PROVE YOUR MOVES
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The Ninja Challenge League Finals weekend is 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 Finals 2026 will take place on Saturday 3 October & Sunday 4 October at West Coast Warriors in Scarborough, Western Australia.
The NCL Finals will feature four divisions:
Note: A separate podium will be awarded for Teens Female and Teens Male competitors at the NCL Finals.
Course videos and rules for the NCL Finals 2026 will be released on Friday 2 October on our YouTube channel and linked to below once available.
Time limits:
Additionally, all competitors and spectators are required to adhere to our general rules and meet the standard of behaviour expected of our Finals athletes.
If a competitor is issued a red flag by an NCL official for failing an obstacle or breaking a rule, they may request a review of the ruling by the NCL Commissioner if they believe the call was incorrect.
If a competitor is issued a yellow flag by an NCL official, it means that the official is uncertain whether a rule was broken and will check the video footage to make a final call afterwards. The video footage must show clear evidence of breaking a rule or failing an obstacle, otherwise no infraction will be issued and the run will stand.
If an NCL official does not issue a yellow flag during a competitor’s run, they cannot check the video footage afterwards to alter the competitor’s official result. Essentially, if a run has no flags, there will be no review.
The only exception to this is when an NCL official is also a competitor, in which case the NCL Commissioner may review their run as a neutral party before finalising results.
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 Female Standing or Last Male 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:
Podium finishers in all divisions will also receive prizes from our sponsors Goodman Grips and Sstuff Australia.
If you have any questions about the Ninja Challenge League’s rules or format, contact the Commissioner directly at commissioner@ninjachallengeleague.com.
The NCL Finals and NCL Youth Finals are a special event qualifier for the World Ninja League World Championships.
This means the top competitors at the NCL Finals 2026 and NCL Youth Finals 2026 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2027.
Qualification spots for Australian athletes at the NCL Finals will be awarded as follows based on the number of competitors per division, per state:
For more information about the World Ninja League, visit www.worldninjaleague.org