The seventh season of Ninja Warrior Germany is in full swing. Also this year, well-known faces and newcomers duel in the course for the overall victory. The second preliminary round show again had plenty of excitement to offer. sport.de looks back on the latest issue.
More than 300 athletes compete in the seventh season at Ninja Warrior Germany. The age limit was adjusted this year. In this edition, the ninjas can already compete at the age of 16 (previously 18). In each of the five preliminary round shows, 16 candidates certainly qualify for the semi-finals. In addition, three women advance if there are no women among the top 16.
At the end of each episode, the four fastest ninjas compete in a duel course for 5,000 euros in bonus money. In the last encounter, the direct final ticket beckons.
Who was able to qualify for the semi-finals in the second show? What was the biggest surprise and how did the clashes in the duel course go?
The encounters in the duel course
While last year the power tower was at the end of each preliminary round, in the seventh season the duel course decides on the bonus prize money and a fixed place in the grand final. There are first two semi-finals, in which 5,000 euros in bonus money are at stake. The coveted final ticket is then at stake in the last round.
With Moritz Hans, a familiar face started in the first duel. The Last Man Standing of 2017 was challenged by Marco Müller. The Swiss had previously set the best time of the evening with a time of 02:09:64 minutes.
In the showdown with Hans, Müller then made a small but crucial mistake when his feet landed in the water. The veteran took advantage of this and advanced to the final round.
There Hans met Lukas Kilian, who was able to prevail against David Eilenstein after catching up. In the last meeting of the second edition, Hans finally demonstrated his class and buzzed first with a clear lead.
Thanks to his commanding victory, Hans has already qualified for the final and can therefore concentrate fully on chasing times in the semi-finals. “You can fall into the water, that’s not bad, you’re further along anyway,” said the 26-year-old on the RTL microphone about the advantage he gained for the semi-finals.
The surprise of the evening
Marlon Fraatz, among others, caused a stir on Friday evening. The 16-year-old made his debut at Ninja Warrior Germany – and how!
With a time of 04:52:30 minutes, the newbie was able to finish straight away and thus impressed the competition. In the final, Fraatz ended up in a strong 13th place. A total of 13 ninjas managed all the obstacles in the second episode.
Already in the first show, several newcomers were able to stir up the course. Fraatz also showed that age only plays a minor role at Ninja Warrior Germany.
The obstacles in the course
In the second show, the ninjas had to jump over the starting blocks with a ring onto the wall. Then it went from the triple jump with a double wave sled to the dominoes with a swing arm. Anyone who was able to leave the ladder to heaven and the goggles path behind had the choice between the wall and the mega wall.
In the duel course, the jumping kicks were followed by the hand-held Mikado. After that, the ninjas could face the clackers and the springs. Finally, the last reserves of strength had to be mobilized at the fireplace.
Who is in the semifinals?
In addition to Hans, who already has his final ticket secured, Lukas Kilian, David Eilenstein, Marco Müller, Daniel Gerber, Sladjan Djulabic, Philipp Hans, Tim Wolf, Viktoria Krämer, Ole Janek, Christian Balkheimer, Viktor Brüsewitz and Marlon Fraatz all made it as finishers into the semifinals.
In addition, Helge Liebrich, Alexander Frisch, Jonathan Jurisch as well as Elsa Culemann and Rita Benker qualified for the next round.