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List of Sasuke competitions

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.

Legend

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

1st competition

Aired: September 27, 1997 <sup>†</sup>

<sup>†</sup> First and only competition to be held indoors at Tokyo Bay NK Hall.

2nd competition

Aired: September 26, 1998

<sup>†</sup> 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

4th competition

Aired: October 16, 1999

<sup>†</sup> Iketani tried to rest by putting his foot on a sliding pole and fell.<br /> <sup>††</sup> 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

6th competition

Aired: September 9, 2000

<sup>†</sup> 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

<sup>†</sup> 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

<sup>†</sup> Jovtchev fell off the Spider Climb after the walls split at the 15 second limit.<br /> <sup>††</sup> 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

<sup>†</sup> 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.<br /> <sup>††</sup> When Naoki Iketani cleared the Reverse Conveyor, time was expired before he could attempt the Wall Lifting.

10th competition

Aired: September 25, 2002

11th competition

Aired: March 21, 2003

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

12th competition

Aired: October 1, 2003

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

13th competition

Aired: April 6, 2004

14th competition

Aired: January 4, 2005

<sup>†</sup> 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.<br /> <sup>††</sup> 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

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

16th competition

Aired: December 30, 2005

<sup>†</sup> 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

18th competition

Aired: March 21, 2007

<sup>†</sup> 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.<br /> <sup>††</sup> No number given; likely challenged between No.86 and No.87 .

Note: This competition, 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

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

21st competition

Aired: September 17, 2008

<sup>†</sup>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

<sup>†</sup> 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

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

24th competition

Aired: January 1, 2010

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

25th competition

Aired: March 28, 2010

<sup>†</sup> Urushihara touched the water with his foot.

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

26th competition

Aired: January 2, 2011

27th Competition

Aired: October 3, 2011

<sup>†</sup> Kanno withdrew before Double Salmon Ladder because of a shoulder injury.

28th Competition

Aired: December 27, 2012

29th Competition

Aired: June 27, 2013

<sup>†</sup> 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

<sup>†</sup> 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.

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

31st Competition

Aired: July 1, 2015

<sup>†</sup> Failed the transition onto the Salmon Ladder Kudari

32nd Competition

Aired: July 3, 2016

† 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

34th Competition

Aired: October 8, 2017

35th Competition

Aired: March 26, 2018

36th Competition

Aired: December 31, 2018

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

37th Competition

Aired: December 31, 2019

<sup>†</sup>René was disqualified because both bars derailed.<br /> <sup>††</sup>The bar derailed as soon as Urushihara hung on the bar.

38th Competition

Aired: December 29, 2020

39th Competition

Aired: December 28, 2021

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

40th Competition

Airdate: December 27, 2022

41st Competition

Airdate: December 27, 2023

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

42nd Competition

Aired: December 25, 2024

<sup>†</sup> Yasuhito used his hands and legs on the side of the Reverse Conveyor.<br /> <sup>††</sup> Her hair touched the water before falling into the water.

43rd Competition

Aired: December 24 & 25, 2025

<sup>†</sup> One competitor, Hikaru Iwamoto was competed This Sasuke Competition under No. 88, but Withdrew to compete first stage.

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