Series Three of Ninja Warrior UK, a British physical obstacle assault course game show, was aired on ITV from 31 December 2016 to 18 February 2017. Of the 250 contestant who took part, this series' competition was won by Jonny Urszuly. During its broadcast, the series averaged around 3.81 million viewers.
Series overview
Qualifier In the course of the five qualifier rounds, the contestants faced a variety of different obstacles in each round, alongside Quintuple Steps and Warped Wall. The most common featured included Jump Hang - this series saw a few new variations on the obstacle - Floating Tiles, and Log Runner - this obstacle was new for this series. This series saw the introduction of new obstacles used on the course - Silk Drop, Beam Cross, Pipe Climber, and Log Grip - as well as the use of UFO, Swing Circle, Swinging Frames, Double Tilt Ladder, Pole Rider, and Silk Slider.
Qualifier 1 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Sam Amos Completed 00:582 Cameron Walker – Shepherd Completed 00:593 Tanzil Umrani Completed 00:594 Chris Lodge Completed 01:035 Cain Clarke Completed 01:216 Benjamin Rosser Completed 01:377 Leon 'The Legend' Gabbidon Completed 01:508 Javier 'Ninjengineer' Rivera Completed 01:509 Liam Tomes Completed 01:5710 Saskia Neville Completed 02:29
Qualifier 2 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Gareth Lloyd Completed 01:332 Billy Morgan Completed 01:333 Kim Thomas – Hird Completed 01:474 Brian Cahill Completed 01:565 Mat Armitage Completed 02:146 Kane Woodhouse Completed 02:507 Henry Cookey Completed 03:388 Katie McDonnell Completed 03:589 Mhairi Thorburn Completed 04:2410 Ryan Luney Failed Warped Wall
Qualifier 3 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Ed Scott Completed 01:132 Ali Hay Completed 01:323 Kenneth Orenuga Completed 01:424 Jonny Urszuly Completed 01:435 Fred Dorrington Completed 01:596 Mosa Kambule Completed 02:077 Nicola Kinche Completed 02:248 Chris Bernard Completed 02:329 CJ Jones Completed 02:3310 Ricky Moakes Completed 02:58
Qualifier 4 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/Obstacle Reached1 Matt McCreary Completed 01:232 Bruce Winfield Completed 01:243 Dion Trigg Completed 01:294 Andrew Julien Completed 01:325 Liam Cook Completed 01:426 Alvin Loh Completed 01:517 Jacob Peregrine – Wheller Completed 02:058 Chris West Completed 02:069 Steve Frew Completed 02:1510 Clinton Purnell Completed 02:22
Qualifier 5 Results Rank Finalist Outcome Time/ Obstacle Reached1 James Birchall Completed 01:372 Umy Shujaudin Completed 01:453 Hari Eustace Completed 02:224 Chris De Stefano Completed 02:455 Jack Bailey Completed 02:496 Charlie Martin Completed 03:037 Chris Viner Completed 04:068 Sian Maycock Failed Warped Wall9 Nicola Screawn Failed Warped Wall10 Hayley Wray Failed Beam Cross
Semi-finals
For the top 50 go to 9 obstacles on 2 Semi-Finals. The Stage 1 is Quintuple Steps, Ring Swing, Spinning Log, Jump Hang With Trumpette, Ring Slider, and Warped Wall. Complete the Stage 1 within 3 minutes, go to Stage 2 on: Big Dipper, Pole Grapser, and Chimney Climb. And the end 2 Semi-Finals, top 15 fastest go to Final.
Semi-finals results Rank Finalist Outcome Time 1 Ed Scott Completed 02:092 Cameron Walker-Shepherd Completed 02:103 Bruce Winfield Completed 02:214 Jonny Urszuly Completed 02:385 James Birchall Completed 02:42 6 Fred Dorrington Completed 02:457 Clinton Purnell Completed 02:478 Ali Hay Completed 02:48 9 Steve Frew Completed 02:5510 Jacob Peregrine – Wheller Completed 03:0011 Leon Gabiddon Completed 03:0112 Nicholas Kinche Completed 03:0113 Mat Armitage Completed 03:0614 Cain Clarke Completed 03:0615 Chris West Completed 03:10
Final For the finals of this series, all three stages of obstacles were conducted. Stage 1 required the finalists to complete 9 obstacles - Quadruple Steps, Rolling Log, Coin Flip, Ring Jump, Wind Chimes, Warped Wall, Big Dipper With Tassels, Three Logs, and Chimney Climb - within 6 minutes. Of the finalists that took on this stage, only 6 successfully completed it: Jacob Peregrine – Wheller, Ali Hay, Fred Dorrington, Bruce Winfield, Cain Clarke, and Jonny Urszuly.
Stage 2 required the remaining finalists to take on 5 obstacles - Spider Jump, Spin Cycle, Salmon Ladder, Monkey Pegs, and Wall Lift - and complete them within 2 minutes. Of the remaining finalists, only Clarke and Urszuly managed to complete it successfully.
For Stage 3, the remaining two finalists had to complete 3 obstacles, but with no time limit - Crazy Cliff Hanger, Floating Boards, and Flying Bars. Neither contestant managed to complete the stage, thus the winner was determined by progress, resulting in Urszuly being declared the winner.
Ratings
Episode Air date Viewers(millions) ITV weekly ranking Heat 1 31 December 20163.37 28 Heat 2 7 January 2017 3.81 25 Heat 314 January 20173.8527 Heat 421 January 2017 3.75 27 Heat 528 January 2017 3.87 20 Semi–Final 14 February 2017 3.89 19 Semi–Final 211 February 2017 4.15 16 Final18 February 20174.18 17
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