The 5th Competition, official name: SASUKE2000春 (literally SASUKE 2000 Spring), is the first tournament following Akiyama Kazuhiko's kanzenseiha. However, Akiyama did not appear due to a scheduling conflict. Future All-Star Takeda Toshihiro made his debut in this tournament.
The course underwent a modest renovation after Akiyama's triumph. In the First Stage, the Jump Hang and Soritatsu Kabe were added, eliminating many competitors and quickly earning reputations as feared obstacles; The Soritatsu Kabe has been in every tournament since, except SASUKE 18. Only three people cleared the first stage, by far the fewest up to this point.
In the Second Stage, a new first obstacle, the Tackle Machine pushed the previous first obstacle, the Spider Walk (which received a modification), to the second position. Only Yamamoto Shingo was able to clear the second stage, while the other two (Takeda and Yamada Katsumi) went out on the renovated Spider Walk.
The Body Prop was the only new obstacle added in the Third Stage, but unlike the Tackle Machine of the previous stage -- which was only around for this tournament -- The Body Prop became a threat to many a competitor and wasn't removed until SASUKE 18 (after the second kanzenseiha). Yamamoto cleared this new obstacle and also defeated the Cliffhanger, which had been given an ascending gap. Yamamoto ultimately failed the Pipe Slider, marking the first time ever that nobody would attempt the Final Stage. Yamamoto would, however, be the first person to attempt the new Final Stage after the next tournament.
TBS Date: March 18, 2000
SASUKE Announcers:
1st Chair Furutachi Ichiro (Stage 1 (#81-100), Stage 2, Stage 3)
2nd Chair Hatsuta Keisuke (Stage 1 (#1-80))
SASUKE Results
Best: Yamamoto Shingo, Third Stage, Pipe Slider
Stage 1: 3 Clears
Stage 2: 1 Clears
Stage 3: 0 Clears
Final Stage: Not Attempted
First Stage
Obstacles
① Maruta Nobori 丸太登り
② Rolling Maruta ローリング丸太
③ Yureru Hashi 揺れる
④ ^Jump Hang ジャンプハング
⑤ ^Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁
⑥ Tarzan Rope ターザンロープ
⑦ Rope Climb ロープクライム
^ Denotes New Obstacle
* Denotes Modified Obstacle
Time Limit: 75 seconds
Second Stage
Obstacles
② *Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク
③ Goren Hammer 5連ハンマー
④ Gyakusō Conveyor 逆走コンベアー
⑤ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング
^ Denotes New Obstacle
* Denotes Modified Obstacle
Time Limit: 50 Seconds
Third Stage
Obstacles
② ^Body Prop ボディプロップ
③ Arm Bike アームバイク
④ *Cliffhanger クリフハンガー
⑤ Pipe Slider パイプスライダー
^ Denotes New Obstacle
* Denotes Modified Obstacle
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