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Post by jfeathe on Jan 15, 2011 15:26:38 GMT -5
My post in the 26 discussion thread got me to thinking about people who clear the first stage on their first attempt.
(Very obviously) there were a ton of first time, first stage clearers in the early Sasuke. But this number has dwindled enourmously.
From Sasuke 18 on, it seems to me the only people who have cleared on their first attempt are some of the Americans (most notably, Sasuke 26). I think there might have been a couple first timers in maybe Sasuke 21 or 23 but I really don't know.
Can anyone come up with a list of recent competitors who cleared the first stage the first time they attepted Sasuke?
My point is to show that normal "everyday people" just don't have a chance at Sasuke anymore. It either takes a world-class athelete or try after try after try.
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Post by SasukeAnimator on Jan 15, 2011 16:16:48 GMT -5
Shin-Sasuke onward first try first stage clears:
Sasuke 18: Nagasaki Takamasa
Saskuke 20: Levi Meeuwenberg
Sasuke 21: Matsunaga Tomohiro
Sasuke 23: Richard King, Tajima Naoya, Nakamura Satoshi, Ito Yoshiki
Sasuke 26: Paul Kasemir, Brent Steffensen
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Post by jfeathe on Jan 15, 2011 16:25:04 GMT -5
Shin-Sasuke onward first try first stage clears: Sasuke 18: Nagasaki Takamasa Saskuke 20: Levi Meeuwenberg Sasuke 21: Matsunaga Tomohiro Sasuke 23: Richard King, Tajima Naoya, Nakamura Satoshi, Ito Yoshiki Sasuke 26: Paul Kasemir, Brent Steffensen Thank you so much! I completely forgot about Takamasa in 18. No matter how much you like the difficulty of the first stage, you have to admit that list is both depressing and discouraging. Almost half of that list is composed of Americans, and we all know the hellish trials they had to get through just to reach Sasuke (in other words, not "normal everyday people"). |
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Post by bigblind168 on Jan 15, 2011 18:28:14 GMT -5
Shin-Sasuke onward first try first stage clears: Sasuke 18: Nagasaki Takamasa Saskuke 20: Levi Meeuwenberg Sasuke 21: Matsunaga Tomohiro Sasuke 23: Richard King, Tajima Naoya, Nakamura Satoshi, Ito Yoshiki Sasuke 26: Paul Kasemir, Brent Steffensen Sooo in recap... gymnast (something like tht, i dont think hes a trampolinest) freerunner wrestler stuntman, STQer transportation i think a kongu guy,firefighter, regular guy won a trialgymnast, stuntman So, only 23 had everyday guys, and it was a great tournament |
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Post by Badalight on Jan 15, 2011 19:21:19 GMT -5
I don't think Paul is a gymnast though.
Also not only is Matsunaga a wrestler, he's an Olympic silver medalist.
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Post by RiderLeangle on Jan 15, 2011 19:30:24 GMT -5
I don't think Paul is a gymnast though. You're right.. he's a software engineer isn't he? |
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Post by bigblind168 on Jan 15, 2011 20:39:37 GMT -5
I don't think Paul is a gymnast though. You're right.. he's a software engineer isn't he? Thought that was... the american gladiator guy. |
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Post by scnoi1217 on Jan 15, 2011 20:46:54 GMT -5
No, Paul is a software engineer. The American Gladiator guy (Evan Dollard) runs his own website.
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Post by VenusHeadTrap on Jan 15, 2011 21:39:07 GMT -5
Paul also spends time doing practical (salsa? polka?) dancing, nothing too extreme there, and did clear the first two stages.
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