Rank the ANW's International competitions

[thecomedian11]

Rank the ANW'S USA vs The world Internationals competitions

My personal ranking:
1.USA vs The World's season 6-so many epic moments in one competition. Joe breaking the speed record on stage 1,and one heat later Tim shieff, broke his record with unbelievable time with just over 1 minute, later in stage 2 we had the debut of the legendry Sean McColl who had amazing run and won his heat to bring EU team back on the track, and stage 3 was unpredictable until the competition no one ever cleared this stage and we had 4 clears, that led us to the first time we see the 4th stage in action, and watching Sean beat Travis was in one word WOW.

2.USA vs The World's season 7-after we started this competition with underwhelming two heats in stage 1,we got a great race between Drew and Tim the great speedsters, on stage 2 we got three good runs from Drew,Joe (who went to compete from the crowd) and Sean who had the fastest time and in stage 3 we got amazing 3rd heat showdown between Yusuke,Sean and Isaac  that lead to the US victory.

3.USA vs The World's season 8-after pretty forgetable stage 1, we got some great runs with Sean and Gisholfi and above everyone Jessie Graf with one of theb greatest ANW moments of all time ,clears the stage. in stage 3 we got some great runs by the Americans with Josh and Drew (finally shows he able to clear the stage) cleared the stage and Drew delivered to achieve the win for the US team. the reason this tournament ranked third is because the Latin America team wasnt good enough as third team,they just werent ready enough.

4.USA vs Japan's season 5-what made this tournament ranked this low is the fact the Japanese werent ready for the obstacles that were meant to be for bigger guys and they didnt have the opportunity to try the obstacles before, so the result for theJapanese team were really bad.

5.USA vs The World's season 9- stage 1 of this compeition is pretty boring,and the probably most remembered thing from it probably be the improvement of the Latin America's team, stage 2 was nice because the amazing clears by Najee and Sean but after the concept of 4 teams which could be nice,they set so much weird counting idea of removing the last team after stage 2, and the so wanted run of Yusuke on stage 3 went broke, and moreover they decided to make a new points calculation just for stage 3,which was underwhelming after the cliffhanger just destroyed everyone, and they forced stage 4 in bad way i hated, the race between Sean McColl and Sean Bryan was great but the whole competition was just bad.

What is your opinion?

[DeAndre]

honestly, I was waiting for someone to post this. Great post above and I agree with most of iT. My list:

1. USA vs the World s7. Although I never watched this as an episode, and never seen the apparently mediocre Stage One, but Stage Two was amazing to watch: Sean McColl, Drew Drechsel and Joe Moravsky's runs especially. Fire. Japan on Stage Three was great, as well as the three clears at the end of the tournament.

2. USA vs the World s8. Jessie Graff's Stage Two run, Drew Drechsel and Josh Levin on Stage Three, Jake Murray on Stage One... great moments for Team USA. Honestly, I hated Brian Arnold's early fails (he could've easily cleared both 2 and 3), and Team Japan's absence; but they were compensated by the other runs. Sean McColl's early fail vs Drechsel was shocking and impactful, and although the Cliffhanger fail in the prior heat was fishy af, I still love this tournament dearly. However, I feel as though the tournament was a bit plain on Stage One.

3. USA vs the World s6. Brian Arnold Stage 3 (and 2). Sean McColl's Metal Spin pad save. Nothing too notable.

4. USA vs Japan. Ugh. Not even a single point. Only one heat won. I don't know whether the rumours about Japan not being able to test beforehand, although I wouldn't see the unfairness (they would've had their equivalent of Sasuke) unless USA was able to test over and over b4hand; regardless, despite not watching this at the time it was made (2013) the little i got to see of it wasn't great anyways.

5. USA vs the World s9.

Think about it.

You get 3 runs in the regular season. 6 in USA vs the World. and 2 in All Stars. on Stage Three.

Five of the six runs were out on the UCH. We, as of ANW 10, have only seen three runs get to the FRICKIN BACK HALF of Stage Three, where I wanna see more people get on; and only one of them was an individual run. Painful. Asia's elimination on S2 as well.. bad tournament overall.

[kunnai56]

1. USA vs. The World II (Season 7). From the beginning, this tournament was action-packed. The first heat was perfect for setting the tone, with Issac, Ryo, and Alexander Mars all going out on the Jumping Spider, and Tim Champion's Triple Swing fail, as well as Drew and Tim's clears made things even more exciting. The second stage only picked up the momentum, with Kawaguchi getting the farthest of the Japanese competitors, Joe and Sean's Stage 2 clears, Tim Shieff's early exit, and more. The third stage was the slowest to me, with the only super exciting or shocking moments being Kawaguchi's exit and Ian Dory's run. Overall, great tournament.

2. USA vs. The World I (Season 6). This is kind of the black sheep of the five tournaments, due to some weird and out-there picks among Team Europe, as well as the mix of veterans and newcomers on Team Japan. However, this made the tournament super unpredictable and wacky. Especially on Stage 1, things got tense, with Vadym Kuvakin's close timeout, Elet Hall's early failure, and of course, Tim Shieff's record breaking run. Stage 2 was a bit slow, especially with the disappointing performance from Team Japan, but some of the clears, such as Travis Rosen, Sean McColl, and Elet Hall were fun to watch. Stage 3 was great, what with Kasemir's early exit, Morimoto's Stage 3 clear, and Brian Arnold taking revenge on the Flying Bar. The Tower Tiebreaker was the perfect cherry on top. Overall, I loved the tournament, but I disliked some of the editing and behind-the-scenes shenanigans that went on.

3. USA vs. Japan (Season 5). While yes, some of the results were a bit disappointing, especially for Team Japan, other tournaments have had Japan performing even worse, so to me, it felt fair. Especially considering ANW5 was the closest chance Japan had to do well, due to ANW making obstacles that put shorter competitors at a disadvantage in later seasons. Stage 1 especially was great to watch, with Shingo's heartbreaking exit due to losing his shoe, Kasemir beating Kanno by less than a second, and McGrath destroying Stage 1. Stage 2 was somewhat disappointing due to all three Japanese competitors going out on the Double Salmon Ladder and Travis Rosen failing the Metal Spin, but Stage 3 was amazing, with the first two heats being literally seconds apart. However, I have to dock it for the boring Stage 2 and production hijinx, but still a good tournament.

4. USA vs. The World III (Season 8). This is the first one I saw, and while I was amazed at first, it kind of pales in comparison to the other tournaments. Not seeing Team Japan was a huge bummer, especially considering Team Latin America barely improved over Japan's results, and Tim Shieff had to bow out due to an injury, which was disappointing. Overall, there were a handful of highlights, such as the early Snake Run exits, Marmelejo battling against a hand injury, Jessie's Stage 2 clear, and Josh Levin's Stage 3 clear, but there were more misses than hits, and many of the runs were pretty boring.

5. USA vs. The World IV (Season 9). Where did we go wrong? There was so much promise with both Team Latin America and Team Asia, and Team Asia finally had a chance to perform, due to all four having insane upper-body and grip strength. Stage 1 was fairly exciting, with Le Van Thuc's early exit, Joe Moravsky's fail, and epic clears from Drew, Sergio Verdasco, and Karl Fow, but everything just went downhill after that. Stage 2 was a slog, especially in the second heat, with the only super notable run being Sean Bryan's. Stage 3 was even worse, with the ridiculous Team Asia elimination, the point-wiping, and everyone going out on the UCH except for the guy who couldn't clear the first obstacle. And Stage 4 just felt tedious and needless. The 2-heat system didn't work, and overall, the structure choices were terrible.

[LusitaniaAngel313]

I honestly would be extremely biased towards Team Japan and how they did so... I'd say USA vs Japan first since Ryo actually got a heat in stage 3 and of course who could forget the "Shingo derp" coming out of the man himself, Shingo Yamamoto, who can't seem to have a flawless run on the half pipe attack. He lost his shoe. And he decides to just take off his other one... dude. You're not getting up the wall with -100 traction.

Usa vs World (Season 6), Why do I go back to this one... Hearing that voice made me honestly think Shingo was legit talking. I felt warmed just hearing it. Hearing his thoughts, and what he must do. Course he only got one chance at it and the Jumping Spider gave him a rude awakening that he's too far gone. Honestly Yusuke and Ryo should have made this a 3 way tie at the end but USA just loves to rewrite history and kill off what is supposedly the originators but that's a whole can of worms I shouldn't really open up again.

The Season 7 variant is... ok. I mean I didn't watch too much of it since it lacks Shingo but I mean maybe it's for the best. Kenji I feel is a good replacement except he certainly failed quickly. Hioki I felt fit even better. I honestly love this guy ever since SASUKE 30 really. Tomo made a real push for a Japan point but Team USA wasn't having any of it and squished their best run. Of course. -_-

Season 9... Well I'm glad we see a team with some of our favorite ninjas but... ELIMINATING THEM AT FIRST LIGHT?! Oh you're gone too far...

Season 8 didn't even bother to invite them. I didn't bother to watch. No Team Japan, no me.

(Yeah yeah I'm biased but these shows make me want to smack some heads half the time.)