American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World
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American Ninja Warrior: USA vs The World
Broadcast Info
Airdate
September 15, 2014
ANW Hosts
Host
Matt Iseman
Co-Host
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Sideline Reporter
Jenn Brown
ANW Results
Best
Team Europe, Champion
Season Chronology
Previous Season:
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. Japan
Next Season:
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 2
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World was the second installment of American Ninja Warrior’s international tournament, which was premiered on September 15th, 2014, one week after the American Ninja Warrior 6’s season finale.
Competitors
Among the 5 members of Team USA from the previous tournament, 3 of them (Brian Arnold, Paul Kasemir, and Travis Rosen) returned for this tournament. The last 2 men standing from American Ninja Warrior 6 (Joe Moravsky and Elet Hall) joined those 3 competitors, making up Team USA.
Team Japan only replaced Urushihara Yuuji in favor of Morimoto Yūsuke.
Team Europe made their debut in this tournament, 2 of which (Tim Shieff and Vadym Kuvakin) had competed on American Ninja Warrior before. 2 members of Team Europe (Stefano Ghisolfi and Sean McColl) were also the professional rock climbers.
Team USA
Team Japan
Team Europe
Competition Format
Unlike on the previous tournament, due to 3 teams competing, the competition worked as follows:
- From Stage One to Stage Three, there were 3 heats in each stage.
- Each heat consisted of 3 competitors (1 competitor from each team).
- In each heat, the competitor who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would receive points for his respective team: 1 point for each heat in Stage One, 2 points for each heat in Stage Two, and 3 points for each heat in Stage Three.
- The points would be cumulated among those three stages, and the team who got the highest points would be the champion of the tournament.
- If there were at least 2 teams who got the same highest points, those teams would send one member each to scale the Stage Four tower. Whoever reached the top of the tower in the fastest time would earn the tournament championship for his team.
- There was no time limit to complete the stages (Stage One to Stage Four).
Stage One
Obstacles
① Piston Road
② Giant Ring
③ Silk Slider
④ Jumping Spider
⑤ Half Pipe Attack
⑥ Warped Wall
⑦ Spinning Bridge
⑧ Final Climb (Tarzan Rope + Rope Ladder fusion)
Results
Heat 1
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team USA
Joe Moravsky
Clear (1:12.72)
Team USA
Team Japan
Yamamoto Shingo
4. Jumping Spider
Team Europe
Vadym Kuvakin
8. Final Climb
Timed out, because he failed to beat Joe Moravsky’s time.
Heat 2
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Japan
Kanno Hitoshi
6. Warped Wall
Withdrew after 4 attempts due to fatigue.
Team Europe
Team Europe
Tim Shieff
Clear (1:02.70)
American Ninja Warrior’s Stage One Speed Record.
Team USA
Elet Hall
3. Silk Slider
His hand touched the water.
Heat 3
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team USA
Paul Kasemir
Clear (1:17.21)
Team USA
Team Europe
Miska Sutela
6. Warped Wall
Timed out, because he failed to beat Paul Kasemir’s time.
Team Japan
Asa Kazuma
4. Jumping Spider
Standings After Stage One
Place
Team
Total Points
1st
Team USA
2 points
2nd
Team Europe
1 point
3rd
Team Japan
0 points
Stage Two
Obstacles
① Rope Jungle
② Double Salmon Ladder
③ Unstable Bridge
④ Butterfly Wall
⑤ Metal Spin
⑥ Wall Lift
Results
Heat 1
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Japan
Morimoto Yūsuke
4. Butterfly Wall
Failed to reach and grab the wall.
Team USA
Team Europe
Stefano Ghisolfi
2. Double Salmon Ladder
Fell at the second rung of the first ladder.
Team USA
Brian Arnold
Clear (2:55.57)
Heat 2
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Europe
Tim Shieff
5. Metal Spin
His feet skimmed the water.
Team USA
Team Japan
Matachi Ryo
1. Rope Jungle
Digest. Spent more than 53 seconds at the obstacle.
Team USA
Travis Rosen
Clear (1:48.00)
Heat 3
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Japan
Kanno Hitoshi
1. Rope Jungle
Digest. Spent more than 90 seconds at the obstacle.
Team Europe
Team USA
Elet Hall
Clear (2:06.32)
Team Europe
Sean McColl
Clear (1:46.51)
Standings After Stage Two
Place
Team
Total Points
1st
Team USA
6 points
2nd
Team Europe
3 points
3rd
Team Japan
0 points
Stage Three
Obstacles
① Cannonball Incline
② Doorknob Grasper
③ Floating Boards
④ Ultimate Cliffhanger
⑤ Propeller Bar
⑥ Hang Climb
⑦ Spider Flip
⑧ Flying Bar
Results
Heat 1
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Japan
Asa Kazuma
1. Cannonball Incline
Fell at the third ball.
Team Europe
Team Europe
Vadym Kuvakin
6. Hang Climb
Team USA
Paul Kasemir
1. Cannonball Incline
Fell while trying to make the transition to the Doorknob Grasper.
Heat 2
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Japan
Morimoto Yūsuke
Clear (5:38.91)
First competitor to complete American Ninja Warrior’s Stage Three.
Team Europe
Team USA
Joe Moravsky
6. Hang Climb
Team Europe
Stefano Ghisolfi
Clear (4:46.89)
First European competitor to complete American Ninja Warrior’s Stage Three.
Heat 3
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team Japan
Matachi Ryo
Clear (5:04.67)
Team USA
Team Europe
Sean McColl
8. Flying Bar
Team USA
Brian Arnold
Clear (4:39.90)
First American competitor to complete American Ninja Warrior’s Stage Three.
Standings After Stage Three
Place
Team
Total Points
1st
Team USA
9 points
1st
Team Europe
9 points
3rd
Team Japan
0 points
Stage Four
Obstacles
① Rope Climb (77 feet)
Results
Team
Name
Result
Notes
Winning Team
Team USA
Travis Rosen
Clear (0:35.77)
McColl reached the top of the tower in the fastest time. First time this version of Stage Four has been attempted.
Team Europe
Team Europe
Sean McColl
Clear (0:35.46)
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World champion: Team Europe
