohio Mat Fraser[9] Tia-Clair Toomey[9] Not held Not held
2020 Online Patrick Vellner[36] Tia-Clair Toomey[37]
2021 Dell Diamond, Austin, Texas Justin Medeiros[38] Tia-Clair Toomey[39] Martins Licis[38]
2022 Dell Diamond, Austin, Texas Justin Medeiros[40] Laura Horvath[41] Oleksii Novikov[42]
2023 Dell Diamond, Austin, Texas Patrick Vellner Laura Horvath Mitchell Hooper[43]
2024 P&J Live, Aberdeen, Scotland

References[edit]

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  7. ^ Beck, Kalle (May 16, 2019). "Strong(wo)man Records to be challenged at Rogue invitational". Starting Strongman.
  8. ^ Blennerhassett, Patrick (May 17, 2019). "CrossFit's 2019 Rogue Invitational: Mat Fraser, Tia-Clair Toomey and Rich Froning look to reign supreme in Games warm-up". South China Morning Post.
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  12. ^ Clark, Patrick (June 11, 2020). "Rogue Invitational Gathers Top Athletes for Online Competition". Morning Chalk Up.
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  14. ^ "Rogue Invitational at Dell Diamond: October 29 - 31, 2021". MiLB.com.
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  28. ^ Garves, Ben (May 18, 2019). "Rogue Invitational Schedule 2019".
  29. ^ Blechman, Phil (October 25, 2022). "7 Of 10 Individual Events For The 2022 Rogue Invitational Announced". Barbend.
  30. ^ Friend, Brian (November 3, 2021). "Strength Bias Shines Through in Rogue Programming: Moreso For Men than Women".
  31. ^ Blechman, Phil (October 13, 2021). "Five Events For The 2021 Rogue Invitational Strongman Show Have Been Announced". BarBend.
  32. ^ Darling, Mike (January 22, 2020). "The 'Wheel of Pain' Strongman Challenge Inspired by 'Conan the Barbarian'". Men's Health.
  33. ^ Blechman, Phil (October 13, 2021). "Five Events For The 2021 Rogue Invitational Strongman Show Have Been Announced". BarBend.
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  37. ^ Magnante, Matthew (June 14, 2020). "Patrick Vellner, Tia-Clair Toomey win Rogue Invitational". Fitness Volt.
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  39. ^ Blennerhassett, Patrick (November 1, 2021). "Rogue Invitational: Tia-Clair Toomey pips Annie Thorisdottir to title as CrossFit's female icons battle it out". South China Morning Post.
  40. ^ Gutman, Andrew (October 30, 2022). "Justin Medeiros Is Your 2022 Rogue Invitational Men's CrossFit Champion". BarBend.
  41. ^ Dickson, Jake (October 30, 2022). "Laura Horvath Wins 2022 Rogue Invitational Women's CrossFit Competition". BarBend.
  42. ^ Lockridge, Roger (October 29, 2022). "2022 Rogue Invitational Strongman Event 6 — Stones Over Hitching Post Results & Recap". BarBend.
  43. ^ Tabakovi, Vedad (28 October 2023). "Mitchell Hooper Wins The 2023 Rogue Invitational Strongman". Fitness Volt. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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