Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing refers to the competitor who has the final run in a SASUKE competition. However, there is a common misconception that Last Man Standing refers to the competitor who made it the furthest in the competition; that is referred to as simply the Best Result.

Omori Akira was Last Man Standing for the first 3 competitions due to his consecutive Final Stage appearances and high numbers due to this, while from SASUKE 4 to 17, an All-Star was Last Man Standing (with the exception of SASUKE 8), namely Nagano Makoto in the majority of cases, who still holds the record for most occurrences at 8. From Shin-SASUKE, however, there were more instances of rising stars reaching the Third and Final Stage while the All-Stars began to regress due to age, and so different names, such as Urushihara Yuuji, Kanno Hitoshi, and Morimoto Yusuke (who was Last Man Standing from SASUKE 33-36), earned this title.

Interestingly, the title has also been held by three foreigners: Kane Kosugi (SASUKE 8), Levi Meeuwenberg (SASUKE 20), and Rene Kaselowsky (SASUKE 37), all three of which also progressed the furthest in their respective competitions.