If SASUKE 1997 were being held today

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Okay, so the very first SASUKE tournament is amongst my favorite tournaments of all time, alongside SASUKE 4, 8, 12, 17, 31, and 35. That being said, I think it’s safe to assume that in juxtaposition to the succeeding tournaments, it is undoubtedly the easiest of them all. Even though it was the first competition of its kind, four people still managed to reach the Final Stage without having to go through any rigorous training.

Let’s assume that the tournament was somehow to be held today, with exactly the same obstacles and overall course outline. People like Katsumi and Makoto are out of retirement, and ANW competitors such as Drew and Jessie are also in the game. The Shin-Sedai, including those who are in a slump (I’m looking at Hitoshi and Ryou) will also be participating. You guys are also invited to compete.

Now, with that in mind, how many Total Victories are we looking for? Write down who you think'll win, and why. 

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I bet every good competitor will do Kanzenseiha

[LusitaniaAngel313]

Knowing my luck Shingo would somehow bomb the first obstacle. But I feel 5 is a solid number of victories.

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Makoto would easily blaze past the first three stages. As for the Final, he is pretty old, but I have a feeling that he still has a shot at it.
Katsumi would somehow find a way to fail the First Stage, but he still has a fair shot at it. As long as he gets through Stages 1 and 2, he should be able to beat Stage 3 since it is super easy, it's like a playground from kindergarten.
Bunpei, Shingo, Takehiro, Kazuhiko, and Kong will all probably make it to Stage 2 at least. Even Shingo will find a way to the second stage, just to reenact his first performance in which he lost balance after the Goren Hammer.
Masashi makes it to the Final Stage, but I'm not sure if he can climb the rope fast enough.
Jessie will make it to the Final Stage, without a doubt.
Hikari should be able to beat Stage 1, but I think the Wall Lifting is going to give her some trouble as the walls are heavier than their KUNOICHI counterparts. Either she barely slips through them, or ends up like Darvish Kenji in SASUKE 35.
Speaking of Darvish Kenji, Final Stage. I think his performance in SASUKE 35 tells us that he has potential.
Drew, Tomohiro, Ryou, and Yuusuke will achieve Total Victory for sure.
Edit: As for me, I think that I would make it all the way to the Final Stage, but I'm not a good rope climber, so that's where my run ends.

My guess is that at least 15 will make it to the Final Stage, and there will be a minimum of 5 Total Victories.

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I would time out on the walls since I can't lift or the Spider walk since I am small

[Messup434]

5-20

[matt723894]

Pretty much every competitior worth their weight in salt would at least make the final, a good amount would achieve total victory. I’d say near everyone would clear stage one, and I’d say even today a good amount would be taken out by stage two. The only possible stage three fails would be on the pillar path. Drew Tomo and Morimoto are locks for total victory. I don’t know how everyone else would fair on the rope but I’d say in the range of 6-10 completions.

[GlobalNinjaFan]

I'd guess...

50-70 Stage 1 clears, with 90%+ of fails coming from the Barrel Climb, Rapid Descent or Time Out.

20-30 Stage 2 clears. The Spider Walk, Goren Hammer and timing out would be the major killers, but I still think it could be cleared by even mid-tier competitors.

20-25 Stage 3 clears. Simply put, this stage would be no threat. The Propeller Bars/Hariyama would take out no-one, and the Pillar Path would only catch out a few.

10-15 Total Victories. Only fifteen metres, and would be the hardest stage, but most of the top tier competitors would have a good shot.

[Dazed (Wiin)]

Heheheh, I'd be the one person who would clear Stage Four (I'd like to think) but fail the other three stages.

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Mar 31, 2018 22:52:40 GMT -5 Dazed (Wiin) said:

Heheheh, I'd be the one person who would clear Stage Four (I'd like to think) but fail the other three stages.

Hmm, so if we apply the Dragon Ball Z logic of fusing together, we’d theoretically be able to achieve Kanzenseiha. Interesting.

I still can’t picture how you’d fail the first stage though.

[Dazed (Wiin)]

Apr 1, 2018 3:05:24 GMT -5 @patmat said:

Mar 31, 2018 22:52:40 GMT -5 Dazed (Wiin) said:

Heheheh, I'd be the one person who would clear Stage Four (I'd like to think) but fail the other three stages.

Hmm, so if we apply the Dragon Ball Z logic of fusing together, we’d theoretically be able to achieve Kanzenseiha. Interesting.

I still can’t picture how you’d fail the first stage though.

Don't worry, I'll still find a way to stuff it up. 

[lightningmatt]

I'd clear stage 1 but it's physically impossible for me to lift the first wall.

[wolf4537]

I'll be honest, I wouldn't get my expectations up to a very high level. If 1997's course was the same today, I think you'd have a lot of people taking it for granted, which I think would lead to a lot of mistakes being made. I'd still think probably at least 5 people would achieve Kanzenseiha, but I'd say it would be less than 10.

Also, the pole bridge in Sasuke 1 (aka Pillar Path) to me would actually be pretty lethal to larger competitors. It took out Kane Kosugi pretty easily, so I'd see people like Drew and Kongu having an issue with it.

[nekomi3]

Apr 25, 2018 10:00:16 GMT -5 wolf4537 said:

I'll be honest, I wouldn't get my expectations up to a very high level. If 1997's course was the same today, I think you'd have a lot of people taking it for granted, which I think would lead to a lot of mistakes being made. I'd still think probably at least 5 people would achieve Kanzenseiha, but I'd say it would be less than 10.

Also, the pole bridge in Sasuke 1 (aka Pillar Path) to me would actually be pretty lethal to larger competitors. It took out Kane Kosugi pretty easily, so I'd see people like Drew and Kongu having an issue with it.

Yeah I agree with you. And have of the field can’t even clear the Destruction Zone or Spider Walk tbh

[felixwydi]

Considering the clear rate back then, I expect all of the stars to make it past the 3rd stage, around 20 competitors I guess.
And those who had done finals before would clear. I think some 10 person.

[dingerztv]

I'm 14 and could

[kunnai56]

I think if I was really lucky, I could probably clear Stage 1, but would probably fail the Ugokukabe or Spider Climb in Stage 2. I wouldn't get far.

[dingerztv]

I think if I was really lucky, I could probably clear Stage 1, but would probably fail the Ugokukabe or Spider Climb in Stage 2. I wouldn't get far.

I'd probably finish stage one with around 10 seconds left, either clear or time out on the wall lift in stage 2, easily beat stage 3, and beat stage 4 with about 1 second left

[yesmark84158]

I'd finish stage one with 5 seconds left, clear two with 20 seconds left, stage 3 with 4-5 minutes, and beat stage 4 with 9 seconds left.

[garbageguy1]

I'd say around 10, Some of them being Morimoto, Kawaguchi, Nagano, Shingo, Drew, and maybe even Jessie could do it. I'd probably go down on the spider walk (Quite possibly the hardest obstacle in the entire tourney)