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Across five heats, 250 men and women
took on the toughest course on TV.
The fittest, strongest, and bravest came from all across the country,
determined to prove they had what it takes
to become a Ninja Warrior.
Only the top ten from each heat automatically qualified.
But there were others, a select few, who conquered the course
and proved themselves worthy.
They have earned the right to progress in this competition.
This is their dream.
So they too are here tonight in the first semi-final.
This is Ninja Warrior UK.
(WHISTLING AND CHEERING)
Hello. Welcome to Ninja Warrior. I'm Ben Shephard. I'm Rochelle Humes. And I'm Chris Kamara.
Tonight it's our very first semi-final. Across the past few weeks
we've seen some extraordinary performances
by some incredible individuals.
And here are the first competitors
to battle it out for a place in the final.
So there they are, our semi-finalists.
But, by the end of tonight there will be just seven.
Yes, the magnificent seven who will make it to the final
of Ninja Warrior UK.
(WHISTLING AND CHEERING)
Tonight's semi-final course will blow you away -
and you don't even have to run it.
First up, it's the Quintuple Steps. If there are no silly slip-ups,
they'll make it through to the Log Grip, and then tonight's first new obstacle. Balance Bridge.
It may look like two seesaws but it's no walk in the park.
Then the jump Hang with trampette, followed by Cycle Road,
another brand-new obstacle.
Make it past that and it's old faithful, the Warped Wall.
But our semi-final doesn't end here,
because we have three more brand-new obstacles.
For the first time ever, our semi-finalists will face
the Chain Swing, followed by the Arm Rings,
and it'll take pure grit and amazing grip to make it to the last -
and toughest - obstacle of them all. Chimney Climb.
So there it is. Longer, higher and harder.
The toughest obstacle course on TV just got tougher.
The best seats in the house are here.
The atmosphere is amazing, isn't it? (ALL) Yeah!
Yeah! And I know why. Every competitor has spent months
preparing for Ninja Warrior UK,
and some of them have spent most of that time making their outfit.
And without doubt, the person who's spent the most amount of time
is Daniel Strauss, our first semi-finalist tonight,
who squeezed through his heat in tenth spot.
The thing that makes me stand out from the other semi-finalists
is with them you're just watching a guy run a course.
With me you're watching a story unfold. A story of defeat.
And you're seeing a man rise from the ashes of defeat
and into a luscious phoenix of victory.
Ah dear, what is he like? What did he say he was? Phoenix somebody?
Phoenix Nights? Phoenix from the flames?
I'll tell you what, he looks more JerryBerry.
(LAUGHS) Come on, Jerry!
Right, here we go. Oh, here he goes.
Bang Bang Ninja. Fred Flintstone.
An he yabba dabba doe â€œAs?
(LAUGHS)
Come on now, Daniel.
He was very, very cocky in the heats.
Where's Barney Rubble when you need him?
Here we go, here we go.
Balance Bridge? He's too heavy. (LAUGHS)
Where's that confidence now? Where did it go?
Drag it. Hang on. No-one's slid along. What is going on?
This is meant to be an athlete.
Athlete's foot, maybe, Kammy.
Ohh!
He's in pieces already.
Right, now then. Oh God - He was nervous of that.
The phoenix is back. Can he get himself from that trampoline?
Ohh! Ohh!
(KLAXON)
He was entertaining, that's one thing for sure.
He didn't get as far as he did last time.
So our second semi-finalist is Jo Tindley.
She was one of three women to qualify last week,
making it through in tenth place.
Her grip is going! Oh, no! Come on, Jo!
Noo! Hang in there, Jo!
(KLAXON)
Well, let's hope her grip doesn't let her down tonight.
She's a chef by day, and in her spare time
she's a semi-professional cyclist.
No problem with the Quintuple Steps.
She's onto the Log Grip.
A bit of slow cooking from our chef at the minute.
Definitely on the slow cooker. Oh dear.
(KLAXON)
Show's over for the chef. Sadly for Jo.
Should have gone for the takeaway, I think, Ben.
Up next it's the return of...
Danny Pace up next, Kammy.
Beat the wall? Come on, Danny!
Pace electrified!
He's done it in one minutes, 27 seconds.
His brother Lawrence Pace up next. There you go!
We both thought we were gonna beat one another.
You completed the course...
We ended up having - The exact same time -
One minute, 27 seconds.
Yeah, the second stage.
Will they follow in each other's footsteps for a second time?
Eldest brother Danny takes to the course.
He got through the Quintuple Steps easy.
Onto the Log Grip for young Danny.
He got a secure hold - and over.
To the Balance Bridge,
these 2.5 metre-long seesaws.
He's a carpenter, Kammy. I didn't know he was in the Carpenters, Ben!
Just gotta stay on there. That's all you need to do on these.
It's not going any lower there.
Get ready. It burns time if
they take too long, Kammy, doesn't it?
Ohh!
So, Danny, way off the pace with that one.
Changed his name from Danny Pace to No Pace.
Little brother Lawrence steps up.
He's gonna be wary cos this is where his brother fell moments ago.
But he's also gotta be brave.
He must pick up the pace. Yes. That's what his brother didn't do.
So - And over he goes.
He beats big brother straight on.
He's listening to you, Kammy.
He's picked up the pace there. Doing it well. He's moving.
Underneath the net. As soon as your feet get on the mat.
He's close to the water there, Kammy.
He slowed down a little bit, Ben. He did, didn't he?
Getting off that net is harder than you think. It burns that core grip.
Cycle Road now. Difficult to prepare for.
Yeah, he's not tried this in the heat, of course.
Four wheels to work through. One, two,
a little bit of a swing, get onto the third one.
This one's a bit further away.
Needs a longer reach this time. No problem. Straight down.
At the Warped Wall for Lawrence.
Is he gonna be the first to make it? Beat that wall. Come on.
Can you beat it? The clock is ticking. Danny's alongside him.
A nice big jump. No problem. He's coming our way.
Go on now, Lawrence, keep going. Come on. Concentrating.
Onto Chain Swing. The first to take on the chains.
Here he comes.
Five chains to manoeuvre through.
Does the first two quite easy.
That's it. Oh, he's slipping now, Kammy. He can't go back.
He's got to get the momentum.
Just gonna take a little breather by putting his feet -
He uses one of your little handbags to get himself back up the chain.
Has to be clone. There's no money in there.
There never is. Those chains will be burning into his palms,
they're so awkward to grip.
He's gotta get the swing backwards and forwards.
Side to side Won't help. He looks worried.
He's going round the houses. He's got it back, got it back.
Come on! One swing!
Ohh!
Oh, he got one foot on safety.
He jumped too early.
He got a little bit further than his big brother.
Will it be enough to make it through to our finals? We'll have to wait and see.
In Heat Two, police officer Gary Ratcliffe completed the course
in a mind-boggling 53 seconds.
I feel absolutely brilliant. It's always been a dream,
so now it's coming true I couldn't be happier.
Excellent technique.
Because I'm in the police it gives me an advantage,
but I've normally got a dog, a helicopter and back-up. On my own it might be a struggle.
Let's hope not, Gary. He's known as Ratty to his mates.
He hits the Balance Bridge.
I like this pace. He's keeping the momentum going. a
There you go. Well done, Ratty.
Bounce.
Miles away! (KLAXON)
Strange that Ratty was drawn to the water.
(BOTH LAUGH)
So who is going to be on their way into the final?
No point in asking me. I haven't got a clue. No change there, though.
You might as well keep watching and you'll find out.
Still to come on Ninja Warrior UK -
Welcome back to the first semi-final of Ninja Warrior UK,
and the course is proving just as tough as we thought it would be.
As a former professional sportsman, Ben,
I've got so much respect for these guys. Mm, oh, yeah?
Let's see who's next. 23-year-old Lilian Hunt.
She did her heat in 3 minutes 15 seconds,
putting heir in a select group of, women who scaled the Warped Wall.
The feeling when I hit that buzzer was amazing.
I'm minutes away from potentially getting into the finals,
representing all the women that are giving it a go, so it's a great feeling.
Has she got Ninja in her DNA? Let's find out.
Her guns are bigger than mine.
My gran's guns are bigger than yours, Kammy. (LAUGHS)
Come on then, Lilian. She's on the hunt for a place in the final.
She's going the right way about it, Kammy.
Now she needs to hold on tight. She's low there.
Wait for the jolt! Ooh, she did it.
I can see her mum.
We know she's got the strength. Now, how's her balance?
Taking a very steady and careful approach. She's ___.
This could be too careful, Ben.
I don't know, Kammy. She's just finding her stride.
OK, come on now, Lilian.
Come on, Lilian, we need you to move on.
You might wanna finish this today.
Come on, Lilian. Ooh, yes, OK.
Oh, yes, steady strategy paying off so far, Ben.
There's not much urgency about this.
She's being slow and deliberate. Very slow. Is she gonna make it?
She looks determined. I think she is.
No, she's not, Kam.
Oh, Lilian!
Dear, oh dear. Sadly it was one leap too far.
Oh, Lilian's dreams of making the final
may have come to an abrupt halt.
But, a trampoline and a cargo net should be a breeze for this lot,
who have already made minced meat of the jump Hang.
Caradog Rogers, C-Dog.
This science teacher Heat Three hero
is about to perform an experiment in bouncing.
Muscleman Jake Maguire may have showed off a bit -
but he had every reason to -
smashing the course in Heat Two.
Heat Two, Warped Wall climbing engineer
Salah Boukottaya loves surfing.
No wipe-outs here, then.
And the third Heat Two wall conqueror, Craig Forest.
So let's sit back and watch a masterclass in jump Hanging.
Yeah!
No! (LAUGHS)
As soon as I saw that trampoline, I looked up, saw the rope,
and knew I couldn't do it. That's the mental game - and I lost.
Oh, the jump Hang, you got me.
He bit back and put me in the drink.
Ohh!
Gutted.
I don't believe it.
Ohh!
Oh, it's all over for our Welsh hero, Caradog.
Wipe out! It's Salah Boukottaya!
Just missed it by an inch. And that was it, dropped in the water.
Little bit of Welsh from Caradog, there.
That mini trampoline is destroying so many semi-finalists' dreams tonight.
Surely Fizz Hood, a trainee stuntwoman,
has what it takes to beat the jump Hang?
So, Fizz, we saw on the last heat that you had a little trouble
saying the word "obstacle".
I've always enjoyed "obsta" courses.
I've always enjoyed "obstable" courses.
I've always loved "obstable" courses. (LAUGHS)
Can I just say assault course?
Are we over that hurdle now?
Obstacle. Really good! Yes!
Yes!
Last time it took you two attempts to get up the Warped Wall.
Come on! One, two, three, four! Ooh!
One, two, three, four, five, yes!
She's beautiful. She's done it.
Are you nervous that might set you back, time-wise, this time?
I am a bit nervous, to be honest, but I'm gonna take my time with it
and try and nail it first time - if I get there. you could be nervous.
Sorry. We're wishing you all the luck in the world.
Be confident, do it for the girls. Everyone, give it up for Fizz!
So Fizz steps up to the mark. She's gotta get some power.
Spring. There you go. That's a leap and a half, Kammy, isn't it?
It certainly was.
Ooh, feet high. Careful there, Fizz.
Remember, Fizz missed out on making the top ten in her heat.
But look at her, she's certainly earned her wildcard ticket to the semis, Kammy.
Keep your hair out of the water, Fizz.
She's done that. Cycle Road's next up.
She might have had trouble saying obstacle,
but she has no problems crossing them. Good work, Fizz.
Brimming with confidence, Kammy, I have to say.
There we go. Now, use the swing.
Lovely.
Good swing. Great swing.
This one's a little bit further so you need that momentum again.
No problems for Fizz.
Fizz is flying. Well done.
Right, onto the Warped Wall. It took her two attempts.
She wants to get up this first time.
Three steps and leap. Come on, you can do this.
One, two, three. There you go, Fizz. Fantastic stuff, Kammy.
Wow. Fizz is flying. Come on now, Fizz.
Come on, Fizz! Three to go, Fizz.
We're with you all the way, Fizz.
She hits the chains, Kammy. The Chain Swing.
No-oneâ€™s made it past here yet.
She's looked good on any of the swing obstacles, hasn't she? Perfect.
Try and keep going forwards and backwards. She's ___.
You end up getting a little bit side to side.
Ooh. Back to the other chain just to get the momentum again.
That's better. The directionâ€™s much better.
A great technique on the last chain.
Yeah - over she goes. Ooh.
Now her momentum will bring her back, Ben. No, Kammy.
Well done, Fizz. Sensational.
The first semi-finalist to make it this far. Fantastic, Fizz.
So the Arm Rings. Now this is a test of strength.
She's grimacing as she approaches.
She's gonna have to leap for the rings
to get across this 6Â 1/2 metres of pain.
A leap of faith. Yes. Good.
Now get your momentum going, Fizz. Good start.
Now, when she's gotta lift. Sensational.
Get that right arm off. She's gotta use the balance.
That little bit of give in the pipe can help her. Come on,
get it up. Come on, Fizz, you can lift it. You can lift it.
Come on, Fizz. Come on. You've gotta lift that up now.
Come on, Fizz, get a bounce. Get some bounce, Fizz.
GO. go, go! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Now she can go. Ohh!
(KLAXON)
She was done. Goodness me, Kammy.
A great effort. Fizz ends up in the drink.
But I tell you what, Kammy. That was seriously impressive.
I was trying to regain my grip on my right hand,
it kind of slipped a bit, and my forearms from the obstacle course,
I'd just wrecked them and I just couldn't hold on again.
Gutted that I fell but feel really good for where I got.
Hoping to cement himself a place is the final is 27-year-old stonemason
Steve Lebourn.
Steve smashed the Warped Wall in an incredible one minute 37 seconds
making him the fastest to this heat.
I just can't wait to get out there and tackle the course head-on.
Now come on, Steve. He can't hang around here, can he?
He's OK. A good step to begin, Ben. No problem for Steve.
Come on, Stevie boy. Come on.
The clock's ticking, Stevie. -Come on, Stevie boy.
He comes to the Chain Swing. Catch up. Make up some time.
Come on.
I think he was going for three and missed it.
Catch the chain. There we go.
Good man. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
He's getting a bit ragged. Whoa! No!
(KLAXON) No, no, Steve!
I think his grip just went on the chain, Kammy,
and it's all gone down the plughole.
This is RAF pilot Julian Davis.
In his heat, he had to ditch on the Curtain Slider.
On the Chain Swing. He's got to keep the momentum...
build up some rhythm.
He's not gonna have too long. There you go. Yeah, that's the way. Whey!
Oh, no! (KLAXON) (LAUGHS)
Oh, Julian, he finally worked out what he had to do
and then he stuffed it up.
This is JD Hilton who scaled the Warped Wall in Heat Three.
Finding himself in new territory now.
Come on, JD! His wife, and daughter Ava, are here to support him,
although I have a suspicion Ava's looking the wrong way, Kammy.
There he goes. Through to three. No, he's come back to two.
Two. Now he's onto three.
Getting himself in a bit of a tangle here. He's getting stuck.
Ohh, he's gotta keep his legs high. He needs the momentum.
Ooh, now his feet can't go in that water. He knows it.
Oh, no, he's in trouble, Ben. Knows what he's done though.
He's stuck a bit. I think he could be swinging here for hours.
It's like he's on one of those fairground rides.
No time for clowning around.
(BOTH HUM TO "ONCE UPON A DREAM")
I think we might need another chorus, Kammy. (BOTH LAUGH)
Come on, JD, we haven't got all day.
Are you all right there, JD?
Ava can't watch! To try and get up. From where he is and onto that chain
is gonna be so hard.
I'm not quite sure how, but he's got himself out of serious trouble.
He's drying his armpits in the towel. Everyoneâ€™s gotta use that. (LAUGHS)
He's gone over four minutes already.
He's struggling for time now. He is. He really got stuck.
He's probably not burnt that much energy cos he sat down in that last obstacle.
Well, it still takes it out of you. Even though he's not working,
mentally it would have destroyed him a little bit.
That's better. He's working it hard now.
Now he's using sheer power to get to where he's got now.
And a little drop down, JD. Yes, well done. Ohh.
He knows he's burned a lot of time, he can't hang around.
He's got the Chimney Climb to face. How's his legs?
He's burnt his arms, he's burnt his forearms, he's burnt his grip.
He's struggling, Ben. He is struggling.
He's struggling.
This is hard for him. It's hard for him
but he's getting there. He's moving up.
Come on, JD! He's come this far. Keep going!
Nearly there. Come on, JD! Don't drop out now.
He can see the top. Do it for Ava.
She's there. She couldn't be less interested if she tried.
But we are, JD. He's made it all the way there.
He takes his reward!
And he can't face... (LAUGHS) He made it to the top in the end.
He made that very, very hard for himself.
That first Chimney Climb of the night takes JD Hylton to the top of the leader board.
Then we have the furthest fastest headed up by Fizz Hood in second.
Hanging on at the bottom it's jump Hang haulers Jake Maguire and Gary Ratcliffe.
OK, we're going to take a quick break, but when we come back,
more spectacular skills and amazing bravery.
Ah, stop it, Ben, you're embarrassing me now.
It's not all about me, though, it's about you at home.
Because you could be a winner, too.
Here's your chance to win an amazing prize worth over ã63,000.
Welcome back to Ninja Warrior UK and the first of our semi-finals.
To get this far is a real achievement.
That's something they'll always have. They can take that home with them.
That's certainly the case with the oldest and youngest semi-finalists,
who are here to see if they can beat the course again.
In Heat Three, 51-year-old Nigel Leeming defeated the Warped Wall
in a time of 3 minutes and 47 seconds.
You took your time and you got to the top of the Warped Wall.
And here's the youngest in his semi. 19-year-old Presh Muhunthan.
He beat the wall almost one minute quicker than Nigel,
in a time of 2 minutes and 50.
The question on my lips, Kammy, is old versus young, who's better?
He can bench press more than double his body weight.
He only weighs a stone. (CHUCKLES)
But he's light. It means he's gonna be able to fly around this course.
Come on, Presh. That's looking quick.
Here's Nigel. Come on, Ninja Nige.
We timed him with a calendar last time.
He can't mess around this time.
He's definitely against the clock. He's started OK. He has.
There's the jolt.
He's quicker than he was before, that's for sure. He is.
He wanted to get through the heats.
Now he knows he's gotta go for this. There's no point hanging about.
He's taking it steady. This won't win him the race.
Oh dear. He's gone back to tortoise mode. He has.
It's his inner tortoise he's connecting with.
We need to find the hare. Come on. Good, good. Well done.
Here's Presh. He's just being a little cautious there.
Oh, he's taking it steady, too.
He's light enough to not even make it bend that much.
It's not going down as far as you would've thought. That side has.
This could be a closely fought race, Ben.
Go on, Presh. Go on, you can do it. The clock's ticking.
Right, what about the jump Hang, Kammy?
If Nige wants to be a true Ninja he's got to be pretty good at jumping.
Not so much Mr Leeming, more Mr Lemming in the end. Head first.
I'm still Ninja Nigel. That's the one that killed me.
Now Presh tackled the jump Hang with trampette,
and he should be fine with this. Come on, Presh.
Is he heavy enough to get a decent spring?
No! (KLAXON) I don't think so!
I feel gutted, but this isn't the end of my journey.
Hopefully when I apply next year I'll be stronger and better.
Well, there you go, Kammy.
Proof that the Ninja Warrior UK course has no respect for age.
Our next competitor is with for Rochelle.
Do you think there's a place for you
Yeah. It means a lot to me. I'd love to be in the final.
Every obstacle's hard and there's a lot of fast guys.
I'm gonna give it my all, and hopefully I can make the finals. We are all rooting for you.
Onto Balance Bridge for jack Gallagher.
One of the Gallagher brothers do you reckon?
(LAUGHS) The Gallagher family are in the audience.
It's the top seven that make it through.
It's about going furthest, fastest. That's what we're looking for tonight.
Jumping jack Flash. Look at that trampoline.
Should've had a tester on it.
Is jumping jack Flash gonna make a splash?
Ah!
Oh dear. Don't look back in anger, jack.
He didn't even get to the "Wonder" Warped Wall. x.
I'm not sure about Oasis, Kammy. That was more of a "Blur".
Next up, 26-year-old gas engineer...
Who burnt his way through the course in Heat One.
Two minutes, 40 seconds. You're through to the semi-finals.
My time in the military and the different obstacle courses I've done
is gonna give me the experience I need in Ninja Warrior UK.
This course suits me to the
So here comes Corbin Mackin. What about the jump, Kammy?
Oh, he's gone too early. A big bounce. Ooh, he made it.
Good idea. A two-footed jump. Gave him enough spring.
We've seen so many people come unstuck on that jump.
Somehow he managed to dig that one out.
One small step and it was one giant leap.
So he comes onto Cycle Row.
A gas explosion there, then. (CHUCKLES)
He's gonna want to sort that out when he finishes.
Ooh, he went a bit early then.
Oh, you can see how far he's stretched.
Get down, Corbin. OK. Here we go, onto the Warped Wall.
You can't spend too long planning this.
He's just gotta get up there. Come on.
Yep, nicely. He's done that one very well.
Let's go, Corbin, keep it up, mate.
So far, so good. Keep going. Three to go.
Come on, Corbin, you can do it. Heads to the Chain Swing.
Has a good swing.
Doesn't wanna swing side to side but forward, backwards. That's OK, though.
That chain's digging into the palms of his hands. -Made _____.
Ooh, he could've gone then.
That's better. He's gone now. Awkward fall. Is he OK?
A little tweak. He might have a "ninjary".
So he comes to the rings.
He's not looking comfortable. The Arm Rings.
So aside from the pain he's gonna be in, he's just gotta hold on.
What a good start, though, a really good start.
There we go. Nice.
Ooh, come on now, Corbin. Come on, Corbin, lift.
He's got stuck on that little lip there, hasn't he? Focus. Yes.
Right, come on now, Corbin. He's just a couple of metres away.
His hands will be burning now.
You're not too far away. He's gonna be nervous of a dismount.
We know that he's twinged his back.
He's gotta get through this. All or nothing, Ben.
Swing. Ooh.
That was close.
So he comes to the Chimney Climb.
How strong are those legs now?
He's taken a lot out of himself.
Come on, Corbin, use those legs.
You can see in his face how much this means to him.
Five metres. - Come on, Corbin, the clock's ticking.
The power draining from those thighs.
Go on, Corbin. Get the buzzer with his foot.
Oh, the gasman makes it!
Come on!
Come on indeed. A heel finish for Corbin Mackin.
There's the old stomach crawl.
Corbin wasn't the only competitor tonight to make it beyond the wall.
Andrei Burton powered through his heat into eighth place.
Let's go, Andrei. Come on. Good man.
Sheer style helped Jonny Urzuly through his heat.
Let's go. Well done. That was excellent.
Joe Swales swung to victory and into fourth place.
Come on, then, Joe. Come on, Joe, we're with you all the way.
Paul Allen fought his way to fifth place and beats the wall for a second time.
Come on! Come on, Paul.
Right then, Chain Swing.
No problems. Nice. Keep going now, Paul.
And the next.
The chain just burns into the hand grip. -Very good.
Nice momentum there, Andrei. Good work now. It's a good start,
but then you've gotta lift after that. It doesn't wanna get stuck.
Yes, nice. Using that little bit of give in the pipes
to bounce those rings up and over.
Now it's getting hard. Now it's sapping that energy.
Now it's starting to burn. Come on, then, Andrei, nearly there.
Now you have to fight. The end is in sight.
He can see it.
He's gotta get over that little ridge. He can't hang around too long.
He's trying to summon energy from nowhere.
But he's found it! A nice swing to dismount.
Good work, Andrei.
Jonny Urzuly on the Chimney Climb.
This is where, if your legs are tired, you've got no chance.
But the technique he's using, Ben, is perfect.
He's not the fastest. We're seen people shimmying up a lot faster.
Certainly, but he's making sure he gets there.
The last obstacles are all about ripping up the body.
It's all about his legs. If he's gonna get to the top
he needs to find the buzzer as quick as possible. He should indeed.
The one thing he's clone is he's made sure he got to the next level.
I loved it. I loved every second.
These legs should be strong, he's a mountain biker.
The arms have been used up till now.
He's looking good, looking good.
This one is right up his street, that's for sure.
Pedal power at its best.
Moving towards the top... and he has made it!
Andrei reaches the top!
It was great to complete the course. So nice to hit that buzzer.
Here we go, Paul. Look at this.
Ooh, a little slip. Is that the first sign of fatigue?
He just decided to turn his feet.
He was going up sideways, then he thought, right,
I'll try my toes on the end of it.
His technique, the grimace on his face, this is hurting him.
Very much so, but he's getting there... slowly but surely.
Paul gets there. Paul Allen!
So, six metres between him and the finish.
Nice. He's got good grip with his hands.
There's a grimace on his face.
Every ounce of his strength is being used here.
He could be after a fly at that pace.
Six metres. One metre to go. Come on now, Jo.
Press the buzzer. He's got to the top. Press the buzzer.
He can't find it. (BUZZER)
I'm happy with my performance. I'm buzzing. It's brilliant.
Four heroic performances up the Chimney Climb.
But how will that affect the all-important leaderboard?
With an astonishing time of two minutes 54
Paul Allen takes the lead.
Joe Swales' struggle to find the buzzer has pushed him into third,
Corbin Mackin takes fourth, while Fizz Hood hangs on there in seventh.
I'm loving this, these guys are amazing. I'm literally blown away.
I've told you before, calm down. You know what the doctor said about your heart.
Weâ€œ ll take a short break so Kammy can get his breath back. See you soon.'
Welcome back to the first semi-final of the first-ever Ninja Warrior UK.
We're just a few moments away from finding out who has secured a place in the final.
There are seven spaces, so who will make our magnificent seven?
Determined not to wear a t-shirt is
making the course look effortless.
He looks powerful. He's going under hand.
I need to go like a bull in a china shop. I need to speed things up.
With his dad proudly watching on, he finished the course in two minutes, one second.
That was absolutely magical, Ben!
I've definitely got it in me to get through to the finals.
Beat the wall, beat the wall. Done it straightaway.
OK, here we go. Good man.
Come on then, Richard. Off you go. Keep it going, my son.
Three to go, Rich. Onto the Chain Swing.
Right, looked confident. Didn't look out of breath. Good swinging,
don't you think? He's really going well.
He's really picked up the pace as well. He's down.
Ooh, only just.
Two to go, onto the Arm Rings.
He looks like a cross between Tarzan and Poldark.
He's gonna give it the Tarzan scream if he gets over this quickly.
Ooh. There was a little stutter there, Ben,
but I think it was a case of no movement -
along the rail rather than getting tired.
He can use the spring in the pipes as he goes across.
Just took a little breather there, Ben.
Just took a little breather when you lose momentum.
He's just struggling a little bit now, Ben. Can he make it?
It's burning. Those forearms will be burning. He's got it,
he's not gonna give up.
Oh. Come on, Richard. That's my boy. The clock's ticking.
Now, six metres from bottom to top.
Here we go.
You can see how tired - He's struggling, Ben.
He's really struggling. Slippery.
Really struggling, really struggling.
Don't give up now. You're so close.
You have to work your way through it. Go on!
He was worried that his cardio was gonna let him down.
Determination. Every part of his body's screaming for him to stop.
Don't have any regrets, cos you have to give it your all.
Keep going, Poldark, you can get there.
Go on, my son! Work your way through it. One metre to go.
Come on now, Richard, you're nearly there.
Tricky Dicky makes it to the end.
He's up. He's done it. Hit that buzzer. (BUZZER)
And the buzzer's gone. Whoo!
Fantastic performance from Richard Bartlett.
Richard Bartlett's incredible performance puts him in second place,
sadly knocking Fizzâ€œ Hood out of the final.
So it's currently an all-male leaderboard.
Can professional climber Leah Crane do it for the girls?
Ah, look at that, Ben, look at that.
25-year-old Leah completed her heat and returned as a wildcard competitor.
Now then, Leah, keep your time going,
keep your momentum up.
She's looking very steady. I'm liking this. A really good start.
The crowd are gripped. Great. Three down.
Right, she's onto the big jump Hang.
She's gotta make sure she gets a really massive spring.
Will the crane fly? Ohh, no! The crane dives.
Oh, I didn't jump far enough. Oh, damn it.
So Leah's out of the competition.
There really have been some superhero performances just to get here tonight.
In Heat Two, Yusuf Bassir took a hiding from the Warped Wall.
And then picked himself up, brushed himself down
and showed some steely resolve on his third and final attempt.
Come on, Yusuf!
Unfortunately, tonight the steely nerves were missing
as he got in a tangle on the Balance Bridge.
(KLAXON) Was he worth it, Kam?
(LAUGHS) Zoology student john Haldane defied gravity.
He flew, Kammy! He's got power in those arms.
But he couldn't repeat his Superman impression on the jump Hang tonight.
Didn't test the trampoline... oh!
Miles away, Kammy! And in Heat Four, Stephen Hussein
showed us he had a grip of steel. Look at that.
How good is that? He even survived this -
Ooh, no!
He defied the odds there, Kammy,
but there were no second chances tonight
as his grip failed him on the jump Hang.
Looking up at the net, now looking at the trampoline.
He didn't twig how to do that obstacle then.
(LAUGHS) There's just two semi-finalists left.
Both were the fastest in their heats so neither are used to coming second.
Either way, this is going to be epic.
The first is Toby.
Toby, the course has changed since the last time you were here.
A lot today involves upper body strength. How are you feeling about that?
It's just the endurance, putting them all together and holding
a good pace will be the hard thing about this one.
Well, good luck. Wishing you all the best.
It's time. Everyone, give it up one more time for Toby.
He chewed up the course during the heats. He's only 20.
He more or less had a cigar all the way around, didn't he?
Smoking last time, you have to say. No problems. Good time.
Onto the log grip. Ohh.
Really sharp, very fast.
Down. Not a judder. Balance Bridge.
Using his hands. He's tentative, isn't he? -Wow!
I thought he'd tear himself across there, but no.
But he's safe. A nice spring, Kammy. A seagull.
A great leap from Toby.
Forget the seagull, he's charging round like Shergar at the moment.
He's approaching - Now, Cycle Road.
Cycle Road. Working out how to do it.
Those four wheels, they rotate -
A great swinging momentum. Yeah.
Onto the wall. The Warped Wall.
No problems with the Warped Wall last time. Yes, OK.
Come on, keep going!
Nearly there, my friend. Get on the chains.
The clock is ticking. Only seven go through.
Straight to the second chain.
That's how to do the chain swing. Incredible!
It's such an awkward obstacle to hold.
Ohh, nearly went too early. He nearly did.
Nearly. He was gonna leave that last one.
He was indeed. All the confidence. Right, onto the Arm Rings.
His grip strength is going to be tested seriously here.
Looks a bit tired. Looks to be blowing.
Great momentum to get himself started. To begin with, yes.
Over the first little blip. And the second high one? Yes.
Come on now, Toby. Lift, lift!
Toby, lift. Get it up, Toby. Get that lift!
He's done it. He doesn't wanna hang around much longer.
Last little effort to get off the Arm Hang.
He's not gonna give up, Ben, that's for sure.
Get a little momentum to jump. Ooh.
Right, he comes to the Chimney Climb. A great performance.
The Chimney Climb is between him and a finishing time.
Now, one metre, two metres.
Easy.
To three.
You can see he's slowing down. You can see the pain.
You can see it on his face.
He can see the buzzer. (BUZZER)
A fantastic performance. A great performance.
Toby Sager. And 'fr. was â€œto beâ€œ from Toby.
(CHUCKLES)
Onto Teige Matthews-Palmer, our fastest semi-final qualifier.
It took him 51 seconds first time round. Takes Kammy longer to tie his shoelaces.
He said his girlfriend, who he recently proposed to, won't marry him until he wins Ninja Warrior.
He's flying.
No problems on the Log. So, Balance Bridge. Balance Bridge.
Looks very, very confident.
Keeps his balance. This is one of the obstacles he's worried about,
this jump Hang. He has to get the jump right.
No problems for Teige. Very high up the netting he was there.
It's his good, strong grip he's got.
He's got to come down and avoid the water.
It's good. Good fluency already, Ben, you'd have to say.
Now, Cycle Road, Kammy. Yep.
Four wheels to work through.
Nice. He made it look easy.
Teige looks just as strong as Toby at this stage.
In fact, at this point, their times are neck and neck.
Come on, fella. Keep it going. He's onto the Chain Swing.
Five chains to swing across. He's keeping the time moving.
He looks controlled, doesn't he? A good grip on the chains. Very good.
Very good. Great power the lad's got.
This is where Toby made an error that may well put him behind Teige.
So we're onto the Arm Rings.
Strength and technique, he needs the lot in this one. Wow,
that's quick. Very, very quick.
See the movement on the pipes? Oh, he's hit a wall, Ben.
He's hit a wall. He's composed himself - and he's over.
Oh, what a strong boy this is, and onwards he goes.
Oh, he's slipping back. He's really struggling.
It's all about time now, Kammy.
Wow, this is not just about time, Ben.
This is about class, quality,
presentation. He's first class at the moment.
Toby finished in two minutes, 31. This will be close.
One, two, metres. It's not a problem. That is Spiderman
on his way to the top.
Teige makes the Chimney Climb look easy.
Whoa-ho! And he hits the buzzer.
What an impressive performance that is.
The fastest in the heats.
And he's fastest in the semi-final.
Unbelievably beating Toby Seger by just one second.
He's going to the chapel next, Ben. (CHUCKLES)
Time to get a hat, Rochelle.
So there it is. From the thousands who applied,
these are the first seven, the magnificent seven,
who have made it to the final of Ninja Warrior UK. They are...
Corbin Makin. Joe Swales.
Paul Allen. Toby Seger.
And beating him by one second, it's Teige Matthews-Palmer.
That's our magnificent seven. Find out who's gonna be
joining them in our second semi-final next week.
When more qualifiers will be pushed to the limits.
Who has the speed, the courage and the power
to make the final magnificent seven?
Make sure you join us again next week,
when the hunt continues to find the very first Ninja Warrior UK.
(ALL) Good night.
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