At the start of day 3, CrossFit Yas only sat ten points behind Mayhem, making their performance in the Triple Deadlift even more important. 

Going into the event, we figured it would be the handstand walks that separated teams, and this proved true through all three heats. In the final heat, the men of Mayhem were the third to the handstand walk, but got through them quickly. It wasn't until the end when team member Matt Hewett visibly struggled, failing the same handstand section three times in 30 seconds. OC3 men took the win for Event 3 with a time of 11:15. Mayhem tied for sixth. 

Last year the word on the street was that Mayhem was going to win regardless of the women, however it was the women who carried them in the second portion of the Triple Deadlift. They remained smooth, and while they didn't hold the lead until part way through the event, they widened their lead once they got a hold of it. They were on their final deadlifts before any other team was off the handstand walks. This was the first time we've ever seen this much of a gap from the rest of the teams. 

While the Mayhem women didn't win the event overall, they did win their heat. CrossFit 417 had set the time to beat of 23:47 back in the first heat, and it held solid through the rest of the event. 

CrossFit Yas finished 13th in Event 3 and tied for 13th in Event 4, keeping them in second place. Mayhem still sits in first, 54 points ahead of CrossFit Yas. 

Leaderboard (Team):

1. (432) CrossFit Mayhem
2. (378) CrossFit Yas
3. (358) CrossFit OC3
4. (358) 12 Labours CrossFit
5. (324) CrossFit Dynamix
6. (318) CrossFit Nordic
7. (304) Diablo CrossFit
8. (286) CrossFit Soul Miami
9. (284) CrossFit Nordvest
10. (272) Boise CrossFit
11. (270) CrossFit Athletic
12. (256) CrossFit Milford
13. (250) CrossFit CDR Redlands
14. (248) CrossFit Invictus
15. (248) CrossFit Solid
16. (240) CrossFit Fort Vancouver
17. (216) CrossFit Marysville
18. (212) CrossFit Bound
19. (206) Reebok CrossFit Back Bay
20. (206) Backcountry CrossFit
21. (206) Crossfit Parallax
22. (202) CrossFit 417
23. (202) CrossFit Omnia
24. (202) Three Kings CrossFit
25. (200) CrossFit 808
26. (190) Rockwell CrossFit
27. (182) CrossFit Davis
28. (166) Timberwolf CrossFit
29. (152) CrossFit Melbourne
30. (148) HustleHard CrossFit
31. (144) CrossFit XY
32. (140) Lane 5 CrossFit
33. (122) Pillar CrossFit
34. (112) Reebok CrossFit East Woodbridge
35. (108) CrossFit East Tamaki
36. (102) CrossFit OverTake
37. (98) The CrossFit Squad
38. (98) CrossFit Dūrātus
39. (82) CrossFit Torian
40. (80) CrossFit Loaded

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