American Ninja Warrior: Obstacle Design Challenge

American Ninja Warrior: Obstacle Design Challenge is a contest, which was announced on American Ninja Warrior 8. Just like the name applies, fans will create an obstacle and submit it to the ANWNation website. It then will be modified and be used in one of the courses on the next season. It can be either used during the city qualifiers, city finals, or Las Vegas national finals. Here are some of the rules on how to submit an obstacle:
 * Firstly, they must upload a photo of the obstacle that will be submitted.
 * Secondly, they must type down the title of the obstacle.
 * Thirdly, they must type the description and rules on how to attempt the obstacle.
 * Finally, they must upload a submission video about the obstacle.

For the obstacle itself, here are some of the rules:
 * The obstacle must be at most in 10 feet in height, 8 feet in width, and 24 feet in length.
 * The obstacle cannot be automated (using motors to drive the obstacle). Examples of automated obstacle:
 * Reverse Conveyor,
 * Hedgehog,
 * Goren Hammer,
 * Fish Bone, and
 * Cliffhanger Dimension.
 * The obstacle must accommodate competitors' height (5 feet to 7 feet) and weight (85 lbs to 250 lbs).

The winning designer of the obstacle will have an opportunity to go see the obstacle they created come to life up close and personal in an American Ninja Warrior course. In each season, one of the selected obstacles will be selected as the "Best Obstacle" in the contest.

American Ninja Warrior 9
With the introduction of the contest last season, the winning obstacles were used on American Ninja Warrior 9. There were eight obstacles, which were submitted from the fans, and were used on this season. Four of them were firstly used during city qualifiers round, three of them were firstly used during city finals round (the back half part of the courses), and one obstacle was firstly used during Las Vegas national finals.

Among the 8 obstacles on this list below, 4 of them (the Battering Ram, Sky Hooks, Wingnuts, and Iron Maiden) would make their first SASUKE/Ninja Warrior's international appearance on Australian Ninja Warrior 2.

American Ninja Warrior 10
For the second year, the Obstacle Design Challenge was announced on American Ninja Warrior 9. Just like last year, fans would create an obstacle and must submit it to the ANWNation website. The winning obstacles would set to debut on American Ninja Warrior 10.

There were four obstacles, which were submitted from the fans, and were used on this season. One would debut during city qualifiers round, two of them were firstly used during city finals round (the back half part of the courses), and one obstacle was firstly used during Las Vegas national finals.

American Ninja Warrior 11
For the third year, the Obstacle Design Challenge was announced on American Ninja Warrior 10. Just like last year, fans would create an obstacle and must submit it to the ANWNation website. The winning obstacles would set to debut on American Ninja Warrior 11.

There were six obstacles, which were submitted from the fans, and were used on this season. Four of them were firstly used during city qualifiers round, One of them was firstly used during city finals round (the back half part of the courses), and one obstacle was firstly used during Las Vegas national finals.

American Ninja Warrior 12
For the fourth year, the Obstacle Design Challenge was announced on American Ninja Warrior 11. Just like last year, fans would create an obstacle and must submit it to the ANWNation website. The winning obstacles would set to debut on American Ninja Warrior 12.

American Ninja Warrior 13
For the fifth year, the Obstacle Design Challenge was announced on American Ninja Warrior 12. Just like last year, fans would create an obstacle and must submit it to the ANWNation website. The winning obstacles would set to debut on American Ninja Warrior 13.

There were obstacles, which were submitted from the fans, and were used on this season. One of them were firstly used during qualifiers round, None of them was firstly used during semifinals round (the back half part of the courses), and one obstacle was firstly used during Las Vegas national finals.

American Ninja Warrior 14
For the sixth year, the Obstacle Design Challenge was announced on American Ninja Warrior 13. Just like last year, fans would create an obstacle and must submit it to the ANWNation website. The winning obstacles would set to debut on American Ninja Warrior 14.

There were obstacles, which were submitted from the fans, and were used on this season. One of them were firstly used during qualifiers round, None of them was firstly used during semifinals round (the back half part of the courses), and none obstacle was firstly used during Las Vegas national finals.

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