Shin-Sasuke ranking

[darthvaderlim]

Here are every Shin-Sasuke tournaments ranked, including 25 to 27 in my opinion

10.Sasuke 26-Bad editing, lackluster results for the Japanese competitor, and the start of dark age of Sasuke. This is was the first tournament that I saw on YouTube and I remembered feeling like I had watched something different compared to the Nagano era

9.Sasuke 20-Lackluster results on Stage One, despite some modifications. The Stick Slider on Stage Two doesn't help

8.Sasuke 18-Honestly, I think some of the obstacles have aged pretty badly and it was pretty clear they ran out of ideas in Stage Two and Three.

7.Sasuke 19-On paper, this would be the worst due to its results and Stage Two ending, but I think it did what 18 didn't do, eliminate everyone on Stage One and it almost did, but I think it would be better had 18 and 19's results been switched around

6.Sasuke 22-The rise of the Shin-Sedai and breakout runs from oLee and Okuyama, but for me, the editing on Stage One brought this tournament down for me

5.Sasuke 25-A mix of old and new obastcles, which is a welcome change for a while, but unfortunately, this tournament seemed pretty rushed as it was aired less then 3 months after Yuuji's first Kanzen, resulting in a lack of promotion

4.Sasuke 21-A nice comeback for Takeda and Nagano, as they both made it deep into the course, but unfortunately, the Gliding Ring brought this tournament to an anti-climatic finish

3.Sasuke 27-The end of the Monster 9 era. Despite that, there were lots of great results, especially from the Americans, Ryo's breakout run and Nagano's last stand. The only negative would be the nerfed Stage Three

2.Sasuke 24-One of the best tournaments of all time, with lots of memorable moments like Yuuji's Kanzen, Takeda's last stand, Kong's run, etc.. I almost had nothing negative to say, except for maybe Stage Three being too easy, like Rope Junction

1.Sasuke 23-By far the best tournament in this era, with Nagano's near second Kanzen, Shingo's comeback, Kong's comeback, Kanno's best performance. There is a lot to like about this tournament as it has mix of old and new faces in Stages Two and Three

[dakohosu]

10. Sasuke 26 - easily a bottom 3 tournament for me, due to the editing, spoiled results, and a live experience that just left a sour taste in my mouth coming off of the last couple of tournaments

9. Sasuke 20 - mostly a copy and paste of 19 but without the shock factor, so came across as quite underwhelming and boring

8. Sasuke 27 - nerfs to the course, inheriting a lot of 26's editing issues, the results being the sole reason it's placed above the prior two though some of these were asterisked by the aforementioned nerfs

7. Sasuke 18 - felt more like a prototype rather than a fleshed out course with several of the worst obstacles in the show's history, and a predictable ending at the Cliffhanger

6. Sasuke 19 - delivered a lot of shock factor and addressed all of 18's weakest points course-wise, becoming the Shin-Sasuke as it's remembered today, but after a while the continuous fails became predictable and monotonous, and obvious lack of breakout runs

5. Sasuke 21 - first tournament in the era where results started to pick up and feel less bare-boned than 19-20, however Nagano being robbed of a Final attempt definitely soured the experience for me and was a frustrating ending

4. Sasuke 25 - fantastic renewal and strong editing, the only negatives being the lack of breakout runs and some odd choices for obstacles and placements on Stage 1

3. Sasuke 22 - perfect mix of shock fails from veterans and unexpected breakout runs, as well as Yuuji finally ending the streak of Stage 3 fails, I didn't find the editing to sour the experience too much, but it was weaker and more mish-mashy than other tournaments in the era, though nowhere near as bad as 26-27

2. Sasuke 23 - All-Star resurgence, trialists breaking out, lot of comeback performances, Stage 2 actually feeling like a speed-based course, pretty much the works. 

1. Sasuke 24 - my favorite because the narrative and storytelling of the tournament was top notch, as well as many historic moments occurring such as best performances from a lot of Shin's elite and Yuuji's first win, as well as some of the most shocking fails from Kanno and Nagano

[YourResidentKojiFan]

10 - SASUKE 26

9 - SASUKE 20

8 - SASUKE 18

7 - SASUKE 21

6 - SASUKE 27

5 - SASUKE 25

4 - SASUKE 22

3 - SASUKE 24

2 - SASUKE 23

1 - SASUKE 19