Second Stage (Ninja Israel)

Current Second Stage logo since Ninja Warrior Israel 3

On all five seasons of Ninja Israel, the Second Stage, locally called שלב 2 (literally Level 2), or similar to the most International SASUKE/Ninja Warrior spin-off shows, also known as Stage 2, is always serving as the second of four stages in the Finals of Ninja Israel. As of present, Ninja Israel included five different Second Stages, with all of them however sharing one singular goal: to press the button at the top of the final obstacle before the time expires in order to advance to the next stage, the Third Stage.

Unlike SASUKE, competitors must face the Third Stage directly instead, in a similar to the European format of the Second Stage.

Format overview[]

Ninja Israel[]

NWI Course Map — Course Map in Ninja Warrior Israel, with all Second Stage obstacles were highlight by green color

On Ninja Warrior Israel, the Second Stage (placed between the First Stage and Third Stage) have four obstacles (actually five obstacles if the Salmon Ladder and Unstable Bridge were two standalone obstacle rather than combined as an obstacle) which were arranged in a straight line. Similar to SASUKE, the Second Stage tested speed and precision with elements of upper-body and grip strength. Competitors must face all Second Stage obstacle with 120 seconds (2 minutes) time limit.

Unlike SASUKE, the obstacle has traditionally one that required competitors to ride something down a long track while still maintaining their grip (in this case the Rolling Log) was placed as the third obstacle. But similar to the first four seasons of SASUKE, the Spider Walk was placed as the first obstacle.

Ninja Israel 2[]

NWI2 Second Stage — Second Stage course map (green highlight) on Ninja Warrior Israel 2

On Ninja Warrior Israel 2, the Second Stage have several major changes compared to the first season of Ninja Israel:

The number of obstacles in the Second Stage were reduced to 3 (4 if the second obstacle was two standalone obstacles). This making the number of obstacles in the Third Stage were increased to 4.
Similar to American Ninja Warrior 6, the Second Stage was shifted from a speed-based course to one that was more upper-body intensive, in which:
- The first obstacle was still a Spider Walk related obstacle (in this case Bouncing Spider), while the final two obstacles were the upper-body strength obstacles, making the first time in Ninja Israel, that there was no slider/rolling track obstacle and Wall Lift related obstacle in the Second Stage.
  - This also making a situation where multiple competitors failed at the final obstacle of the Second Stage.
- The Salmon Ladder (which is normally used as a Second Stage obstacle) was moved to the First Stage staring from this season.
Due to the decreased of the number of obstacles in the Second Stage, the time limit was decreased to 90 seconds (1:30).

Ninja Israel 3[]

NWI3 Second Stage — New Second Stage course map in Ninja Warrior Israel 3

On Ninja Warrior Israel 3, the Second Stage have another major changes compared to the previous season:

The Second Stage was moved to the left side of the Semifinals route. This making after competitors press the button to cleared the Second Stage, competitors must have a long runaway and energy waster to run to the Third Stage route.
All three obstacles were the upper-body strength obstacles, making the first time in Ninja Israel, that there was no Spider Walk related obstacle in the Second Stage of the Finals.
Only the final obstacle, Giant Cubes still used in this season, as the first two were new obstacles compared to the previous season.
Also, there was no obstacle that the combined of two obstacles, making the number of the Second Stage obstacles were exactly 3.
The time limit was decreased once again to 60 seconds (1:00), making the Second Stage was revert back to a speed-based course, although all three obstacles were the upper-body strength obstacles.

Ninja Israel 4[]

NWI4 Second Stages — New Second Stage course map in Ninja Warrior Israel 4, shown three obstacles: Falling Shelves, Clear Climb and Wheel Flip

On Ninja Warrior Israel 4, the Second Stage was almost completely renewed despite the lack of a kanzenseiha; as the producers wanted to see the first Total Victory, they made numerous changes to the stage:

The Second Stage was moved back to the right edge of the "pinball machine" course and placed between the First Stage and Third Stage just like the first two season of Ninja Israel.
Unlike American Ninja Warrior 13, the Falling Shelves was served as the first obstacle in the Second Stage rather than final obstacle.
The second obstacle was the rock climbing obstacle (in this case Clear Climb) instead of upper-body strength obstacle.
The time limit was increased to 100 seconds (1:40), making the Second Stage was revert back to a more upper-body intensive course.

Ninja Israel 5[]

NWI5 Second Stage — New Second Stage course map in Ninja Warrior Israel 5

After Yuval Shemla and Yogev Malka's Total Vicrtoies in the previous season, the course underwent a modest renovation in Ninja Warrior Israel 5:

The Second Stage was placed between the First Stage and Third Stage on the right side of the red rhombus route course just like the previous season.
The second obstacle was revert back to a upper-body strength obstacle (in this case Sky Hooks), making all three obstacles were revert back to the Ninja Warrior Israel 3's Second Stage format (since all three obstacles were the upper-body strength obstacles).
The time limit was increased once again to 120 seconds (2 minutes), same as the time limit in the first season of Ninja Israel.

Second Stage obstacles overview (in English language)[]

NWI	Second Stage Obstacles				Time Limit
NWI	① Spider Walk	② Salmon Ladder + Unstable Bridge	③ Rolling Log	④ Wall Lift	120.0
NWI2	① Bouncing Spider	② Flying Shelf Grab + Wave Runner	③ Giant Cubes		90.0
NWI3	① Spinning Bowties	② Ring Swing	③ Giant Cubes		60.0
NWI4	① Falling Shelves	② Clear Climb	③ Wheel Flip		100.0
NWI5	① Fallout	② Sky Hooks	③ Déjà Vu		120.0

Second Stage obstacles overview (in Hebrew language)[]

NWI	Second Stage Obstacles				Time Limit
NWI	① קפיצת העכביש	② סולם הסלמון אל לוחות העץ	③ המערוך	④ הדלתות הכבדות	120.0
NWI2	① מקפצת העכביש	② הפחים המרחפים אל שעון החול	③ האקווריומים		90.0
NWI3	① גלגלי האופניים	② זינוק הטבעת	③ האקווריומים		60.0
NWI4	① טריפל אקס	② הקיר השקוף	③ הגלגל המתהפך		100.0
NWI5	① לכל הכיוונים	② ווים בשמיים	③ קפיצה בזמן		120.0

Competitors' Success Rate[]

NWI	Clears	Attempts	Percentage
NWI	4	5	80%
NWI2	1	2	50%
NWI3	10	12	83.33%
NWI4	3	3	100%
NWI5	2	2	100%

Trivia[]

Ninja Israel was the only international SASUKE/Ninja Warrior format have 100% clear rate for the Second Stage for two consecutive seasons, as no competitor failed on the Second Stage in Ninja Warrior Israel 4 and Ninja Warrior Israel 5, possibly due to the extreme casualties of the First Stage making the number of competitors who advanced to the Second Stage decreased through each season. For comparison, only two other SASUKE Ninja Warrior tournaments worldwide have had a 100% clear rate on the Second Stage by the time this record occurred: SASUKE 6 and SASUKE 32, separated by a 26-tournament gap.
Ninja Warrior Israel 3 has the most competitors eliminated in the Second Stage, with two, but it also has the most competitors who cleared the Second Stage, at 10. Due to this, the third season still has the third highest clear rate (83.33%).
The season to have the lowest Second Stage clear rate was Ninja Warrior Israel 2 (50%), due to only one out of two competitors clearing the Second Stage.