Ninja Challenge League Finals 2024 | Ninja Challenge League

The Ninja Challenge League Finals (& Australian Ninja Open) weekend is the culmination of a year of ninja competition – bringing together Australia’s best ninjas in the quest for Total Victory against a gruelling three-stage tournament, followed by a spirited team competition.

Competitors who have accepted their invitations and purchased a ticket to the NCL Finals will compete at on Saturday, October 5 and Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Geelong Ninjas in Geelong, Victoria (full schedule below).

HOW TO WATCH

There are two ways to watch the Ninja Challenge League Finals & Australian Ninja Open 2024 – watching in person by purchasing spectator tickets and attending Geelong Ninjas, or watching online by tuning in to our professionally filmed livestream on our YouTube Channel.

Watch online

Can’t make it to watch in person? Tune in to all the action live with our professionally filmed livestream, with the broadcast hosted by former NCL Last Ninja Standing and Australian Ninja Warrior legend Zak Stolz, along with a rotating cast of co-hosts.

WATCH DAY ONE

WATCH DAY TWO

Watch in person

Spectator tickets to the Ninja Challenge League Finals and Australian Ninja Open are now available. A single ticket covers the entire weekend, saving you time and money.

Spectator ticket types

Adult Weekend Pass (15+): $20 (plus Eventbrite fees)
Youth Weekend pass (under 15s): $15 (plus Eventbrite fees)

PURCHASE SPECTATOR TICKETS

COURSE VIDEOS

STAGE 1 COURSE & RULES – Time Limit: 2 minutes, 45 seconds – all divisions.
STAGE 2 COURSE & RULES – Time limit:
- Young Adults: 2 minutes, 35 seconds
- Masters: 2 minutes, 40 seconds
- Adults: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
STAGE 3 COURSE & RULES – no time limit, 30 seconds rest between obstacles

RESULTS

NCL FINALS RESULTS HUB

See the results for all divisions live on our Results Hub. This will be updated live as results are added in, so you need to reload the page to have the latest results.

SCHEDULE

Please note that these times are a rough guide and the competition may run early or late, depending on the final time limits determined for each stage and the number of competitors who finish each stage. This is particularly the case for Sunday, 6 October 2024, and we recommend allowing until at least 6pm for any travel plans in case of delays.

Saturday, 5 October 2024 (all times in EST)

9:30am to 10:00am: T-shirt collection, spectator check-in and warm-up
10:00am to 10:40am: Australian Ninja Open qualifiers
10:40am to 12:00pm: Young Adults Division – Stage One
12:00pm to 12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30pm to 1:00pm: Masters Division – Stage One
1:00pm to 3:30pm: Adults Division – Stage One
3:30pm to 5:00pm: 2024 Ninja Draft

Sunday, 6 October 2024 (all times in EDT)

Note: Daylight savings time comes into effect at 3:00am on Sunday, so prepare your alarms etc. accordingly.

8:45am to 9:00am: Competitor check-in, spectator check-in and warm-up
9:00am to 9:30:am: Young Adults Division – Stage Two
9:30am to 9:45am: Masters Division – Stage Two
9:45am to 11:00am: Adults Division – Stage Two
11:00am to 11:15am: Young Adults – Stage Three
11:15am to 11:25am: Masters Division – Stage Three
11:25am to 12:00pm: Adults Division – Stage Three
12:00pm to 12:30pm: Lunch break
12:30pm to 1:30pm: Australian Ninja Open – Seeding Round
1:30pm to 2:30pm: Australian Ninja Open – Pool Round
2:30pm to 3:15pm: Australian Ninja Open – Sweet Sixteen
3:15pm to 3:45pm: Australian Ninja Open – Elite Eight
3:45pm to 4:10pm: Australian Ninja Open – Final Four
4:10pm to 4:30pm: Australian Ninja Open – Championship
4:30pm to 4:45pm: All Division podiums
4:45pm to 5:30pm: Free play for competitors

RUN ORDERS

These run orders will be based on regular season seeding across all stages, but any unofficial runners will always run before official runners.

STAGE TWO

These will be populated live after the conclusion of Stage One. You may need to refresh your page to see the updated list. Names with an asterisk represent unofficial runs and will not be eligible to progress to Stage Three or count for official placings.

Young Adults Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	HAYDEN USSHER
2	AARON KICKBUSH
3	MATILDA TAYLOR JOHNSON
4	HUNTER MAUGHAN
5	ORSON LLOYD
6	GEORGE PACOR
7	ASHTON HAHESY
8	ELIAS COLLINS
9	MITCHELL TOWNEND
10	KADE JAMIESON
11	ISAAC MUDIE

Masters Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	STEPHEN MORTIMER*
2	STEVE AXIS*
3	CLEM VERTIGAN
4	DARREN BAKER

Adults Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	JAKE BAKER
2	RILEY HUME
3	AARON PIETZSCH
4	ABBEY CUTTS
5	OFEK VIG
6	BRODAN GOEPEL
7	JUDITH CARROLL
8	VIVEK MISHRA
9	RILEY HUNT
10	JOBIE WRIGHT
11	FRASER SMITH
12	YIJIE SHEN
13	MICHAEL MISCHEFSKI
14	LUKE SCHMITZER
15	LOCHIE LYDOM
16	ZOE HARKNESS
17	SONNY AXNICK
18	LUKE DAVIS
19	SASHA MADZAREVIC
20	MILLIE BAKER
21	TYE BEADEL

STAGE THREE

These will be populated live after the conclusion of Stage Two. You may need to refresh your page to see the updated list. Names with an asterisk represent unofficial runs and will not be counted for official placings.

Young Adults Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	AARON KICKBUSH
2	MITCHELL TOWNEND

Masters Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	AARON KICKBUSH
2	MITCHELL TOWNEND

Adults Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	JOBIE WRIGHT*
2	ZOE HARKNESS*
3	SONNY AXNICK
4	LUKE DAVIS
5	TYE BEADEL

STAGE ONE

ANO Qualifiers Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	KOBI ROBERTS
2	ETHAN STONE
3	BENJAMIN REED
4	TARA PIETZSCH
5	LEVI TUBAILAGI
6	ZACHARY GURKIN
7	LEONARD HERMAWAN
8	TAYA WRIGHT
9	STEVE TAYLOR-MADIN
10	LIAM SMIT
11	MILES JANES
12	JAI WHITBY

Young Adults Division Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	ABBIE MORTIMER
2	SIENNA KURAS
3	AIDAN OSBORNE
4	HAYDEN USSHER
5	ANDREW RIDLEY
6	AARON KICKBUSH
7	MATILDA TAYLOR JOHNSON
8	HUNTER MAUGHAN
9	KYRA MISCHEFSKI
10	ORSON LLOYD
11	ALYSSA MISCHEFSKI
12	MATTHEW RIDLEY
13	GEORGE PACOR
14	THOMAS WINTERBURN
15	ALEXANDER COX
16	ASHTON HAHESY
17	ELIAS COLLINS
18	MITCHELL TOWNEND
19	KADE JAMIESON
20	COOPER JANES
21	ISAAC MUDIE
22	OLI CLAPHAM

Masters Division Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	STEPHEN MORTIMER
2	HAYLEY BROWN
3	PAUL REID
4	ANTHONY BEADEL
5	MICHELLE CALLANAN
6	STEVE AXIS
7	CLEM VERTIGAN
8	DARREN BAKER

Adults Division Run Order

Run Order	Competitors
1	JAKE BAKER
2	DANIEL SMITH
3	JOEL RICHARDSON
4	TRISTAN LAVERY
5	MITCHELL DAVIS
6	EMILY CRAWFORD
7	CHARLES MITCHELL
8	RILEY HUME
9	ALEXIA POTTER-AYRES
10	ALEC RICHARDSON
11	AARON PIETZSCH
12	ABBEY CUTTS
13	OFEK VIG
14	BRODAN GOEPEL
15	STEVI SEWELL
16	JUDITH CARROLL
17	VIVEK MISHRA
18	RILEY HUNT
19	CHRIS KESWICK
20	DANIELLE THOMPSON
21	ALLY ROGERS
22	JOBIE WRIGHT
23	FRASER SMITH
24	YIJIE SHEN
25	CHARLI SEWELL
26	MICHAEL MISCHEFSKI
27	KAHRI WHITBY
28	LUKE SCHMITZER
29	MARK RAVI
30	LOCHIE LYDOM
31	ZOE HARKNESS
32	KADEEM AARONS
33	SONNY AXNICK
34	CELESTE DIXON
35	ASH CAMPBELL
36	LUKE DAVIS
37	SASHA MADZAREVIC
38	MILLIE BAKER
39	TYE BEADEL

FINALS FORMAT

The Finals will consist of up to three stages of competition over the course of the weekend.

The young adults and masters division will have a longer time limit that the adult divisions on Stages One and Two, and will run before the adult divisions on all stages. However, competitors in the young adults and masters divisions will not be eligible to win Total Victory, Last Ninja Standing, Last Woman Standing or Last Man Standing.

The run order for ALL STAGES in both divisions will be determined by how many points competitors scored at events throughout the year, with the highest-scoring competitors running later in the day.

The course for the Finals stages will be revealed on the morning of the first day of competition at the latest.

Competitors will not be allowed to practice any part of the course unless otherwise specified on the day.

Competitors must complete each stage within the designated time limit (where applicable), beginning with Stage One to progress to the next stage.

If a competitor fails an obstacle on Stage One or Stage Two, they can use the remainder of their time limit to unofficially attempt the remaining obstacles on that stage.

If a competitor falls on Stage Three, they will not be permitted to attempt any remaining obstacles.

If less than 20 competitors in the Adult division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 20 competitors will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.

If less than 5 competitors in the Young Adult division clear Stage One, then as many YA non-finishers as needed to reach 5 competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser) will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.

If less than 5 competitors in the Masters division clear Stage One, then as many Masters non-finishers as needed to reach 5 competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser) will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.

If less than 5 competitors in the Adult Division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.

If less than 2 competitors in the Young Adult division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 2 competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.

If less than 2 competitors in the Masters division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 2 competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.

In all cases, an unofficial runner on Stage Two will not be able to progress to do an unofficial run on Stage Three – even if they clear the course or are the best performing non-finisher.

FINALS PRIZES

The following cash prizes are on offer at the event:

$5,000 for Total Victory: awarded to the Adult Division competitor who successfully completes all obstacles in all stages of the Finals within the time limits. In the event that two or more athletes achieve this feat, the competitor who completes the final stage in the fastest time will be awarded the full prize. A competitor who wins Total Victory is ineligible for any other awards at the same event.
$1000 for Last Ninja Standing: awarded to the Adult Division competitor who made it the furthest the fastest at the Finals without achieving Total Victory. The Last Ninja Standing is eligible for all other prizes at the event, with the exception of Total Victory.
$1000 for Last Male Standing: awarded to the adult competitor who made it furthest the fastest among male competitors at the Finals without achieving Total Victory.
$1000 for Last Female Standing: awarded to the competitor who made it furthest the fastest among female competitors at the Finals without achieving Total Victory.
$250 for Last Young Adult Standing presented by APAC Ninjas: awarded to the competitor who made it furthest the fastest among young adult competitors at the Finals.
$250 for Last Master Standing: awarded to the competitor who made it furthest the fastest among Masters competitors at the Finals.

The top men, women and young adults at the NCL Finals 2024 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2025.

For more information about the World Ninja League, visit https://worldninjaleague.org/.

If you have any questions about the Ninja Challenge League’s rules or format, contact the Commissioner directly at commissioner@ninjachallengeleague.com.