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The Ninja Challenge League Finals are the culmination of the 2026 season, where the best ninja athletes from across Australia will compete against the course across three challenging stages to achieve Total Victory.
The NCL Youth Finals 2026 for the Kids, Mature Kids & Pre-Teens Divisions will take place on Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October at Ninja Nation Australia.
The NCL Finals 2026 for Teens, Adults & Masters Divisions will take place on Saturday 3 October and Sunday 4 October at Ninja Nation Australia.
The NCL Youth Finals will consist of up to three stages of competition over the course of two days, hosted at Ninja Nation Australia on Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October 2026.
A rough schedule, spectator tickets and more details will be released closer to the date of competition.
As with the regular season, youth competitors will be split into three different divisions based on year of birth:
Competitors must complete each stage within the designated time limit (where applicable), beginning with Stage One to progress to the next stage.
If less than 10 competitors in an age division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 10 competitors will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 5 competitors in an age 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.
The course for the Finals stages will be revealed on the morning of the first day of the competition at the latest.
Competitors will not be allowed to practice any part of the course unless otherwise specified on the day.
The run order for ALL STAGES 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 top competitors in each age division will win fantastic prizes from our sponsors.
The top boys and girls in each age division of the NCL Youth Finals 2025 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2026.
For more information about the World Ninja League, visit https://www.worldninjaleague.org.
If you have any questions about the Ninja Challenge League’s rules or format, contact the Commissioner directly at commissioner@ninjachallengeleague.com.
The Finals will consist of up to three stages of competition over the course of the weekend.
The Masters and Teens divisions 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 Teens 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, their run will end immediately.
If less than 10 competitors in the Adult Male division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 10 adult male competitors will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 10 competitors in the Adult Female division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 10 adult female 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 male competitors in the Teens division clear Stage One, then as many 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 female competitors in the Teens division clear Stage One, then as many 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 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 Male division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 adult male competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser), will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 5 competitors in the Adult Female division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 adult female competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser), will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 3 competitors in the Masters division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 3 Masters competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 3 male competitors in the Teens division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 3 Teens competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 3 female competitors in the Teens division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 3 Teens competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
The following cash prizes are on offer at the event for the top male and female competitor:
The top competitors at the NCL Finals 2026 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2027.
For more information about the World Ninja League, visit www.worldninjaleague.org
To start your journey to the Ninja Challenge League Finals in 2026, book into an official NCL Qualifier event on the Schedule page.
If you have any questions about the Ninja Challenge League’s rules or format, contact the Commissioner directly at commissioner@ninjachallengeleague.com.
The Australian Ninja Open (ANO) is the Ninja Challenge League’s team format, which will run concurrently with the NCL Finals (Adults) at Ninja Nation Australia in 2026.
The ANO will be open to all NCL Finals competitors (who will have their ANO entry included in their Finals entry).
All adult NCL Finals competitors will take on Stage One of the NCL Finals to determine who is eligible to enter the Ninja Draft and join a team.
To be entered into the Ninja Draft and participate in the team section, competitors must rank high enough according to furthest fastest across all divisions (the exact number of spots in the Ninja Draft is TBC).
The top competitors across all divisions will be named captains and draft fellow competitors from the pool of available ninjas, which will take place after the conclusion of Stage One on Saturday 3 October.
The team competition will commence with the conclusion of Stage Three of the NCL Finals, with pool play, knockout stages and a championship round.
More details of the format will be released closer to the event.
To get a sense of the general Australian Ninja Open format, we encourage you to look back on previous iterations: