List of Sasuke competitions

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The following is a list of competitors who have managed to reach at least the second stage in each competition of Sasuke and also number of competitors who failed to finish the first stage. The results are listed according to who went furthest, along with the obstacle and stage they failed to complete. In the 10th competition, the number system ran from 901–1000 to indicate that 1000 attempts have been made to complete the first stage; in the 20th competition, it ran from 1901–2000 to indicate that 2000 attempts have been made to complete the first stage. In the 30th competition, it ran from 2901–3000 to indicate that 3000 attempts have been made to complete the first stage; then in the 40th competition, it ran from 3901-4000 to indicate that 4000 attempts have been made to complete the first stage.

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Legend

  The competitor achieved Total Victory.
  The competitor is female.
  The competitor was injured while or before performing the obstacle.
  The competitor was disqualified.

1st competition

Aired: September 27, 1997 †

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 97 Akira OmoriFinalFailed Final Rope 11 Meters Up
No. 49 Takayuki KawashimaFinalFailed Final Rope 10 Meters Up
No. 96 Ken HasegawaFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters Up
No. 72 Takashi YoFinalFailed Final Rope 8 meters Up
No. 89 Kane Kosugi ThirdFailed Pole Bridge
No. 18 Yoshihito YamamotoThirdFailed Pole Bridge
No. 78 Kazuhiro SugimotoSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 54 Hidekazu MiyagiSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 94 Yukio Iketani SecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 92 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 90 Hisaya SatōSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 59 Toyohisa IijimaSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 40 Eiichi MiuraSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 22 Takashi SakamotoSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 7 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 31 Yuusuke ŌtaSecondFailed Moving Walls
No. 25 Kazuo WakaeSecondFailed Moving Walls
No. 2 Shinichi YanoSecondFailed Moving Walls
No. 88 Kiyomi InoueSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 76 Naoto AmanoSecondFailed
No. 64 Tomohiro TadaSecondFailed
No. 47 Motoharu ArakiSecondFailed
No. 43 Shuichirō KoyamaSecondFailed
77 competitorsFirstFailed

† First and only competition to be held indoors at Tokyo Bay NK Hall.

2nd competition

Aired: September 26, 1998

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 97 Hikaru TanakaFinalFailed Final Rope 12 Meters Up
No. 99 Akira OmoriFinalFailed Final Rope 7.8 Meters Up
No. 95 Shigeyuki NakamuraThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 83 Hiroaki YoshizakiThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 70 Masakazu EbiharaThirdDisqualified on Pipe Slider †
No. 65 Ken HasegawaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 42 Tatsuya YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 30 Eiichi MiuraThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 20 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 100 Kazuhiko AkiyamaSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 93 Nozomu TomishimaSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 88 Shane KosugiSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 39 Yoshihide TanigawaSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 2 Takuyu UedaSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 76 Takashi YōSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 64 Gōsuke YokoyamaSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 43 Yoshihito YamamotoSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 91 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 84 Hiroyuki SatōSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 57 Kazufumi KimuraSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 19 Hiroyuki AmanoSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 18 Naoto AmanoSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 11 Takashi SakamotoSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 3 Yūji SuzukiSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 56 Yūji OkumuraSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 41 Chie Tanabe SecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 66 Toshitaka IshiharaSecondFailed
No. 59 Kōichi TamuraSecondFailed
No. 48 Andrea KomatsubaraSecondFailed
No. 35 Toru TakahashiSecondFailed
No. 32 Seigo ShibadaSecondFailed
No. 23 Yoshiharu ItōSecondFailed
No. 9 Hideki NaruoSecondFailed
No. 5 Keiji UdagawaSecondFailed
66 competitorsFirstFailed

† Ebihara pushed one side of the pipe harder than the other, causing the pipe to fall off the tracks.

3rd competition

Aired: March 13, 1999

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 89 Katsumi YamadaFinalFailed Final Rope 14.5 Meters Up
No. 13 Shingo YamamotoFinalFailed Final Rope 12 Meters Up
No. 49 Minoru MatsumotoFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters Up
No. 100 Akira OmoriFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters Up
No. 54 Tatsuya YamamotoFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters Up
No. 10 Ken HasegawaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 99 Kazuhiko AkiyamaSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 69 Junpei MoritaSecondFailed Wall Lifting Run
No. 34 Hiroyuki AsaokaSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 81 Tadao ItōSecondFailed Moving Walls
No. 98 Yasutoshi KujiraiSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 17 Masaaki TateyamaSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 72 Haruhisa MiyazawaSecondFailed Spider Walk
87 competitorsFirstFailed

4th competition

Aired: October 16, 1999

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 86 Kazuhiko AkiyamaFinalTotal Victory (6.0 seconds to spare)
No. 40 Eiichi MiuraThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 3 Hiroyuki AsaokaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 81 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Pipe Slider†
No. 94 Travis Allen SchroederThirdDisqualified on Pipe Slider ††
No. 100 Katsumi YamadaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 97 Kane Kosugi ThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 95 Hiroaki YoshizakiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 71 Takuyu UedaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 43 Takayuki KawashimaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 64 Shusuke SatōThirdFailed Pole Jump
No. 1 Ichirō AtarashiSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 82 Tadao ItōSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 55 Shigenori KobayashiSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 20 Kenichi YoshidaSecondFailed Hammer Dodge
No. 79 Katsushige FukushimaSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 78 Takuji ArakiSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 70 Masato KondoSecondFailed Spider Climb
No. 91 Tadanori FukayamaSecondFailed Moving Walls
No. 93 Masashi SaekiSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 77 Norihito EdaSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 76 Hiroyuki NagahamaSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 56 Takashi YamauchiSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 53 Takashi HashidateSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 52 Shinji MatsushimaSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 47 Ken NakataSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 87 Taka SatōSecondFailed
No. 75 Susumu ShigenoSecondFailed
No. 73 Kōichi KanzakiSecondFailed
No. 65 Junpei MoritaSecondFailed
No. 54 Ryūgo SuzukaSecondFailed
No. 48 Kenichi IshijimaSecondFailed
No. 45 Masao NishihamaSecondFailed
No. 35 Haruo TakimotoSecondFailed
No. 28 Shinichi AizawaSecondFailed
No. 22 Munetaka MiyazawaSecondFailed
No. 14 Hiroaki TakemotoSecondFailed
63 competitorsFirstFailed

† Iketani tried to rest by putting his foot on a sliding pole and fell. †† When Schroeder tried to get the pipe across the tracks, he pushed one side harder than the other, causing it to fall off the tracks.

5th competition

Aired: March 18, 2000

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 100 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 74 Toshihiro TakedaSecondFailed Spider Walk
97 competitorsFirstFailed

6th competition

Aired: September 9, 2000

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 99 Katsumi YamadaThirdDisqualified on Pipe Slider †
No. 83 Yoshiaki Hatakeda ThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 93 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 98 Kane Kosugi ThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 97 Shane KosugiThirdFailed Body Prop
95 competitorsFirstFailed

† Yamada cleared the Pipe Slider, but after the landing he fell sideways off the mat.

Note: All five competitors who cleared the First Stage also cleared the Second Stage.

7th competition

Aired: March 17, 2001

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 97 Shingo YamamotoFinalFailed Spider Climb (injured) †
No. 46 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 40 Hironori KubokiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 81 Shane KosugiThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 95 James OkadaThirdFailed Propeller Bars
No. 98 Kane Kosugi SecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 88 Katsumi YoshinagaSecondFailed Chain Reaction
No. 54 Kozo AkimotoSecondFailed Chain Reaction
92 competitorsFirstFailed

† Yamamoto climbed two and a half meters before slipping and dislocating his shoulder, falling to the safety mats below.

8th competition

Aired: September 29, 2001

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 91 Kane Kosugi FinalFailed Final Rope 18 Meters Up
No. 59 Jordan Jovtchev FinalFailed Spider Climb 11.5 Meters Up†
No. 71 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 81 Shōei ThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 46 Daisuke Nakata SecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 62 Ryuichi SagawaSecondDisqualified on Chain Reaction ††
94 competitorsFirstFailed

† Jovtchev fell off the Spider Climb after the walls split at the 15 second limit.
†† Sakawa landed on the mat from the Chain Reaction, but as he landed, his foot touched the water, resulting in immediate disqualification.

9th competition

Aired: March 16, 2002

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 61 Makoto Nagano ThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 97 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Lamp Grasper
No. 71 Daisuke Nakata ThirdFailed Lamp Grasper
No. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Rumbling Dice
No. 99 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Wall Lifting†
No. 81 Naoki IketaniSecondFailed Wall Lifting ††
No. 41 Kinnikun NakayamaSecondFailed Spider Walk
93 competitorsFirstFailed

† Yamada spent about 20 seconds in front of the spider walk peeling off the duct tape that had been preapplied to his feet to prevent slipping due to the dust. †† When Naoki Iketani cleared the Reverse Conveyor, time was expired before he could attempt the Wall Lifting.

10th competition

Aired: September 25, 2002

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 1000 Katsumi YamadaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 961 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 940 Daisuke Nakata ThirdFailed Lamp Grasper
No. 954 Hiroyuki AsaokaThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 978 Kenichi AraiSecondFailed Spider Walk
95 competitorsFirstFailed

11th competition

Aired: March 21, 2003 [1]

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 96 Makoto Nagano FinalFailed Final Rope 20 Meters Up
No. 74 Shinji KobayashiThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 61 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 95 Daisuke Nakata ThirdFailed Lamp Grasper
No. 97 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 99 Kazuhiko AkiyamaThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 41 Kinnikun NakayamaSecondFailed Wall Lifting †
No. 66 Bunpei ShiratoriSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 100 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Balance Tank
No. 58 Hiroyuki AsaokaSecondFailed Chain Reaction
89 competitorsFirstFailed

† Nakayama cleared the Wall Lift, but hit the red button a split-second too late.

12th competition

Aired: October 1, 2003

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Makoto Nagano FinalFailed Final Rope (0.11 seconds late)
No. 77 Bunpei ShiratoriFinalFailed Final Rope 21 meters Up
No. 72 Hiroyuki AsaokaFinalFailed Final Rope 20 meters Up
No. 95 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 97 Kazuhiko AkiyamaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 99 Jordan Jovtchev ThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 96 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 70 Manabu SatoThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 1 Koji YamadaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 92 Masaaki KobayashiThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 98 Katsumi YamadaSecondDisqualified on Spider Walk †
89 competitorsFirstFailed

† Yamada cleared the second stage, but was disqualified for using his gloves on the Spider Walk.

13th competition

Aired: April 6, 2004

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Makoto Nagano FinalFailed Final Rope 22.4 Meters Up
No. 99 Bunpei ShiratoriThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 98 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 97 Masaaki KobayashiThirdFailed Curtain Cling
No. 90 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 76 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 87 Kosuke YamaguchiSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 71 Daisuke NakataSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 38 Shigenori UekiSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 75 Hideaki ShimizuSecondFailed Balance Tank
90 competitorsFirstFailed

14th competition

Aired: January 4, 2005

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 68 Shinji KobayashiThirdFailed Devil's Swing †
No. 100 Makoto Nagano ThirdFailed Jumping Bars
No. 97 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 91 Jordan Jovtchev ThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 80 Hiroyuki AsaokaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Curtain Cling
No. 81 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 87 Masaaki KobayashiThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 76 Terukazu IshikawaThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 88 Kosuke YamaguchiThirdFailed Rumbling Dice
No. 83 Paul Hamm SecondDisqualified on Wall Lifting ††
No. 67 Shunsuke NagasakiSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 96 Bunpei ShiratoriSecondFailed Balance Tank
No. 89 Motoshi KitayaSecondFailed Chain Reaction
86 competitorsFirstFailed

† At the end of the Devil's Swing Kobayashi tried to grab the bar of the Pipe Slider, but he missed and the bar moved too far away from him. Although he continued to swing, he was unable to get through that gap and he fell.
†† Hamm cleared the Wall Lift as time ran out, but forgot to hit the red button as he burst through the gates, and was disqualified.

15th competition

Aired: July 20, 2005

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 96 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Devil's Swing
No. 94 Bunpei Shiratori †ThirdFailed Climbing Bars
No. 70 Koji YamadaThirdFailed Jumping Bars
No. 65 Shunsuke NagasakiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 93 Morgan Hamm ThirdFailed Curtain Cling
No. 95 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 100 Makoto Nagano SecondFailed Metal Spin
93 competitorsFirstFailed

† Bunpei Shiratori was the last competitor to attempt the first stage due to suffering from heat exhaustion.

16th competition

Aired: December 30, 2005 [2]

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 96 Bunpei ShiratoriThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 91 Koji YamadaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 100 Makoto Nagano ThirdFailed Devil's Swing †
No. 98 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 95 Jordan Jovtchev ThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 89 Shunsuke NagasakiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 66 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 90 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 94 Paul Hamm SecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 93 Masaaki KobayashiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 92 Shinji KobayashiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 73 Masashi KameyamaSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 71 Kazuhiko AkiyamaSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 51 TomoyukiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 39 Hidenori NagasawaSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 86 Yūta IzumiyamaSecondFailed Delta Bridge
84 competitorsFirstFailed

† When Nagano tried to grab the Pipe Slider bar from the Devil's Swing, he lost his grip on the bar and it slid far away from him. Thus, he was unable to reach the Pipe Slider when he jumped for it and he fell into the water.

17th competition

Aired: October 11, 2006 [3]

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 99 Makoto Nagano FinalTotal Victory (2.56 seconds to spare)
No. 87 Shunsuke NagasakiFinalFailed Final Rope 18 meters Up
No. 91 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 86 Paul Terek ThirdFailed Cliff Hanger
No. 67 Yuta AdachiThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 81 Bunpei ShiratoriThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Body Prop
No. 96 Daisuke Nakata ThirdFailed Arm Rings
No. 95 Koji YamadaSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 92 Li En-ChiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 51 Kota HonmaSecondFailed Spider Walk
89 competitorsFirstFailed

18th competition

Aired: March 21, 2007 [4]

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 96 Makoto Nagano ThirdDisqualified on Shin-Cliff Hanger †
No. 97 Shunsuke NagasakiThirdFailed Shin-Cliff Hanger
No. 98 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Shin-Cliff Hanger
No. None†† Toshihiro TakedaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 60 Takamasa NagasakiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 70 Yuji WashimiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
94 competitorsFirstFailed

† When Nagano crossed the second gap of the Cliff Hanger, he grabbed the top of the frame with one hand, therefore going off the course. Nagano pointed out his mistake and allowed himself to be disqualified.
†† No number given; likely challenged between No.86 and No.87 .

Note: This conpetition, the rule was to take the numbers lined up at the finish line of the marathon on a first-come, first-served basis.

19th competition

Aired: September 19, 2007

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 79 Koji YamadaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 86 Yuji WashimiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
98 competitorsFirstFailed

Note: Only 2 competitors managed to clear the First Stage and neither managed to clear the Second Stage. like Kunoichi First competition only 2 competitors cleared first stage and failed in Second Stage too.

20th competition

Aired: March 26, 2008

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 1989 Levi MeeuwenbergThirdFailed Shin-Cliff Hanger
No. 1924 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaSecondFailed Stick Slider
No. 2000 Makoto Nagano SecondFailed Downhill Jump
97 competitorsFirstFailed

21st competition

Aired: September 17, 2008

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Makoto Nagano ThirdFailed Gliding Ring †
No. 98 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Hang Climbing
No. 97 Daisuke Miyazaki ThirdFailed Devil Steps
No. 49 Li En-ChiSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 99 Levi MeeuwenbergSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 91 Tomohiro Matsunaga SecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 75 Brian OroscoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 88 Daisuke Nakata SecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 83 Bunpei ShiratoriSecondFailed Downhill Jump
91 competitorsFirstFailed

†An error in design caused the ring to force down the track, causing Nagano to fail just as he managed to put the ring in the stopper.

22nd competition

Aired: March 30, 2009

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 77 Yuuji UrushiharaFinalFailed G-Rope (22.9m up)
No. 49 Hitoshi KannoThirdDisqualified on Spider Flip †
No. 79 Li En-ChiThirdFailed Shin-Cliff Hanger
No. 84 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaThirdFailed Shin-Cliff Hanger
No. 90 Hiromichi SatoSecondFailed Metal Spin
95 competitorsFirstFailed

† When Kanno climbed the Spider Flip, he touched part of the frame with his foot and climbed along the side of the actual platform, therefore going off the course.

23rd competition

Aired: September 27, 2009

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Makoto Nagano FinalFailed G-Rope (0.21 seconds late)
No. 96 Hitoshi KannoFinalFailed G-Rope 18 Meters up
No. 84 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Gliding Ring
No. 92 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaThirdFailed Spider Flip
No. 97 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Spider Flip
No. 95 Levi MeeuwenbergThirdFailed Shin-Cliff Hanger
No. 93 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Arm Rings (injured)††
No. 94 Li En ChiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 99 Yuuji UrushiharaSecondFailed Unstable Bridge
No. 73 Brian OroscoSecondFailed Unstable Bridge
No. 42 Richard KingSecondFailed Unstable Bridge
No. 53 Yoshiki ItoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 49 Satoshi NakamuraSecondDisqualified on Salmon Ladder †††
No. 45 Naoya TajimaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 50 Jun SatoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
No. 47 Kouji HashimotoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
84 competitorsFirstFailed

† Nagano was given a second run of the first stage because the Slider Jump failed to work properly.
†† While on the Arm Rings, Yamamoto's shoulder dislocated again, so he immediately dropped into the water.
††† Nakamura was disqualified for using his foot to touch the frame of Salmon Ladder.

24th competition

Aired: January 1, 2010 [5]

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 93 Yuuji UrushiharaFinalTotal Victory (3.57 seconds left)
No. 85 Kouji HashimotoFinalFailed G-Rope 22 meters up
No. 94 Kenji TakahashiFinalFailed G-Rope 20 meters up†
No. 95 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaFinalFailed G-Rope 19 Meters up
No. 92 Li En-ChiFinalFailed G-Rope 18 meters Up
No. 73 Naoya TajimaThirdFailed Gliding Ring††
No. 98 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Spider Flip
No. 97 Hiromichi SatoSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 84 Yuji WashimiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 64 Terukazu IshikawaSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 47 Tomohiro KawaguchiSecondFailed Unstable Bridge
No. 78 Jun SatoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder
88 competitorsFirstFailed

† Kenji twisted up the G-Rope and got the safety wire tangled, causing him to stop. †† Tajima forgot to remove the ring stopper.

25th competition

Aired: March 28, 2010 [6]

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 80 Li En-ChiThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 60 Kouji HashimotoThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 40 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 50 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 69 Brian OroscoThirdFailed Doorknob Grasper
No. 90 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Balance Tank
No. 89 Hitoshi KannoSecondFailed Balance Tank
No. 18 Jun SatoSecondFailed Unstable Bridge
No. 70 Toshihiro TakedaSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 100 Yuuji UrushiharaSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder †
No. 48 Levi MeeuwenbergSecondFailed Slider Drop
89 competitorsFirstFailed

† Urushihara touched the water with his foot.

Note: This conpetition, Numbers were determined by lottery, but certain numbers were assigned to leading players.

26th competition

Aired: January 2, 2011

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 95 Li En-ChiThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 97 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 84 David CampbellThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 74 Brent SteffensenThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 61 Paul KasemirThirdFailed Doorknob Grasper
No. 92 Brian OroscoThirdFailed Roulette Cylinder
No. 98 Kouji HashimotoSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 82 Travis FurlanicSecondFailed Balance Tank
No. 87 Naoki IketaniSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 85 Terukazu IshikawaSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
90 competitorsFirstFailed

27th Competition

Aired: October 3, 2011

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 99 Yuuji UrushiharaFinalTotal Victory (6.71 seconds left)
No. 62 Ryo MatachiFinalFailed Final Rope 18.8 meters up
No. 20 Kouji HashimotoThirdFailed Chain See-Saw
No. 98 David CampbellThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 100 Makoto Nagano ThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 89 Paul KasemirThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 57 James McGrathThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 63 Ryan StratisThirdFailed Ultimate Cliff Hanger
No. 96 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 87 Terukazu IshikawaThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 90 Ryouma KatoSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 84 Yusuke MorimotoSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 79 Brent SteffensenSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 71 Travis FurlanicSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 60 Travis RosenSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 6 Daisuke MorikamiSecondFailed Metal Spin
No. 93 Naoki IketaniSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 92 WakkySecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 85 Naoki YokoyamaSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 65 Yousuke KanekoSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 56 Yuuya KadonoSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 55 Kazuma AsaSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 51 Jacob SmithSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder
No. 1 Hitoshi KannoSecondFailed Double Salmon Ladder (injured) †
No. 70 Hidetsugu SetodaSecondFailed Slider Drop
No. 66 David Flip RodriguezSecondFailed Slider Drop
No. 29 Naoya TajimaSecondFailed Slider Drop
73 competitorsFirstFailed

† Kanno withdrew before Double Salmon Ladder because of a shoulder injury.

28th Competition

Aired: December 27, 2012

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 88 Yuuji UrushiharaThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 89 Hitoshi KannoThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 58 Kazuma AsaThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 87 Ryo MatachiSecondFailed Passing Wall
No. 44 Koki SomeyaSecondFailed Swap Salmon Ladder
95 CompetitorsFirstFailed

29th Competition

Aired: June 27, 2013

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 79 Yusuke MorimotoThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 97 Hitoshi KannoThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 96 Kazuma AsaThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 87 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 93 Shunsuke NagasakiSecondFailed Passing Wall
No. 56 Li En-ChiSecondFailed Passing Wall
No. 73 Masashi HiokiSecondFailed Backstream
No. 67 Terukazu IshikawaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 57 Daisuke MorikamiSecondFailed Backstream
No. 99 Yuuji UrushiharaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 98 Ryo MatachiSecondFailed Backstream
No. 91 Keitaro YamamotoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 90 Yuuya KadonoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 89 Yoshiyuki OkuyamaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 41 Kouji HashimotoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 36 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 60 Taiga HoshikawaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 65 Toshiharu TakamiSecondDisqualified on Swap Salmon Ladder †
No. 86 WakkySecondFailed Swap Salmon Ladder
No. 62 Hiromasa KatakabeSecondFailed Swap Salmon Ladder
No. 61 Hidekazu InoueSecondFailed Cross Slider
79 competitorsFirstFailed

† Takami was disqualified for not landing properly on the fourth set of rungs.

Note: The third stage of this competition is a time attack, and only the person who clears it the fastest can challenge the Final.

30th Competition

Aired: July 3, 2014

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 2994 Ryo MatachiFinalFailed Final Rope 23 meters up
No. 2967 Tomohiro KawaguchiFinalFailed Final Rope 15 meters up
No. 2973 Shinya KishimotoThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 2998 Kazuma AsaThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 2996 Hitoshi KannoThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 2991 Drew DrechselThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 2990 Li En-ChiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 2986 Shunsuke NagasakiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 2935 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 3000 Yusuke MorimotoSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 2969 Taiga HoshikawaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 2993 Yuuji UrushiharaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 2972 Daisuke MorikamiSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 2974 Terukazu IshikawaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 2970 Hiromasa KatakabeSecondFailed Backstream
No. 2968 Yuuya KadonoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 2992 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 2999 Makoto Nagano SecondDisqualified on Swap Salmon Ladder†
No. 2995 Kenji TakahashiSecondDisqualified on Swap Salmon Ladder†
No. 2980 Toshihiro TakedaSecondDisqualified on Swap Salmon Ladder†
No. 2932 Hiroshige YamamotoSecondDisqualified on Swap Salmon Ladder†
No. 2984 Koki SomeyaSecondFailed Swap Salmon Ladder
No. 2982 WakkySecondFailed Swap Salmon Ladder
No. 2971 Toshiharu TakamiSecondFailed Swap Salmon Ladder
No. 2981 Kinnikun NakayamaSecondFailed Cross Slider
No. 2965 Kung Cheen-HowngSecondFailed Cross Slider
No. 2914 Noritomo MorisawaSecondWithdrew (injured)††
73 competitorsFirstFailed

† Yamamoto was disqualified for failing to land correctly on the 4th step, Nagano on the 3rd step, and Takahashi and Takeda on the 2nd step.

†† Morisawa cleared the First Stage but withdrew before the Second Stage due to tweaking his neck.

31st Competition

Aired: July 1, 2015

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 91 Yusuke MorimotoFinalTotal Victory (2.59 seconds left)
No. 96 Hitoshi KannoThirdFailed Vertical Limit Kai
No. 97 Tomohiro KawaguchiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 95 Kazuma AsaThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 94 Drew DrechselThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 89 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 72 Ragivaru AnastaseThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 31 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Crazy Cliff Hanger
No. 49 Zhang Wang YangSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 76 Yuuichi OkadaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 34 Hiroshige YamamotoSecondFailed Backstream
No. 84 Alexander MarsSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 79 Kai FukanumaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori†
No. 40 Riku HanamotoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 86 Masamitsu KikuchiSecondFailed Cross Slider
No. 82 Kenji DarvishSecondFailed Cross Slider
No. 75 Kung Cheen-HowngSecondFailed Cross Slider
83 competitorsFirstFailed

† Failed the transition onto the Salmon Ladder Kudari

32nd Competition

Aired: July 3, 2016

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 93 Drew DrechselThirdFailed Vertical Limit Kai†
No. 76 Jun SatoThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 62 Brent SteffensenThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 85 André SihmThirdFailed Sidewinder R Kai
No. 97 Tomohiro KawaguchiThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 94 Ragivaru AnastaseThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 87 Shunsuke NagasakiThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 66 Yusuke SuzukiThirdFailed Flying Bar
92 competitorsFirstFailed

† The Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger was tied with the Vertical Limit Kai which Drew fell almost immediately after making the transition. First time since SASUKE 9 a Cliffhanger variant is beaten on its introductory tournament.

Note: All 8 competitors who cleared the First Stage also cleared the Second Stage.

33rd Competition

Aired: March 26, 2017

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 96 Drew DrechselThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 98 Shunsuke NagasakiThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 95 Kazuma AsaThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 100 Yusuke MorimotoThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 97 Jun SatoThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 83 Wataru Mori SecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 45 Masashi HiokiSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 90 Toshihiro TakedaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 77 Dai IgarashiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 86 Ryoichi TsukadaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 85 Masayuki KikchiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 81 Takeru SecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 52 Seiki TakasuSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
87 competitorsFirstFailed

34th Competition

Aired: October 8, 2017

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Yusuke MorimotoThirdFailed Vertical Limit Kai
No. 98 Tomohiro KawaguchiThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 97 Drew DrechselThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 96 Jun SatoThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 87 Jessie Graff ThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 45 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 93 Ragivaru AnastaseThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 49 Satoshi ObataThirdFailed Sidewinder Kai
No. 84 Yusuke SuzukiThirdFailed Sidewinder Kai
No. 47 Hiroshige YamamotoSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 99 Yuuji UrushiharaSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 89 Kenji DarvishSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 83 Kenji TakahashiSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 74 Keitaro YamamotoSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 38 Shogo UgajinSecondFailed Backstream
No. 81 Takeru SecondFailed Backstream
No. 95 Shunsuke NagasakiSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 88 Ryoichi TsukadaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 80 Dai IgarashiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 91 Toshihiro TakedaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 46 Seiki TakasuSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
No. 86 Takaharu NakagawaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 34 Minami OnoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 40 Tatsuhiro FujimatsuSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
76 competitorsFirstFailed

35th Competition

Aired: March 26, 2018

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Yusuke MorimotoFinalFailed Final Rope. 20 meters up
No. 99 Tomohiro KawaguchiThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 98 Drew DrechselThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 97 Jun SatoThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 60 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Planet Bridge
No. 96 Kenji DarvishSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 89 Keitaro YamamotoSecondFailed Spider Drop
No. 92 Shunsuke NagasakiSecondFailed Spider Drop
92 competitorsFirstFailed

36th Competition

Aired: December 31, 2018

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Yusuke MorimotoFinalFailed Final Rope (0.5 seconds late/24.5 meters up)
No. 92 Ryo MatachiThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 95 Yuuji UrushiharaThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 73 Tatsuya TadaThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 96 Jun SatoThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 71 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 63 Naoyuki ArakiThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 99 Tomohiro KawaguchiThirdFailed Ultra Crazy Cliffhanger
No. 98 Kenji DarvishThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 89 Benjamin ToyerThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 93 Keitaro YamamotoSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 76 Wataru Mori SecondDisqualified on Reverse Conveyor †
No. 75 Shogo UgajinSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 97 Drew DrechselSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor ††
No. 83 Takaharu NakagawaSecondFailed Spider Walk
85 competitorsFirstFailed

† Wataru used his legs on the side of the Reverse Conveyor.
†† Drew slipped off course when sliding down the chute from the Backstream

37th Competition

Aired: December 31, 2019

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 88 René Casselly FinalFailed Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan †
No. 49 Tatsuya TadaFinalFailed Salmon Ladder Jūgo Dan
No. 96 Yuuji UrushiharaThirdFailed Pipe Slider††
No. 94 Jun SatoThirdFailed Cliffhanger Dimension
No. 47 Yoshiyuki YamamotoThirdFailed Cliffhanger Dimension
No. 60 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Cliffhanger Dimension
No. 98 Jessie Graff ThirdFailed Cliffhanger Dimension
No. 48 Yoshinori IsaThirdFailed Cliffhanger Dimension
No. 75 Yusuke SuzukiSecondFailed Spider Walk
No. 55 Koji SaikawaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Kudari
90 competitorsFirstFailed

†René was disqualified because both bars derailed. ††The bar derailed as soon as Urushihara hung on the bar.

38th Competition

Aired : December 29, 2020

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Yusuke MorimotoFinalTotal Victory (2.52 seconds left)
No. 49 Yoshiyuki YamamotoThirdFailed Cliff Hanger Dimension
No. 95 Tatsuya TadaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger Dimension
No. 94 Jun SatoThirdFailed Cliff Hanger Dimension
No. 50 Yoshinori IsaThirdFailed Flying Bar
No. 99 Yuuji UrushiharaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 40 Hayate KajiharaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 57 Masashi HiokiSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 82 Naoyuki ArakiSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 14 Kōji SaikawaSecondFailed Spider Drop
No. 88 Hikaru IwamotoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Descent
No. 71 Ryo MatachiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Ascent
No. 74 Rinne SugetaSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Ascent
No. 90 Keitaro YamamotoSecondFailed Rolling Log
86 competitorsFirstFailed

39th Competition

Aired: December 28, 2021

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 91 Tatsuya TadaThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 59 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Cliff Hanger Dimension
No. 35 Hayate KajiharaThirdFailed Cliff Hanger Dimension
No. 55 Yoshinori IsaThirdFailed Swing Edge †
No. 50 Yoshiyuki YamamotoThirdFailed Swing Edge
No. 89 Ryo MatachiThirdFailed Swing Edge
No. 90 Keitaro YamamotoThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 77 Yusuke SuzukiThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 71 Tomohiro MutouThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 9 Koji SaikawaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 20 Rinne SugetaSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 88 Hikaru IwamotoSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 14 Yusuke GotoSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Descent
No. 31 Hideki AjimaSecondFailed Rolling Log
86 competitorsFirstFailed

† When making the first transition, Yoshinori grabbed the frame of the obstacle and went out of bounds.

40th Competition

Aired: December 27, 2022

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 4000 Yūsuke MorimotoFinalFailed Final Rope (1 seconds late/24.5 meters up)
No. 3950 Yoshiyuki YamamotoFinalFailed Final Rope 17 meters up
No. 3973 Tatsuya TadaFinalFailed Salmon Ladder Jugo Dan
No. 3975 Keitaro YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe Slider
No. 3999 Yuuji UrushiharaThirdFailed Vertical Limit
No. 3974 Naoyuki ArakiThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 3965 Hayate KajiharaThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 3972 Jun SatōThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 3993 Tomohiro KawaguchiThirdFailed Swing Edge
No. 3924 Yoshinori IsaThirdFailed Swing Edge
No. 3977 Yusuke SuzukiThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 3976 Tomohiro MutouThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 3990 Oliver EdelmannSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 3984 Stefanie EdelmannSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 3985 Jessie Graff SecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 3910 Kōji SaikawaSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 3995 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Reverse Conveyor
No. 3971 Ryoichi TsukadaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 3955 Masashi HiokiSecondFailed Backstream
No. 3991 Kane Kosugi SecondFailed Backstream
No. 3982 Ayano OshimaSecondFailed Spider Drop
No. 3943 Shunsuke NagasakiSecondFailed Spider Drop
No. 3949 Hayato TakasukaSecondFailed Spider Run
No. 3987 Yoshikazu Fujita SecondFailed Rolling Log
76 competitorsFirstFailed

41st Competition

Aired: December 27, 2023

CompetitorStageObstacle
No. 100 Yusuke MorimotoThirdFailed Vertical Limit Burst
No. 80 Keitaro YamamotoThirdFailed Vertical Limit Burst
No. 59 Miyaoka RyosukeThirdFailed Vertical Limit Burst
No. 98 Tatsuya TadaThirdFailed Vertical Limit Burst
No. 99 Yoshiyuki YamamotoThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 97 Yuuji UrushiharaThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 93 René Casselly ThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 92 Daniel GilThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 76 Jun SatoThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 44 Hayate KajiharaThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 16 Yuta YamashitaThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 77 Tomohiro MutouThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 51 Masashi HiokiThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 45 WasabiThirdFailed Cliff Dimension
No. 79 Naoyuki ArakiThirdFailed Sidewinder
No. 52 Shuzo UchimiyaSecondFailed Wall Lifting
No. 42 Yuta NakashimaSecondFailed Backstream
No. 90 Ryo MatachiSecondFailed Salmon Ladder Nobori
No. 60 Yusuke GotoSecondFailed Rolling Log
No. 41 Kaio NaganoSecondFailed Rolling Log
No. 61 Shunsuke NagasakiSecondWithdrew/†Injury
79 competitorsFirstFailed

† Nagasaki cleared the First Stage but withdrew before the Second Stage due to a leg injury.

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  1. ↑ "選ばれし100人の精鋭が挑む究極のサバイバルアタック 勇者達、今こそ偉大なる先人となれ いざ、魔物の住む鋼鉄の魔城の頂点へ..." [100 selected elite warriors take on the ultimate survival attack. Heroes, now is the time to become great pioneers. Let's head to the top of the steel castle where monsters live...] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-05-10.
  2. ↑ "SASUKE2005". Archived from the original on 2014-03-25.
  3. ↑ "SASUKE2006秋" [SASUKE2006 Autumn] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
  4. ↑ "新SASUKE2007" [New SASUKE 2007] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
  5. ↑ "What's New". Archived from the original on 2010-01-02.
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