KUNOICHI 7

Intro

KUNOICHI 7, official name: KUNOICHI2007秋 (literally: KUNOICHI 2007 Fall) was the seventh KUNOICHI tournament and the first tournament after Miyake Ayako's third consecutive kanzenseiha. During this tournament, temperatures approached 100 degrees Fahrenheit, "The mid-summer sun beats down on Midoriyama like an enemy!" "A cool South Seas breeze has blown in to combat the heat of the day".

For this tournament, modifications were made to the course that would eliminate competitors. The Haso Tobi was modified with the addition of a yellow post to land on, and new obstacles, the Danchigaibou and the Tobii Sou, was added. The new Danchigaibou proved to be extremely dangerous, as it wiped out a fair share of competitors on the day, including Mori Yoko (due to the pressure of needing to reach the Shouchu in time, competitors had to take it at speed, and many overbalanced and fell off), while several others failed the newly modified Haso Tobi, including Mizuno Yuko. Eventually, only 4 competitors cleared the First Stage, including three time KUNOICHI champion Miyake Ayako, former finalists Komiya Rie and Tanaka Maho, and Nishimura Chie, the first women to clear the First Stage of SASUKE. In the Second Stage, the Tsuri Hashigo took out Komiya, while Nishimura timed out after struggling with the Burandou, and Miyake shocked everyone by failing the Burandou, marking the first time she ever failed the course. Only Tanaka was able to reach the Third Stage, but she ended up failing Tourenban, which she had beaten in the previous tournament, leaving the Mashou Heki and the Final Stage untouched since KUNOICHI 2.

First Stage

Obstacles

① ^Tobii Sou 飛石走

② ^Danchigaibou 段違棒

③ *Shouchu 飛翔柱

④ Fuandou 不安道

⑤ Enchū Nori 円柱乗

⑥ *Haso Tobi 八艘跳

⑦ Samenso 斜面走

⑧ Dashutsu Nawa 脱出縄

Time Limit: 90 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Results

Second Stage

Obstacles

① Daichoyaku 大跳躍

② Buyoishi 舞踊石

③ Kaiten Tsutsu 回転筒

④ ^Tsuri Hashigo 吊梯子

⑤ Burandou 舞乱道

Time Limit: 65 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Results

Third Stage

Obstacles

① Kenzandou 剣山道

② *Tourenban 倒連板

③ ^Tourenbou 倒連棒

④ ^Mashou Heki 魔性壁

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Results

Final Stage

Obstacles

① ^Tenkumou 天空網 (12.5m)

② ^Tenkumou (5m)

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Time Limit: Unknown.

Results 

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