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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
These run orders will be based on regular season seeding across all stages, but any unofficial runners will always run before official runners.
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.
Run Order | Competitors |
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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 |
Run Order | Competitors |
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1 | STEPHEN MORTIMER* |
2 | STEVE AXIS* |
3 | CLEM VERTIGAN |
4 | DARREN BAKER |
Run Order | Competitors |
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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 |
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.
Run Order | Competitors |
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1 | AARON KICKBUSH |
2 | MITCHELL TOWNEND |
Run Order | Competitors |
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1 | AARON KICKBUSH |
2 | MITCHELL TOWNEND |
Run Order | Competitors |
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1 | JOBIE WRIGHT* |
2 | ZOE HARKNESS* |
3 | SONNY AXNICK |
4 | LUKE DAVIS |
5 | TYE BEADEL |
Run Order | Competitors |
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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 |
Run Order | Competitors |
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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 |
Run Order | Competitors |
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1 | STEPHEN MORTIMER |
2 | HAYLEY BROWN |
3 | PAUL REID |
4 | ANTHONY BEADEL |
5 | MICHELLE CALLANAN |
6 | STEVE AXIS |
7 | CLEM VERTIGAN |
8 | DARREN BAKER |
Run Order | Competitors |
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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 |
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.
The following cash prizes are on offer at the event:
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.