American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs The World

Broadcast Info

Airdate

January 26, 2020 (NBC)
August 18, 2020 (Channel 9)

ANW Hosts

Host

Matt Iseman

Co-Host

Akbar Gbaja-Biamila

Sideline Reporter

Zuri Hall

ANW Results

Best

Team Australia, Champion

Season Chronology

Previous Season:

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 5

Next Season:

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 7

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs The World 6 was the seventh installment of American Ninja Warrior’s international tournament, which was premiered on January 26th, 2020 in the U.S. and August 18th, 2020 in Australia (shortly after the finale of Australian Ninja Warrior: State of Origin).

Competitors

There were 3 teams competing on this tournament, with 6 members in each team. Team Europe featured all-new members once again, and two-third of the members of Team USA and Team Australia were new (compared to the previous tournament). Each team also had a female competitor.

Team USA

Team Europe

Team Australia

Competition Format

The competition worked as followed:

  • Stage One
    • There were 3 heats in this stage, with each heat consisting 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 2 points for his/her team, with 1 point for the second fastest time, and 0 points for the slowest time.
  • Stage Two
    • There were 2 heats in this stage, with each heat consisting 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 3 points for his/her team, with 2 points for the second fastest time, and 1 point for the slowest time.
  • Stage Three
    • There was only 1 heat in this stage, consisting of 3 competitors (1 competitor from each team).
    • The competitor who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would receive 5 points for his/her team, with 3 points for the second fastest time, and 1 point for the slowest time.
    • The points from the heats in Stage One, Stage Two, and Stage Three would be accumulated, and the team who got the lowest points would be eliminated from the competition, while the other 2 teams would advance to Stage Four.
  • Stage Four
    • Stage Four consisted of a side-by-side Rope Climb, with 2 competitors (1 competitor from each team).
    • The competitor who reached the top of the tower in the fastest time, his/her respective team would be the champion of the tournament.

Stage One

Obstacles

① Archer Alley
② Spin Your Wheels
③ Double Dipper
④ Jumping Spider
⑤ Tire Run
⑥ Warped Wall
⑦ Diving Boards
⑧ Twist & Fly

Results

Heat 1

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Points Earned

Team Australia

Olivia Vivian

Clear (2:56.26)

First female international competitor to hit the buzzer and fourth woman to complete Stage One on any American Ninja Warrior competition.

1 point

Team Europe

Thomas Hubener

4. Jumping Spider

0 points

Team USA

Michael Torres

Clear (1:42.36)

2 points

Heat 2

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Points Earned

Team Europe

Steffi Noppinger

2. Spin Your Wheels

0 points

Team USA

Adam Rayl

Clear (1:52.50)

2 points

Team Australia

Josh O’Sullivan

7. Diving Boards

1 point

Heat 3

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Points Earned

Team Europe

Kesu Ahmed

3. Double Dipper

1 point

Team USA

Jesse Labreck

Clear

Fifth woman to complete Stage One on any American Ninja Warrior competition.

2 points

Team Australia

Cam D’Silva

2. Spin Your Wheels

Digest.

0 points

Standings After Stage One

Place

Team

Total Points

1st

Team USA

6 points

2nd

Team Australia

2 points

3rd

Team Europe

1 point

Stage Two

Obstacles

① Giant Walk the Plank
② Extension Ladder
③ Snap Back
④ Swing Surfer
⑤ Grim Sweeper
⑥ Water Walls

Results

Heat 1

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Points Earned

Team USA

Daniel Gil

Clear (2:24.47)

3 points

Team Europe

Anton Fomenko

2. Extension Ladder

1 point

Team Australia

Daniel Mason

3. Snap Back

2 points

Heat 2

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Points Earned

Team Australia

Bryson Klein

Clear (2:02.39)

3 points

Team Europe

Damir Okanovic

4. Swing Surfer

1 point

Team USA

Karsten Williams

5. Grim Sweeper

2 points

Standings After Stage Two

Place

Team

Total Points

1st

Team USA

11 points

2nd

Team Australia

7 points

3rd

Team Europe

3 points

Stage Three

Obstacles

① Grip & Tip
② Iron Summit
③ Crazy Clocks
④ Ultimate Cliffhanger
⑤ Pipe Dream
⑥ Cane Lane
⑦ Flying Bar

Results

Heat 1

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Points Earned

Team Europe

Magnus Midtbo

5. Pipe Dream

3 points

Team Australia

Matt Tsang

5. Pipe Dream

Digest. Completed the Ultimate Cliffhanger slower than Magnus Midtbo.

1 point

Team USA

Drew Drechsel

Clear

The sun was rising during his run.

5 points

Standings After Stage Three

Place

Team

Total Points

1st

Team USA

16 points

2nd

Team Australia

8 points

3rd

Team Europe

6 points

Eliminated from the competition: Team Europe

Stage Four

Notes: Originally, Drew Drechsel represented Team USA for that climb. But, he had to withdrew, due to the fact that he damaged his arm on his stage three heat run. Therefore, he was replaced by Adam Rayl.

Obstacles

① Rope Climb (80 feet)

Results

Team

Name

Result

Notes

Winning Team

Team USA

Adam Rayl

Clear

This last run was filmed during the rising morning.

Team Australia

Team Australia

Bryson Klein

Clear (0:26.43)

American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6 champion: Team Australia

Broadcast Notes

When the competition was aired in Australia, it started with a message stating: “Due to current legal proceedings in the U.S., the following program has been edited“. This is due to NBC & A. Smith & Co cutting ties with Drew Drechsel for legal reasons. This resulted to have Channel 9 (the broadcaster) cutting out most of the footage with Drew Drechsel, including his entire run.