Saito Tomoyuki (齋藤 知幸) later known simply as Tomoyuki (知幸), is a Model and former Muscle Musical member who has competed on SASUKE eight times. He also competed in the first three VIKING tournaments. He showed great potential as he usually made it deep into a stage in both SASUKE and VIKING, but most of his runs ended in him timing out.
SASUKE Career[]
He first appeared in SASUKE 10. In a digested performance, he was shown struggling on Rope Climb with three seconds left (possibly halted by Tarzan Rope) and eventually timing out. However, this means he was sixth best in the tournament, as he was the closest one to the red button and became only one of ten to clear Soritatsu Kabe in that tournament.
His Tarzan Rope struggles continue when he failed it in another digested performance during SASUKE 12, as well as failing it in the SASUKE 13 Trials, placing him at 32nd. However, this seemed to be enough to impress the producers, as they decided to invite him to the actual tournament. He was unfortunately cut from the broadcast, although it is known he failed Soritatsu Kabe for the first time.
He would then train hard to increase his speed and it seemed to pay off in SASUKE 14, when he had almost 30 seconds left for Rope Climb. However, he was very slow climbing it and eventually timed out once more, this time late by about 0.2 seconds.
He then had hiatus to compete in VIKING (see below), before returning in SASUKE 16. He finally avenged his past defeats and cleared First Stage, however, he became one of seven victims of Metal Spin in Second Stage. He would then return in SASUKE 18 and 19, however, both of his runs are cut from all broadcasts.
He then had another hiatus, before eventually returning ten tournaments later at SASUKE 29. In yet another digested performance, he is shown to once again time out, this time at Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe. He hasn't competed since then.
VIKING Career[]
He also competed in the first three VIKING tournaments. In the first tournament, he got a high number, #72 (VIKING 1 only had 80 competitors), however, despite a good pace, he would fail Parley after answering 47 + 59 with 108.
He was shocked by his performance and went to learn math intensively. This paid off as he cleared Parley in VIKING 2 (even taking time to clap for his victory). Despite struggling on later obstacles, he would clear First Marine Stage. However, Rope Maze in Second Adventure Stage was proven to be too strong for him and he failed there.
In VIKING 3, he once again struggled with Parley, eventually failing there once more. He didn't compete in VIKING 4 and with it being the last VIKING tournament, he never got another chance to take his revenge on Parley.
Away from SASUKE and VIKING[]
Saito during his Muscle Musical days
Besides his SASUKE appearances, he was a member of Muscle Musical. Due to the split occurring inside Muscle Musical in 2007, he left the group to join "Nakamura Japan" a group resulted from Muscle Musical's split, by the time after Monster9 went bankruptcy, he decided to form the performance team "PADMA", a group that has since included very familiar faces on their roster, such as KUNOICHI champion Miyake Ayako.
He also competed in four Celebrity Sportsman No. 1 tournaments with finishing twice as Runner-Up.
Results[]
SASUKE[]
| SASUKE | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 972 | Failed Rope Climb (First Stage) | Digest. Time Out. |
| 12 | 65 | Failed Tarzan Rope (First Stage) | Digest. |
| 13 | 63 | Failed Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage) | All-Cut. Time Out. |
| 14 | 47 | Failed Rope Climb (First Stage) | Time Out by 0.2 seconds. |
| 16 | 51 | Failed Metal Spin (Second Stage) | |
| 18 | 65 | Failed Log Grip(First Stage) | All-Cut. |
| 19 | 95 | Failed Flying Chute (First Stage) | All-Cut. |
| 29 | 46 | Failed Ni Ren Soritatsu Kabe (First Stage) | Digest. Time Out. |
VIKING[]
| VIKING | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 72 | Failed Parley (First Marine Stage) | Answer 47 + 59 with 108. |
| 2 | 54 | Failed Rope Maze (Second Adventure Stage) | |
| 3 | 51 | Failed Parley (First Marine Stage) | Answer 83 + 79 with 172. |