Big news for Australia’s top ninjas at the NCL Finals 2023 – the number of eligible competitors for the World Ninja League Championships in 2024 has increased!
After discussions with the World Ninja League, the NCL was able to secure additional qualifying spots so the top male and female competitors overall in each division would be joined by the top male and female competitors from each state in each division.
As the only qualifying event in Australia for 2023, we wanted to make sure that Australia’s diversity of talent was well-represented on the biggest stage in ninja.
The formula to calculate who qualified is similar to what we use to qualify for the NCL Finals, where the number of spots is based on the number of eligible competitors in each division. So allow us to explain it before we reveal the list of qualified athletes.
In each division overall and in from each state in each division:
- 1-5 male/female competitors: 1 spot
- 6-9 male/female competitors: 3 spots
- 10+ male/female competitors: 5 spots
As a result of this change, we have a staggering 116 competitors across 14 divisions qualified for the World Ninja League Championships in 2024.
Please note: only OFFICIAL RUNS were used to calculate eligibility for the WNL. Unofficial runs, being unofficial, have no official bearing on overall standing or eligibility for the WNL or other events. This means that if you didn’t officially clear Stage 1, your unofficial Stage 2 run will not be relevant.
We can’t reveal more now, but some exciting format changes are coming to the WNL Championships that will make it an event not to be missed!
If your name appears on the list below, expect to receive an invitation from the World Ninja League soon:
Kids Female
- POLLY WILSON (VIC)
- IVY HOBBS (NSW)
- LUCY KEEVY (NSW)
- ANJA MAJSTOROVIC (SA)
- ELLA KEMP (VIC)
Kids Male
- RONAN PIETZSCH (VIC)
- JACK STEWART (NSW)
- NATE SPRY (WA)
- WILLIAM ABREU (VIC)
- MARCUS ELWIN (NSW)
- MASON VABEC (VIC)
- REHAN MOHAMMED (NSW)
- DOMINIC DOWS (QLD)
- JULIAN HALSALL (QLD)
- HARVEY JONES (SA)
- CADEN BROWN (QLD)
- DONOVAN BENNIE (QLD)
- HUDSON DEMPSEY (QLD)
Mature Kids Female
- HUNTER HOLLINGSWORTH (NSW)
- JOSEPHINE SHEEAN (VIC)
- MOLLY CASSELL (NSW)
- ZOE ACKERLEY (VIC)
- EMILIE FAYE (NSW)
- ISABELLE SMALL (SA)
- JORDYN STEVENS (VIC)
- CHLOE HEIT (QLD)
Mature Kids Male
- BENJAMIN DOWS (QLD)
- LUCAS KRASKOV (VIC)
- DANIEL JOLLEY (VIC)
- HUNTER CUTAJAR (VIC)
- ELVIS WICKE (QLD)
- HEATH EDWARDS (VIC)
- MICAH HOBBS (NSW)
- VAN WHITE (WA)
- ELIAS MEDHURST (VIC)
- CONNOR JONES (SA)
- FLYNN JONES (QLD)
- HARRY LOVEDAY (SA)
- SEBASTIAN DAUMANN (SA)
- ZAKI ANDARY (SA)
- LACHLAN EDWARDS (SA)
Pre-Teens Female
- LUCY CARR (VIC)
- CASEY MCLAREN (NSW)
- CHARLI STEVENS (VIC)
- STEVIE KLEIN (QLD)
- ANNABELLE WILSON (VIC)
- ISABELLA GROSSER (WA)
- ZARA DOBIE (SA)
Pre-Teens Male
- JAYDEN JOLLEY (VIC)
- JACK GOODMAN (NSW)
- ZAC WHITEHILL-FIELD (VIC)
- MAXIM BULL (NSW)
- NICHOLAS EDWARDS (SA)
- JACOB SPEARS (NSW)
- JOHN MILLER (VIC)
- ZACHARY GURKIN (VIC)
- BENJAMIN REED (VIC)
- LUKEN ZABARTE (NSW)
- SONNY LINGARD (QLD)
- CODY REED (QLD)
- KOBI ROBERTS (NSW)
- MASON DEMPSEY (QLD)
- NOAH SPRY (WA)
Teens Female
- MILLIE BAKER (VIC)
- CHLOE CHENG (VIC)
- LILY FARLEY (QLD)
- TAYLAH HEIT (QLD)
- ABBIE MORTIMER (NSW)
- EDIE HEYNEN (SA)
Teens Male
- JAI WHITBY (WA)
- NOAH BROWN (WA)
- KADE JAMIESON (SA)
- GEORGE PACOR (VIC)
- LIAM SMIT (VIC)
- OFEK VIG (IL)
- ELIAS COLLINS (VIC)
- MAC EVERINGHAM (QLD)
- ISAAC MUDIE (VIC)
- OLI CLAPHAM (VIC)
Young Adult Female
- ABBEY CUTTS (QLD)
- ZOE HARKNESS (VIC)
- KAHRI WHITBY (WA)
- TAYA WRIGHT (SA)
- ALLY ROGERS (NSW)
- STEVI SEWELL (VIC)
- CHARLI SEWELL (VIC)
Young Adult Male
- RILEY HUME (VIC)
- RILEY HUNT (VIC)
- SONNY AXNICK (QLD)
- SAMUEL EDDY (QLD)
- TRAVIS CLEARY (QLD)
- ORSON LLOYD (VIC)
- THOMAS WINTERBURN (SA)
Adult Female
- CELESTE DIXON (SA)
- KEZIAH FURNELL (QLD)
- DEE THOMPSON (VIC)
- ALEXIA POTTER-AYRES (VIC)
- GILLIAN HOBBS (NSW)
- LIVIA PRISCO-DURST (VIC)
Adult Male
- TYE BEADEL (VIC)
- HAYDYN REED (QLD)
- ASH CAMPBELL (VIC)
- JAKE BAKER (VIC)
- LUKE SCHMITZER (VIC)
- SHAUN PETTER (WA)
- FRASER SMITH (VIC)
- MAT REDHO (MY)
- RICKY HOBBS (NSW)
- JIM DELDERFIELD (SA)
Masters Female
- REBECCA GAUCI (VIC)
- MIMI GOYETTE (VIC)
- LINDA BUTTIGIEG (VIC)
- LISA PARKES (NSW)
Masters Male
- DARREN BAKER (VIC)
- PAUL REID (VIC)
- SIMON MARTIN (SA)
- STEVE AXIS (VIC)
Thanks for your patience while we sorted through these results – we’ll be creating an official Facebook group for all WNL qualified athletes for 2024 to discuss travel plans, share information and receive further updates.
Keep your eyes peeled!
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