2025 NCL Finals & Australian Ninja Open: Teens, Adults & Masters

Name: 2025 NCL Finals & Australian Ninja Open: Teens, Adults & Masters
Start: 2025-10-03T23:00:00+10:00
End: 2025-10-05T06:00:00+10:00
Location: Geelong Ninjas

Schedule

Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 pm to Sun, 05 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 am

UTC+10:00

Location

Geelong Ninjas | Geelong, VI

The Ninja Challenge League Finals & Australian Ninja Open weekend is the culmination of a year of ninja competition – bringing together Australia’s best ninjas in the quest for Total Victory against a gruelling three-stage tournament, followed by a spirited team competition.
Competitors who have accepted their invitations and purchased a ticket to the NCL Finals will compete at on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5, 2024 at Geelong Ninjas in Geelong, Victoria.
TICKETS
Tickets to the NCL Finals 2025 cost $135.00 and include the Finals competitor exclusive 2025 Finals tee in the size indicated in the competitors’ membership profile, as well as entry to the Australian Ninja Open (if you qualify through Stage One).
Finals tickets are only available to competitors who have qualified at Ninja Challenge events in 2024.
There will be no Australian Ninja Open-only tickets this season.
NCL FINALS - RULES & FORMAT
The Finals will consist of up to three stages of competition over the course of the weekend.
The Masters and Teens divisions will have a longer time limit that the adult divisions on Stages One and Two, and will run before the adult divisions on all stages. However, competitors in the Teens and Masters divisions will not be eligible to win Total Victory, Last Ninja Standing, Last Woman Standing or Last Man Standing.
The run order for ALL STAGES in both divisions will be determined by how many points competitors scored at events throughout the year, with the highest-scoring competitors running later in the day.
The course for the Finals stages will be revealed on the morning of the first day of competition at the latest.
Competitors will not be allowed to practice any part of the course unless otherwise specified on the day.
Competitors must complete each stage within the designated time limit (where applicable), beginning with Stage One to progress to the next stage.
If a competitor fails an obstacle on Stage One or Stage Two, they can use the remainder of their time limit to unofficially attempt the remaining obstacles on that stage.
If a competitor falls on Stage Three, they will have three minutes to unofficially attempt the remaining obstacles of Stage Three in that time, if they choose.
If less than 10 competitors in the Adult Male division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 10 adult male competitors will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 10 competitors in the Adult Female division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 10 adult female competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser) will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 5 competitors in the Teens division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser) will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 5 competitors in the Masters division clear Stage One, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser) will advance to Stage Two for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage One.
If less than 5 competitors in the Adult Male division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 adult male competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser), will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 5 competitors in the Adult Female division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 5 adult female competitors or 50 per cent of the field (whichever is lesser), will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 3 competitors in the Masters division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 3 Masters competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
If less than 3 competitors in the Teens division clear Stage Two, then as many non-finishers as needed to reach 3 Teens competitors will advance to Stage Three for unofficial runs, based on furthest-fastest on Stage Two.
The following cash prizes are on offer at the event for the top male and female competitor:
$5,000 for Total Victory: awarded to the competitor who successfully completes all obstacles in all stages of the Finals within the time limits. In the event that two or more athletes achieve this feat, the competitor who completes the final stage in the fastest time will be awarded the full prize. A competitor who wins Total Victory is ineligible for any other awards at the same event.
$1000 for Last Ninja Standing: awarded to the competitor who made it the furthest the fastest at the Finals without achieving Total Victory. The Last Ninja Standing is eligible for all other prizes at the event, with the exception of Total Victory.
$1000 for Last Male Standing: awarded to the adult competitor who made it furthest the fastest among male competitors at the Finals without achieving Total Victory.
$1000 for Last Female Standing: awarded to the competitor who made it furthest the fastest among female competitors at the Finals without achieving Total Victory.
$250 for Last Master Standing: awarded to the competitor who made it furthest the fastest among Masters competitors at the Finals.
The top competitors at the NCL Finals 2025 will also qualify to compete in the World Ninja League World Championships in the United States in mid-2026.
For more information about the World Ninja League, visit www.nationalninja.com.
To start your journey to the Ninja Challenge League Finals in 2025, book into an official NCL Qualifier event on the Schedule page.
If you have any questions about the Ninja Challenge League’s rules or format, contact the Commissioner directly at [email protected].
AUSTRALIAN NINJA OPEN - RULES & FORMAT
The Australian Ninja Open (ANO) is the Ninja Challenge League's team format, which will run concurrently with the NCL Finals (Adults) at Geelong Ninjas in 2025.
The ANO will be open to all NCL Finals competitors (who will have their ANO entry included in their Finals entry).
All adult NCL Finals competitors will take on Stage One of the NCL Finals to determine who is eligible to enter the Ninja Draft and join a team.
To be entered into the Ninja Draft and participate in the team section, competitors must rank high enough according to furthest fastest across all divisions (the exact number of spots in the Ninja Draft is TBC).
The top competitors across all divisions will be named captains and draft fellow competitors from the pool of available ninjas, which will take place after the conclusion of Stage One on Saturday, October 4.
The team competition will commence with the conclusion of Stage Three of the NCL Finals, with pool play, knockout stages and a championship round.
More details of the format will be released closer to the event.