SASUKE 15

Intro
The fifteenth tournament, official name: SASUKE2005真夏 (literally SASUKE 2005 Midsummer), is the first tournament aired during Summer. It is also the eleventh tournament since Akiyama Kazuhiko's Kanzenseiha.

Since this is held in the middle of Summer, temperature during the tournament was brutal. At one point, it reached 34°C (around 93°F), causing a greater effect on stamina. This leads to several Soritatsu Kabe time outs by notable competitors like Akiyama Kazuhiko, Iketani Naoki, and Jordan Jovtchev. Because of the heat, Shiratori Bunpei suffered from heat exhaustion, causing him to miss when he was supposed to run First Stage. Instead, he went after Nagano Makoto's run (who wore #100), making the only time #100 isn't the last to run in First Stage. Only seven competitors cleared First Stage, the lowest number since SASUKE 10, but will be the last time in Second era that the number clears in First Stage is not double digits.

In Second Stage, everyone went smoothly and it seems SASUKE 6's result of having all the competitors to attempt Second Stage clearing as well. However, at the last run, Nagano surprisingly failed at Metal Spin (which had been modified in this tournament), preventing the result to occurred. This failure marked the first time Nagano failed Second Stage in his career.

No changes were made into Third Stage from the previous tournament. Despite not being 100% in physical condition, Shiratori and Takeda Toshihiro made it the furthest out of the six. Takeda, who was still suffering from a right shoulder injury carried since SASUKE 13, was the Last Man Standing for the first and only time in his career.

Obstacles
① ^Hurdle Jump ハードルジャンプ

② Butterfly Wall バタフライウォール

③ Sandan Rolling Maruta 三段ローリング丸太

④ Cross Bridge クロスブリッジ

⑤ Jump Hang ジャンプハング

⑥ Nejireta Kabe ねじれた壁

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: 95 seconds

Length: 98.7m

^ Denotes New Obstacle * Denotes Modified Obstacle

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 Balance Tank バランスタンク

④ Metal Spin メタルスピン

⑤ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング

Time Limit: 65 seconds

Obstacles
① Rumbling Dice ランブリングダイス

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

Results
第15回大会 第15屆極限體能王