The First Year Stage of the U.A. Sports Festival is a nationally televised competition where first year students can showcase their abilities in order to get scouted by Pro Heroes.
Overview#
Following the U.S.J. Incident, U.A. High decided to go along with their annual Sports Festival despite the attack. The festival was deemed too important to cancel, and increased security measures were taken to ensure the safety of the students.[1] First-year classes A-K participated in the First Year Stage of the festival.
Katsuki Bakugo gave the student pledge.
Event Organizers#
Midnight was the chief referee for the entire festival. She explained the rules to each event and would decide on how to proceed when any unique situation would arise. All of the events are announced by Shota Aizawa and Present Mic. Present Mic did the majority of the commentating, with Shota inserting his opinion from time to time. Cementoss oversaw the finals. He would repair the stage after each fight and would stop the fights if they endangered student lives.
Participants#
Class Course Known Participants
Class 1-A Hero
Class 1-B Hero
Classes C, D & E General Studies
Classes F, G & H Support
Classes I, J & K Business 220px]]
Preliminary Event: Obstacle Race#
During the preliminary round, all eleven first-year classes raced along a four-kilometer-long obstacle course around the festival stadium. Participants were allowed to use their Quirks freely to try and win, as long as they do not leave the race course.[2] The first forty-two competitors that finish advanced to the second event.
The first obstacle of the race was 'Robo Inferno": a blockade of villain robots from the U.A. Entrance Exam.[3] The second obstacle was "The Fall": a canyon that must be trekked across by walking along tightropes. Students who fell were automatically eliminated. The third and final leg of the course was a Mine Field.[4]
Results#
Obstacle Race Placements Student Cavalry Battle Points
left|thumb|220px]] Izuku Midoriya 10,000,000
left|thumb|220px]] Shoto Todoroki 205
left|thumb|220px]] Katsuki Bakugo 200
left|thumb|220px]] Ibara Shoizaki]] 195
left|thumb|220px]] Juzo Honenuki 190
left|thumb|220px]] Tenya Ida 185
left|thumb|220px]] Fumikage Tokoyami 180
left|thumb|220px]] Eijiro Kirishima and Hanta Sero 175 and 170
left|thumb|220px]] Tetsutestu Tetsutetsu]] 165
left|thumb|220px]] Mashirao Ojiro,Yosetsu Awase, and Tsuyu Asui 160, 155, and 150
left|thumb|220px]] Mezo Shoji, Rikido Sato, and Ochaco Uraraka 145, 140, and 135
left|thumb|220px]] Momo Yaoyorozu and Minoru Mineta 130 and 125
left|thumb|220px]] Mina Ashido, Koji Koda, Kyoka Jiro, Sen Kaibara, Kosei Tsuburaba, Denki Kaminari, Kojiro Bondo, Reiko Yanagi, and Hitoshi Shinso 120, 115, 110, 105, 100, 95, 90, 85, and 80
left|thumb|220px]] Itsuka Kendo, Jurota Shishida, Shihai Kuroiro, Yui Kodai, Hiryu Rin, Nirengeki Shoda, and Kinoko Komori 75, 70, 65, 60, 55, 50, and 45
left|thumb|220px]] Togaru Kamakiri, Neito Monoma, Pony Tsunotori, Toru Hagakure, Setsuna Tokage, Manga Fukidashi, and Mei Hatsume 40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, and 10
left|thumb|220px]] Yuga Aoyama 5
Team Event: Cavalry Battle#
In the second event, participants formed teams with a maximum of 4 people and then got in a horse configuration. The objective was to earn points by swiping other teams' headbands while protecting their own. The value of a team's headband would be the sum of the points each person on the team received based on their performance in the previous competition. The person who ranked last would be worth 5 points, and each rank above that would be worth 5 more points than the previous one, with the exception of 1st place, which was worth 10 million points.[5]
The one to wear the headband must be the rider, and they were not allowed to wear it below their neck. If the team lose their headband or crumble as a horse configuration, they would still not be eliminated. Participants were allowed to use their Quirks, but, should they attack with the malicious intention of harming another participant, they will be forced out of the game.[6]
Results#
Team Rank
220px]]Team Todoroki 1st
220px]]Team Bakugo 2nd
220px]]Team Shinso 3rd
220px]]Team Midoriya 4th
Interlude Event: Recreational Games#
After the cavalry battle, there is an interlude period where the students of the different classes and courses participate and compete in different recreational activities, such as a scavenger hunt and a ball race, among others.
These activities have no other purpose than to entertain the public and relax the atmosphere before the tournament. Meanwhile, the students qualified for the finals may choose whether or not to participate and use the opportunity to prepare themselves for the next event.[7]
Final Event: One on One Fighting Tournament#
The final event was a tournament where participants competed against one another in one on one battles while in a ring. The match-ups were decided by lottery.
Despite being part of the team that ranked third in the previous event, Mashirao Ojiro and Nirengeki Shoda resigned, with Ibara Shiozaki and Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu taking their places.
The conditions for winning a match were as follow: knocking out the opponent, rendering them unable to move or getting them to step out of bounds/surrender.
First Round#
Fight Winner
220px]]Izuku Midoriya vs. Hitoshi Shinso 120px|link=Izuku Midoriya]]Izuku Midoriya
220px]]Shoto Todoroki vs. Hanta Sero 120px|link=Shoto Todoroki]]Shoto Todoroki
220px]]Denki Kaminari vs. Ibara Shiozaki 120px|link=Ibara Shiozaki]]Ibara Shiozaki
220px]]Tenya Ida vs. Mei Hatsume 120px|link=Tenya Ida]]Tenya Ida
220px]]Yuga Aoyama vs. Mina Ashido 120px|link=Mina Ashido]]Mina Ashido
220px]]Fumikage Tokoyami vs. Momo Yaoyorozu 120px|link=Fumikage Tokoyami]]Fumikage Tokoyami
220px]]Eijiro Kirishima vs. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu Draw
220px]]Katsuki Bakugo vs. Ochaco Uraraka 120px|link=Katsuki Bakugo]]Katsuki Bakugo
Tie Breaker#
Arm Wrestling Match Winner
220px]]Eijiro Kirishima vs. Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu 120px|link=Eijiro Kirishima]]Eijiro Kirishima
Quarter-Final Round#
Fight Winner
220px]]Izuku Midoriya vs. Shoto Todoroki 120px|link=Shoto Todoroki]]Shoto Todoroki
220px]]Tenya Ida vs. Ibara Shiozaki 120px|link=Tenya Ida]]Tenya Ida
220px]]Fumikage Tokoyami vs. Mina Ashido 120px|link=Fumikage Tokoyami]]Fumikage Tokoyami
220px]]Katsuki Bakugo vs. Eijiro Kirishima 120px|link=Katsuki Bakugo]]Katsuki Bakugo
Semi-Final Round#
Fight Winner
220px]]Shoto Todoroki vs. Tenya Ida 120px|link=Shoto Todoroki]]Shoto Todoroki
220px]]Katsuki Bakugo vs. Fumikage Tokoyami 120px|link=Katsuki Bakugo]]Katsuki Bakugo
Final Round#
Fight Winner
220px]]Katsuki Bakugo vs. Shoto Todoroki 120px|link=Katsuki Bakugo]]Katsuki Bakugo
Final Results#
Competitor Rank
120px|link=Katsuki Bakugo]]Katsuki Bakugo 1st
120px|link=Shoto Todoroki]]Shoto Todoroki 2nd
120px|link=Fumikage Tokoyami]] Fumikage Tokoyami<center>
Tenya Ida</center> 3rd