Apollo World Rankings
How are the Apollo World Rankings Calculated?
Athletes earn points from all individual competitions over a two-year period that qualify for the Apollo database. These points are based on their finishing position and the strength of the field at each competition. The points are then converted into a ranking on a scale of 0 to 99, with the strongest athlete receiving a ranking of 99.
The competitive year is divided into five stages: the Open, the Quarterfinals, the Games-qualifying stage, the Games, and the off-season.
The strength of the field is determined by the accumulated points of participating athletes prior to the start of the competition. This strength directly influences the total points available to athletes at the competition.
FAQ's
1. What competitions are included in the rankings?
The rankings include the entire CrossFit Season, all major off-season competitions, and most mid-major competitions. Mid-major competitions are determined based on the participation of athletes who have competed at the Semifinals level.
2. How does the 2-year lookback work?
The rankings system incorporates results from stages in the past two years for a maximum of ten season stages.
3. How is strength of field determined?
The strength of field of any competition is mathematically determined based on the strength of the athletes leading into the competition.
4. Do the rankings include the entire Open and Quarterfinals leaderboard?
No, the rankings include only the top 2,000 athletes from the Open and Quarterfinals leaderboards. This ensures that the rankings include the top 1% of athletes who regularly compete in qualifying off-season competitions, while maintaining the integrity of the rankings by not including athletes who are already appropriately ranked by their Open or Quarterfinals place.
5. What if an athlete withdraws from a competition?
If an athlete participates in at least one event at a competition, they will still contribute to the strength of the field for that competition and earn points based on their final placing, regardless of whether they complete the entire competition.
6. What if an athlete does not compete in a given stage of the season for any reason?
Athletes who do not compete in a particular stage will not receive any points for that stage. The Apollo rankings are designed to objectively represent the current field of CrossFit athletes based on performance.
7. What is subjective about this ranking system?
There are two subjective elements in the system:
1. An initial strength of field was required to allow athletes to start earning points. For this, a ten-year lookback was used to assign the strength of field for the oldest competition in that time period. From this starting point, the system operates independently and is self-sustaining.
2. Athletes who participate in multiple competitions within a given stage receive 10% of their points at each successive competition, based on the relative strength of their finish: 100% of their strongest finish, 10% of their 2nd strongest finish, 1% of their 3rd strongest finish, etc.