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UPDATE: Round one is now closed. You can vote on the match-ups of round two here.
Welcome to the best buzzer bracket for American Ninja Warrior season five! This was a fun flashback to organize. It seems like season five was a big year for a lot of competitors who are still doing well today on the show. We have a bunch of match ups this time around, so get down there and get going! Vote for the “best buzzer” in each match up.
We have a couple of notes on this round of voting.
- To learn how this bracket was set up and how these runs were selected, jump down to the bottom of this article.
- To balance out the number of runs, we’ve included the “Last Ninja Standing” run of the season. That would be Brian Arnold on Stage Three at the National Finals.
- You can vote on season four’s buzzers here.
Cast your votes for the best buzzers of American Ninja Warrior season four!
Poll
David Campbell or Lance Pekus?
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53%
David Campbell
(79 votes) -
46%
Lance Pekus
(70 votes)
Poll
Noah Kaufman or Jesse La Flair?
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49%
Noah Kaufman
(71 votes) -
50%
Jesse La Flair
(72 votes)
Poll
Brian Wilczewski vs Tim Shieff
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68%
Brian Wilczewski
(96 votes) -
31%
Tim Shieff
(44 votes)
Poll
Elet Hall or Joshua Winbeck?
Poll
Ryan Stratis or Flip Rodriguez?
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34%
Ryan Stratis
(50 votes) -
65%
Flip Rodriguez
(94 votes)
Poll
Drew Drechsel or Paul Kasemir?
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80%
Drew Drechsel
(116 votes) -
20%
Paul Kasemir
(29 votes)
Poll
Amos Rendao vs David Campbell
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11%
Amos Rendao
(16 votes) -
88%
David Campbell
(120 votes)
Poll
Jeffery Tan vs Jamie Rahn
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Travis Rosen vs Ryan Stratis
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63%
Travis Rosen
(87 votes) -
36%
Ryan Stratis
(51 votes)
Poll
Flip Rodriguez or Tukrong Klengdong?
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91%
Flip Rodriguez
(124 votes) -
8%
Tukrong Klengdong
(12 votes)
Poll
Isaac Caldiero or Josh Cook?
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79%
Isaac Caldiero
(107 votes) -
20%
Josh Cook
(27 votes)
Poll
Brian Arnold or Paul Kasemir?
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73%
Brian Arnold
(97 votes) -
26%
Paul Kasemir
(35 votes)
Poll
James McGrath or Idoko Abuh?
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81%
James McGrath
(108 votes) -
18%
Idoko Abuh
(24 votes)
Poll
Paul Kasemir or Drew Drechsel?
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17%
Paul Kasemir
(23 votes) -
82%
Drew Drechsel
(111 votes)
- Brent Steffensen - 2013 National Finals - Stage One vs Idoko Abuh - 2013 National Finals - Stage Two
Poll
Brent Steffensen or Idoko Abuh
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64%
Brent Steffensen
(82 votes) -
35%
Idoko Abuh
(46 votes)
- Travis Rosen - 2013 National Finals - Stage Two vs Brian Arnold - 2013 National Finals - Stage Three
Poll
Travis Rosen or Brian Arnold?
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37%
Travis Rosen
(51 votes) -
62%
Brian Arnold
(84 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.