The 2026 OCQ, Explained: Your Road to Miami Beach 2027

The road to Gymreapers Wodapalooza Miami Beach 2027 (March 11–14) starts with the 2026 Online Challenge & Qualifier (OCQ): five workouts over two weeks, starting November 5. Athletes from all over the world take it on from their own box, garage or hotel gym, whether they're chasing a spot on the floor in Miami or just testing their fitness against the community.

This year's OCQ works differently. There's no separate team qualifier anymore: every athlete does the workouts once, on their own, and that one effort counts toward Individual, Pairs and Teams of Three. Here's everything you need to know, from key dates and scoring to age divisions, invitations and Open Registration.

Key Dates

Workouts are released on our social channels and emailed to registered athletes.

One Qualifier, Any Format

New for 2026: you complete the workouts once, as an individual, and your score counts toward every format you're registered in: Individual, Pairs and Teams of Three. Pairs now qualify through the OCQ too, so there's no general registration for Pairs this year.

• Every athlete registers separately. Each member of a pair or team needs their own OCQ registration.
• Train wherever you are. Teammates don't need to be in the same gym, state or even country, and they don't need to do the workouts at the same time.
• Doing Pairs and Teams? Each registration needs its own email address, so use a different email for each.
• Registered in more than one division level (for example, Elite/Rx and Intermediate/Open)? If the workouts differ between levels, complete each version to that division's standards.
• Qualify in more than one format? You'll choose one to compete in at Miami Beach. The on-site schedule doesn't allow community athletes to compete in both Individual and Team divisions.

How Scoring Works

Pair and team scores are each athlete's individual score added together. Here's a sample workout scored as total reps:

Same 100 reps, three leaderboards: Athlete 1's score counts on its own and toward their pair and team.

Entering scores

• Only the team captain submits pair and team scores. The captain is the person who registered and paid for the team entry, and they enter scores for every teammate under their login.
• Scores don't carry over. Entering your score in your individual profile doesn't add it to your pair or team registration, so enter it under each one.
• One video works everywhere. You can use the same video link for every registration, and each teammate submits their own video for review.

Which Age Division?

Your OCQ age is your age on March 1, 2027, counted in years only. Months and days don't count: if you're 35 years and 7 months old on March 1, your age is 35. That means if you turn 40 after March 1, register in the 35–39 division, not 40–44.

Combined ages are counted in whole years too. A team aged 43, 41 and 40 adds up to 124, even if the months would push it past 125, so it doesn't meet the Masters Teams minimum.

3 Ways to Miami Beach

1. Qualify. Finish above your division's cut line in the OCQ.
2. Open Registration. Completed the OCQ but missed the cut? Race for an Open Division spot when Open Registration goes live on December 14.
3. Invitation. Top Elite athletes are invited based on past performance, and 1st-place division winners at Gymreapers Wodapalooza SoCal and Wodapalooza Mexico earn a spot. Registration fees still apply.

Community Invitations

Gymreapers Wodapalooza SoCal

• Individual, 1st place M/F: Rx, Intermediate, Open, Teens 13–15, Teens 16–18, Masters 35–39, Masters 40–44, Masters 45–49, Masters 50–54, Masters 55+
• Co-Ed Pairs, 1st place: Rx, Intermediate, Open, Masters
• Teams, 1st place M/F: Rx, Intermediate, Open, Masters

Wodapalooza Mexico

• Individual, 1st place: Rx, Intermediate, Teens 13–15, Teens 16–18, Masters 35–39, Masters 40–44, Masters 45–49
• Pairs, 1st place (MM, FF, Co-Ed): Rx, Intermediate, Open

Elite Invitations

Elite Individual

• Top 20 athletes from the 2026 CrossFit Games
• Top 5 athletes from Wodapalooza Miami Beach 2026
• 1st place at Wodapalooza Mexico

Elite Team of Three

• Top 5 teams from the 2026 CrossFit Games. They may put together one male and one female team made up of any two CrossFit Games team athletes, plus a third athlete of their choosing.
• Top 3 teams from Wodapalooza Miami Beach 2025
• Any individual Elite invited athlete, or any 2025 CrossFit Games individual athlete, may put together an Elite team of three, as long as at least two of the three athletes meet the invitation criteria.
• Athletes who finished on the individual podium at the CrossFit Games since 2015

Open Registration

You're eligible if you:

• Completed all OCQ workouts for your division (Individual and/or Pairs/Teams)
• Submitted all scores and required videos before the deadlines
• Finished below your division's qualifying cut line, or performed the modified versions of the workouts

Teens 16–18 who finish outside qualification are eligible. Teens 13–15 and Elite/Rx athletes are not eligible for the Open Division.

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