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For American Ninja Warrior's inaugural international tournament, both countries sent elite competitors from their respective sports' contemporaries.
Representing Team USA was a diverse coalition of elite veterans throughout the show's history. The team was led by the Last Men Standing from the previous twotournaments, Brian Arnold and Brent Steffensen. They were joined by James McGrath and Paul Kasemir, speedy competitors who had advanced to Stage Three twice. Rounding out the team was Travis Rosen, who had consistently hit buzzers on Stage One and was one of the last few competitors standing in American Ninja Warrior 5.
Team Japan primarily consisted of younger competitors who had competed as recently as SASUKE 29. The team was led by Urushihara Yuuji, who had achieved Kanzenseiha twice. He was joined by three members of the Shin Sedai: Matachi Ryo, the runner-up of SASUKE 27; Kanno Hitoshi, a repeat Third Stage veteran; and Asa Kazuma, the fastest SASUKE competitor of the time. The final competitor was Yamamoto Shingo, whose experience played well to the SASUKE Rising-esque course.
Stages One, Two, and Three, had up to 5 matches in each stage. Each match consisted of 2 competitors, or 1 from each team.
In each match, competitors had one opportunity to run the stage. The competitor who completed the course in the fastest time, or advanced the furthest if no one clears the stage, will have won the match for their team.
The first team to win 3 matches in a stage would receive points: 1 point for Stage One, 2 points for Stage Two, and 3 points for Stage Three.
Once the points for a particular stage have been awarded, the competition would move on to the next stage.
The points would be accumulated among those stages. The team with the most points after Stage Three would be crowned the champion of the tournament.
If there was a tie (which would be accomplished by one team winning the first two stages and the other team winning Stage Three), both teams would advance to Stage Four for a sudden-death match. Each team would select one member to attempt the stage. Whoever reached the top of the tower in the fastest time would win the championship for their team.
Timed out. Failed to reach the top of the Warped Wall within James McGrath's time. Lost his shoe while trying to reach the Half Pipe Attack's landing platform.
Match 2
Team Japan
Kanno Hitoshi
Clear (1:25.43)
Team USA
Team USA
Paul Kasemir
Clear (1:24.80)
Match 3
Team USA
Brent Steffensen
Clear (1:14.53)
Set a record for the fastest Stage One run (shortest time to hit a buzzer).
Team USA
Team Japan
Asa Kazuma
2. Giant Cycle
Fell after hitting his shoulder and head at the Giant Cycle.
