The Baton Pass is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the ninth obstacle during Los Angeles finals on American Ninja Warrior 10.
Competitors must traverse a series of batons (6 in total) through a series of trays, with 2 batons at the end of the obstacle were fixed (had been placed to the trays and could not be moved), while the other 4 batons were removable (competitors must move the batons from tray to tray, in almost a similar fashion to the Floating Monkey Bars).
Only 7 competitors (Brian Kretsch, Tiana Webberley, Nick Hanson, Grant McCartney, Thomas Kofron, Eric Nelson, and Davyon Hancox) fell on this obstacle. Since 17 competitors could reach the obstacle, the Baton Pass became the cut off for the top 15 competitors to advance to Las Vegas national finals, and only Grant McCartney missed out on the National Finals.
Other Appearances[]
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
On Ninja Warrior Germany 4, Baton Pass appeared as the fourth obstacle of Semifinals Qualification 1, directly following the Salmon Ladder. There were four movable batons in total, and a lache bar at the start and the end of the obstacle. It knocked out as many as three ninjas in this Semifinals.
On Ninja Warrior Germany 7, Baton Pass re-appeared as the second obstacle of Stage 3. It reused the identical set-up as the fourth season, but with the final perpendicular cradle moved to the middle. Out of seven attempts, it eliminated no ninjas this season.
Ninja Israel[]
On Ninja Warrior Israel 3, the Baton Pass, locally translated מעבר השרביט, appeared as the first obstacle in the Stage Three, which was very similar to the one used in American Ninja Warrior 10, except that there was a pole (in a similar to the Pole Grasper) as a medium to reach the first two batons. Only Ishay Halfon and Nitay Hadar failed on this obstacle.
Competitors' Success Rate[]
- All results based on the NBC/Keshet 12 broadcast and external information found
American Ninja Warrior[]
ANW | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
ANW10 | 10 | 17 | 58.82% |
Total | 10 | 17 | 58.82% |
Ninja Israel[]
NWI | Clears | Attempts | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
NWI3 | 8 | 10 | 80% |
Total | 8 | 10 | 80% |
Trivia[]
- The Baton Pass during American Ninja Warrior 10's Los Angeles finals became the third instance where the ninth obstacle became the cut off for the top 15 competitors to advance to Las Vegas national finals (meaning the previous obstacle, i.e. the eighth obstacle, had at least 15 competitors completed it). The other instances were during American Ninja Warrior 5's Baltimore finals and American Ninja Warrior 7's Kansas City finals, and succeeding it would be during American Ninja Warrior 10's Minneapolis finals, American Ninja Warrior 11's Los Angeles finals, and American Ninja Warrior 13's first & fourth Semifinal.