SASUKE Vietnam 3

SASUKE Vietnam 3 (know as SASUKE Vietnam 2017) is third season of SASUKE/Ninja Warrior format in Vietnam. The show broadcast from June 22nd to October 5th, 2017 on VTV3. It is the first competition after the total victories of David Campbell, Lê Văn Thực and Nguyễn Phước Huynh.

Thành Trung returned as the host for his second consecutive season. Phạm Anh Khoa replaced Nguyên Khang as the co-host. Thiều Bảo Trang replaced Diệp Lâm Anh as the sideline reporter.

For the first time in the show, the competitors' name were shown at the backdrop of the course, just before they ran the course (similar as the one used in the First Stage from SASUKE 31 onward and then from American Ninja Warrior 10 onward).

Starting from this season, the Stage One will have time limit, but also make the Stage Two have unlimited time.

Auditions
Auditions were held in Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong. The auditions have 4 challenges. The maximum score for each challenge is 10 points. The time limit for the first 3 challenge was 1 minute. The results of three auditions will be combined, and more competitors will advance to the final in Binh Duong

① Pull-up (40 times)

If a competitor cannot do at least 5 pull-ups, he will be eliminated immediately.

② Push-up (60 times)

If a competitor cannot do at least 7 push-ups, he will be eliminated immediately.

③ 60-kg tire flipping (40 times)

If a competitor cannot flip the tire at least 5 times, he will be eliminated immediately.

④ 100m running in 20.4 seconds

The competitor need to run 25m, turn back, run 25m, turn back, ... until he finishes 100m. The time limit for this challenge is 29 seconds.

Filmings
Similar to past two SASUKE Vietnam seasons, the show was filmed at Becamex Tokyu Garden City.

Prizes
The prizes on this season was kept from SASUKE Vietnam 2, without any modifications:
 * Top 5 competitors had fastest time on Stage 2 could get VND 10.000.000
 * Top 3 competitors had fastest time on Stage 3 could get VND 30.000.000
 * Competitor had fastest time on Final Stage/ Mt. Midoriyama could get VND 800.000.000 and as the champion on the season.

Stage One
Stage One is a split-stage. The first two obstacles are the same, but the producer will decide which competitors run the right-handed course (Stage 1A part) or the left-handed course (Stage 1B part).

Obstacles
① ^Step Slider (Nhảy Bốn Bước)

② Log Grip (Ôm Trụ)

③ Goren Hammer (Cầu Búa)

④ Jumping Spider (Tường Nhện)

⑤ Circle Slider (Trượt Vòng)

⑥ Rope Ladder (Thang Lưới)

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Time Limit: 100 seconds

Stage 1A Results
Note: ''According to [http://sasukemaniac.proboards.com/thread/6384/sasuke-vietnam-season-3?page=3. SASUKE Maniac], the producers forget to turn on the klaxon sounds for some competitors on Stage 1A. Because of that, 3 competitors whose time are out are "wild-carded" to stage 2. And according to many comments on Facebook, the producers also forget to turn on the klaxon sounds for about 20-30 competitors, and that is why many competitors celebrate when they clear the stage even though their time are out.''

Obstacles
① ^Step Slider (Nhảy Bốn Bước)

② Log Grip (Ôm Trụ)

③ Hedgehog (Cầu Nhím)

④ Giant Swing (Cú Nhảy Phi Thường)

⑤ Tarzan Rope (Tarzan Đu Dây)

⑥ Lumberjack Climb (Tiều Phu Về Đích)

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Time Limit: 100 seconds

Obstacles
① Cross Slider (Cú Trượt Gian Nan)

② Cross Bridge (Cầu Chữ X)

③ Half-Pipe Attack (Bật Tường Đu Dây)

④ Salmon Ladder (Thang Cá Hồi)

⑤ *Unstable Bridge (Cầu Treo)

⑥ Double Warped Wall (Tường Cong)

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Stage Three
There were several changes of the rule, compared to the previous season.
 * After clearing an obstacle, competitors had 45 seconds to rest before attempting the next obstacle (instead of 1 minute on SASUKE Vietnam 2),
 * Competitors were only allowed to return to the starting platform up to three times if they failed on the obstacle (if they not touched the water of not disqualified). If they did it on the fourth time, they would be disqualified. However, this rule only came to play on the Pole Maze.

Obstacles
① Pole Maze (Đường Zigzag)

② ^Floating Boards (Ván Treo)

③ ^Hang Climbing (Vách Nghiêng) (served ^Pole Grasper before)

④ Spider Flip (Cú Nhảy Của Nhện)

⑤ ^Crazy Cliffhanger (Vách Kép)

⑥ ^Flying Bar (Xà Bay)

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Spider Climb (Leo Nhện: 12m)

② Rope Climb (Leo Dây: 12m)

Time Limit: 30 seconds