Confused about what to expect from Australian Ninja Warrior?
Here’s a handy guide to the rules of how it all works.
More than 5000 Aussies registered to compete. Applicants are put through intense interviews and physical tests before being selected.
There are five heats of six obstacles. Obstacles consist of quintuple steps, tilting frames, warped walls and a swing cycle.
Fifty competitors take the course in each heat.
Your run of the course is over if any part of you touches the water.
Only the top 18 competitors qualify for the semi-finals – determined by those who go the furthest in the fastest time.
The semi-finals will be made up of nine obstacles.
There are 30 competitors in each semi-final. The top seven will go through to the Grand Final.
The Grand Final
Stage 1
Twenty-one competitors have just three minutes and 45 seconds to negotiate nine obstacles
Stage 2
The competitors who have completed Stage 1 progress and then have 65 seconds to negotiate eight obstacles.
Stage 3
Mount Midoriyama! The competitors face a climbing rope 22 metres long. To claim the title of Australian Ninja Warrior, they have 30 seconds to scale the rope and press the buzzer.
