SASUKE 31

SASUKE 2015
Broadcast Info
TBS Date	July 1, 2015
TBS Ratings	10.7%
SASUKE Announcers
1st Chair	Komada Kengo (Stage 1 (#1-30, 81-100), Stage 3, Final Stage)
2nd Chair	Itō Ryūsuke (Stage 1 (#31-80)), Stage 2)
SASUKE Results
Best	Morimoto Yūsuke, Final Stage, Kanzenseiha
Stage 1	17 clears
Stage 2	8 clears
Stage 3	1 clear
Final Stage	1 clear
Website	Official Website

Intro

SASUKE 31 (SASUKE 2015) is the 31st tournament of SASUKE and the fourth tournament since Urushihara Yuuji's second kanzenseiha. Competitors from several countries came to represent themselves in the tournament. It's also worth noting that this tournament had the best ratings of any sasuke rising tournament at that point.

The First Stage was moderately revised. The Rolling Hill and Orugōru replaced the Long Jump and Hedgehog respectively, while the Tackle replaced the first wall of the Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe, thus returning to the original Soritatsu Kabe.

Also, for the first time ever, the competitors' name were shown at the backdrop of the First Stage, just before they ran the First Stage, in which their names were written in English alphabet. However, the producers misspelled Drew Drechsel's name into "Drew Doressheru", because the producers did not know what his last name was spelt, so they had to focus on the Romaji (Doryū Doressheru). This error was corrected during Drew Drechsel's run in the next tournament.

The SASUKE All-Stars performed poorly, as both Yamamoto Shingo and Takeda Toshihiro failed at the first obstacle for the first time in both competitors' tournament history (making both of them as the second and third SASUKE All-Stars to fail at the very first obstacle of the First Stage, after Akiyama Kazuhiko's failure at the Godantobi in SASUKE 9), and Nagano Makoto once again timed out on the Soritatsu Kabe due to fatigue from taking on the Tackle. The Tackle also tired out other top competitors such as Matachi Ryo and Urushihara Yuuji, causing them to time out on the Soritatsu Kabe. Kishimoto Shinya did not run the course due to a back injury. Despite some top competitors failed short, 17 competitors cleared the First Stage.

The Second Stage saw the removal of the controversial Swap Salmon Ladder and Unstable Bridge, in favor of the Salmon Ladder Nobori and Salmon Ladder Kudari. From there, Anastase Ragivaru had a small slip-up on the Salmon Ladder, but powered through so hard, that he ended up breaking few rungs, which led to a half hour break to repair the rungs. The Spider Drop was also modified without the black mats, instead replaced by a curved wall and made into an official individual obstacle as opposed to being a part of the Spider Walk. The stage took out 9 competitors, but 8 competitors managed to defeat the stage. The time limit in the Second Stage was also proven to be rather lenient compared to the last two tournaments, as 6 of the 8 competitors cleared with over 10 seconds left.

The Third Stage was also moderately revamped. The Drum Hopper was moved to the first obstacle, the Sidewinder R was added as the third obstacle, and the Vertical Limit was given a second section and renamed as the Vertical Limit Kai. However, it was the Crazy Cliffhanger that once again took out the most, eliminating 6 of the 8 competitors. Only Morimoto Yūsuke and Kanno Hitoshi cleared it, and while Kanno failed at the Vertical Limit Kai, Morimoto managed to beat the Third Stage and move on to the Final Stage.

In the Final Stage, Morimoto Yūsuke achieved the fifth ever kanzenseiha in SASUKE, completing the Final Stage with 2.59 seconds left, becoming the fourth person ever and the youngest (at 23 years old, beating Akiyama Kazuhiko at 26 years old when he achieved kanzenseiha in SASUKE 4) to do so.

First Stage

Obstacles

① ^Rolling Hill ローリングヒル

② *Log Grip ロググリップ

③ ^Orugōru オルゴール

④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング

⑤ *Tackle タックル

⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁

⑦ Tarzan Rope ターザンロープ

⑧ Lumberjack Climb ランバージャッククライム

Time Limit: 120 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Results

Number	Name (Age)	Profile	Result	Notes
1	Miyazaki Ryo (26)	Former WBA Champion	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
2	Ogata Takahiro (38)	"Panther" Comedian	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
3	Torisawa Katsuhide (43)	Weightlifter	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
4	Fumoto Toshitaka	Mr. World	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング	All Cut. External Information. First to clear Rolling Hill and Orugōru. Full run shown on YouTube.
5	Ito Kenji	Brewer	Unknown	All cut
6	Yonamine Ryota	Rickshaw Driver	③ Orugōru オルゴール	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
7	Nishigaki Yohei	JR High-speed bus Motorman	Unknown	All cut
8	Yanagida Hiroyuki	Roller Skater	Unknown	All cut
9	Kurokawa Daigo (31)	Bearer of Portable Shrines	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Also shown in commerical.
10	Nishiguchi Ryuji	Lawyer	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
11	Abareru-Kun (28)	Comedian	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
12	Yamamoto Ryusuke (20)	Actor	③ Orugōru オルゴール
13	Takiguchi Yuta	Souvenir Shop Owner	③ Orugōru オルゴール	All cut
14	Ikeda Kenta	Don Quixote Employee	Unknown	All cut
15	Iwata Koji (33)	Dairy Farmer	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング	Shown in Trailer.
16	Horiuchi Ryo	Bandai	Unknown	All cut
17	Kikuchi Daijiro	Teppan-yaki	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング	All cut
18	Nobu Takashi	Dentist	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	All cut
19	Kasahara Katsuhiko	Koshihikari Farmers	Unknown	All cut
20	Kondo Yuji	Beikokuten	Unknown	All cut
21	Ibushi Kota (33)	Professional Wrestler	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out.
22	Kaneda Tomoko (42)	Voice Actress	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
23	Goto Kazunori (33)	Amusement Park Mechanic	② Log Grip ロググリップ
24	Tabuchi Yasuhiro	Cruise ship captain	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング	All cut. Full run shown on YouTube.
25	Morinaga Yusuke	Hotel Man	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	All cut
26	Kikuchi Akira	Forestry	Unknown	All cut
27	Usami Hiroaki	Horsemeat Tavern Owner	Unknown	All cut
28	Minemoto Yuki	Taiko Player	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	All cut
29	Tokunaga Ryu	Drilling Industry	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in Can Yutaka profile.
30	Okura Shimon (22)	Model	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング
31	Hioki Masashi (34)	Electrician	Clear (0.12 seconds left)
32	Matsubara Shinji (23)	Warehouse Management/ Yamada Corps	⑧ Lumberjack Climb ランバージャッククライム	Time Out
33	Watanabe Yousuke (31)	Yamada Corps	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Was on top of the wall before time expired but did not attempt Tarzan Rope.
34	Yamamoto Hiroshige (23)	SEGA Employee/ Yamada Corps	Clear (5.06 seconds left)
35	Kono Jinki	Ground Self-Defense Force	⑧ Lumberjack Climb ランバージャッククライム	Digest. Time Out
36	Kobayashi Masahiro	Underwear Model	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Digest.
37	Sugawara Shun	University of Tokyo School of Medicine	Unknown	All cut
38	Iwakuma Seiya	Osaka University Faculty of Engineering	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	All cut
39	Nagano Tomoya	Rye zap Trainer	③ Orugōru オルゴール	Digest.
40	Hanamoto Riku (22)	Funeral Industry	Clear (14.38 seconds left)
41	Can Yutaka (30)	Golden Bomber	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
42	Iijima Toyohisa (39)	Actor/ Bruce Lee Impersonator	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	All Cut
43	Kuniyama Hasen (24)	TBS announcer	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Digest.
44	Amano Joji	Musician	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Was on top of the wall as time expired. Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
45	Peindante Shonosuke (21)	Youtuber	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Digest. Time Out
46	Purotan	Nico Nico User	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
47	Osako Kenta	Host	Unknown	All cut
48	Vocal Toshiki	Band	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	All cut
49	Zhang Wang Yang (23)	China Acrobatic Troupe	Clear (0.59 seconds left)	Digest.
50	Itaya Kouki	Fisherman	Unknown	All cut
51	Someya Yuka	Gravure Model	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
52	Oshima Ayano (20)	Japan Women’s College of Physical Education	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe ターザンロープ	First woman to clear this version of the jump hang,tackle ,and to clear the soritatsu kabe.
53	Fujiwara Kahori	Ballroom dancer	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	All Cut.
54	Ida Nao	Kick Boxer	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
55	Cecil Tanaka	Model Dancer	③ Orugōru オルゴール	Digest.
56	Watanabe Mika (36)	Housewife	③ Orugōru オルゴール	Digest.
57	Suzuki Yurie (23)	University of Tokyo Faculty of Education	③ Orugōru オルゴール	All Cut. Full run shown on Youtube.
58	Hanai Rumi	Actress	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
59	Kishi Asuka	Gravure Model	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
60	Hoshina Mitsuki (19)	Gravure Model	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル	Digest.
61	Kawaura Asuka (21)	Alpine Japan Specified Player	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング	Digest.
62	Fukuda Yukimi(23)	Slack line Women’s World Champion	⑤ Tackle タックル	Time Out. Digest.
63	Murofushi Yuka (38)	Retired Olympian	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Second woman to cleared Tackle.
64	Ishimaru Kenjirō (61)	Narrator and Actor	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Digest.
65	Suzuki Yusuke	Physical Education teacher	③ Orugōru オルゴール	All Cut.
66	Tanaka Ryo	Ground Self-Defense Force	Unknown	All cut.
67	Takeyasu Kazuaki	Firefighter	③ Orugōru オルゴール	All Cut. External Info
68	Ito Kazuya	JR Ochanomizu Station member	Unknown	All cut.
69	Terasawa Kazuhide	Life Saver	Unknown	All cut.
70	Miki Kosuke	Thatched roofer	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	All cut.
71	Kudo Makoto	Garbage collection personnel	② Log Grip ロググリップ	All Cut.
72	Ragivaru Anastase (24)	Tahitian Dance Instructor	Clear (35.68 seconds left)	Fastest First Stage clear of the tournament.
73	Yahagi Makoto	Postal worker	Unknown	All cut.
74	Iwashita Yoshihiro	Waste Paper Recovery Industry	Unknown	All cut.
75	Kung Cheen-Howng (29)	American Representative/English Teacher	Clear	Digest.
76	Okada Yuuichi (41)	Medical Business	Clear	Digest.
77	Arashida Ryoichi	Representative Director	② Log Grip ロググリップ	All Cut. External Info
78	Ihara Naoki	Former 400m hurdles Japan representative	⑧ Lumberjack Climb ランバージャッククライム	All Cut. Time Out. External Info. Full run shown on YouTube.
79	Fukanuma Kai (21)	Mint employee	Clear	Digest.
80	Doi Kazuya	Taidō instructor	Unknown	All cut.
81	Tsukada Ryoichi (28)	A.B.C-Z	⑧ Lumberjack Climb ランバージャッククライム	Time Out
82	Darvish Kenji (34)	Golden Bomber Drummer	Clear (1.16 seconds left)
83	Takeru	K-1 Fighter/Pro Kickboxer	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Shown in SASUKE 31 Navi.
84	Alexander Mars (28)	Sweden Representative	Clear	All Cut.
85	Liao Long Zhun	Taiwan representative	④ Jump Hang ジャンプハング	Shown in Trailer.
86	Kikuchi Masamitsu (23)	Japan Student Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Four consecutive Champion	Clear	All Cut.
87	Someya Koki (26)	Decathlete	③ Orugōru オルゴール	All Cut
88	Nagasaki Shunsuke (28)	Trampolinist/ SASUKE 17 Finalist	⑧ Lumberjack Climb ランバージャッククライム	All Cut. Time Out. Shown in SASUKE 32.
89	Takahashi Kenji (39)	Deliveryman/ SASUKE 24 Finalist	Clear (1.06 seconds left)	All Cut. Full run shown on Challenge.
90	Kishimoto Shinya (36)	Paper Manufacturer	Withdrew	Due to injury.
91	Morimoto Yūsuke (23)	SASUKE-Kun	Clear (9.26 seconds left)
92	Yamamoto Shingo (40)	Auto Repairman and Gym Owner/ Only Person to compete in every SASUKE	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
93	Takeda Toshihiro (40)	Sports Trainer	① Rolling Hill ローリングヒル
94	Drew Drechsel (26)	Coach /American Represenative/ ASEAN First Place	Clear (21.23 seconds left)
95	Asa Kazuma (33)	Construction Worker	Clear (29.4 seconds left)
96	Kanno Hitoshi (30)	Pachinko Janitor/ Jewelry Designer/ SASUKE 23 Finalist	Clear (14.54 seconds left)	Digest
97	Kawaguchi Tomohiro (33)	Truck Driver/ SASUKE 30 Finalist	Clear (12.74 seconds left)	Digest
98	Nagano Makoto (43)	2nd Grand Champion/Fisherman	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out. Only All Star to clear the Rolling Hill.
99	Urushihara Yuuji (36)	Two Time Champion/Shoe Salesman	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out.
100	Matachi Ryo (26)	Plumber	⑥ Soritatsu Kabe そり立つ壁	Time Out.
	Total	100 Attempts	17 Clears

Second Stage

Obstacles

① Cross Slider クロススライダー

② ^Salmon Ladder Nobori サーモンラダー 上り

③ ^Salmon Ladder Kudari サーモンラダー 下り

④ Spider Walk スパイダーウォーク

⑤ *Spider Drop スパイダードロップ

⑥ Backstream バックストリーム

⑦ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング

Time Limit: 100 seconds

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Results

Number	Name (Age)	Profile	Result	Notes
31	Hioki Masashi (34)	Electrician	Clear (10.51 seconds left)	First to cleared Salmon Ladder Nobori and Salmon Ladder Kudari
34	Yamamoto Hiroshige (22)	SEGA Attendant	⑥ Backstream バックストリーム	Time Out. Got out of the tank as time expired.
40	Hanamoto Riku (22)	Funeral Worker	② Salmon Ladder Nobori サーモンラダー 上り	Digest.
49	Zhang Wang Yang (23)	Chinese Acrobat	⑦ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング	Digest. Time Out. Cleared all three walls but did not hit the button in time.
72	Ragivaru Anastase (24)	Tahitian Dance Instructor	Clear (17.02 seconds left)	Broke some rungs on Salmon Ladder Nobori and Salmon Ladder Kudari
75	Kung Cheen-Howng (29)	English Teacher	① Cross Slider クロススライダー	The mechanism of the obstacle was not placed properly
76	Okada Yuuichi (41)	Medical Business	⑦ Wall Lifting ウォールリフティング	Time Out.
79	Fukunuma Kai (21)	Mint Employee	② Salmon Ladder Kudari サーモンラダー 下り	Transition to Salmon Ladder Kudari
82	Darvish Kenji (34)	Golden Bomber Drummer	① Cross Slider クロススライダー
84	Alexander Mars (28)	Sweden Representative	③ Salmon Ladder Kudari サーモンラダー 下り	Digest.
86	Kikuchi Seiminamoto (23)	Japan Student Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Four consecutive Champion	① Cross Slider クロススライダー	Digest.
89	Takahashi Kenji (39)	Deliveryman	Clear (11.6 seconds left)	Middle Cut.
91	Morimoto Yūsuke (23)	SASUKE-Kun	Clear (19.41 seconds left)	Fastest Second Stage clear of the tournament.
94	Drew Drechsel (26)	Coach/American Representative/ASEAN 2014 Winner	Clear (13.00 seconds left)	Digest.
95	Asa Kazuma (33)	Construction Worker	Clear (3.35 seconds left)
96	Kanno Hitoshi (30)	Pachinko Janitor/SASUKE 23 Finalist	Clear (8.81 seconds left)	Digest.
97	Kawaguchi Tomohiro (33)	Truck Driver/SASUKE 30 Finalist	Clear (14.27 seconds left)
	Total	17 Attempts	8 Clears

Third Stage

Obstacles

① Drum Hopper ドラム・ホッパー

② Iron Paddler アイアンパドラー

③ ^Sidewinder R サイドワインダー・R

④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー

⑤ *Vertical Limit Kai バーティカルリミット改

⑥ Pipe Slider パイプスライダー

^ Denotes New Obstacle

* Denotes Modified Obstacle

Results

Number	Name (Age)	Profile	Result	Notes
31	Hioki Masashi (34)	Electrician	④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー	Transition to 4th ledge. First to clear Sidewinder R.
72	Ragivaru Anastase (24)	Tahitian Dance Instructor	④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー	Transition to 3rd ledge.
89	Takahashi Kenji (39)	Deliveryman/ SASUKE 24 Finalist	④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー	Transition to 4th ledge.
91	Morimoto Yusuke (23)	SASUKE-Kun	Clear	First to clear Vertical Limit Kai
94	Drew Drechsel (26)	Coach/American Representative/ASEAN 2014 Winner	④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー	Middle Cut. Transition to 4th ledge. See Drew Drechsel's Crazy Cliffhanger Disqualification.
95	Asa Kazuma (33)	Construction Worker	④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー	Transition to 4th ledge.
96	Kanno Hitoshi (30)	Pachinko Janitor/SASUKE 23 Finalist	⑤ Vertical Limit Kaiバーティカルリミット改	Transition to 2nd section.
97	Kawaguchi Tomohiro (33)	Truck Driver/SASUKE 30 Finalist	④ Crazy Cliffhanger クレイジークリフハンガー	Transition to 4th ledge.
	Total	8 Attempts	1 Clear

Final Stage

Obstacles

① Spider Climb スパイダークライム (12m)

② Tsuna Nobori 綱登り (12m)

Time Limit: 30 seconds 

Results

Number	Name (Age)	Profile	Result	Notes
91	Morimoto Yusuke (23)	SASUKE-Kun	Kanzenseiha	2.59 seconds left. Fourth and youngest competitor to achieve Kanzenseiha (at 23 years old). Last Man Standing.
	Total	1 Attempt	1 Clear