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In this episode of IsportsTime Season 2, the Pinoy Ninja competition enters a dramatic Wild Card round where six players who missed their initial qualification get a second chance to secure two final spots for the championship. Unlike previous rounds, these contestants face an unannounced challenge that tests not only their physical strength but also their mental resilience and luck as they navigate new obstacles designed by the hosts. The atmosphere is tense yet hopeful, with each athlete aware that this run could be their last opportunity before elimination. Despite the high stakes, the players express a mix of nervousness and determination, acknowledging that fatigue from earlier rounds might affect their performance but emphasizing their commitment to giving everything they have left in the tank.
The episode highlights several standout performances across different categories, starting with Nico, who successfully completed his course after previously struggling with an obstacle box issue. He specifically noted needing to be more careful on the wall traversal and managing his energy for the puzzle section at the end. In the men's division, Aon improved significantly by focusing on relaxation rather than rushing every step, while Juliana in the women's category demonstrated remarkable resilience despite sustaining a foot sprain during her run; she managed to finish strong enough to qualify, showcasing that mental toughness often outweighs physical setbacks. Cha Cha and Ki also delivered impressive runs, with Ki noting that without some of the hardest obstacles present earlier, he needed extra hype to maintain his speed, ultimately finishing quickly except for the challenging puzzle segment which proved difficult for many competitors.
The female category presented unique challenges due to height differences affecting how athletes navigated under monkey bars versus over them, a factor that influenced strategies like those employed by Juliana and Leah. Both women faced balance issues on specific stations but adapted their techniques mid-run to complete the course successfully. The commentary emphasized that while fatigue was a real concern for all participants, particularly in the puzzle sections which acted as an equalizer slowing down everyone regardless of prior speed, the ability to stay focused under pressure determined who would advance. Ultimately, Aaron and Juliana emerged as the two Wild Card winners, joining other finalists like Lene, Leonel, JC, Rod, Faith, Cath, Sam, and Renee for the upcoming championship round where new obstacles await in next week's grand finale.
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Vegas.
[music]
It's first time in Ninja.
Hello guys, welcome back to Sports Time
Pinoy Ninja. So today we we were
supposed to have eight wild card
players, but unfortunately only six of
them could commit to a second run. And
those six players will go head-to-head
and toe to toe to secure that two final
spots for the championship round. So
it's all on luck and maybe strength and
physical and mental also. Of course,
this wild card round comes as a surprise
as every season we don't announce it to
the players, but we are giving them
again a second chance to show everything
they've got and to fight for the last
two slots. A bit surprising
value
as hosts every day as we come into here
new new obstacles, new new surprises,
new challenges. Yes, sir.
>> [music]
>> Hello. We're back with our first wild
card player. This is Nico. Nico, how are
you?
>> Nervous po.
>> Oh, if there's something you would
change on your second run.
>> Um, I'll be more careful now po so that
I won't have to reattempt
a a course.
>> Okay. Is there any specific obstacle
you're going to be more careful with?
>> The wall. The wall. You traverse. You
traverse wall. Yes. Yes.
>> Good luck though. Good luck. Here's our
wild card contestant. I hope he gets in.
Good luck.
>> There we go. Nico for the wild card
round. Um to recap quickly, he was the
one who had a hard time in the obstacle
box. I think he did not complete two
>> or one of the obstacles there.
>> Yeah, I think now he might be uh of
course
more tired. [music] Let's see his last
push for this. Now to the wall.
[music]
Energy consumption activity monkey bar.
Yes.
Little more.
There we go. Okay. Over. Under. Let's
go.
puzzle
loss of energy. I probably would take a
set of rest then good for him. Yeah, but
I think he is going to complete this
puzzle uh right away. Okay, let's hope
he has enough energy po or gas left in
the tank to complete this part.
This is one of the obstacles
last round.
Okay. Okay. So,
last station
and change
arms.
There we go. Okay,
>> we're back here with Nico right after
his run. Ka, are you happy?
>> I'm satisfied.
>> Okay, but he's our first runner, but his
time is really fast. But we'll see on
the next two runs which was the hardest.
The rings,
but good. Congrats still. Oh, so good.
Congrats.
And we're here with our second wild card
player. This is Aon. Aoning.
So, what is something you would change
on this run? I'll try to be relaxed.
Every step is a take.
That's good. That's good. Good luck,
sir. Good luck. Okay, go breathe.
>> Okay, proper scene here. Aon again. Um,
he didn't qualify because of 9 seconds.
So, let's see how much he improves now
in his run wild card. For the audience,
please know that we took out the monkey
bars for the wild card round. So, this
will be a much shorter course. Also,
here s wall, [music] we only had to do
one side this time. Oh.
Let's see the bags. Okay. All the way.
All the way. Push. Push. And there we
go.
and
puzzle. So definitely
where these pieces go again. This is
their last chance to make it to the
finals.
There we go. Complete. Okay, this is
your last chance.
>> Two, three, four, and five.
Tricep.
>> Okay, lie down. Oh, there we go. You can
see now his sense of urgency here.
Profuid
movement fluid kina the middle
>> jump and
there we go. Oh, want to fall. Pick up.
Pick up there.
>> Hello. We're back with a Ron right after
his run. A-on. Aon,
>> congrats. You beat the other guy before
you. 324. What can you say?
>> Uh, congrats
player. I hope
second player men's division white card
hopefully. Thank you guys.
>> There's just one more guy to beat. And I
don't know. I don't know what he'll go,
but congrats. Congrats. Anyone you want
to give a shout out to?
>> Shout out to all my pros, bro. my
classmates, my friends, my uh family and
friends. [music] Hey, let's go. Thank
you.
>> Okay, congrats. Thank you.
>> This is Juliana. How are you feeling?
>> Twice. Second time. But is there
something you would change?
between the obstacles.
Is there any specific obstacle you're
looking at?
Balancing.
Okay. Good luck, Juliana. Good luck.
Okay, you can go there.
[music] Si Juliana. Yes. Now we're on to
the wild card for the female category.
Juliana
last
[music] having a hard time here unlike
first Try.
Okay, Juliana doing well. Almost at the
end. Just ring the bell to move on.
There we go. Advantage.
Reaching for the bell.
Okay.
Okay. Some more
last few steps and then boom. Okay.
Push. Push. Push.
[music]
From the first try
movement. Yes. Actually also for the
taller [music] athletes kite easier for
them to go over there could be a more
difficult time going under as they take
up so much space in between the two
bars.
Okay, Juliana here.
Let's see. Let's see.
[music]
Focus. Breathe. Breathe. And think
where.
Okay. Good. Good. Is that correct? Okay.
Yeah, that's good. [music]
>> [music]
>> Can't afford to slow down anymore.
[music]
Okay,
there we go.
>> I hope she's uh okay.
>> Okay, we're back here with Julia.
Juliana, right after her run, she had a
little sprain, but she was able to stand
up again. Amazing. She got hurt. How is
it? How did it feel like the whole run?
Are you happy with the run though?
>> Yes, I'm happy with that.
>> That's good. That's [music] what
matters. Congrats. Congrats. I hope
you're okay. She has to get her foot
checked right now. Okay.
>> [music]
>> first half wild card players. Uh I think
this is the hardest they've fought in
this competition so far and I guess they
really want to take that to take those
two slots in the finals.
>> So up next we have our last four
players.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah. Last four players to take up that
spot. Congrats and good luck to these
four players. We'll see you.
Okay, we're back here with our second
player for the wild wild card for the
women's side. This is Cha Cha. How are
you feeling today?
>> Okay, Lo,
>> are you nervous?
>> Lo,
>> she's from the UAP uh the UP track team,
so she's kind of confident with her
runs. And is there something you would
change since this is your second run?
>> Uh
maybe
>> any specific obstacle
>> soon
wall. I think it's just one side now.
Yeah. So good luck. Good luck Cha. I
think you can head there now. Station
one. Good luck
>> again. We have Cha here. [music]
>> Let's see. Yes, sir. Another opportunity
for her to reach the finals. There we
go.
Slow down.
Okay. At least six
balance.
Yes. But let's see now. Pressure po I
think really affects the balance they
have and the speed they're going.
Okay. Complete. Okay. Let's see how she
does now.
Okay, slow and steady. Does slow and
steady win the race po? We'll have to
see.
Careful
semiinal round.
>> It's really um
fatigue aside, they're really trying to
make sure that they complete these
uh obstacles without any mistakes. Yeah,
probably because
Yes. Well, for the three three tries
rule
actually ano po with their varying times
a puzzle. I think everyone had a
difficult time with the puzzle in our
semi-finals round.
>> Equalizer talaga. Yes. Equalizer.
>> Okay. Catching TV.
>> Okay. Top is good. Okay. You have to
make sure. Oh, wrong orientation lang.
There we go. Push it to the side and
then you'll be done. Okay.
Move, move, move. Memory ba.
Let's go, chat.
Come on.
Good. There. There we go.
Slow as compared to our previous
contestant.
>> Will you go for the middle? Okay. I
think she's going to start from the
start.
>> Oh,
>> one more. And Finish.
Good job, Cha.
>> We're back here with Cha right after her
run. Feeling good.
Chill. Her outside appearance. So chill.
Uh, how was it? Which was the most
difficult after third time
since day one?
>> Okay. It's okay. It's okay. But are you
happy with your run?
>> Satisfied?
>> Okay, that's good. Congrats. Do you want
to give a shout out to anyone?
>> Kate ate Fox.
>> I think she's there. No, she's watching
it. She's cheering a while ago. I heard
it. Yeah. But congrats. [music]
Congrats, Pin 410. Thank you.
[music]
We're here with our last wild card
player. This is Ki. Super competitive
and he's an esports player.
Professional, I think. Not sure. Not
sure. How are you feeling? Um, I'm
feeling tense now. I kind I'm kind of
feeling a little bit competitive per
whatever happens like I I I'm sure that
I'm having fun doing this. So, it's
awesome.
>> What is something you would change this
time? The second time
>> I would change. I'm going to be like
honestly I'm just going to have to
really hype myself up. That's it. Cuz
the other hard obstacles are gone. So,
it's wild card. So, I'm just going to
have to get that extra hype.
>> Uh, good luck.
Good luck, sir. Good luck. Good luck.
You ready?
>> Yeah.
>> Hype you up. Okay, you can go there,
man. Okay,
>> here Ki [music]
again going for this course. Let's
remember proof that Nadali push is a
puzzle. He wasn't able to see the image
on top.
Okay, there we go.
Should be no issue for him.
>> [music]
>> Yes, prop as you mentioned it. This is
the best way to do it. Yeah.
>> Okay. Over the last one
puzzle
>> there. Roll with our roll.
>> Okay. stunt man. Look at it, Ki. Look at
it. Look at the image.
Okay.
You got it. You got it. You have it.
There we go. Okay. Five more pieces to
go. You know how the top looks like. You
have to finish the bottom, too.
Okay.
>> Is it
>> there? Goat.
>> Okay.
>> Rush. Rush. Rush.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, no. Going down.
Okay. Good. Good. Still very quick.
>> Bam.
>> One more.
>> Let's see. Middle top. There we go. Oh,
singing. There we go. Good job, Ki.
>> We're back here with Ki right after his
runa feeling. It
>> was fun. I did better obstacles. It's
just really the puzzle.
>> Yeah,
although the other obstacles were pretty
fast.
>> So, yeah, that's there's your time. 356.
I think [music] we know our winner, but
you did amazing. You did amazing.
Congrats, friend.
[music]
Okay, we're here with our last wild card
player for the women's side. This is
Jillian. Hello, Jillian. How are you
feeling?
For fun and enjoy and best.
>> Okay, that's so positive, but I feel
like there's a competitive spirit
inside. Is there something you would
change? Let's say even if you're doing
it for fun, is there something you do?
Any specific obstacle that you want to
do better?
Hopefully. Okay, good luck, Jillian.
Good luck.
>> For the last contestant of the female
category for wild card, we have Leah.
Yeah,
still.
Let's see how this will go. Again,
all of the female athletes are really um
slowing down wall.
I balance. Balance is good.
Straight away.
Okay. Good. Good. Okay. Moving on.
As you mentioned,
lifting po is the way to do this
segment.
Very good.
Over and under.
So probably
[music]
qualifiers [music] for the finals
consistent
pace.
Okay.
Yes.
First lock
there. Already holding all the pieces.
Okay.
>> All the way. All the way.
Okay. Good. Good. Go.
One, two, three.
>> Over, through, and under. Let's see how
quick she'll do it.
>> Yes. Ah,
>> there we're seeing her unique technique
again. [laughter]
Trademark [music]
s for this.
Okay, last push.
>> Oh, one down. One down. Two more to go.
Two more to go. Come on. Keep pushing,
Leah.
>> Okay.
And swing.
Swing.
>> Okay. Two. That's two. Come on. One
more. Leah. One more chance.
>> Okay. Nice try, Leah. Is she okay?
>> Yeah, she's okay. She's
>> We're back here with our last wild card
player. This is Jillian. Hello, Jillian.
You want to show the camera your battle
scars?
Woo! But she still finished strong after
all of that. How do you feel right now?
>> I'm actually happy although
one more. But are you satisfied with
your run
next season
for the monkey bar? It's okay. We have
another season next next year. So we'll
see you there. Congrats still on your
run. still amazing. Congratulations to
our two wild card winners, namely Aaron
and Juliana. You'll be joining our
finalists, Lene, Leonel, JC, Rod, Faith,
Cath, Sam, and Renee. So, we will be
having our championship next week for
sure. There will be new obstacles, new
challenges, and the question is who will
be taking home that grand winner.
So, stay tuned here.
Sports time. Pinoy ninja.
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