THOMASUKE 3

this is the 3rd thomasuke and in the previous 2 tournaments no one could make it past the final stage

they have came back but there are new obstacles

The Rolling Log, Tarzan Jump, Rope Climb And Pole Jump

also the extra runs is now at the end of each stage

can these people cope with these changes

lets find out!

Commentators

1-80:Keisuke Hatsuta

81-100, Stage 2, Stage 3 And Stage 4:Ichiro Furutachi

Stage 1

60 seconds

1 log climb

2 rolling log

3 shaking bridge

4 climbing down the log

5 wicked wall

6 tarzan jump

7 rope climb

Competitors

1 Taro Kunuki 7. rope climb. time out

2 Shuji Udagawa [D] 1. log climb

3 Kiyomi Inoue [D] 2. rolling log

4 Takayuki Otsuka [D] 2. rolling log

5 Paul Quark 1. log climb

6 Ryosuke Fukushima [D] 2. rolling log

7 Ayano Komiya [D] 2. rolling log

8 Naruo Keito [D] 3. shaking bridge

9 Akira Sakai [D] 2. rolling log

10 Ken Hasegawa CLEAR 4.1 seconds left

11 Yoshiharu Ito [D] 3. shaking bridge

12 Kentaro Ito [D] 2. rolling log

13 Shingo Yamamoto CLEAR 7.7 seconds left

14 Zhi Kudo [D] 1. log climb

15 Andourea Komatsubara [D]

16 Yurika Tsujimaru [D] 3. shaking bridge

17 Masaaki Tatayama CLEAR 12.7 seconds left

18 Yan Yang [D] 7. rope climb. time out

19 Waka Ayakura 2. rolling log

20 Toru Takahashi [D] 2. rolling log

21 James Roland Green [D]

22 Toyohisa Ijima [D] 3. shaking bridge

23 Katsumi Yoshinaga [D] 2. rolling log

24 Nozuma Tomashima [D] 2. rolling log

25 Christopher Fields [D] 2. rolling log

26 Ayaka Hasebe [D] 2. rolling log

27 Yoshiyuki Miyashita [D] 4. climbing down the log

28 Shane Kosugi CLEAR 8.3 seconds left

29 Cho Takeo [D] 1. log climb

30 Shinichi Yano [D] 5. wicked wall. time out

31 Kosei Okajima [D] 7. rope climb. time out

32 Tomokazu Tanaka [D] 7. rope climb. time out

33 Ayako Iwasawa [D] 7. rope climb. time out

34 Hiroyuki Asaoka CLEAR 17.5 seconds left

35 Seigou Sugaya [D] 2. rolling log

36 Seiichi Hasegawa [D] 2. rolling log

37 Shigeyuki Nakamura [D] 2. rolling log

38 Naomi Wada [D] 2. rolling log

39 Takashi Sakamoto [accidentally didnt run so he ran after Kimio Onu] 1. log climb

40 Shuzo Fuse [D] 2. rolling log

41 Ryoko Komiya [D] 1. log climb

42 Tomihiro Tatsukawa 1. log climb

43 Takashi Ogasawara [D] 2. rolling log

44 Minoru Saitoh [D] 4. climbing down the log

45 Hajime Terauchi [D] 7. rope climb. time out

46 Mamoru Murayama [D] 2. rolling log

47 Tadashi Koya 1. log climb

48 Masahiro Yamada [D] 2. rolling log

49 Minoru Matsumoto CLEAR 15.3 seconds left

50 Taro Yabe 1. log climb

51 Hidekazu Miyagi [D] 1. log climb

52 Kunihiro Yamada [D] 1. log climb

53 Kimio Onu [D] 1. log climb

54 Tatsuya Yamamoto CLEAR 7.7 seconds left

55 Yoshihito Yamamoto 2. rolling log

56 Shun Koyama [D] 2. rolling log

57 Hajime Unesama [D] 7. rope climb. time out

58 Tetsuo Ogai [D] 7. rope climb. time out

59 Shigeru Aida [D] 2. rolling log

60 Koichi Yamane [D] 4. climbing down the log

61 Shigeru Tanaka [D] 5. wicked wall. time out

62 Kazunori Asida [D] 4. climbing down the log

63 Hisaya Sato [D] 4. climbing down the log

64 Takashi Koyama [D] 4. climbing down the log

65 Ken Kokubu [D] 2. rolling log

66 Zhang Da-Yong [D] 3. shaking bridge

67 Masaya Ishikawa [D] 3. shaking bridge

68 Hazime Fukada [D] 1. log climb

69 Junpei Morita CLEAR 7.2 seconds left

70 Tomoko Kato [D] 4. climbing down the log

71 Shiori Maki [D] 1. log climb

72 Haruhisa Miyazawa CLEAR 1.8 seconds left. had 34 seconds left at the end of the rolling log

73 Reina Koizumi [D] 2. rolling log

74 Hibiki Yoshida [D] 2. rolling log

75 Souma Kita [D] 2. rollng log

76 Ayumu Miyamoto [D] 2. rolling log

77 Isamu Matsushita [D] 2. rolling log

78 Jirou Nakamura [D] 2. rolling log

79 Aina Satou [D] 2. rolling log

80 Suzu Kato [D] 2. rolling log

81 Tadao Ito CLEAR 14.9 seconds left. cleared with lots of time despite the log stopping

82 Masanori "The Great Sasuke" Murakawa 1. log climb

83 Eiichi Miura 2. rolling log

84 Hikaru Tanaka CLEAR 18.8 seconds left

85 Hachiro Itou [D] 2. rolling log

86 Akemi Mori [D] 2. rolling log

87 Ichiro Atarashii 3. shaking bridge. he hanged on for dear life when the bridge tilted and then tried to hang on to the block as well and took it down with him in the water

88 Kousuke Kobayashi [D] 1. log climb

89 Katsumi Yamada CLEAR 19.3 seconds left. Fastest Time

90 Wakana Yamazaki [D] 1. log climb

91 Tadakatsu Hanyuda 1. log climb

92 Nobu Fujita [D] 2. rolling log

93 Chie Nishimura 4. climbing down the log

94 Arata Yukimura [D] 2. rolling log

95 Youko Shimizu [D] 2. rolling log

96 Riko Nakashima [D] 1. log climb

it got very slippery because of rain after Riko Nakashima ran the course

and although it stopped raining, everything was really wet and damp

97 Hiroaki Yoshizaki 1. log climb. failed because of the rain

98 Yasutoshi Kujirai CLEAR 6.2 seconds left. had struggles because of the rain

99 Kazuhiko Akiyama CLEAR 10.3 seconds left

100 Akira Omori CLEAR 18.8 seconds left

100 attempts 15 clears

the raining stopped after the final 4 runs by the way

Stage 2

50 seconds

1 spider walk

2 moving walls

3 spider climb

4 5 continuous hammers

5 reverse conveyor

6 wall lifting

Competitors

10 Ken Hasegawa CLEAR 5.3 seconds left

13 Shingo Yamamoto CLEAR 3.1 seconds left

17 Masaaki Tatayama 3. spider climb

28 Shane Kosugi [D] 3. spider climb

34 Hiroyuki Asaoka [D] 4. 5 continuous hammers

49 Minoru Matsumoto CLEAR 7.2 seconds left

54 Tatsuya Yamamoto CLEAR 14.0 seconds left

69 Junpei Morita 2. moving walls

72 Haruhisa Miyazawa [D] 6. wall lifting. time out

81 Tadao Ito [D] 2. moving walls

84 Hikaru Tanaka [D] 6. wall lifting. time out

89 Katsumi Yamada CLEAR 16.7 seconds left

98 Yasutoshi Kujirai 1. spider walk

99 Kazuhiko Akiyama 3. spider climb

100 Akira Omori CLEAR 2.1 seconds left

15 attempts 6 clears [the same 6 clears from SASUKE 3!]

Stage 3

no time limit

1 pole jump

2 propeller bars

3 hang move [the 6 footholds are all at different heights this time round]

4 pipe slider

Competitors

10 Ken Hasegawa 1. pole jump [0:04]

13 Shingo Yamamoto CLEAR [1:11]

49 Minoru Matsumoto [D] CLEAR [1:24]

54 Tatsuya Yamamoto [D] CLEAR [1:20]

89 Katsumi Yamada CLEAR [1:37]

100 Akira Omori CLEAR [1:12]. derailed the bar but kept on going to clear stage 3 [by the way they are allowed to derail bars attached to wires and still continue]

6 attempts 5 clears [this is just getting creepy]

Stage 4

15m

30 seconds

1 rope climb [15m]

Competitors

13 Shingo Yamamoto 1. rope climb. time out. about 13m up

49 Minoru Matsumoto 1. rope climb. time out. about 7m up

54 Tatsuya Yamamoto 1. rope climb. time out. about 11m up

89 Katsumi Yamada 1. rope climb. time out. about 14.9m up!. was just 10cm away from goal

100 Akira Omori 1. rope climb. time out. about 9m up

5 attempts 0 kanzenseihas [almost the same result as SASUKE 3 lol]