CrossFit Open Announcement 25.3: First Look and Predictions

We now know who will compete on the announcement for the ultimate Open exercise.

Final up to date on February 18th, 2025

The third and remaining week of the 2025 CrossFit Open will begin with the 25.3 reside announcement, the place three of the most effective male athletes within the sport will throw down towards one another: James Sprague, Dallin Pepper, and Jayson Hopper.

That is the primary Open announcement occasion for all three athletes. Right here’s how they fared finally yr’s CrossFit Video games:

• James Sprague — First place
• Dallin Pepper — Second place
• Jayson Hopper — Fourth place

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Remind me: Over the past two weeks, particulars for 25.1 and 25.2 had been introduced by way of Instagram. The week one announcement shall be hosted at CrossFit Mayhem on February 27, marking the beginning of the 2025 season. Week two shall be hosted by CrossFit Incendia on March 6. 

• Get caught up on the new format for the season, together with each main and minor rulebook modifications. 

In accordance with CrossFit’s Instagram submit, the 25.3 Open announcement shall be hosted by CrossFit Spur in Glenmont, NY, on March 13 at 12:00 p.m. PT. It will likely be streamed reside on the CrossFit Video games web site and YouTube channel. 

• “It’s a trio that watching go head-to-head is a pleasant storyline. I’m actually excited in regards to the athletes all of the weeks, however particularly week three,” Dave Castro stated throughout his Week in Evaluate YouTube sequence. 

The one factor we learn about these exercises is that one in every of them shall be a repeat Open exercise from a earlier yr. It’s nonetheless unknown which week it would seem. 

The 25.3 Matchup

James Sprague vs. Dallin Pepper vs. Jayson Hopper 

It’s been some time since there’s been a three-man Open announcement, particularly one with such aggressive athletes who like to trash-talk as a lot as these guys. 

• The final time was 21.3, when the Panchik brothers went head-to-head.

The competitiveness amongst Sprague, Pepper, and Hopper is sort of like a sibling rivalry.

Sprague is coming off of a first-place end at TYR Wodapalooza Miami and being topped Fittest Man on Earth on the 2024 Video games. Pepper was solely 21 factors behind him on the 2024 Video games, which gave him the second-place spot on the rostrum. Hopper wasn’t far behind, taking fourth place general, one spot beneath Brent Fikowski. 

• Sprague’s conditioning and endurance stood out throughout the 2024 Video games as he took first throughout the occasion “Chad 1000X” and a top-five end within the observe and subject occasion. 

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Pepper, who’s a well-rounded athlete, additionally did fairly effectively all through the 2024 Video games, however his finishes on two of the extra conditioning-heavy exercises put him simply barely behind Sprague. 

• Pepper’s greatest end was second place throughout the occasion “Firestorm,” which was a dash exercise that included Echo bike energy and burpees over a barricade.

However it could be Hopper’s unimaginable energy output that gave him an occasion win in “Firestorm.” The previous school soccer participant additionally made a press release when he gained “Dickies Triplet” forward of Sprague by simply three seconds.

• Hopper solely got here onto the CrossFit elite scene in 2021, whereas each Sprague and Pepper began out within the Teenagers division in 2017. 

Right here’s how Sprague, Pepper, and Hopper positioned within the three most up-to-date Opens.

2024 Open

• James Sprague: twenty seventh place general.
• Dallin Pepper: sixteenth place general.
• Jayson Hopper: forty ninth place general.

2023 Open

• James Sprague: 168th place general.
• Dallin Pepper: Eighth place general.
• Jayson Hopper: thirty fifth place general.

2022 Open

• James Sprague: twenty ninth place general.
• Dallin Pepper: tenth place general.
• Jayson Hopper: sixteenth place general.

One factor is evident: All three males have fairly phenomenal output on machines and have the flexibility to grind by a tough exercise. If we’re trying strictly at Open finishes, Pepper has an excellent shot at profitable 25.3, given his historic placement during the last three years. 

One very last thing: As with each Open, we’ll have to attend and discover out what precisely is in retailer for these athletes and your complete group.

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