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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 7:56:25 GMT -5
The schedule was really screwy (just look at it from the previous pages). The qualifier for the International was fastest times on the first stage. Then they had the international event.. then the rest of the Stage 2, 3 and 4. David was eliminated from the season 2 after he did the International event. So no, he was only there as part of the team but not doing all 4 stages in Season 2. So no it's not a Kanzenseiha. It's the same as Travis and Sean McColl not being counted either for the exact same reason.
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Post by Eclipse on Oct 1, 2016 10:28:36 GMT -5
The schedule was really screwy (just look at it from the previous pages). The qualifier for the International was fastest times on the first stage. Then they had the international event.. then the rest of the Stage 2, 3 and 4. David was eliminated from the season 2 after he did the International event. So no, he was only there as part of the team but not doing all 4 stages in Season 2. So no it's not a Kanzenseiha. It's the same as Travis and Sean McColl not being counted either for the exact same reason. Not following your reasoning here and I'm going to have to ask you to clarify? Why is this like Sean McColl? He didn't compete on the main show. Why is this like Travis? Travis didn't get to Stage 3 in tournament?? David ran every stage twice, once in the International where he failed Stage 1,2&4, but he ran everything again in the main competition. And then by that logic Le Thuc and NPH also failed Stages in the international but not in regular tournament. So do neither of them count as well? All 3 completed every stage during the competition and I don't understand why their Vs. the World results would effect getting a title.
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Post by sasukestatistician on Oct 1, 2016 13:29:51 GMT -5
All three of them completed all four stages in the tournament on a course that was difficult enough to eliminate the other 215 competitors. Filming the International Special between Stage 1 and Stage 2 as opposed to after the tournament doesn't affect what they achieved.
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Post by zocom7 on Oct 1, 2016 13:57:28 GMT -5
After looking at the last episode, I thought the courses are a bit too easy this time since a record 38 competitors made it to Stage 3 and twelve made it to Stage 4 (with 3 total victories). Both which of those are new Sasuke records. Also David Campbell was the third American to succeed all 4 stages of Mt. Midoriyama, except for the fact it's on foreign soil.
I think in the upcoming Sasuke Indonesia season 2, that may also go down with another record of finishers if the courses are mostly the same.
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Post by MiguelAbuel on Oct 1, 2016 18:19:23 GMT -5
After looking at the last episode, I thought the courses are a bit too easy this time since a record 38 competitors made it to Stage 3 and twelve made it to Stage 4 (with 3 total victories). Both which of those are new Sasuke records. Also David Campbell was the third American to succeed all 4 stages of Mt. Midoriyama, except for the fact it's on foreign soil. Yeah like what was the Spin Bridge doing on Stage 3. Also they used a really easy Cliffhanger. They should have at least used the Shin-Cliffhanger.
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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 19:12:55 GMT -5
The schedule was really screwy (just look at it from the previous pages). The qualifier for the International was fastest times on the first stage. Then they had the international event.. then the rest of the Stage 2, 3 and 4. David was eliminated from the season 2 after he did the International event. So no, he was only there as part of the team but not doing all 4 stages in Season 2. So no it's not a Kanzenseiha. It's the same as Travis and Sean McColl not being counted either for the exact same reason. Not following your reasoning here and I'm going to have to ask you to clarify? Why is this like Sean McColl? He didn't compete on the main show. Why is this like Travis? Travis didn't get to Stage 3 in tournament?? David ran every stage twice, once in the International where he failed Stage 1,2&4, but he ran everything again in the main competition. And then by that logic Le Thuc and NPH also failed Stages in the international but not in regular tournament. So do neither of them count as well? All 3 completed every stage during the competition and I don't understand why their Vs. the World results would effect getting a title. Would you give it to Ryo who did the same thing in Season 1 of Vietnam? The point is that the comps were checkered. It's the same as Sean because he was put in the final even though he didn't get there concurrently. Same as Travis. The point of the titles of Kanzenseiha is that they did it naturally during the flow of a single competition. David didn't in this particular competition. He is not the winner of Season 2. He's a winner in the special that placed him there. Nothing changes that he cleared the Final Stage (like Sean and Travis) but he didn't make it there during the flow of Season 2's competition. That is why he should not be in the Kanzenseiha page. All spin offs should have their own pages. You don't add Ninja Warrior France or Sweden or any of those, so you don't add Vietnam. Sasuke's title should remain Sasuke Japan's only. That is why I no longer allow Sasukepedia results on my blog anymore. It is not consistent nor is it indicative of actual results as everyone is so quick to mix results. To be clear, I wouldn't put Isaac nor Geoff in that page either. They did it in ANW and not Sasuke. That doesn't take away from the result, it is just a different show. There are too many spin offs. It is diluting the title that began with Sasuke and should stay in Sasuke.
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Post by DonalM on Oct 1, 2016 19:31:37 GMT -5
Not following your reasoning here and I'm going to have to ask you to clarify? Why is this like Sean McColl? He didn't compete on the main show. Why is this like Travis? Travis didn't get to Stage 3 in tournament?? David ran every stage twice, once in the International where he failed Stage 1,2&4, but he ran everything again in the main competition. And then by that logic Le Thuc and NPH also failed Stages in the international but not in regular tournament. So do neither of them count as well? All 3 completed every stage during the competition and I don't understand why their Vs. the World results would effect getting a title. Would you give it to Ryo who did the same thing in Season 1 of Vietnam? The point is that the comps were checkered. It's the same as Sean because he was put in the final even though he didn't get there concurrently. Same as Travis. The point of the titles of Kanzenseiha is that they did it naturally during the flow of a single competition. David didn't in this particular competition. He is not the winner of Season 2. He's a winner in the special that placed him there. Nothing changes that he cleared the Final Stage (like Sean and Travis) but he didn't make it there during the flow of Season 2's competition. That is why he should not be in the Kanzenseiha page. All spin offs should have their own pages. You don't add Ninja Warrior France or Sweden or any of those, so you don't add Vietnam. Sasuke's title should remain Sasuke Japan's only. That is why I no longer allow Sasukepedia results on my blog anymore. It is not consistent nor is it indicative of actual results as everyone is so quick to mix results. To be clear, I wouldn't put Isaac nor Geoff in that page either. They did it in ANW and not Sasuke. That doesn't take away from the result, it is just a different show. There are too many spin offs. It is diluting the title that began with Sasuke and should stay in Sasuke. I figure most people who go on Sasukepedia know about the 5 kanzenseihas. That page would be a good way for people to know who achieved total victory in others spinoffs around the world. Perhaps make two seperate pages.
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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 19:32:44 GMT -5
Would you give it to Ryo who did the same thing in Season 1 of Vietnam? The point is that the comps were checkered. It's the same as Sean because he was put in the final even though he didn't get there concurrently. Same as Travis. The point of the titles of Kanzenseiha is that they did it naturally during the flow of a single competition. David didn't in this particular competition. He is not the winner of Season 2. He's a winner in the special that placed him there. Nothing changes that he cleared the Final Stage (like Sean and Travis) but he didn't make it there during the flow of Season 2's competition. That is why he should not be in the Kanzenseiha page. All spin offs should have their own pages. You don't add Ninja Warrior France or Sweden or any of those, so you don't add Vietnam. Sasuke's title should remain Sasuke Japan's only. That is why I no longer allow Sasukepedia results on my blog anymore. It is not consistent nor is it indicative of actual results as everyone is so quick to mix results. To be clear, I wouldn't put Isaac nor Geoff in that page either. They did it in ANW and not Sasuke. That doesn't take away from the result, it is just a different show. There are too many spin offs. It is diluting the title that began with Sasuke and should stay in Sasuke. I figure most people who go on Sasukepedia know about the 5 kanzenseihas. That page would be a good way for people to know who achieved total victory in others spinoffs around the world. Perhaps make two seperate pages. I don't give a damn about Sasukepedia anymore. I just hate mixing Sasuke with the spin offs. They should go on their own page. Period.
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Post by DonalM on Oct 1, 2016 19:44:25 GMT -5
Not following your reasoning here and I'm going to have to ask you to clarify? Why is this like Sean McColl? He didn't compete on the main show. Why is this like Travis? Travis didn't get to Stage 3 in tournament?? David ran every stage twice, once in the International where he failed Stage 1,2&4, but he ran everything again in the main competition. And then by that logic Le Thuc and NPH also failed Stages in the international but not in regular tournament. So do neither of them count as well? All 3 completed every stage during the competition and I don't understand why their Vs. the World results would effect getting a title. Would you give it to Ryo who did the same thing in Season 1 of Vietnam? The point is that the comps were checkered. It's the same as Sean because he was put in the final even though he didn't get there concurrently. Same as Travis. The point of the titles of Kanzenseiha is that they did it naturally during the flow of a single competition. David didn't in this particular competition. He is not the winner of Season 2. He's a winner in the special that placed him there. Nothing changes that he cleared the Final Stage (like Sean and Travis) but he didn't make it there during the flow of Season 2's competition. That is why he should not be in the Kanzenseiha page. All spin offs should have their own pages. You don't add Ninja Warrior France or Sweden or any of those, so you don't add Vietnam. Sasuke's title should remain Sasuke Japan's only. That is why I no longer allow Sasukepedia results on my blog anymore. It is not consistent nor is it indicative of actual results as everyone is so quick to mix results. To be clear, I wouldn't put Isaac nor Geoff in that page either. They did it in ANW and not Sasuke. That doesn't take away from the result, it is just a different show. There are too many spin offs. It is diluting the title that began with Sasuke and should stay in Sasuke. David's Final Stage climb isn't comparable to Travis and Sean's climbs. David had to beat Stages 1, 2, and 3 to get to the final stage. Neither Travis nor Sean beat Stage 1 or 3, and it wasn't during the actual finals. David beat all 4 stages during his runs that counted towards the season's results, so he beat the course. Then your argument kind of changes in the middle. I would use the word Kanzenseiha for the 5 who did it, as it's a Japanese word, and then use Total Victory for the rest of the world, as beating the entire course is an achievement, no matter how watered down the course is.
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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 19:51:43 GMT -5
Would you give it to Ryo who did the same thing in Season 1 of Vietnam? The point is that the comps were checkered. It's the same as Sean because he was put in the final even though he didn't get there concurrently. Same as Travis. The point of the titles of Kanzenseiha is that they did it naturally during the flow of a single competition. David didn't in this particular competition. He is not the winner of Season 2. He's a winner in the special that placed him there. Nothing changes that he cleared the Final Stage (like Sean and Travis) but he didn't make it there during the flow of Season 2's competition. That is why he should not be in the Kanzenseiha page. All spin offs should have their own pages. You don't add Ninja Warrior France or Sweden or any of those, so you don't add Vietnam. Sasuke's title should remain Sasuke Japan's only. That is why I no longer allow Sasukepedia results on my blog anymore. It is not consistent nor is it indicative of actual results as everyone is so quick to mix results. To be clear, I wouldn't put Isaac nor Geoff in that page either. They did it in ANW and not Sasuke. That doesn't take away from the result, it is just a different show. There are too many spin offs. It is diluting the title that began with Sasuke and should stay in Sasuke. David's Final Stage climb isn't comparable to Travis and Sean's climbs. David had to beat Stages 1, 2, and 3 to get to the final stage. Neither Travis nor Sean beat Stage 1 or 3, and it wasn't during the actual finals. David beat all 4 stages during his runs that counted towards the season's results, so he beat the course. Then your argument kind of changes in the middle. I would use the word Kanzenseiha for the 5 who did it, as it's a Japanese word, and then use Total Victory for the rest of the world, as beating the entire course is an achievement, no matter how watered down the course is. Yes there are 2 arguments. 1) What season did he win? He won the International Special that had only 5 per team and not Season 2 of Vietnam of which he was eliminated. 2) Final results of the spin offs (including ANW) should be their own thing since they are completely different shows. I've been consistent with that. I wasn't futzing about a Japanese word. I was stating that the shows are different from Sasuke and shouldn't use the same terminology nor added to the "list" of people who achieved the same. The events are different, therefore NOT the same. That doesn't take away from the achievement, but TBS doesn't look at it the same way. They didn't achieve Kanzenseiha in Sasuke Japan. And therefore - not counted. Whatever Sasukepedia says is irrelevant since frankly they don't even keep to TBS rules when determining results that people swear by.
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Post by DonalM on Oct 1, 2016 20:09:18 GMT -5
David's Final Stage climb isn't comparable to Travis and Sean's climbs. David had to beat Stages 1, 2, and 3 to get to the final stage. Neither Travis nor Sean beat Stage 1 or 3, and it wasn't during the actual finals. David beat all 4 stages during his runs that counted towards the season's results, so he beat the course. Then your argument kind of changes in the middle. I would use the word Kanzenseiha for the 5 who did it, as it's a Japanese word, and then use Total Victory for the rest of the world, as beating the entire course is an achievement, no matter how watered down the course is. Yes there are 2 arguments. 1) What season did he win? He won the International Special that had only 5 per team and not Season 2 of Vietnam of which he was eliminated. 2) Final results of the spin offs (including ANW) should be their own thing since they are completely different shows. I've been consistent with that. I wasn't futzing about a Japanese word. I was stating that the shows are different from Sasuke and shouldn't use the same terminology nor added to the "list" of people who achieved the same. The events are different, therefore NOT the same. That doesn't take away from the achievement, but TBS doesn't look at it the same way. They didn't achieve Kanzenseiha in Sasuke Japan. And therefore - not counted. Whatever Sasukepedia says is irrelevant since frankly they don't even keep to TBS rules when determining results that people swear by. It seems to be a pretty common misconception that he achieved total victory then-even ANWNation and Travis Furlanic have congratulated him on it. Also, I don't think he would have mentioned "10 years of training leading towards this" if he had just won the International Competition.
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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 20:36:35 GMT -5
Yes there are 2 arguments. 1) What season did he win? He won the International Special that had only 5 per team and not Season 2 of Vietnam of which he was eliminated. 2) Final results of the spin offs (including ANW) should be their own thing since they are completely different shows. I've been consistent with that. I wasn't futzing about a Japanese word. I was stating that the shows are different from Sasuke and shouldn't use the same terminology nor added to the "list" of people who achieved the same. The events are different, therefore NOT the same. That doesn't take away from the achievement, but TBS doesn't look at it the same way. They didn't achieve Kanzenseiha in Sasuke Japan. And therefore - not counted. Whatever Sasukepedia says is irrelevant since frankly they don't even keep to TBS rules when determining results that people swear by. It seems to be a pretty common misconception that he achieved total victory then-even ANWNation and Travis Furlanic have congratulated him on it. Also, I don't think he would have mentioned "10 years of training leading towards this" if he had just won the International Competition. Travis is his nephew. I'd be concerned if he didn't. LOL He still won the special and not Season 2. See the difference? That doesn't change that he cleared the Final, however it's not to be confused with Sasuke Japan's kanzenseiha.
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Post by DonalM on Oct 1, 2016 20:44:05 GMT -5
It seems to be a pretty common misconception that he achieved total victory then-even ANWNation and Travis Furlanic have congratulated him on it. Also, I don't think he would have mentioned "10 years of training leading towards this" if he had just won the International Competition. Travis is his nephew. I'd be concerned if he didn't. LOL He still won the special and not Season 2. See the difference? That doesn't change that he cleared the Final, however it's not to be confused with Sasuke Japan's kanzenseiha. So far, you're the only one I've seen who's said that he beat the Final Stage in the international competition, as opposed to multiple people saying he cleared all 4 stages in the regular competition. I'd need evidence or another person agreeing to believe this. Unless you're saying he was only invited to compete in the international competition, which I'm not sure about.
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Post by Eclipse on Oct 1, 2016 20:47:20 GMT -5
David's Final Stage climb isn't comparable to Travis and Sean's climbs. David had to beat Stages 1, 2, and 3 to get to the final stage. Neither Travis nor Sean beat Stage 1 or 3, and it wasn't during the actual finals. David beat all 4 stages during his runs that counted towards the season's results, so he beat the course. Then your argument kind of changes in the middle. I would use the word Kanzenseiha for the 5 who did it, as it's a Japanese word, and then use Total Victory for the rest of the world, as beating the entire course is an achievement, no matter how watered down the course is. Yes there are 2 arguments. 1) What season did he win? He won the International Special that had only 5 per team and not Season 2 of Vietnam of which he was eliminated. 2) Final results of the spin offs (including ANW) should be their own thing since they are completely different shows. I've been consistent with that. I wasn't futzing about a Japanese word. I was stating that the shows are different from Sasuke and shouldn't use the same terminology nor added to the "list" of people who achieved the same. The events are different, therefore NOT the same. That doesn't take away from the achievement, but TBS doesn't look at it the same way. They didn't achieve Kanzenseiha in Sasuke Japan. And therefore - not counted. Whatever Sasukepedia says is irrelevant since frankly they don't even keep to TBS rules when determining results that people swear by. Arsenette, if you don't mind I actually wanted to clarify something with you if you have the time: You are aware that the competitors were not flown over exclusively for the international special? They all competed in the regular event as well. David Campbell failed in 3 of the 4 stages in the International Special (Episodes 9&10), but also cleared stage 2 in official tournament (Episode 11), Stage 3 in official tournament (Episode 19), and Stage 4 in official Tournament (episode 20) He was not placed at Stage 4, he cleared all 4 stages in the official tournament, totally separate from the International Special. Nobody else is talking about the International Special, he didn't even clear Stage 4 in the international Special P.S. also for the record, not that it would count anyway,. Ryo Timed out on Stage 4 in the International Special. He was like .11 over if I recall right, so no it would not count even in legit tourney.
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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 21:27:43 GMT -5
Then I apologize for reversing the results. I was led to believe (or I misheard months ago) that it was the other way around. Still, they are results within Vietnam and not Sasuke Japan. That has always been my contention with that stupid page in Sasukepedia.
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Post by Eclipse on Oct 1, 2016 21:34:18 GMT -5
Then I apologize for reversing the results. I was led to believe (or I misheard months ago) that it was the other way around. Still, they are results within Vietnam and not Sasuke Japan. That has always been my contention with that stupid page in Sasukepedia. Mhm, the crossbridge DQ was in the International Special. I do agree with you that they are different shows and they should have separate pages and winning them is not necesarily the same, so I'm on your side there. I simply wanted to clarify that regardless of your opinion on the use of "Kanzenseiha", it would simply be false to state David Campbell did not win Sasuke Vietnam. Thanks for taking the time to read over my post =]
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Post by arsenette on Oct 1, 2016 22:14:53 GMT -5
Then I apologize for reversing the results. I was led to believe (or I misheard months ago) that it was the other way around. Still, they are results within Vietnam and not Sasuke Japan. That has always been my contention with that stupid page in Sasukepedia. Mhm, the crossbridge DQ was in the International Special. I do agree with you that they are different shows and they should have separate pages and winning them is not necesarily the same, so I'm on your side there. I simply wanted to clarify that regardless of your opinion on the use of "Kanzenseiha", it would simply be false to state David Campbell did not win Sasuke Vietnam. Thanks for taking the time to read over my post =] Not a problem. I just have issues with mixing the spin offs because people take that and run with it. Frustrates me because that is what Sasukepedia has turned into.
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Post by penguincatfish on Nov 26, 2016 6:38:15 GMT -5
Just caught up with the thread since June, so only three pages (lol).
Good to see the Campbell thing cleared up. If anyone just joined, Campbell was only ever disqualified during Stage 2 of the Team Competition; later in the Team Competition, he failed Stage 4 by less than a second. He did perfectly fine in the regular tournament where he became the first to complete the whole course.
And the other issue brought up, I also agree that it's messy to mix Kanzenseiha results among different shows.
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Some thoughts on the season.
The hosts were nice and encouraging. Some funny moments in the interviews. I also chuckled whenever he referred to the green shirt guys as "Green Team" in English, as if they were a single entity.
Very few profile video pieces. Mostly chill slice of life type stuff. Makes me want to visit Vietnam. Besides competitors, I wish they would showcase the area more. Maybe they could do it in a preview special or behind-the-scenes special. Bring in those tourism dollars!
The course was mostly the same, but that was expected. Those 3D animations in the course previews are classic!
T-Rex was a fun addition. Especially how they ran him like any other competitor. Funny when his head was all twisted getting out of the water, or trying to do an interview while leaking air.
Stage 1
Not surprised that most people one-sided the Quad Steps. It just seems like the natural thing to do based on its design. Also didn't help that they kept the crazy long run-up. Surprisingly, at least three people one-sided the left side where there's a larger gap at the start; Campbell, Bernardo, and one other. Even more incredible, Le Van Dai, the last Vietnamese runner of Stage 1B skipped a step, so he literally got through the obstacle with a single step!
They moved the Hammer Dodge to Stage 1A from Stage 2. If they could maintain three or so distinct patterns, then it would've been good. But it was too inconsistent, like it belongs on Wipeout or a knockoff show. Some runners would get an easy snake pattern with only a single quick pause or two, or almost a parallel split, etc. While so many others would get hammers all over the place making it impossible to do anything but stop and wait between each hammer.
Due to how the Jumping Spider trampoline was positioned, it was funny seeing some able to recover and try it over and over again until they burned out. Good effort.
It was a bummer that Brett failed the Log Grip, but great that he would beat the Giant Log Grip in Vegas.
Chris Wilczewski went out on the Hedgehog, but cool to see him make it to Stage 2 in Vegas.
Last year, one competitor survived a round trip on the Hedgehog, only to flop hard at the next obstacle. It was funny because the camera was waiting for him to drop, and everyone was like "where is he?!" This year, however, you would be disqualified, even if you managed to hold on and climb back up after they stopped it. If they could secure all the pieces, I'd like to see people attempt to hang on and try to make a recovery no matter how unlikely.
There were some celebrities, and a few from The Amazing Race Vietnam.
Stage 2
Would be interesting to see a Stage 2 with more floating mats between obstacles.
Although a little stiff, good to see the X-Bridge actually working. Last year in Stage 1A, a lot of people who tried it as intended would slip hard, so people just stepped along the intersections.
It was funny when some runners going down the steps after X-Bridge would step off course on the way to HPA. A simple rail or sign with an arrow could have fixed that.
Not used to seeing the Salmon Ladder not be the second obstacle. The bar looks incredibly heavy. It was tough seeing some DQs on the Unstable Bridge because their foot happened to slam into the Salmon Ladder structure in a certain way to make it look like they pushed off it.
Big congratulations to Grace for being the second woman to make Stage 2 in Vietnam. Last year, the first was My Linh, English teacher (special ed?) originally from the US.
Stage 3
So many struggled on the Pole Maze, burning out or using all their attempts. Mainly, they couldn't get across the right side. If it was only a technique problem, then I think it could work in Stage 2.
Campbell got across the Spin Bridge!!!
The Rumbling Dice was very frustrating to watch. New this year was a DQ rule for sliding, which I'm all for because last year some would make several slides before flipping the block. However, I really wish they would've put something on the rails to prevent it from sliding in the first place, like any kind of tape with a grippy rubbery outer surface, or rough abrasive tape on the rails and the block, or thick padding to cradle the block in place, etc. Some were like, after flipping the block, it would move backwards, and the way their body was bent caused the block to slide forward a few inches when they straightened out, making zero progress, but were DQed. Some would jerk the block as a corrective reflex, and were DQed even though they still ended up inches backwards. It was also inconsistently applied. In one episode, one guy was DQ for a few inches, then later, when another guy jerked the block forward a greater distance, I immediately thought "disqualified!" but he wasn't. Some cases of sliding were completely accidental where you could clearly see they tried to flip it. Lee En-Zhi was a victim of that. There was also a sneaky way of getting around the DQ rule, inconsistently, but still. As long as the block slides while in the process of flipping it. So one guy got away with sliding the block a full length before it flipped. Some would swing their bodies so hard while they flipped it, causing the block to slide an additional one to two lengths immediately after.
Perry went out on the Spider Flip. It looks like he didn't get a strong enough push off the wall. His hands sliding down the edges looked painful!
The Cliffhanger wasn't changed, but it goes directly into a bar this year. Kretsch and Krumland both went out on the first ledge. Those dudes are tall!
The Pipe Slider was good. Bummer about Brian Wilczewski. He only gave it one short swing before attempting the dismount. Incredible recovery by Do Van Quang, especially as one of the shorter competitors.
Stage 4
With how largely unchanged the course was, I expected to see many make it this far.
I really like how all the squares of the Final Stage tower would light up on each of the corners to give it a glistening effect.
Really cool seeing them climb through to sunrise. Awesome view!
Huge congratulations to David Campbell, Nguyen Phuoc Huynh, and Le Van Thuc!
Since Le Van Thuc was the fastest, I think only he got the 800 mil VND (35.5k USD) prize. They made a big deal about beating each others times during the stage. He was also the only one with a medal at the end. Another Ninja-gate?
I hope all three of them would get invited to Sasuke. Especially after how Campbell was treated on ANW.
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