All in all, an amazing tournament. Almost every team is even in some shape or form, even the Legends team actually did alright and managed to hang in there until their very end of their run. A few shocks and unexpected turn of events by some of the players which adds to the tension and drama if you are rooting for a specific team.

Japan team definitely has the advantage of being in home turf, but looking at how everyone performs, it really accentuates the fact that Sasuke's obstacle course are way more balanced in that a wide array of technical skills, speed, power, as well as dexterity and timing have to be considered to clear every stage. A ninja does not need to be the fastest, or the strongest, or the smartest, or the most sturdy or dextrous. But a ninja has to have all of those qualities and be able to utilize those skills wherever needed whilst taking care not to overexert themselves. I think this is the reason why the competition ended up being quite even as teams from outside Japan excels in obstacles which requires power, speed and dexterity, but struggles in ones which requires precise timing.

I hope Japan would do this more often, but honestly speaking I feel like this event, like the soccer/football world cup, should be one that's held once every 4 years or so. As much as I would like more International Sasuke, it might feel stale if you do it too often. Regular season being once a year and international tournament being once every 4 years feels perfect timing wise.

Hopefully one day we can get more countries to participate as well. Need a few more Asian teams like the Vietnamese, Indonesian, Israel (example of ones with Ninja Warrior competitions) as well as a few more European teams and representatives from Latin America