Latam Masters closes 2026 Semifinals, final Masters Games tickets awarded
David Sousa led the final Medellín push as Latam Masters handed out the last Masters Games tickets, turning one weekend into the season’s final gatekeeper.
The last live gate of the 2026 CrossFit season closed with real urgency in Medellín. Over three days from June 12-14, Latam Masters handed out the final tickets to the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games in San Jose, and with no later Semifinals left on the calendar, every qualifying spot carried the weight of a full season’s work.
That mattered because CrossFit framed the Semifinals as the final qualifying stage for the 2026 CrossFit Games and Divisional Games, a setup that came in CrossFit’s 20th Games season and brought back Quarterfinals while adding live Games-qualifying chances for age-group athletes. The Age-Group Online Semifinals had already run May 7-11, but Medellín remained the last in-person chance for Masters athletes to punch through before the San Jose McEnery Convention Center hosts the Masters CrossFit Games from July 21-23.
The final waves of qualifiers showed how deep and competitive the Masters field has become. In the men’s 35-39 division, David Sousa earned the ticket, with Juan Camailo Arango and Niklas Hecht also advancing. The women’s 35-39 field sent Victoria Ayalen Monje, Maria Clara Ceballos and Vania Camacho (Rodriguez) to San Jose. In 40-44, Salvador Kochansky, Marcio Narciso and Roy Cohen qualified for the men, while Joanna Boaventura, Daniela Riderelli and Christelle Fox moved on for the women.
The 45-49 brackets added Carlos Lopez and Ryan Rettke on the men’s side, plus Flávia Correa Fernandes and Krystol Kessack among the women. In 50-54, Arthur Wolfe, Carlos Ramos, Venessa Tafas and Ro Morais all earned their place. The older divisions delivered another reminder that Masters CrossFit is as much about longevity as it is about leaderboard position, with Massusinei Silva, Julie Schaffer, Dennis McTaggart, Marie Lesage, Tito Francino, Dawn Becker and Ken Phillips among those who secured their spots.
For the athletes who survived Medellín, the reward is not just a trip to California. It is three days on the same stage where CrossFit says the world’s top masters athletes will compete for elite results, and this final Latin American stop reset expectations for the Games by proving how many veterans and breakout names were still fighting at the edge of qualification when the season reached its last live weekend.
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