Ninja Warrior France 6 is the sixth season of Ninja Warrior format in France, and the second season after the total victories of Jean Tezenas du Montcel and Nicolas Cerquant on Ninja Warrior France 4. The show was taped at Vieux Port de Cannes in Cannes and premiered on January 7, 2022 on TF1. Denis Brogniart, Christophe Beaugrand and Iris Mittenaere returned as hosts and commentators this season, while Shane Griffin and Andrei Burton became the testers of the course.
Some changes were made to the Qualifications compared to the previous season.
Returning from Ninja Warrior France 5, competitors must indicate their choice between Route A or Route B, with two obstacles each to tackle. However, the standalone Power Tower had been removed.
Similar to the previous seasons, competitors have to complete the first four obstacles within a certain time limit depended on each courses, with additional time added and reduced difficulties for women competitors.
Competitors were given 3 attempts to complete regular Warped Wall and 1 attempt to complete Mega Wall.
If they decided to attempt the Mega Wall and failed to complete it , they could return to the regular Warped Wall, but they had only 1 attempt.
Competitors who completed the Mega Wall on their first attempt would be not counted to the leaderboard as they gain a cash prize of €5,000 and automatic pass to the finals.
At the end of each of the qualifications, the Top 3 competitors would advance to the semifinals. While the fourth to eleventh competitors in the leaderboard, in addition to the Top Two Women competitors would compete in the brand new Battle of the Steel Tower.
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
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Alban Dubois (18)
High School Student
Clear (3:33)
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
1st
Jean Tezenas du Montcel (31)
Engineer
Clear (1:38.5)
2nd
Joris Oeuvray (23)
Artistic Director
Clear (2:17.4)
3rd
Joshua Fourteau (18)
Economics Student
Clear (2:18.4)
4th
Michel Lajic (20)
Management Student
Clear (2:27)
5th
Damien Bergasse (20)
Engineering Student
Clear (2:40.1)
Digest.
6th
Nicolas Cerquant (34)
Automotive Sales
Clear (2:40)
Failed Mega Wall attempt.
7th
Paul Romain (21)
Athlete / Content Creator
Clear (2:59.9)
Digest.
8th
Marco Derrien
Clear (2:59)
Digest.
9th
Jeremy Pasquereau (34)
Management Control
Clear (3:08.6)
Mid cut. Failed Mega Wall attempt.
10th
Adrien Raffault (30)
Sports Coach
Clear (3:11.1)
Digest.
11th
Loïc Dumont (18)
High School Student
Clear (3:35.7)
Failed Mega Wall attempt.
Top 2 Women Competitors[]
Place
Name
Profile
Result
Notes
1st
Marie Colot
Physiotherapy Student
Clear (3:17.1)
2nd
Élodie Viens (37)
Sports Coach
4. Corkscrew (2:42.2)
Qualification 2[]
Obstacles[]
Timed
① Burn Rubber (Les 3 Roues Motrices)
② Rolling Log (Le Rouleau Compresseur)
③ Grim Sweeper (Les 3 Griffes) (A) or Coconut Climb (L'Accrobranche) (B)
④ Beehive (Les Nids D'Abeilles) (A) or The Dungeon (Le Pont-Levis) (B)
Time Limit: 180 seconds (210 seconds for female competitors) Untimed
⑤ Warped Wall / Mega Wall (Le Mur Classique / Le Méga Mur)
Results[]
Place
Name
Profile
Result
Notes
-
Clement Gravier (20)
Climbing Instructor in Training
Clear (2:29)
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
1st
Matthias Noirel (21)
Climbing Instructor / Sports Trainer
Clear (2:02.8)
2nd
Valentin Decarnin (21)
Engineering Student
Clear (2:23.1)
3rd
Victor Debrunne (24)
Pastry Chef
Clear (2:23.8)
4th
Jean Belin (21)
Law Student / Firefighter
Clear
Digest.
5th
Antoine Gravier (22)
Training in Sports
Clear (2:39.1)
Failed Mega Wall attempt.
6th
Maxime Ben-Medjani (21)
Roofer
Clear (2:57.3)
Failed Mega Wall attempt.
7th
Thomas Dudoue (32)
Stuntman / Ninja Gym Manager
Clear (3:08)
Failed Mega Wall attempt.
8th
Raphaël Bourgeat-Lami (26)
Freerunner
Clear
Digest.
9th
Clement Allard (30)
Sports Coach / Model
Clear
Digest.
10th
Victor Genty (25)
Nutritionist Engineer / Sports Coach
4. The Dungeon (1:24.0)
Mid cut.
11th
William Forestier
Server
4. The Dungeon (1:49.9)
Mid cut.
Top 2 Women Competitors[]
Place
Name
Profile
Result
Notes
1st
Maurane Jelic (22)
Sports Science Student
Clear (2:59.1)
2nd
Maëlys Cassan (20)
Law Student
4. The Dungeon (2:03.1)
Mid cut.
Qualification 3[]
Obstacles[]
Timed
① Burn Rubber (Les 3 Roues Motrices)
② Log Grip (La Tyrolienne)
③ Butterfly Wall to Rope (Le Papillon) (A) or Ring Chaser (L'échelle de Vitesse) (B)
④ Falling Shelves (Les Croix À Bascule) (A) or Corkscrew (La Triple Vrille) (B)
Time Limit: 180 seconds (210 seconds for female competitors) Untimed
⑤ Warped Wall / Mega Wall (Le Mur Classique / Le Méga Mur)
Results[]
Place
Name
Profile
Result
Notes
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Charles Poujade (25)
Content Creator / Sports Coach
Clear (1:29)
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
-
Leonardo Milheiro-Peuble
Freerunner
Clear (1:42)
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
-
Hsissou (34)
Bus Driver / Breakdancer
Clear (2:28)
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
Completed the Mega Wall and won the €5,000 cash prize.
1st
Théo Imbertie (20)
Climbing Opener
Clear (1:27.6)
Digest.
2nd
Robin (25)
Military
Clear (1:35.6)
3rd
Jonathan Bonnet (29)
Medical Intern/Nephrology
Clear (1:36.0)
4th
Johan Vargas (23)
Space Engineering Student
Clear (1:40.4)
Digest.
5th
Louis Silve (29)
Beekeeper
Clear (1:41.0)
Digest.
6th
Pierre (33)
Military
Clear (1:48.3)
7th
Maxime Albanese (22)
Gerontology Facilitator
Clear (1:55)
Digest.
8th
Cyril Capocci (32)
Professional Firefighter
Clear (2:03.2)
9th
Paul Vigneau (21)
Economics Student
Clear
Digest.
10th
Thomas Hubener (32)
Cirque du Soleil Acrobat
Clear (2:28)
11th
Jonathan Vanbellinghen (33)
Science & Math Teacher
Clear
Digest.
Top 2 Women Competitors[]
Place
Name
Profile
Result
Notes
1st
Maelys De Campos (23)
Sports Coach/Sales Consultant
Clear (2:09.8)
2nd
Tilia Bannwarth (21)
Student in Sports Science
Clear (2:55)
Battle of the Steel Tower[]
The Top 4 to Top 11 competitor's in the leaderboard, plus the Top 2 Women competitors would compete in the Battle of the Steel Tower (Les Battles de la Tour d’Acier). Instead of being an individual obstacle, the Power Tower was used as a side-by-side obstacle race, identical to the original American format where competitors would compete each other to determine a total of 5 winners in their respective matchups would advance in the Semifinals.
Results[]
Episode 1[]
Matchup
1st Competitor (Place)
2nd Competitor (Place)
Winning Competitor
Clear Time
1
Nicolas Cerquant (6th)
Jeremy Pasquereau (9th)
Jeremy Pasquereau
0:45.3
2
Marie Colot (1st Women)
Elodie Viens (2nd Women)
Marie Colot
1:21.3
3
Paul Romain (7th)
Marco Derrien (8th)
Marco Derrien
1:01.6
4
Michael Lajic (4th)
Loic Dumont (11th)
Michael Lajic
0:52.4
5
Damien Bergasse (5th)
Adrien Raffault (10th)
Damien Bergasse
1:01.8
Episode 2[]
Matchup
1st Competitor (Place)
2nd Competitor (Place)
Winning Competitor
Clear Time
1
Maxime Ben-Medjani (6th)
Clement Allard (9th)
Clement Allard
0:52.0
2
Antoine Gravier (5th)
Victor Genty (10th)
Antoine Gravier
0:50.5
3
Maurane Jelic (1st Women)
Maëlys Cassan (2nd Women)
Maurane Jelic
1:16.0
4
Thomas Dudoue (7th)
Raphaël Bourgeat-Lami (8th)
Thomas Dudoue
0:48.6
5
Jean Belin (4th)
William Forestier (11th)
Jean Belin
1:02.6
Episode 3[]
Matchup
1st Competitor (Place)
2nd Competitor (Place)
Winning Competitor
Clear Time
1
Liam Tricoire (5th)
Stephan Feret (10th)
Liam Tricoire
0:45.9
2
Angeline Serre (1st Women)
Esla Ponzo (2nd Women)
Angeline Serre
1:11.5
3
Kevin Dupuis (4th)
Dylan Levesque (11th)
Kevin Dupuis
0:49.6
4
Leonard Coisnay (6th)
Jordane Legal (9th)
Leonard Coisnay
0:48.1
5
Robin Dugrivel (7th)
Emmanuel Legras (8th)
Emmanuel Legras
0:45.4
Episode 4[]
Matchup
1st Competitor (Place)
2nd Competitor (Place)
Winning Competitor
Clear Time
1
Maxime Albanese (7th)
Cyril Capocci (8th)
Cyril Capocci
0:51.6
2
Louis Silve (5th)
Thomas Hubener (10th)
Louis Silve
0:48.4
3
Maelys De Campos (1st Women)
Tilia Bannwarth (2nd Women)
Maelys De Campos
1:05.8
4
Johan Vargas (4th)
Jonathan Vanbellinghen (11th)
Jonathan Vanbellinghen
0:54.0
5
Pierre (6th)
Paul Vigneau (9th)
Pierre
0:59.1
The Semifinals[]
There were a total of 4 semifinals, with each semifinal took place right after the Battle of the Steel Tower it represents. The format would be different to that of the previous season, with the Top 3 competitors from each Qualification and the five Battle of the Tower of Steel would be divided into 4 matches. The Top 2 fastest competitors in the Battle of the Steel Tower would compete against each other in one matchup while the rest of the competitors would each face the Top 3 competitors from each Qualification, with the slowest competitor to clear the Power Tower facing the Top competitor in the leaderboard. Two competitors in each match would race on the same course, one at time, and the one did better would earn a spot to the Final, while the other would be eliminated.
Among the 4 competitors that won in each Semifinal, the one with the best performance would earn a "joker", allowing him/her a chance to start over in Stage One or the timed course of Stage Two of the Final if he/she fails. Instead of redoing the entire course, they would start in the obstacle they fell in with their time remaining on the clock; however, there was no more the € 5,000 cash prize.
The Finals consisted of 23 competitors, 16 of them advanced from the Semifinals and 7 of them automatically advanced to the Finals by completing the Mega Wall during the Qualifications. Due to the best women in Semifinals, Angeline Serre, had already advanced to the Finals, there was no more wildcards this time. They would battle it out to become the next winner of Ninja Warrior France and earn €100,000 cash prize. If no one could complete the course, the furthest fastest one would be awarded €20,000 cash prize.
Also, similar to the previous seasons, the Final featured a "Joker", which gave competitors who got it a chance to redo the obstacle they had just failed during Stage 1 and timed part of Stage 2. Compared to the Safety Pass, competitors didn't need to redo the whole stage, but they only had a little time to rest before attempting the obstacle again, the timer would continue to count from the time competitors failed before, and no other competitors would run the course during the rest.
Since he already earned the Joker during the Semifinals 2, he would have a second attempt at the timed portion of Stage Two.
Matthias Noirel (21)
2
4th
3. Floating Boards
Iliann Cherif (19)
Mega Wall Clear
Clear
Cleared timed course with 0:16 left
Robin (25)
4
1st
3. Floating Boards
Early cut.
Joshua Fourteau (18)
1
2nd
6. Flying Shelf Grab
Failed trampoline. Cleared timed course with 0:26 left
Jean Tezenas du Montcel (31)
1
3rd
Clear
Cleared timed course with 0:24 left
Théo Imbertie (20)
4
3rd
8. Flying Bar
Second cradle. His run during the timed course was diggested.
Clement Gravier (20)
Mega Wall Clear
Clear
Cleared timed course with 0:17 left
Michel Lajic (20)
1
1st
Clear
Cleared timed course with 0:15 left
Joker Results[]
Name
Usage Status
Result
Notes
Michel Lajic (20)
Voided
N/A
Victor Debrunne (24)
Used
6. Flying Shelf Grab
Failed trampoline. Cleared timed course with 17 seconds left.
Final Stage (Tour des Héros)[]
This stage differs from the traditional format where competitors have to beat the time set by the competitor who has achieved Kanzenseiha with the fastest time, akin to breaking records. Unlike Ninja Warrior France 4 where every competitor attempt the stage under the same time limit, the time limit will be renewed immediately once the fastest Kanzenseiha is achieved.
Obstacles[]
① Rope Climb (La Corde — 23 meters)
Time Limit: 32.45 seconds
Results[]
Name
Semifinal
Semifinal Placing
Result
Notes
Iliann Cherif (19)
Mega Wall Clear
Total Victory (5.58 seconds left)
As a side note, the time limit corresponds with the exact time taken for Jean to achieve total victory in Ninja Warrior France 4.
Jean Tezenas du Montcel (31)
1
3rd
1. Rope Climb
Timed out. As a side note, the time limit corresponds with the exact time taken for Iliann to achieve total victory, which is 26.87 seconds.
Clement Gravier (20)
Mega Wall Clear
Total Victory (1.71 seconds left)
Since he completed Final Stage (Tours des Héros) with the fastest time, he was then declared as the winner and won the €100,000 cash prize. Last Man Standing.
Michel Lajic (20)
1
1st
1. Rope Climb
Timed out. As a side note, the time limit corresponds with the time taken for Clement to achieve total victory, which is 25.16 seconds.
