KUNOICHI 2002

KUNOICHI 2002, colloquially as KUNOICHI 2. (officially KUNOICHI2002冬, literally KUNOICHI 2002 Winter, as well as KUNOICHI First Snow Queen Birth) was the second tournament of the first reboot of KUNOICHI. This was the first and only KUNOICHI to be hosted under Taiiku World.

KUNOICHI 2002 aired as the winter Taiiku World special. Commercials announcing the tournament stated the following: 体育王国 スペシャル!! (Taikku World Special)

Trials
These trials were indirectly held through the Queen's Challenge Battle on Pro Sportsman No.1 Tournaments.

- More information: KUNOICHI Trials

Intro
The tournament was set up seven months after Kinniku Banzuke ended their telecasts, and aired within weeks, and thus was broadcast under Taiiku World's branding.

To start with, the 1st STAGE saw the additions of Sekisho Michi and Dashutsu Bou while the Fusha Watari (changed to a single large windmill) and Sanrentobi (the beams were made thicker and were lowered) were modified to be easier compared to the previous tournament, with the time limit being raised by 10 seconds. However, despite these modifications, there were 63 recorded victims from failing Buyoishi which was extremely slick, the most victims of any KUNOICHI history, while the modification to the Fusha Watari proved difficult in its own right. Overall, only 3 competitors managed to clear the 1st STAGE: Mizuno Yuko, Watanabe Kazue, and Yusa Masami.

Next, the 2nd STAGE only eliminated Yusa Masami as she failed Daichoyaku for the second time in a row, but Mizuno and Watanabe were able to clear the 2nd STAGE.

In the FINAL STAGE, heavy snowfall began to occur during the taping. The FINAL STAGE itself consisted of a long, uneven balance beam with cylindrical and pyramidal bumps, which was made significantly more difficult due to the snowfall. Results-wise, Mizuno was able to traverse roughly half, failing to transit on the cylindrical bump, while Watanabe fell very early in the stage; thus ending her run and the tournament.

Obstacles
① Buyoishi 舞踊石

② *Fusha Watari 風車渡

③ Enchu Nori 円柱乗

④ ^Sekisho Michi 関所道

⑤ *Sanrentobi 三連跳

⑥ ^Dashutsu Bou 脱出棒

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Time Limit: 90 seconds

Obstacles
Timed

① *Daichoyaku 大跳躍

② ^Kabegiwa Den 壁際伝

Time Limit: 45 seconds

Untimed

③ Tenbinbashi 天秤橋

④ Fuyuujima 浮遊島

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Obstacles
① Tenkudou 天空道 (10m)

[Normal area 1] → [Cylinder area (1m)] → [Normal area 2] → [Triangular prism area (2m)] → [Normal area 3]