Spectacular SASUKE 19

, officially SSAS 2022春: 18v32大会, literally SSAS 2022 Spring: 18v32 Tournament, was the nineteenth SSAS tournament, which has been announced by C.W.H Entertainment on February 4, 2022, although there have been rumours of renewing the tournament until the 20th competition via a teaser released on December 31, 2021. This was the eighth tournament after the total victories of Orm Marius and Bruce Wayne, and the second tournament of 2022.

Development
On December 31, 2021, C.W.H Entertainment, a label that produced the SSAS franchise, dropped a teaser regarding future SSAS events of 2022. It was partially confirmed through the teaser that the 20th competition will be held, along with renewing SSAS Trials for the fourth season, as well as the second all-stars competition. Unlike the previous tournament, castings were officially announced instantly after the tournament has been revealed. On March 1, 2022, it was announced that SSAS 19 would be the first ever tournament that was held in partnership of its own spin-off series. Later the same day, the first 32 competitors were revealed. The 32 revealed competitors were known to be the remaining "survivors" from SSAS Beastmaster: The Darkside's League. The latter 18 competitors were never revealed, despite already been filled in few days prior to the taping.

The tournament has reportedly started its taping on March 6, 2022, and wrapped on March 15, 2022. On March 27, 2022, it was announced that SSAS 19 will be aired on April 14, 2022 to commemorate the show's second anniversary. On April 11, 2022, the remaining 18 unknown competitors were finally revealed after being mysterious for over a month. The tournament turned out to be a disaster for the label after it being aired, where the results have never publicly revealed until December 4, 2022, a day before the teaser for SSAS Trials 4 dropped.

Tournament Summary
SSAS 19 brings us one of the most surprising line-ups of invited competitors. While new competitors would still exists mostly due to the fact that the first 32 competitors were known to be the "survivors" from SSAS Beastmaster: The Darkside's League, it became notable that the two-time champion, Orm Marius, who is supposed to "out for revenge" this tournament was shockingly absent from the tournament. Originally part of the 18 invited competitors, he ultimately decided to withdraw from the line-up possibly due to the fact that SSAS Trials 4 could have expected around the corner.

The First Stage of the course was entirely unchanged, except for the modified Suicidal-Free, in which the second board would drop when competitors put their weight on them. To make the course harder, the time limit for the stage has been reduced to 115 seconds, with 140 seconds for female competitors. Particularly due to an almost unchanged course, most of the competitors didn't show any trouble in the first three obstacles. However, the favorites Dragon Drop and Razor Edge have proven to be deadly than it looks, knocking out a combined total of 17 competitors. In the competition theme overall, the 32 "survivors" have particularly perform very well in the First Stage, with 14 of them cleared. In the other hand, the 18 invited competitors have performed poorly this tournament, with only 2 of them survived the First Stage. Most notably, among the invited competitors, finalist from the previous tournament, Victor Stone, shockingly went out on the Razor Edge. While Inazuma Sofia cleared the First Stage for the record sixth time in her career. In total, 16 competitors cleared the First Stage, with surprisingly only 2 of them cleared with more than 10 seconds to spare.

There are slight changes into the Second Stage. The new first obstacle, the Dragonback, had proven to be very challenging, as 7 competitors failed there. Due to the new first obstacle being worked also as a time waster, while the time limit remained at 160 seconds, and 180 seconds for female competitors

Obstacles
① Sonic Stairs ② Hyper Twist ③ Free Fall ④ Dragon Drop ⑤ Double Warped Wall ⑥ Razor Edge ⑦ *Suicidal-Free ⑧ Captain's Cabin

Time limit: 115 seconds (140 seconds for female competitors) ^ - Denotes New Obstacle * - Denotes Modified Obstacle ~ - Denotes Returning Obstacle

Obstacles
① ^Dragonback ② Overdrive Salmon + ③ Flying Bar ④ ^I-Beam Gap ⑤ Barrier Pool ⑥ Falling Shelves

Time limit: 160 seconds (180 seconds for female competitors) ^ - Denotes New Obstacle * - Denotes Modified Obstacle ~ - Denotes Returning Obstacle

Obstacles
① Unstable Crossing ② Stegosaurus ③ Jamming Logs ④ Cliffhanger of Faith ⑤ Pipe Dream + ⑥ Vertical Limit Tri ⑦ Cone Adventure + ⑧ Inclined Pipe Slider

^ - Denotes New Obstacle * - Denotes Modified Obstacle ~ - Denotes Returning Obstacle

Obstacles
① Elevator Climb (5m) ② Salmon Ladder Jugo Dan (7m) ③ Rope Climb (11m)

Total Height: 23m Time Limit: 45 seconds ^ - Denotes New Obstacle * - Denotes Modified Obstacle ~ - Denotes Returning Obstacle