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

1st competition Aired: September 27, 1997 † CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 97 Akira OmoriFinalFailed Final Rope 11 Meters UpNo. 49 Takayuki KawashimaFinalFailed Final Rope 10 Meters UpNo. 96 Ken HasegawaFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters UpNo. 72 Takashi YoFinalFailed Final Rope 8 meters UpNo. 89 Kane KosugiThirdFailed Pole BridgeNo. 18 Yoshihito YamamotoThirdFailed Pole BridgeNo. 78 Kazuhiro SugimotoSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 54 Hidekazu MiyagiSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 94 Yukio IketaniSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 92 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 90 Hisaya SatōSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 59 Toyohisa IijimaSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 40 Eiichi MiuraSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 22 Takashi SakamotoSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 7 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 31 Yuusuke ŌtaSecondFailed Moving WallsNo. 25 Kazuo WakaeSecondFailed Moving WallsNo. 2 Shinichi YanoSecondFailed Moving WallsNo. 88 Kiyomi InoueSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 76 Naoto AmanoSecondFailedNo. 64 Tomohiro TadaSecondFailedNo. 47 Motoharu ArakiSecondFailedNo. 43 Shuichirō KoyamaSecondFailed76 competitorsFirstFailed † First and only competition to be held indoors at Tokyo Bay NK Hall.

2nd competition Aired: September 26, 1998 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 97 Hikaru TanakaFinalFailed Final Rope 12 Meters UpNo. 99 Akira OmoriFinalFailed Final Rope 7.8 Meters UpNo. 95 Shigeyuki NakamuraThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 83 Hiroaki YoshizakiThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 70 Masakazu EbiharaThirdDisqualified on Pipe Slider †No. 65 Ken HasegawaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 42 Tatsuya YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 30 Eiichi MiuraThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 20 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 100 Kazuhiko AkiyamaSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 93 Nozomu TomishimaSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 88 Shane KosugiSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 39 Yoshihide TanigawaSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 2 Takuyu UedaSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 76 Takashi YōSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 64 Gōsuke YokoyamaSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 43 Yoshihito YamamotoSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 91 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 84 Hiroyuki SatōSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 57 Kazufumi KimuraSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 19 Hiroyuki AmanoSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 18 Naoto AmanoSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 11 Takashi SakamotoSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 3 Yūji SuzukiSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 56 Yūji OkumuraSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 41 Chie TanabeSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 66 Toshitaka IshiharaSecondFailedNo. 59 Kōichi TamuraSecondFailedNo. 48 Andrea KomatsubaraSecondFailedNo. 35 Toru TakahashiSecondFailedNo. 32 Seigo ShibadaSecondFailedNo. 23 Yoshiharu ItōSecondFailedNo. 9 Hideki NaruoSecondFailedNo. 5 Keiji UdagawaSecondFailed66 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 89 Katsumi YamadaFinalFailed Final Rope 14.5 Meters UpNo. 13 Shingo YamamotoFinalFailed Final Rope 12 Meters UpNo. 49 Minoru MatsumotoFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters UpNo. 100 Akira OmoriFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters UpNo. 54 Tatsuya YamamotoFinalFailed Final Rope 8 Meters UpNo. 10 Ken HasegawaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 99 Kazuhiko AkiyamaSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 69 Junpei MoritaSecondFailed Wall Lifting RunNo. 34 Hiroyuki AsaokaSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 81 Tadao ItōSecondFailed Moving WallsNo. 98 Yasutoshi KujiraiSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 17 Masaaki TateyamaSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 72 Haruhisa MiyazawaSecondFailed Spider Walk87 competitorsFirstFailed

4th competition Aired: October 16, 1999 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 86 Kazuhiko AkiyamaFinalTotal Victory (6.0 seconds to spare)No. 40 Eiichi MiuraThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 3 Hiroyuki AsaokaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 81 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Pipe Slider†No. 94 Travis Allen SchroederThirdDisqualified on Pipe Slider ††No. 100 Katsumi YamadaThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 97 Kane KosugiThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 95 Hiroaki YoshizakiThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 71 Takuyu UedaThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 43 Takayuki KawashimaThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 64 Shusuke SatōThirdFailed Pole JumpNo. 1 Ichirō AtarashiSecondFailed Reverse ConveyorNo. 82 Tadao ItōSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 55 Shigenori KobayashiSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 20 Kenichi YoshidaSecondFailed Hammer DodgeNo. 79 Katsushige FukushimaSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 78 Takuji ArakiSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 70 Masato KondoSecondFailed Spider ClimbNo. 91 Tadanori FukayamaSecondFailed Moving WallsNo. 93 Masashi SaekiSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 77 Norihito EdaSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 76 Hiroyuki NagahamaSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 56 Takashi YamauchiSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 53 Takashi HashidateSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 52 Shinji MatsushimaSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 47 Ken NakataSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 87 Taka SatōSecondFailedNo. 75 Susumu ShigenoSecondFailedNo. 73 Kōichi KanzakiSecondFailedNo. 65 Junpei MoritaSecondFailedNo. 54 Ryūgo SuzukaSecondFailedNo. 48 Kenichi IshijimaSecondFailedNo. 45 Masao NishihamaSecondFailedNo. 35 Haruo TakimotoSecondFailedNo. 28 Shinichi AizawaSecondFailedNo. 22 Munetaka MiyazawaSecondFailedNo. 14 Hiroaki TakemotoSecondFailed63 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 100 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 74 Toshihiro TakedaSecond Failed Spider Walk97 competitorsFirstFailed

6th competition Aired: September 9, 2000 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 99 Katsumi YamadaThirdDisqualified on Pipe Slider †No. 83 Yoshiaki HatakedaThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 93 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Body PropNo. 98 Kane KosugiThirdFailed Body PropNo. 97 Shane KosugiThirdFailed Body Prop95 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 97 Shingo YamamotoFinalFailed Spider Climb (injured) †No. 46 Kenji TakahashiThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 40 Hironori KubokiThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 81 Shane KosugiThirdFailed Body PropNo. 95 James OkadaThirdFailed Propeller BarsNo. 98 Kane KosugiSecondFailed Spider WalkNo. 88 Katsumi YoshinagaSecondFailed Chain ReactionNo. 54 Kozo AkimotoSecondFailed Chain Reaction92 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 91 Kane KosugiFinalFailed Final Rope 18 Meters UpNo. 59 Jordan JovtchevFinalFailed Spider Climb 11.5 Meters Up†No. 71 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 81 ShōeiThirdFailed Body PropNo. 46 Daisuke NakataSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 61 Makoto NaganoThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 97 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Lamp GrasperNo. 71 Daisuke NakataThirdFailed Lamp GrasperNo. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Rumbling DiceNo. 99 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Wall Lifting†No. 81 Naoki IketaniSecondFailed Wall Lifting ††No. 41 Kinnikun NakayamaSecondFailed Spider Walk93 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 1000 Katsumi YamadaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 961 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 940 Daisuke NakataThirdFailed Lamp GrasperNo. 954 Hiroyuki AsaokaThirdFailed Body PropNo. 978 Kenichi AraiSecondFailed Spider Walk95 competitorsFirstFailed

11th competition Aired: March 21, 2003 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 96 Makoto NaganoFinalFailed Final Rope 20 Meters UpNo. 74 Shinji KobayashiThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 98 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 61 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 95 Daisuke NakataThirdFailed Lamp GrasperNo. 97 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Body PropNo. 99 Kazuhiko AkiyamaThirdFailed Body PropNo. 41 Kinnikun NakayamaSecondFailed Wall Lifting †No. 66 Bunpei ShiratoriSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 100 Katsumi YamadaSecondFailed Balance TankNo. 58 Hiroyuki AsaokaSecondFailed Chain Reaction89 competitorsFirstFailed

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

12th competition Aired: October 1, 2003 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 100 Makoto NaganoFinalFailed Final Rope (0.11 seconds late)No. 77 Bunpei ShiratoriFinalFailed Final Rope 21 meters UpNo. 72 Hiroyuki AsaokaFinalFailed Final Rope 20 meters UpNo. 95 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 97 Kazuhiko AkiyamaThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 99 Jordan JovtchevThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 96 Shingo YamamotoThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 70 Manabu SatoThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 1 Koji YamadaThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 92 Masaaki KobayashiThirdFailed Body PropNo. 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 CompetitorStageObstacleNo. 100 Makoto NaganoFinalFailed Final Rope 22.4 Meters UpNo. 99 Bunpei ShiratoriThirdFailed Pipe SliderNo. 98 Toshihiro TakedaThirdFailed Cliff HangerNo. 97 Masaaki KobayashiThirdFailed Curtain ClingNo. 90 Naoki IketaniThirdFailed Body PropNo. 76 Shingo YamamotoSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 87 Kosuke YamaguchiSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 71 Daisuke NakataSecondFailed Wall LiftingNo. 38 Shigenori UekiSecondFailed Reverse ConveyorNo. 75 Hideaki ShimizuSecondFailed Balance Tank90 competitorsFirstFailed

14th competition Aired: January 4, 2005