HYROX Warsaw marks the final Major of the 2025–2026 season, following Hamburg, Melbourne, and Phoenix. As with the earlier Majors, the Elite 15 Men’s field was shaped by automatic qualifiers, time-based qualification, and a roll-down process that extended beyond the initial cut.
This guide breaks down how the field was formed, which athletes are actually racing in Warsaw, and how far the roll-down went to complete the lineup.
How the Elite 15 Qualification System Works
The Elite 15 is built from two pathways. These rules apply to both the men and women.
Category One: Automatic Qualifiers
This includes
• Major winners from the previous season
• World Championship podium athletes, with roll-downs applied as needed
For this season, six men earned automatic qualification into the Elite 15.
Category Two: Fastest Two-Race Average
HYROX ranks athletes by the average of their two fastest Elite race results from the previous 365 days. The cutoff date for Warsaw was March 26, 2026.
Men’s Elite 15: Who Is Actually Racing in Warsaw
Automatic Qualifiers
James Kelly – Glasgow Major winner
Tim Wenisch – World’s winner
Hunter McIntyre – World’s second place
Alexander Roncevic – Amsterdam Major winner
Jonathon Wynn – Worlds roll-down
Dylan Scott – Las Vegas Major winner
Time Qualifiers
Hidde Weersma – 53:29
Sean Noble – 53:40
Tomas Tvrdik – 53:46
Cole Learn – 54:07
Luke Greer – 54:10
Louis Osselaer – 54:19
Rich Ryan – 54:29
Charlie Botterill – 54:41
Maarten Enthoven – 54:43
Declined Automatic Spots
James Kelly, Hunter McIntyre, Cole Learn
Declined Time-Qualified Spots
There were several that declined including several roll downs. HYROX filled the remaining Elite 15 positions by progressing down the qualification list until all 15 spots were accepted. Complete Top 40 is below.
Here is the current start list for the Elite 15 Major in Warsaw, Poland.
- 🇩🇪 Tim Wenisch
- 🇦🇹 Alexander Roncevic
- 🇺🇸 Dylan Scott
- 🇮🇪 Sean Noble
- 🇨🇿 Tomas Tvrdik
- 🇬🇧 Luke Greer
- 🇧🇪 Louis Osselaer
- 🏴 Charlie Botterill
- 🇳🇱 Maarten Enthoven
- 🇬🇧 Liam McCroary
- 🇬🇧 Graham Halliday
- 🇩🇰 Sebastian Ifversen
- 🇺🇸 Jack Driscoll
- 🇬🇧 Jake Dearden
- 🇩🇰 Gustav Cordua
How To Qualify for the World Championships from The HYROX Majors
The top three men and top three women at each Major qualify for the 2026 World Championships in Sweden. Roll-downs apply when an athlete has already secured qualification at a previous Major.
Men already qualified from the Majors and Regionals are Alexander Roncevic (1st Hamburg Major), Dylan Scott (2nd Hamburg Major), Tim Wenisch (1st Melbourne Major), Sean Noble (4th Phoenix) Cole Learn (1st DC Regional) Tomas Tvrdik (3rd London Regional) and Charlie Botterill (3rd Melbourne Major).
With 7 men already qualified and racing in Warsaw World Championship qualification roll-downs could extend beyond 7th place depending on results.
Related HYROX Coverage
HYROX Warsaw Major 2026 Elite 15 Women’s Start List
HYROX Elite 15 Prize Money Breakdown (2025/2026 Season)
HYROX Warsaw Live Stream – How To Watch
HYROX Elite 15 – Who’s Already Qualified For Sweden
For historical purposes, here is what the top 40 available looked like, the week of The Warsaw Major
AUTOMATIC QUALIFIERS
- James Kelly – Australia – 00:53:23
- Tim Wenisch – Germany – 00:53:53
- Hunter McIntyre – USA – 00:53:58
- Alexander Roncevic – Austria – 00:54:07
- Jonathon Wynn – Australia – 00:55:49
- Dylan Scott – USA – 00:56:15
TIME QUALIFIERS (Average Times)
- Hidde Weersma – Netherlands – 00:53:29
- Sean Noble – Ireland – 00:53:40
- Tomas Tvrdik – Czech Republic – 00:53:46
- Cole Learn – Canada – 00:54:07
- Luke Greer – England – 00:54:10
- Louis Osselaer – Belgium – 00:54:19
- Rich Ryan – USA – 00:54:29
- Charlie Botterill – England – 00:54:41
- Maarten Enthoven – Netherlands – 00:54:43
- Emilio Aguayo – Spain – 00:54:47
- Liam McCroary – Scotland – 00:54:50
- Alen Ploj – Slovenia – 00:54:51
- Graham Halliday – Scotland – 00:54:59
- Josh Van Zeeland – England – 00:55:09
- Harry Thompson – England – 00:55:11
- Sebastian Ifversen – Denmark – 00:55:16
- Greyson Kilgore – USA – 00:55:20
- Richard Hynek – Czech Republic – 00:55:33
- Beau Wills – New Zealand – 00:55:39
- Alan Cao – France – 00:55:48
- Jack Driscoll – USA – 00:55:50
- Jake Dearden – England – 00:55:51
- Aitor Lizarazu Hormilla – Spain – 00:55:51
- Gustav Cordua – Denmark – 00:55:52
- Julien Coquillaud-Salomon – France – 00:55:55
- Tom Rodgers – Australia – 00:55:59
- Paul Weindl – Germany – 00:56:01
- Marc Dean – England – 00:56:04
- Ronan Lindsay – Ireland – 00:56:08
- Michael Stephens – England – 00:56:14
- Frédéric Dubé – Canada – 00:56:15
- Krystian Patryk Poremba – Poland – 00:56:21
- Ryan Douglas – Canada – 00:56:21
- Jannik Czapla – Germany – 00:56:30
You forgot to include John Wynn declining an automatic qualifying spot for this major. You have 4 people not accept, but then 5 roll down spots accepted.