SASUKE 16 ~ Sasuke Ninja Warrior

The 16th Competition, official name: SASUKE2005冬 (literally SASUKE 2005 Winter) was the third and final tournament held in 2005. Officially, it was the only tournament to have the "winter" label. In the First Stage, three new obstacles were introduced. However, the success of this tournament was the best since Akiyama Kazuhiko's kanzenseiha in SASUKE 4 with an incredible 16 people clearing, including 8 consecutive clears from #89 to #96. However, in the Second Stage, the results were mixed. The redesigned Metal Spin took out 7 out of the 16 people and the field was cut in half to eight. In the Third Stage, the Devil Balanço was finally beaten by both Yamada Koji and Shiratori Bunpei. At 38, Bunpei became the oldest competitor to go the furthest out of all the 100 competitors, surpassing Yamada Katsumi in SASUKE 10 at 36. However, for a third straight tournament, no one made it to the Final Stage.

TBS Date December 30, 2005

TBS Ratings 10.6%

G4 Date April 12, 2007

SASUKE Announcers:

1st Chair Hatsuta Keisuke (Stage 1 (#1-30, 81-100), Stage 3)

2nd Chair Ogasawara Wataru (Stage 1 (#31-80), Stage 2)

SASUKE Results

Best: Shiratori Bunpei, Third Stage, Pipe Slider

Stage 1 16 clears

Stage 2 8 clears

Stage 3 0 clears

Final Stage Not Attempted

First Stage

Obstacles

① ^Rokudantobi 六段跳び

② Sandan Rolling Maruta 三段ローリング丸太

③ Cross Bridge クロスブリッジ

④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング

⑤ ^Rope Reverse ロープリバース

⑥ ^Reverse Fly リバースフライ

⑦ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁

⑧ Tarzan Jump ターザンジャンプ

⑨ Rope Climb ロープクライム

Time Limit: 100 seconds (105 seconds for competitors under 18 and over 50)

Length: 101.2 m

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Second Stage

Obstacles

① Chain Reaction チェーンリアクション

↓ Brick Climb ブリッククライム

② Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク

③ ^Delta Bridge デルタブリッジ

④ *Metal Spin メタルスピン

⑤ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング

Time Limit: 66 seconds

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Third stage

Obstacles

① ^Arm Rings アームリング

② Body Prop ボディプロップ

③ Curtain Cling カーテンクリング

④ Cliffhanger クリフハンガー

⑤ *Jumping Bars ジャンピングバー

⑥ Climbing Bars クライミングバー

⑦ Devil Balanço デビルブランコ

⑧ Pipe Slider パイプスライダー

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