SSAS Beastmaster: The Darkside's League

SSAS Beastmaster: The Darkside's League is the upcoming second season of SSAS's spin-off series, Beastmaster. The show was originally scheduled for premiere in late-June 2021, the show was ultimately delayed due to scheduling issues for tapings of the show.

Development
Since the beginning of SSAS Trials 3, there have been plans to develop a second season of SSAS Beastmaster. However, the project was halted due to the host's studying purposes. On May 27, 2021, during the time that the whole SSAS series have been resumed, the host have already confirmed that the second season of SSAS Beastmaster will have a "League" concept, a slightly different in terms of show's background compared to the previous season.

Applications have been opened since May 5, 2021 through the Discord server under an unnamed spin-off show, and later expanded the day the title has been revealed. On May 25, 2021, the title was revealed as SSAS Beastmaster: The Darkside's League, and was confirmed to be a direct sequel to the previous season. Similar to recent few regular tournaments, the course guide have already been revealed at the Ninja Database spreadsheet prior to its tapings.

Though the tapings have been started since late-May 2021, the premiere date is still unknown as of now. It was originally slated for premiere in June 2021, before delaying to late-July 2021 due to consecutive scheduling issues to the show's tapings. However, time passed by as no news regarding to when the show actually premiered since then. On July 25, 2021, it was announced that the show have been delayed again to August 2021 due to the ongoing Summer Olympics. In the midnight of the same day, it was teased that C.W.H Entertainment, which distributed SSAS will launch a new show in August 2021, however it was still unknown whether  will be premiered on that month.

Shortly after SSAS 15 announced its air date, 's premiere date was also announced. It was scheduled to premiere on August 9, 2021, a day after SSAS 15.

Auditions
All competing competitors are divided into four heats depending to their background or profile. Competitors must run a 15-obstacle course, combining all 3 qualifying levels from SSAS Beastmaster. If they fail once, they are given an extra life they can use to try again from the latest checkpoint throughout the course, but the time will reset to zero during the extra life and adds up with the first run when the run has ended, while the final result depends on which run is further. Should the competitor choose not to use it, however, the extra life is then forfeited and cannot be used later.

Each heat had varied number of competitors, and only the top 10 competitors each heat will advance to the group stage. These top 10 competitors would later assigned to one same group.

Other than the auditions held during this season, there are also external auditions held in regular SSAS tournaments, starting on SSAS 14. In each regular tournament, only the top 10 male and top 2 female competitors would advance to the Group Stage of this season.

Repechange
8 top male and 4 top female competitors who didn't made it to the top 10 male and top 2 female from each auditions heat, regardless of external auditions, which was held during regular tournaments, will face-off in the knockout format. Just like on SSAS Trials 3's semifinals, each competitor will take on 5 obstacles one by one. In each matchup, whoever clears the course faster, or further to faster than the opponent wins the match, and moves on to the next round. Then, the 2 remaining competitors would face-off in the Final Showdown, whoever wins the match would advance to the Group Stage. They will be assigned to the groups that their relevant audition heat associated with.

Competitors

 * Only counting competitors who have advanced to the group stage.

Episode 1: When the Beast meets the newbies from the "another-verse"
Taping date(s): May 26 - June 1, 2021 Aired date: August 9, 2021

Obstacle configuration: Quintuple Steps, Rolling Escargot, Spinning Log, Spider Walk + Escape Ladder, Step Slider, Board Alley + Jumping Bars + Sending Climber + V-Climber, Hopping Salmon Ladder + Battering Ram + Spider Flip, Stair Hopper, Warped Wall

Episode 2: Arrival of mainstream debuts
Taping date(s): June 6 - June 20, 2021 Aired date: August 16, 2021

Obstacle configuration: Quintuple Steps, Rolling Escargot, House of Cards, Spider Walk + Escape Ladder, Step Slider, Board Alley + Jumping Bars + Sending Climber + V-Climber, Hopping Salmon Ladder + Battering Ram + Spider Flip, Stair Hopper, Warped Wall

Episode 3: Where does these newbies come from?
Taping date(s): June 27, 2021 - July 7, 2021 Aired date: TBA

Obstacle configuration: Quintuple Steps, Squirrel Run, Mind Your Step, Spider Walk + Escape Ladder, Step Slider, Cargo Cling + Jumping Bars + Sending Climber + V-Climber, Hopping Salmon Ladder + Battering Ram + Spider Flip, Stair Hopper, Warped Wall

Episode 4: The familiar universe is expanding..
Taping date(s): July 10, 2021 - August 5, 2021 Aired date: TBA

Obstacle configuration: Quintuple Steps, Trapeze Ride + Spinning Log, Spider Walk + Escape Ladder, Step Slider, Chain Launcher + Hop Down, Sending Climber + V-Climber, Hopping Salmon Ladder + Battering Ram + Spider Flip, Stair Hopper, Warped Wall

Trivia

 * Roy Harper was a competitor who appeared on this season twice. However, since both two are from different reality world, it was considered two separate competitors.