The Challenge: World Championship

The Challenge: World Championship is a spin-off in the Challenge franchise. The season features winners and MVPs of The Challenge: Argentina, The Challenge: Australia, The Challenge: UK, and The Challenge: USA that will be partnered with Challenge legends from the MTV flagship series. The pairs will have to win, play, and politic to avoid elimination and reach the $500,000 prize. The season was filmed in South Africa between October and November 2022, and premiered with back-to-back episodes on March 8, 2023.

Description[]

After intense battles around the globe, The Challenge: World Championship brings together global champions and MVPs from The Challenge: Argentina, The Challenge: Australia, The Challenge: UK, and The Challenge: USA to represent their countries and battle for the coveted title of “Challenge World Champion.” Joining longtime host TJ Lavin to kick off the premiere episode are global hosts Brihony Dawson (Australia), Mark Wright (U.K.) and Marley (Argentina).

In this 12-part series, each global MVP will be paired with a Challenge Legend, a notable veteran from a previous season of the MTV series, serving as a partner to form the most epic teams in the history of the franchise. They will help them win power and avoid elimination in order to make it to the most difficult challenge of them all, the brutal ﬁnale worth $500,000. In the end, only the most dominant will conquer the game and prove they are not just the best in their home country, but the best in the world.

Format[]

Pairs will compete in a series of challenges, followed by elimination rounds known as "The Arena". The winners of the challenge will be safe from elimination, while the last-place team will be sent straight to the Arena. The rest of the house will then vote in two teams as possible opponents against the losers. In the Arena, the winners will send one of the two nominated teams to compete. The winners of the elimination stay in the game, while the losers are eliminated.

Twists[]

Qualifier and Draft: The Global MVPs will compete in the Opening Challenge to determine the draft order to choose their Legend partner. Two MVPs will be eliminated before the draft begins.

Contestants[]

Challenge Legends
Contestant		Finish
	Jordan Wiseley The Real World: Portland 9th season	Winner in World Domination
	Tori Deal Are You the One? 4 8th season	Runner-Up in World Domination
	Kaycee Clark Big Brother 20 5th season	Third Place in World Domination
	Theo Campbell Love Island UK 3 3rd season	Fourth Place in World Domination
	Yes Duffy Road Rules: Semester at Sea 6th season	Eliminated in Weight of the World
	Darrell Taylor Road Rules: Campus Crawl 14th season	Eliminated in Cruel World
	KellyAnne Judd The Real World: Sydney 7th season	Eliminated in Transform the World
	Jodi Weatherton Road Rules: X-Treme 5th season	Eliminated in What in the World?
	Amber Borzotra Big Brother 16 4th season	Quit in What in the World?
	Johnny Bananas The Real World: Key West 22nd season	Eliminated in The New World Order
	Jonna Mannion The Real World: Cancun 9th season	Disqualified in Brave New World
	Wes Bergmann The Real World: Austin 16th season	Eliminated in Brave New World
	Nia Moore The Real World: Portland 4th season	Eliminated in World on Fire
	Nelson Thomas Are You the One? 3 10th season	Eliminated in Us Against the World

Global MVPs
Contestant		Finish
	Kaz Crossley Love Island UK 4	Winner in World Domination
	Danny McCray Survivor 41	Runner-Up in World Domination
	Troy Cullen Australian Ninja Warrior 4	Third Place in World Domination
	Sarah Lacina Survivor: Cagayan	Fourth Place in World Domination
	Emily Seebohm Olympic Swimmer	Eliminated in Weight of the World
	Kiki Morris The Bachelor Australia 4	Eliminated in Cruel World
	Tristan Phipps Made in Chelsea	Eliminated in Transform the World
	Benja Alfonso Actor	Eliminated in What in the World?
	Ben Driebergen Survivor: Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers	Medically Disqualified in What in the World?
	Justine Ndiba Love Island USA 2	Eliminated in The New World Order
	Grant Crapp Love Island Australia 1	Medically Disqualified in Brave New World
	Zara Zoffany The Royal World	Eliminated in Brave New World
	Rodrigo Cascón Celebrity Chef	Eliminated in World on Fire
	Jujuy Jiménez Model	Eliminated in Us Against the World
	Claudia Albertario Actress	Eliminated in Run the World
	Nathan Henry Geordie Shore	Medically Disqualified in Run the World

Draft[]

Following the first elimination, the Global MVPs were required to select their partner for the season among the Challenge Legends. The selections were made in the order that each MVP finished the "Qualifier" challenge.

Pick #	Global MVP	Challenge Legend	Team
1	Grant	Jonna	Grant & Jonna
2	Zara	Wes	Wes & Zara
3	Ben	Kaycee	Ben & Kaycee
4	Kaz	Jordan	Jordan & Kaz
5	Danny	Tori	Danny & Tori
6	Justine	Bananas	Bananas & Justine
7	Benja	Jodi	Benja & Jodi
8	Kiki	Darrell	Darrell & Kiki
9	Rodrigo	Nia	Nia & Rodrigo
10	Emily	Yes	Emily & Yes
11	Troy	Amber	Amber & Troy
12	Sarah	Theo	Sarah & Theo
13	Tristan	KellyAnne	KellyAnne & Tristan
14	Jujuy	Nelson	Jujuy & Nelson

Team Argentina

Team Australia

Team UK

Team USA

Game Summary[]

Episode		Winners	Arena contestants			Arena game	Arena outcome
Elimination chart
#	Challenge	Winners	Last-place	Nominated		Arena game	Winner(s)	Eliminated
1	Qualifier	Grant	Tristan	N/A^[1]
1	Qualifier	Zara	Claudia	Kaz	Kiki	Pole Wrestle	Kiki	Claudia
2/3	Chain Game	Grant & Jonna	Jujuy & Nelson	Benja & Jodi	KellyAnne & Tristan	Tether Brawl	KellyAnne & Tristan	Jujuy & Nelson
4	Gates of Hell	Wes & Zara	Nia & Rodrigo	Benja & Jodi	KellyAnne & Tristan	Oiled Up	Benja & Jodi	Nia & Rodrigo
5/6	Flying Around	Darrell & Kiki	Wes & Zara	Ben & Kaycee^[2]		Herculean Strength	Ben & Kaycee	Wes & Zara
6	Rocketman	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	N/A^[3]
7	Tunnel Time	Emily & Yes	Jordan & Kaz	Bananas & Justine	Sarah & Theo	Lock, Stack & Barrel	Jordan & Kaz	Bananas & Justine
8	Ripcord Roulette^[4]	KellyAnne & Tristan	Benja & Jodi	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Spin Me Round	Kaycee & Troy	Benja & Jodi
9	Highway Hijacking	Jordan & Kaz	Darrell & Kiki	Danny & Tori	KellyAnne & Tristan	Hands Off	Darrell & Kiki	KellyAnne & Tristan
10	Points Break	Emily & Yes	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy^[5]		Breakthrough	Kaycee & Troy	Darrell & Kiki
11	Downfall	Sarah & Theo	Kaycee & Troy	Emily & Yes^[6]		Hall Brawl	Kaycee & Troy	Emily & Yes
12	Final Challenge	Jordan & Kaz	2nd: Danny & Tori, 3rd: Kaycee & Troy, 4th: Sarah & Theo^[7]

Players listed in bold are the winners' vote.

Episode Progress[]

Contestants	Episodes
Contestants	1	2/3	4	5/6	6	7	8	9	10	11	Finale
Jordan	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Kaz	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Danny	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SECOND
Tori	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SECOND
Kaycee	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	THIRD
Troy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	ELIM	ELIM	THIRD
Sarah	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	FOURTH
Theo	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	FOURTH
Emily	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Yes	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Darrell	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
Kiki	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	OUT
KellyAnne	N/A	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Tristan	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Benja	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jodi	N/A	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Amber	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT
Ben	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
Bananas	N/A	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Justine	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jonna	N/A	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
Grant	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	DQ
Wes	N/A	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Zara	WIN	SAFE	WIN	OUT
Nia	N/A	SAFE	OUT
Rodrigo	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jujuy	SAFE	OUT
Nelson	N/A	OUT
Claudia	OUT
Nathan	DQ

Competition: The contestant won the Final Challenge.; The contestant lost the Final Challenge.; The contestant won the daily challenge.; The contestant was not selected for the Arena.; The contestant was nominated for the Arena.; The contestant was selected for the Arena but did not compete.; The contestant won in the Arena.; The contestant was eliminated in the Arena.; The contestant was medically disqualified.; The contestant was disqualified.

Voting Progress[]

Voter	Episodes
Voter	1	2/3	4	5/6	6	7	8^[8]		9	10	11^[9]
Danny	Kaz	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Danny & Tori	Danny & Tori	Danny & Tori	N/A	N/A
Danny	Kiki	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Jordan & Kaz	Darrell & Kiki	Darrell & Kiki	Danny & Tori	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Emily	Jujuy	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Ben & Kaycee	Amber & Troy	Bananas & Justine	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Danny & Tori	Kaycee & Troy	N/A
Emily	Kaz	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Jordan & Kaz	Jordan & Kaz	Bananas & Justine	Kaycee & Troy	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	Kaycee & Troy	N/A
Jordan	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	Benja & Jodi		Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Jordan	N/A	Wes & Zara	Sarah & Theo	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes		Kaycee & Troy	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Kaycee	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	Benja & Jodi	KellyAnne & Tristan	Danny & Tori	Jordan & Kaz	Emily & Yes	N/A	Emily & Yes
Kaycee	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Sarah & Theo	Emily & Yes	Jordan & Kaz	Sarah & Theo	N/A	Emily & Yes
Kaz	Justine	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	Benja & Jodi		Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Kaz	Sarah	Wes & Zara	Sarah & Theo	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes		Kaycee & Troy	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Sarah	Kaz	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Amber & Troy	Amber & Troy	Benja & Jodi	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Danny & Tori	N/A	N/A
Sarah	Kiki	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Benja & Jodi	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Theo	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Amber & Troy	Amber & Troy	Benja & Jodi	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Danny & Tori	N/A	N/A
Theo	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Benja & Jodi	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Tori	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Danny & Tori	Danny & Tori	Danny & Tori	N/A	N/A
Tori	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Jordan & Kaz	Darrell & Kiki	Darrell & Kiki	Danny & Tori	KellyAnne & Tristan	N/A	N/A
Troy	Jujuy	Benja & Jodi	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Bananas & Justine	Danny & Tori	Jordan & Kaz	Emily & Yes	N/A	Emily & Yes
Troy	Kaz	KellyAnne & Tristan	Sarah & Theo	Jordan & Kaz	Sarah & Theo	Sarah & Theo	Emily & Yes	Jordan & Kaz	Sarah & Theo	N/A	Emily & Yes
Yes	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Ben & Kaycee	Amber & Troy	Bananas & Justine	Darrell & Kiki	Kaycee & Troy	Danny & Tori	Kaycee & Troy	N/A
Yes	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Jordan & Kaz	Jordan & Kaz	Bananas & Justine	Kaycee & Troy	Kaycee & Troy	KellyAnne & Tristan	Kaycee & Troy	N/A
Darrell	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Ben & Kaycee	Benja & Jodi	Bananas & Justine	Danny & Tori	Danny & Tori
Darrell	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Ben & Kaycee	Danny & Tori	Sarah & Theo	Emily & Yes	Danny & Tori
Kiki	Jujuy	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Ben & Kaycee	Benja & Jodi	Bananas & Justine	Danny & Tori	Danny & Tori
Kiki	Justine	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Ben & Kaycee	Danny & Tori	Sarah & Theo	Emily & Yes	Danny & Tori
KellyAnne	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Ben & Kaycee	Emily & Yes	N/A	Bananas & Justine	Kaycee & Troy		Danny & Tori
KellyAnne	N/A	Danny & Tori	Grant & Jonna	Grant & Jonna	N/A	Sarah & Theo	Kaycee & Troy		Sarah & Theo
Tristan	Jujuy	Benja & Jodi	Ben & Kaycee	Emily & Yes	N/A	Bananas & Justine	Kaycee & Troy		Danny & Tori
Tristan	Justine	Danny & Tori	Grant & Jonna	Grant & Jonna	N/A	Sarah & Theo	Kaycee & Troy		Sarah & Theo
Benja	Kaz	KellyAnne & Tristan	Ben & Kaycee	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Bananas & Justine
Benja	Kiki	Wes & Zara	Jordan & Kaz	Jordan & Kaz	Sarah & Theo	Sarah & Theo
Jodi	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	Ben & Kaycee	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Bananas & Justine
Jodi	N/A	Wes & Zara	Jordan & Kaz	Jordan & Kaz	Sarah & Theo	Sarah & Theo
Amber	N/A	Benja & Jodi	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Bananas & Justine
Amber	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	Sarah & Theo	Jordan & Kaz	Sarah & Theo	Sarah & Theo
Ben	Kaz	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	Benja & Jodi	KellyAnne & Tristan
Ben	Kiki	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Sarah & Theo
Bananas	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi
Bananas	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Darrell & Kiki
Justine	Kaz	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi	Emily & Yes	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi
Justine	Kiki	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Grant & Jonna	Emily & Yes	Darrell & Kiki
Jonna	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	Benja & Jodi	Jordan & Kaz
Jonna	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Sarah & Theo
Grant	Kaz	KellyAnne & Tristan	Benja & Jodi	Jordan & Kaz
Grant	Kaz	KellyAnne & Tristan	KellyAnne & Tristan	Sarah & Theo
Wes	N/A	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi
Wes	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan	Benja & Jodi
Zara	Kiki^[10]	Benja & Jodi	Benja & Jodi
Zara	Kiki^[10]	KellyAnne & Tristan	Benja & Jodi
Nia	N/A	KellyAnne & Tristan
Nia	N/A	Sarah & Theo
Rodrigo	Kaz	KellyAnne & Tristan
Rodrigo	Kiki	Sarah & Theo
Jujuy	Kaz
Jujuy	Kiki
Nelson	N/A
Claudia
Nathan

Notes[]

↑ It was announced at nominations that Nathan was medically unable to continue in the game, so the male elimination was canceled.
↑ Due to a stalemate in nominations, all teams were eligible to be chosen by the winners.
↑ Grant was medically disqualified from the competition following the "Rocketman" challenge after injuring his knee missing the inflatable on his jump. Jonna was disqualified for being his partner. The elimination was canceled as a result.
↑ Ben was medically disqualified prior to the "Ripcord Recon" challenge due to illness. Kaycee was originally disqualified, but after learning she was pregnant, Amber decided to leave in her place so that Kaycee and Troy can continue. As a result, Kaycee & Troy became a team.
↑ Due to a stalemate in nominations, all teams were eligible to be chosen by the winners.
↑ The teams only voted in one team into the Arena following the "Downfall" challenge, and they will be the losers' opponents. However, the vote was a stalemate, and the vote was left up to the losers, Kaycee & Troy.
↑ Sarah & Theo were medically disqualified from the Final Challenge on Day 1 after Theo rolled his ankle and was unable to continue.
↑ Due to a tie between Danny & Tori and Kaycee & Troy, a re-vote was staged.
↑ The teams only voted in one team into the Arena following the "Downfall" challenge, and they will be the losers' opponents. However, the vote was a stalemate, and the vote was left up to the losers, Kaycee & Troy.
↑ The winners' vote was tied between Kaz and Kiki. Because only the women were competing, Zara's vote was named the tiebreaker.

Episodes[]

Episode		Original Release Date
1	"Run the World"	March 8, 2023
2	"When Worlds Collide"	March 8, 2023
3	"Us Against the World"	March 15, 2023
4	"World on Fire"	March 22, 2023
5	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	March 29, 2023
6	"Brave New World"	April 5, 2023
7	"The New World Order"	April 12, 2023
8	"What in the World?"	April 19, 2023
9	"Transform the World"	April 26, 2023
10	"Cruel World"	May 3, 2023
11	"Weight of the World"	May 10, 2023
12	"World Domination"	May 17, 2023

Trivia[]

Brad Fiorenza and Jenny West were flown to South Africa with the initial cast to serve as alternates in case anybody was disqualified. They were eventually sent home after being unused.
Sol Pérez is the only winner of the World Championship series to not compete on World Championship. She later revealed that she was cast but was unable to go due to not being vaccinated for yellow fever, and no one was able to vaccinate her in time due to a holiday.
The villa that the contestants stayed in this season was used again in All Stars 4.

The Challenge Seasons
Flagship Road Rules: All Stars · Real World/Road Rules Challenge · Challenge 2000 · Extreme Challenge · Battle of the Seasons (2002) · Battle of the Sexes · The Gauntlet · The Inferno · Battle of the Sexes 2 · The Inferno II · The Gauntlet 2 · Fresh Meat · The Duel · The Inferno 3 · The Gauntlet III · The Island · The Duel II · The Ruins · Fresh Meat II · Cutthroat · Rivals · Battle of the Exes · Battle of the Seasons (2012) · Rivals II · Free Agents · Battle of the Exes II · Battle of the Bloodlines · Rivals III · Invasion of the Champions · Dirty 30 · Vendettas · Final Reckoning · War of the Worlds · War of the Worlds 2 · Total Madness · Double Agents · Spies, Lies & Allies · Ride or Dies · Battle for a New Champion · Battle of the Eras · Vets & New Threats Champs vs. Stars Champs vs. Pros · Champs vs. Stars 1 · Champs vs. Stars 2 All Stars All Stars 1 · All Stars 2 · All Stars 3 · All Stars 4 · All Stars: Rivals Global USA 1 · Australia · Argentina · UK · World Championship · USA 2 Other Spring Break Challenge · Sweden

[1] It was announced at nominations that Nathan was medically unable to continue in the game, so the male elimination was canceled.

[2] Due to a stalemate in nominations, all teams were eligible to be chosen by the winners.

[3] Grant was medically disqualified from the competition following the "Rocketman" challenge after injuring his knee missing the inflatable on his jump. Jonna was disqualified for being his partner. The elimination was canceled as a result.

[4] Ben was medically disqualified prior to the "Ripcord Recon" challenge due to illness. Kaycee was originally disqualified, but after learning she was pregnant, Amber decided to leave in her place so that Kaycee and Troy can continue. As a result, Kaycee & Troy became a team.

[5] Due to a stalemate in nominations, all teams were eligible to be chosen by the winners.

[6] The teams only voted in one team into the Arena following the "Downfall" challenge, and they will be the losers' opponents. However, the vote was a stalemate, and the vote was left up to the losers, Kaycee & Troy.

[7] Sarah & Theo were medically disqualified from the Final Challenge on Day 1 after Theo rolled his ankle and was unable to continue.

[8] Due to a tie between Danny & Tori and Kaycee & Troy, a re-vote was staged.

[9] The teams only voted in one team into the Arena following the "Downfall" challenge, and they will be the losers' opponents. However, the vote was a stalemate, and the vote was left up to the losers, Kaycee & Troy.

[10] The winners' vote was tied between Kaz and Kiki. Because only the women were competing, Zara's vote was named the tiebreaker.

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