From October 23 to 25, 2026, the P&J Live in Aberdeen (Scotland) hosts the eighth edition of the Rogue Invitational, for the third consecutive year on Scottish soil. It is one of the most demanding dates on the calendar, because it brings together on the same bill the best CrossFit, Strongman and Strongwoman athletes on the planet.
What is the Rogue Invitational
Born in 2019 as a sanctioned event ahead of that year's CrossFit Games, the Rogue Invitational has become one of the benchmark competitions outside the official CrossFit calendar. In 2021 the Strongman category was added, with the highest prize purse ever seen in that sport, and in 2024 Strongwoman was included.
Format: three competitions in a single event
The Rogue Invitational combines three divisions under the same roof:
- CrossFit Individual (men and women): traditionally 20 athletes per category.
- Strongman
- Strongwoman
Each division has its own selection process and narrative, but they share the stage and competition dates.
How athletes qualify
Qualification combines three routes:
- Rogue Points System: a ranking that weights each athlete's performance in the CrossFit Open, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, CrossFit Games, Wodapalooza and World Fitness Project, with more weight for recent results and less for earlier seasons. Historically, a minimum of 10 athletes qualify via this method.
- Direct invitation: Rogue reserves the right to invite whomever it deems appropriate, usually from the podium and top finishers at the CrossFit Games.
- The Q: the online qualifier, which qualifies athletes directly without going through the points system.
Confirmed athletes so far
The roster is being confirmed these days through the event's official networks. For now, these are the known names by category:
CrossFit Men
- Moritz Fiebig (Germany)
- Tudor Magda (USA)
- Henrik Haapalainen (Finland)
- Jonne Koski (Finland)
- Chandler Smith (USA)
- Colten Mertens (USA)
- Guilherme Malheiros (Brazil)
- Dallin Pepper (USA)
- Patrick Vellner (Canada)
- Austin Hatfield (USA)
CrossFit Women
- Elisa Fuliano (Italy) — 9th at the 2026 CrossFit Games, the first athlete confirmed for this edition.
- Haley Adams (USA)
- Paige Rodgers (USA)
- Dani Speegle (USA)
- Gabriela Migala (Poland)
- Emily Rolfe (Canada)
- Abigail Domit (USA)
- Olivia Kerstetter (USA)
- Aimee Cringle (United Kingdom)
- Alexis Raptis (USA)
The CrossFit field is not yet finalized. We'll keep updating this list as Rogue announces more names.
Strongwoman
- Olga Liashchuk (Ukraine)
- Inez Carrasquillo (Puerto Rico)
- Angelica Jardine (USA)
- Grace Hilbourne (United Kingdom)
- Lucy Underdown (United Kingdom)
- Andrea Thompson (United Kingdom)
- Katie Blunden (Australia)
- Rebecca Roberts (United Kingdom)
- Jennifer Lyle (USA)
- Jackie Osczevski (Canada)
The CrossFit field is not closed yet. We will update this list as Rogue announces more names.
The Q: last route to qualify
From August 21 to 23, athletes who have not been invited directly can qualify through The Q, the online qualifier. Registration costs $25 ($45 with the official t-shirt included), workouts and standards are published the preceding Thursday, the competition takes place on those three days at the location chosen by each athlete, and results and videos must be submitted before Sunday at 20:00 (US Eastern Time).
10% of The Q registrations go to the Rogue Invitational prize pool, and those who qualify via this route receive travel and accommodation assistance, as well as entry into the Iron Game Athlete Fund.
The champions from the previous edition
At the Rogue Invitational 2025, also held in Aberdeen, the titles were taken by:
- CrossFit men: Jeffrey Adler
- CrossFit women: Laura Horvath
- Strongman: Mitchell Hooper (his third consecutive title)
- Strongwoman: Inez Carrasquillo (her second title)
Prepare to follow the event
With the roster still to be confirmed, the Rogue Invitational 2026 promises to be one of the most contested dates in the functional fitness and strength calendar. We will update this post as more athletes and event details are confirmed.
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