American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 2

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs The World 2 was the third installment of American Ninja Warrior's international tournament, which was premiered on January 31st, 2016.

Competitors
Due to incredible results from American Ninja Warrior 7, all members of Team USA from the previous tournament were changed, with 5 competitors made their American Ninja Warrior's international tournament debut, including Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero, the first two competitors to achieve total victory in American Ninja Warrior history. However, during the taping of Stage Two, Geoff Britten suddenly suffered a high fever (about 103 degrees Fahrenheit/39.4 degrees Celsius), and wasn't able to compete for the rest of the tournament. Therefore, Joe Moravsky took his place as member of Team USA.

Due to poor results from 2 previous American Ninja Warrior's international tournaments (USA vs. Japan and USA vs. The World), Team Japan had changed 3 out of 5 competitors from the previous tournament, with Takahashi Kenji, Kawaguchi Tomohiro, and Hioki Masashi made their American Ninja Warrior's international tournament debut.

As the reigning champion of the previous tournament, Team Europe only changed 2 competitors, with Tim Champion (United Kingdom) and Alexander Mars (Sweden) made their American Ninja Warrior's international tournament debut.

Interestingly, among the 16 competitors who competed on this tournament, 3 of them had recently achieved kanzenseiha/total victory in 2015 (Morimoto Yūsuke in SASUKE 31, Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero on American Ninja Warrior 7).


 * Drew Drechsel
 * Ian Dory
 * Isaac Caldiero
 * Geoff Britten (withdrew)
 * Kevin Bull
 * Joe Moravsky (alternate)


 * Hioki Masashi
 * Kawaguchi Tomohiro
 * Matachi Ryo
 * Morimoto Yūsuke
 * Takahashi Kenji


 * Alexander Mars (Sweden)
 * Sean McColl (France)
 * Stefano Ghisolfi (Italy)
 * Tim Champion (United Kingdom)
 * Tim Shieff (United Kingdom)

Competition Format
The competition worked as followed:
 * From Stage One to Stage Three, there were 3 heats in each stage.
 * Each heat consisted of 3 competitors (1 competitor from each team).
 * In each heat, the competitor who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would receive points for his respective team: 1 point for each heat in Stage One, 2 points for each heat in Stage Two, and 3 points for each heat in Stage Three.
 * The points would be cumulated among those three stages, and the team who got the highest points would be the champion of the tournament.
 * If there were at least 2 teams who got the same highest points, those teams would send one member each to scale the Stage Four tower. Whoever reached the top of the tower in the fastest time, his respective team would be the champion of the tournament.
 * There was no time limit to complete the stages (Stage One to Stage Four).

Obstacles
① Piston Road

② Propeller Bar

③ Silk Slider

④ Jumping Spider

⑤ Sonic Curve

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Coin Flip

⑧ Flying Triple Swing

Obstacles
① Rope Jungle

② Double Salmon Ladder

③ Unstable Bridge

④ Butterfly Wall

⑤ Roulette Row

⑥ Wall Lift

Obstacles
① Psycho Chainsaw

② Doorknob Grasper

③ Floating Boards

④ Ultimate Cliffhanger

⑤ Pole Grasper

⑥ Hang Climb

⑦ Area 51

⑧ Flying Bar