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UPDATE: This round is now closed. Vote on round two here!
We’ve made it to season 11 in our quest to discover the greatest buzzers in American Ninja Warrior history! This was an interesting year to re-explore considering two cities, Seattle/Tacoma and Baltimore, had zero buzzers in their City Finals. However, there were plenty of buzzers to go around on the historic Stage Two at the National Finals!
To get things flowing, we had to get a little creative once again. First, we added in several runs: Hunter Guerard at the Los Angeles Qualifiers, Matthew Day at the Oklahoma City Qualifiers, Dave Cavanagh at the Baltimore Qualifiers, and Conor Galvin at the Baltimore Qualifiers. These runs are not available on YouTube, but they were all first or second place runs in their locations.
The full list is broken into two brackets. The winner of each bracket will face each other in a championship match-up. Then that winner will face the big one: Drew Drechsel - National Finals - Stage Four in a bonus round.
Got all that? For more info the on the ground rules, head to the bottom of this article. Click the link below to vote on the other seasons.
Main bracket
Poll
Kevin Bull or Brian Burk?
- Hunter Guerard - Los Angeles Qualifiers or Drew Drechsel - Atlanta Qualifiers
Poll
Hunter Guerard or Drew Drechsel
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22%
Hunter Guerard
(86 votes) -
77%
Drew Drechsel
(290 votes)
Poll
Ryan Stratis or Daniel Gil?
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46%
Ryan Stratis
(210 votes) -
53%
Daniel Gil
(244 votes)
- Matthew Day - Oklahoma City Qualifiers vs Jessie Graff - Seattle/Tacoma Qualifiers
Poll
Matthew Day or Jessie Graff?
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18%
Matthew Day
(71 votes) -
81%
Jessie Graff
(308 votes)
Poll
Sandy Zimmerman or Lance Pekus?
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57%
Sandy Zimmerman
(212 votes) -
42%
Lance Pekus
(157 votes)
- Jake Murray - Seattle/Tacoma Qualifiers vs Dave Cavanagh - Baltimore Qualifiers
Poll
Jake Murray or Dave Cavanagh?
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51%
Jake Murray
(221 votes) -
48%
Dave Cavanagh
(205 votes)
- Conor Galvin - Baltimore Qualifiers vs Michelle Warnky - Cincinnati Qualifiers
Poll
Conor Galvin or Michelle Warnky?
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30%
Conor Galvin
(127 votes) -
69%
Michelle Warnky
(292 votes)
Poll
Mike Bernardo or Jesse Labreck?
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40%
Mike Bernardo
(187 votes) -
59%
Jesse Labreck
(274 votes)
Poll
Grant McCartney or Jackson Twait?
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47%
Grant McCartney
(306 votes) -
52%
Jackson Twait
(341 votes)
Poll
Brian Kretsch or Flip Rodriguez?
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56%
Brian Kretsch
(333 votes) -
43%
Flip Rodriguez
(254 votes)
Poll
Drew Drechsel or Tyler Gillett?
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82%
Drew Drechsel
(293 votes) -
17%
Tyler Gillett
(63 votes)
Poll
Mathis Owhadi or Daniel Gil?
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50%
Mathis Owhadi
(179 votes) -
49%
Daniel Gil
(178 votes)
Poll
Jesse Labreck or Michael Torres?
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71%
Jesse Labreck
(257 votes) -
28%
Michael Torres
(102 votes)
Poll
Michelle Warnky or Ethan Swanson?
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62%
Michelle Warnky
(226 votes) -
37%
Ethan Swanson
(133 votes)
Poll
Brandon Mears or Chris DiGangi?
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29%
Brandon Mears
(98 votes) -
70%
Chris DiGangi
(238 votes)
Poll
Adam Rayl or Nate Burkhalter?
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40%
Adam Rayl
(217 votes) -
59%
Nate Burkhalter
(324 votes)
Baby bracket
Poll
Daniel Gil or Flip Rodriguez?
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54%
Daniel Gil
(145 votes) -
45%
Flip Rodriguez
(120 votes)
- Mathis “The Kid” Owhadi - National Finals - Stage One vs Grant McCartney - National Finals - Stage One
Poll
Mathis Owhadi or Grant McCartney?
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61%
Mathis Owhadi
(162 votes) -
38%
Grant McCartney
(102 votes)
Poll
Ethan Swanson or Drew Drechsel?
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28%
Ethan Swanson
(74 votes) -
71%
Drew Drechsel
(188 votes)
Poll
Mathis Owhadi or Tyler Smith?
This poll is closed
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73%
Mathis Owhadi
(187 votes) -
26%
Tyler Smith
(69 votes)
Poll
Daniel Gil or Joe Moravsky?
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48%
Daniel Gil
(125 votes) -
51%
Joe Moravsky
(133 votes)
Poll
Drew Drechsel or Josh Salinas?
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79%
Drew Drechsel
(203 votes) -
20%
Josh Salinas
(53 votes)
Poll
Nate Burkhalter or Karsten Williams
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66%
Nate Burkhalter
(243 votes) -
33%
Karsten Williams
(124 votes)
Poll
Drew Drechsel or Daniel Gil?
This poll is closed
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69%
Drew Drechsel
(184 votes) -
30%
Daniel Gil
(79 votes)
Ground rules
- We’re starting with season four in 2012.
- That was the first season the show started traveling from location to location, and that the National Finals were held in Las Vegas. Also, we’re starting with this season because that’s as far back as we can find videos for the runs on one of the two different official YouTube accounts that archive them. This one with G4 and USA Network videos and this one with NBC videos.
- The run has to have a video on one of those channels.
- We feel it’s important for the voters to be able to watch the runs. That way, even if they weren’t watching way back in 2012, they can still participate in the vote. We realize this excludes buzzer runs that aren’t posted. The system is not perfect. We’ve accepted that.
- They have to hit a buzzer.
- There are many, MANY ways to qualify a run as great: If the person made history of some kind, if they overcame something, if they just really grit it out. But our mind exploded trying to figure out a bracket of polls that included ALL the runs, so we’re just talking about buzzers this time.
- The match ups are pretty random.
- They’re just related to how the videos are sorted on the YouTube pages. No other thought went into it. Oh well. :)
- If an additional run is needed to balance the bracket, we’ll include the “Last Ninja Standing” run of that season. Think of it as a wildcard.
- We’ll move through all the seasons, and then circle back through the rounds.