Torian Pro semifinal starts Thursday

CrossFit’s 2026 semifinal season moved to Brisbane on Thursday, May 21, with the Torian Pro opening as one of the last in-person qualifying events before the CrossFit Games. CrossFit’s semifinals schedule lists the Torian Pro running from May 21 through May 24 in Brisbane, Queensland. (games.crossfit.com) The same official schedule shows the Rebel Renegade Games opening the same day in Johannesburg, South Africa, as another in-person semifinal on the 2026 calendar. For fans trying to place the event in the season, the Torian Pro is one stop in CrossFit’s regional semifinal system, which feeds athletes toward the Games in July. (crossfit.com) CrossFit’s season page says the 2026 CrossFit Games will be held from July 24 to July 26 at SAP Center in San Jose, California. CrossFit has also said tickets are now available to the general public, including single-day options. ### When does the Torian Pro actually start and end? CrossFit’s official semifinals schedule lists the Torian Pro start time as May 21 at 4:00 p.m. and the end time as May 24 at 12:00 a.m. in Brisbane, Queensland. (games.crossfit.com) That places the opening session on Thursday night locally, matching the event timing referenced in coverage of the weekend semifinal slate. The same schedule places the Torian Pro among the final in-person semifinals before the late-May events in Knoxville, Ciudad Real and Sacramento. CrossFit published that semifinals overview in an article detailing dates, locations and Games-qualifying spots for the 2026 season. (games.crossfit.com) ### Why is Torian Pro part of the qualification race? CrossFit said in its 2026 semifinals details that the stage determines who advances from semifinal competition toward the Games. The semifinals schedule identifies Torian Pro as an in-person qualifying event, putting it in the same pathway as other regional competitions already completed this spring. (games.crossfit.com) Rebel Renegade Games has described its own event in similar terms. On its event details page, organizers said the competition will serve as a 2026 CrossFit semifinal event qualifying one man, one woman and one team to the 2026 CrossFit Games. (games.crossfit.com) ### Which other semifinal is running this weekend? The official CrossFit schedule shows Rebel Renegade Games running from May 21 to May 24 in Johannesburg. CrossFit’s homepage also featured Rebel Renegade Games Day 1 coverage on Thursday, underscoring that both events are part of the same semifinal weekend. (games.crossfit.com) That parallel scheduling matters for athletes and fans tracking remaining qualification spots. With Torian Pro and Rebel Renegade Games live this week, the next in-person semifinals on the official calendar are Syndicate Crown, MAD Fitness Festival and Northern California Classic from May 29 to May 31. (rebelrenegadegames.com) ### Where do the athletes go after this weekend? San Jose is the next fixed destination on the calendar. CrossFit said the 2026 CrossFit Games will return to California at SAP Center from July 24 to July 26, with masters, teenage and adaptive divisions also competing in San Jose during the same week. (games.crossfit.com) Single-day and multi-day ticket options are already on sale, according to CrossFit’s ticket pages. The remaining semifinal events continue through June before the field for San Jose is finalized. (games.crossfit.com) (crossfit.com) (games.crossfit.com)