USA Weightlifting has released the qualifying totals for the brand new 2017 American Open Series:

Adult, Senior, Junior Males

Adult, Senior, Junior Females

Youth (17 & Under) Males

Youth (17 & Under) Females

Masters Males

Masters Females

With qualifying totals this low, I suspect these events will have a huge number of participants. While we don't exactly know how the American Open Series will work (will athletes need to hit their American Open Championship qualifying totals at the Regional events?), this is going to open the doors for a lot of lifters to compete at a Regional level. 

The totals needed to qualify for the American Open Championship will be significantly higher. Here are the 2016 American Open qualifying totals and the 2017 Nationals qualifying totals.

The 2016 American Open Qualifying Totals

The 2017 National Championship Qualifying Totals

As soon as we get more details on the American Open Series, we'll keep you updated. How many of you are going to make it a point to compete at one of the American Open Series events?