The assault course that is used on the program is contained within a specially made studio, and features a variety of obstacles either taken from or based upon Sasuke, with both the warped wall and the "quintuple steps" being used in every episode.
Like the qualifiers, the top fifteen contestants in the semi-finals would move on to the finals, based on who got the furthest or achieved the fastest time.
However, in the event that more than one contestant beats all three stages, they then tackle one more obstacle to determine the winner - climbing (fictional) "Mount Midoriyama" with a 70 feet (21 m) rope.
[1] The show's format features a similar approach to that of American Ninja Warrior, in that footage in episodes focuses on the highlights of contestant runs.
On November 25, 2018, for the first time, a "4 Nations Special" took place, in which the best participants from Germany, UK, France and Spain stood against each other competed.
[3] As part of the RTL Spendenmarathon broadcast on November 24, 2017, 23 celebrities lined up on a circuit with simplified rules at six obstacles.
By Sven Hannawald, Jörn Schlönvoigt, Julius Brink, Paul Janke, Alexander Keen, Philipp Boy, Gil Ofarim, Björn Otto, winner of American Ninja Warrior, Isaac Caldiero, Patrick Bach, Massimo Sinato, Lars Riedel, Mario Basler, Ansgar Brinkmann, Oliver Pocher, Detlef Steves, Thomas Häßler, Mario Kotaska, Jürgen Milski, Beatrice Egli, Eva Habermann, Panagiota Petridou and Liz Baffoe denied the nine first named as "finishers", and the next three as the next best, the second obstacle course.
The fastest, Isaac Caldiero, denied the third round and defeated the Mount Midoriyama (a 20m high rope climbing).
As the women had previously injured both teams, Beatrice Egli was replaced by Miriam Höller and Jessica Paszka joined Tanja Szewczenko.
Paul Janke, Florian Ambrosius, Melissa and Sven Hannawald, Lars Riedel, Lars Riedel, Ross Antony, Uschi Disl, Alexander Klaws, Joey Heindle, Philipp Stehler (Bachelorette candidate), Sebastian Fobe (Bachelorette candidate), Jasmin Wagner, Philipp Boy, Sarah Lombardi, Julius Brink, Heike Henkel, Roman and Heiko Lochmann, Miriam Höller, Björn Otto, Jenny Frankhauser, Maximilian Arland, Jörn Schlönvoigt, Luna Schweiger, Fabian Hambüchen and Grant McCartney (American Ninja Warrior).
So succeeded in the first round €137,000 to earn, with moderator Jan Köppen defeated the wall in a special insert and he played so €1,000.
The third round was won by the three best: Fabian Hambüchen, Philipp Boy and Grant McCartney, who were now able to beat the "Mount Midoriyama".
Each time the rope was marked, it was worth €1,000 for the good cause, and as the fastest way to tackle the final obstacle, American Ninja Warrior Grant McCartney became the winner of the day.