The 18th Sportsman competition, official name:「スポーツマンNo.1決定戦XVIII」 (literally Sportsman No. 1 XVIII) was the seventh Pro Sportsman Tournament. In similar format to the previous Pro Sportsman Tournament, various athletes from various sports would compete in a series of Sportsman events to gain points.
In this competition, the events Beach Flags, Monster Box, Power Force, Thirty, The Gallon Throw, and Shot-Gun Touch once again appearing from the previous Pro Sportsman Tournament. Work Out Guys would make its first Pro Sportsman Tournament appearance on the main event itself. While Tail Impossible would make its first Pro Sportsman Tournament appearance since the fourth Pro Sportsman Tournament. While The Tug-of-War would make its first Pro Sportsman Tournament appearance since the third Pro Sportsman Tournament as a special trial which broadcasted as a filler in-between Monster Box and Tail Impossible. Compared to previous Pro Sportsman Tournaments, the main events were now filmed at the Saitama Super Arena.
The prizes in this competition are as follows:
Event Winners would receive a Orient King Master Watch and JPY 300,000
Eighth Place Competitor would receive a GIANT Mountain Bike and JPY 100,000
Seventh Place Competitor would receive a Aisin Asleep Bed and JPY 200,000
Sixth Place Competitor would receive a Fujitsu Eclipse Speakers and JPY 300,000
Fifth Place Competitor would receive a Yamaha Remocon Jog Scooter and JPY 400,000
Fourth Place Competitor would receive a Chimento Skipper and JPY 600,000
Third Place Competitor would receive a 8 Day Trip to a Remote Fiji Island and JPY 1,000,000
Second Place Competitor would receive a Nissan X-Trail SUV and JPY 2,000,000
First Place Competitor would receive a Nissan Elgrand car and JPY 5,000,000
Apart from the Pro Sportsman Tournament, two separate events also took place in this tournament. The events were filmed separately at Sydney, Australia, the host city of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
During the Muscle Gym (三色筋肉), two pairs of professional athletes would be invited to compete in this special event which broadcasted as a filler in-between Tail Impossible and Power Force. While during the Monster Box World Championship (モンスターボックス 世界一決定戦), invited professional volleyball athletes from around the world would compete in the Monster Box event which broadcasted as a filler in-between Thirty and The Gallon Throw. In the previous Monster Box World Championship, Yeo Hong-Chul managed to break the Monster Box World Record with 23 Boxes (3m 06cm).
The event involves competitors laying down flat on their stomachs facing behind the track. Once a whistle is blown, they must stand up and run across the track to grab a limited number of flags.
Results[]
Beach Flags No. 1: Iketani Naoki
Standings after Event[]
Monster Box[]
The event involves competitors running down a runway onto a springboard and vault over a wooden pyramid shaped box (the monster box) that increases in height after all competitors have attempted the current height. In this tournament, the event would involve both the female and male competitors in separate segments, with both having different starting heights in the event.
Results[]
Monster Box No. 1: Kane Kosugi
Standings after Event[]
Tail Impossible[]
Results[]
Tail Impossible No. 1: Maeda Ryoichi
Standings after Event[]
Power Force[]
Results[]
Power Force No. 1: Kiyohara Kazuhiro
Standings after Event[]
Thirty[]
The event involves four competitors mentioning numbers from one to thirty with no guide present. Competitors are allowed to mention one or two numbers within the range. Once they mention a number that was already given, they are eliminated from the round. The round would continue until one person is remaining.
Note:
Yellow = The number mentioned by the first competitor.
Red = The number mentioned by the second competitor.
Blue = The number mentioned by the third competitor.
Green = The number mentioned by the fourth competitor.
Strikethrough = The number was mentioned by other competitors.
