Ninja warrior match ups!

[shunsukenumber98]

Remember the ninja warrior match ups by universal tuber? I thought I create a thread to pit sasuke competitors together and see who is the overall greater competitor. Here is a list of matchups that should be done between the competitors: 
Takeda vs Shingo 
Yamada vs Akiyama 
Ryo vs Tomo 
Tada vs Yoshiyuki 
Yusuke vs Nagano 
Kanno vs Sato 
Hioki vs Aza 
Bunpei vs Nagasaki 
Mutoe vs Suzuki 
Lee En Chi vs Okuyama 
Koji Hashimoto vs Asaoka 
Kane Kosugi vs Jorden
Isa vs Araki 
Takahashi vs Leen en chi 
Yuji vs Nagano 
Yuji vs Yusuke 


Also, we will score each match ups based on the following: 
Speed, strength, Technique, Consistency, Sportsmanship personality 

Do reply to this thread and tell me which of the competitors in each match up is the overall greater competitor 
Also, feel free to create your own matchups that isn't from the list too

[ItalianNinja08]

Takeda
Akiyama
Ryo
Yoshiyuki
Nagano
Sato
Hioki
Bunpei
Mutou
Okuyama
Hashimoto
Kane
Isa
Takahashi
Nagano
Yusuke

[brz0ny]

Takeda
Akiyama
Ryo
Yoshiyuki
Yusuke
Sato
Hioki
Bunpei
Suzuki
Okuyama
Koji Hashimoto
Kane Kosugi
Araki
Takahashi
Nagano
Yusuke

[dakohosu]

Takeda for speed, strength, technique, consistency
Shingo for sportsman personality
Takeda wins

Yamada for strength and consistency
Akiyama for speed, technique, sportsmanship (is this last one even slightly debatable)?
Akiyama wins

Ryo for technique, speed
Tomo for consistency, sportsman personality
Tie for strength (Ryo has stronger upper body but Tomo has better raw strength - I think this needs to be clarified rather than just "strength")
Draw, but I'll give it to Ryo for his stronger best performance

Yoshi for speed, strength, technique, consistency, sportsman personality..... lol
Yoshi wins

Yusuke for technique, consistency, strength
Nagano for speed (prime Nagano)
Tie for sportsmanship
Yusuke wins

Sato for technique, consistency, speed, sportsmanship
Kanno for strength
Sato wins

Hioki for consistency, technique, sportsmanship
Asa for speed and strength
Hioki wins

Bunpei for technique, sportsmanship, speed
Tie for consistency (both were very consistent in their first few tournaments then declined) and strength (Bunpei arguably had better upper body strength while Shunsuke had better raw)
Bunpei wins

Mutou for speed, strength, technique, consistency
Suzuki for sportsmanship
Mutou wins

Lee for speed
Okuyama for strength, technique, consistency
Tie for sportsmanship
Okuyama wins

Hashimoto wins for everything

Kane for everything bar sportsmanship as he didn't take losing particularly well
Kane wins

Isa for consistency, strength
Araki for sportsmanship, technique, speed
Araki wins

Kong wins for everything, including consistency (both had rough patches here and there but Kong had better longevity)

Nagano wins for everything bar strength, which is a tie (Yuuji had better upper body while Nagano had better raw)

Yusuke wins for everything, including strength..... sportsmanship is close but Yusuke edges it due to Yuuji threatening retirement in 34

[zoran]

Jan 28, 2024 12:26:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

Takeda for speed, strength, technique, consistency
Shingo for sportsman personality
Takeda wins

Yamada for strength and consistency
Akiyama for speed, technique, sportsmanship (is this last one even slightly debatable)?
Akiyama wins

Ryo for technique, speed
Tomo for consistency, sportsman personality
Tie for strength (Ryo has stronger upper body but Tomo has better raw strength - I think this needs to be clarified rather than just "strength")
Draw, but I'll give it to Ryo for his stronger best performance

Yoshi for speed, strength, technique, consistency, sportsman personality..... lol
Yoshi wins

Yusuke for technique, consistency, strength
Nagano for speed (prime Nagano)
Tie for sportsmanship
Yusuke wins

Sato for technique, consistency, speed, sportsmanship
Kanno for strength
Sato wins

Hioki for consistency, technique, sportsmanship
Asa for speed and strength
Hioki wins

Bunpei for technique, sportsmanship, speed
Tie for consistency (both were very consistent in their first few tournaments then declined) and strength (Bunpei arguably had better upper body strength while Shunsuke had better raw)
Bunpei wins

Mutou for speed, strength, technique, consistency
Suzuki for sportsmanship
Mutou wins

Lee for speed
Okuyama for strength, technique, consistency
Tie for sportsmanship
Okuyama wins

Hashimoto wins for everything

Kane for everything bar sportsmanship as he didn't take losing particularly well
Kane wins

Isa for consistency, strength
Araki for sportsmanship, technique, speed
Araki wins

Kong wins for everything, including consistency (both had rough patches here and there but Kong had better longevity)

Nagano wins for everything bar strength, which is a tie (Yuuji had better upper body while Nagano had better raw)

Yusuke wins for everything, including strength..... sportsmanship is close but Yusuke edges it due to Yuuji threatening retirement in 34

Why do you think Yoshiyuki has better consistency than Tada? With the mild (negligible) exceptions of 38 and 40, Tada has performed better than him in every tournament they've competed in. 

[dakohosu]

Jan 28, 2024 16:01:56 GMT -5 zoran said:

Jan 28, 2024 12:26:19 GMT -5 dakohosu said:

Why do you think Yoshiyuki has better consistency than Tada? With the mild (negligible) exceptions of 38 and 40, Tada has performed better than him in every tournament they've competed in. 

By default, because Yoshiyuki has made Stage 3 five for five, while Tada failed Stage 1 in his first four attempts. Sure, he was like a teenager in a couple of those tournaments, but when it comes to consistency it does need to be considered somewhat. Tada also narrowly avoided failing Stage 1 in 39, though it was raining when he ran. Had Tada not had a rocky start, he would've edged it for consistency.

[ItalianNinja08]

More matchups for you:

Keitaro vs Tada
Masaaki vs Shinji
Koji Yamada vs Lee
Asa vs Sato
Nakata vs Ishikawa
Saikawa vs Darvish
Yutaka vs Matsuda
Iwamoto vs Sugeta
Okuyama vs Kong
Lee vs Jordan
Campbell vs Schroeder
Shane Kosugi vs Takamasa Nagasaki

[dakohosu]

Feb 6, 2024 14:14:49 GMT -5 ItalianNinja08 said:

More matchups for you:

Keitaro vs Tada
Masaaki vs Shinji
Koji Yamada vs Lee
Asa vs Sato
Nakata vs Ishikawa
Saikawa vs Darvish
Yutaka vs Matsuda
Iwamoto vs Sugeta
Okuyama vs Kong
Lee vs Jordan
Campbell vs Schroeder
Shane Kosugi vs Takamasa Nagasaki

Cba to do category by category so I'll just give my answers:

Keitaro - higher potential on the new Stage 3 and the Final given his climbing background, there's a good chance Tada may never clear Stage 3 again with the BURST as even in 40 he almost failed the previous variant despite years of training for that variant.

Shinji - more inconsistent but higher potential, I'd take a Kanzen candidate who's inconsistent over someone who at best is going to fail early on Stage 3, any day of the year. He could've possibly won had he not choked on the Pipe Slider in 11 due to his speed and upper body.

Tie between Koji and Lee - Koji would've had better Final potential and cleared the hardest Stage 1 in history so could've been someone to watch out for if he'd continued competing, but then Lee also did incredibly well during Shin-Sasuke with two first-place finishes, though his Final performance was weak.

Sato - I'm doubtful Asa would've been able to clear the Cliffhanger either due to not being able to get past one transition, so Sato wins due to his consistency as Asa did have a Stage 1 fail during his streak, and obviously Sato's reached Stage 3 NINE times in a row vs like 4 for Asa.

Saikawa - he's going to make Stage 3 at some point, likely in the next couple of tournaments, and will for sure surpass Darvish's performance in 36. He's also more consistent with 4 for 4 clears on Stage 1. Sure, Darvish had a few good runs and has admittedly been INSANELY unlucky recently, but with injuries racking up I can't see him making it back to Stage 3. Saikawa's also a lot more robust on Stage 1, with faster times and fewer mistakes.

Ishikawa - made Stage 3 in late Shin which Nakata would never have been able to do due to his piss poor upper body strength (his absolute max on Shin's Stage 2 would've been Salmon Ladder, even without wrist injury), and did well across a wider range of courses and difficulties.

Matsuda - both have had one near-clear on Stage 1, and both are insanely inconsistent as to where they fail, but Matsuda edges it for me as Yutaka has two first obstacle fails to his name, and his general commitment to the show with his home course.

Iwamoto - both have had two clears on Stage 1, a Salmon Ladder and Reverse Conveyer fail on Stage 2 (in the same tournament mind you), and both could possibly make Stage 3 if the stars align, but would likely go out early, as well as both having been wronged on the DG in 40. I'd have to give it to Iwamoto purely because Sugeta's two clears were both with like 1 second left, so one could argue that Iwamoto is possibly more reliable to clear Stage 1.

Tie between Okuyama and Kong - the only reason I'm going with a tie is because Kong would've won in 24 if you know what hadn't happened. Other than that, Okuyama was far more consistent, arguably the only truly consistent competitor in Shin-Sasuke, and went farther on much tougher courses, like 19-22 and 26. He could've possibly been a Kanzen candidate in 27 as well had he not derailed the Flying Bar, given how easy that Final was and the fact he nearly cleared the UCH in 26 with the much tougher back half.

Lee - both were insanely consistent during their respective eras and both have a Final appearance to their name with the rest being Cliffhanger fails, but Lee fundamentally faced more varied and much tougher courses, while Jovtchev struggled in the same era.

Campbell - Both could've viably won barring freak accidents (Travis' DQ in 4, and Campbell failing inches away from the end of the UCH in 27), but I feel like Travis' build would've really come back to bite him if he'd continued competing, especially with the tougher Stage 2s (5 and, say, 12 onwards) and Stage 3 obstacles like the Body Prop, while Campbell would've been a lot more adaptable due to being lighter and training on replicas.

Shane Kosugi - Takamasa cleared Stage 1 once, admittedly on a pretty tough course, but struggled after that. Shane at least made Stage 3 twice, if on a somewhat easier course, but I still think that's a more significant achievement.

[brz0ny]

Tada
Shinji
Lee
Sato
Nakata
Darvish
Matsuda
Iwamoto
Kong
Lee
Campbell
Shane Kosugi