4 Nations Special
On November 25, 2018, for the first time, a "4 Nations Special" took place, in which the best participants from Germany, UK, France and Spain stood against each other competed. The special consisted of three courses, each with three laps, in each of which one athlete of each nation competed. The fastest athlete in the round received three points for his nation, the second best two points, the third best one point and the slowest none. The two nations with the most points then entered the overall victory at Mount Midoriyama. The teams consisted of:[2] After the three courses Germany came with 25 points and Spain with 12 points in the last round, which René Kaselowsky and Eric López contested for their nation. In this Kaselowsky could climb the Mount Midoriyama faster than his competitor López and thus won the overall victory for Germany.[3]
- Germany: Oliver Edelmann, Benjamin Grams, Moritz Hans, Rene Kaselowsky, Max Sprenger, Alexander Wurm
- Great Britain: Ruel DaCosta, Christopher De Stefano, Louis Parkinson, Tim Shieff, Dion Trigg, Jonny Urszuly
- France: Thomas Ballet, Valentin Dubois, Clément Dumais, Mehdi Hadim, Guillaume Moro, Jean Tezenas du Montcel
- Spain: Carlos Catari Ramones, Jonathan Grande Lindo, Eric Lopez, Jonathan Iris Manuel Matamoros, Facundo Regalini, Sergio Verdasco
Celebrity Specials
November 2017
As part of the RTL Spendenmarathon broadcast on November 24, 2017, 23 celebrities lined up on a circuit with simplified rules at six obstacles. By Sven Hannawald, Jörn Schlönvoigt, Julius Brink, Paul Janke, Alexander Keen, Philipp Boy, Gil Ofarim, Björn Otto, winner of American Ninja Warrior, Isaac Caldiero, Patrick Bach, Massimo Sinato, Lars Riedel, Mario Basler, Ansgar Brinkmann, Oliver Pocher, Detlef Steves, Thomas Häßler, Mario Kotaska, Jürgen Milski, Beatrice Egli, Eva Habermann, Panagiota Petridou and Liz Baffoe denied the nine first named as "finishers", and the next three as the next best, the second obstacle course. Boy, Otto and Caldiero also reached the finish in the second round. The fastest, Isaac Caldiero, denied the third round and defeated the Mount Midoriyama (a 20m high rope climbing).
In the first round, the participants earned €1,000 per obstacle overcome (plus €1,000 start-up bonus) and €2,000 in the second round. €20,000 were earned in the third round, a total of €190,000 for children's projects.
November 2017
As part of the RTL Spendenmarathon broadcast on November 24, 2017, 23 celebrities lined up on a circuit with simplified rules at six obstacles. By Sven Hannawald, Jörn Schlönvoigt, Julius Brink, Paul Janke, Alexander Keen, Philipp Boy, Gil Ofarim, Björn Otto, winner of American Ninja Warrior, Isaac Caldiero, Patrick Bach, Massimo Sinato, Lars Riedel, Mario Basler, Ansgar Brinkmann, Oliver Pocher, Detlef Steves, Thomas Häßler, Mario Kotaska, Jürgen Milski, Beatrice Egli, Eva Habermann, Panagiota Petridou and Liz Baffoe denied the nine first named as "finishers", and the next three as the next best, the second obstacle course. Boy, Otto and Caldiero also reached the finish in the second round. The fastest, Isaac Caldiero, denied the third round and defeated the Mount Midoriyama (a 20m high rope climbing).
In the first round, the participants earned €1,000 per obstacle overcome (plus €1,000 start-up bonus) and €2,000 in the second round. €20,000 were earned in the third round, a total of €190,000 for children's projects.
June 2018
In June 2018, three celebrities competed against each other in eight celebrity teams. Each team consisted of two men and one woman:
The Team Sporthelden prevailed in the final against the team Chartstürmer and won €107,000 for "Wir helfen Kindern". As the women had previously injured both teams, Beatrice Egli was replaced by Miriam Höller and Jessica Paszka joined Tanja Szewczenko.[4]
- Team Bachelor: Paul Janke, Jessica Paszka, Christian Tews
- Team Let's Dance: Massimo Sinató, Isabel Edvardsson, Gil Ofarim
- Team Dschungelkönige: Peer Kusmagk, Melanie Müller, Marc Terenzi
- Team Fußball-Legenden: Thomas Häßler, Yasmina Filali, Mario Basler
- Team Sporthelden: Björn Otto, Tanja Szewczenko, Philipp Boy
- Team Große Klappe: Ansgar Brinkmann, Verena Kerth, Jürgen Milski
- Team Beach Action:
November 2018
As part of the RTL Spendenmarathon on November 23, 2018, another celebrity issue took place. A total of 26 celebrities lined up the course. Paul Janke, Florian Ambrosius, Melissa and Sven Hannawald, Lars Riedel, Lars Riedel, Ross Antony, Uschi Disl, Alexander Klaws, Joey Heindle, Philipp Stehler (Bachelorette candidate), Sebastian Fobe (Bachelorette candidate), Jasmin Wagner, Philipp Boy, Sarah Lombardi, Julius Brink, Heike Henkel, Roman and Heiko Lochmann, Miriam Höller, Björn Otto, Jenny Frankhauser, Maximilian Arland, Jörn Schlönvoigt, Luna Schweiger, Fabian Hambüchen and Grant McCartney (American Ninja Warrior).
The participants earned per obstacle overcome in the first round €1,000(plus €1,000 start premium) and in the second round corresponding to €2,000. So succeeded in the first round €137,000 to earn, with moderator Jan Köppen defeated the wall in a special insert and he played so €1,000. For 13 participants it went into the second course, which added another €72,000. The third round was won by the three best: Fabian Hambüchen, Philipp Boy and Grant McCartney, who were now able to beat the "Mount Midoriyama". Each time the rope was marked, it was worth €1,000 for the good cause, and as the fastest way to tackle the final obstacle, American Ninja Warrior Grant McCartney became the winner of the day.
A total of €238,000 were earned for children's projects.[5]
Team Ninja Warrior
Season One
From April 22 to May 27, 2018, the first German Team Ninja Warrior took place. In this version, the candidates do not compete individually, but in teams of three. Each team consists of two men and one woman. Eight teams compete in each show. In the preliminary round, the three members of a team in direct duels against another team, the women always form a duel. There will be one point for the winners of the first two rounds and two points for the winner of the third round. If there is a tie after three runs, there is an additional round of the run. In the KO round, the four winning teams each compete against a losing team. The four winners come one round further, the losers of the knockout round are eliminated. The winning teams will ultimately compete in the final qualifying, which will take place as relay race, with each team member having to overcome three of a total of nine obstacles. The faster team reaches the final show.
In the big final the team "Magic Monkeys" (René Kaselowsky, Simon Brunner, Denise Pirnbacher) beat the team "Queen of Kingz" (Arleen Schüßler, Benedikt Sigmund, Christian Harmat) and won the prize money of €100,000.
Season Two
From the 15th of June to the 20th of July the second season of Team Ninja Warrior took place. As in the previous year, three teams from two men and one woman compete in this competition, but now there are five instead of eight teams in each show. In the preliminary round, all teams compete against each other in relay races.
Season One
From April 22 to May 27, 2018, the first German Team Ninja Warrior took place. In this version, the candidates do not compete individually, but in teams of three. Each team consists of two men and one woman. Eight teams compete in each show. In the preliminary round, the three members of a team in direct duels against another team, the women always form a duel. There will be one point for the winners of the first two rounds and two points for the winner of the third round. If there is a tie after three runs, there is an additional round of the run. In the KO round, the four winning teams each compete against a losing team. The four winners come one round further, the losers of the knockout round are eliminated. The winning teams will ultimately compete in the final qualifying, which will take place as relay race, with each team member having to overcome three of a total of nine obstacles. The faster team reaches the final show.
In the big final the team "Magic Monkeys" (René Kaselowsky, Simon Brunner, Denise Pirnbacher) beat the team "Queen of Kingz" (Arleen Schüßler, Benedikt Sigmund, Christian Harmat) and won the prize money of €100,000.
Season Two
From the 15th of June to the 20th of July the second season of Team Ninja Warrior took place. As in the previous year, three teams from two men and one woman compete in this competition, but now there are five instead of eight teams in each show. In the preliminary round, all teams compete against each other in relay races. The winners of a relay race receive one point and an additional point for the successful completion of the course. The four teams with the most points are drawn into the KO round, where two teams compete against each other in direct duels following the concept of preliminary rounds in the previous year. In addition, the team with the fastest time in their episode in this episode will receive a €3,000 bonus. The two teams, which receive three points first, reach the final qualification, which will be played as a relay race on an extended course. The winning team of this relay race reaches the final show.
In the grand finale, the team '"Magic Monkeys"' (René Kaselowsky, Simon Brunner, Stefanie Noppinger) could defend the title against the Team "Fusion" (Moritz Hans, Christian Harmat, Astrid Sibon) and thus won the prize money of €100,000.[6]
Ninja Warrior Germany Kids
Season One
Kids from age 10-11 and 12-13 years participated in this Spin-off. Winner in the age 10-11 category was the 11 years old Luca from Wuppertal. Winner in the age 12-13 category was the 13 years old Frederik Huber from Ostfildern in Baden-Württemberg.
Season One
Kids from age 10-11 and 12-13 years participated in this Spin-off. Winner in the age 10-11 category was the 11 years old Luca from Wuppertal. Winner in the age 12-13 category was the 13 years old Frederik Huber from Ostfildern in Baden-Württemberg.
