The War is Just Beginning

The War is Just Beginning is the season premiere of The Challenge: Reality Showdown.

Description
The Challenge Veterans ride out to the middle of the desert to find the Prospects and pair off into teams.

Challenge
Location: Namibia Challenge: Impending Dune This game will be played in male and female heats. They will start on the top of a sand dune, and a bunch of balls will be released. The players will retrieve the ball and trade it for puzzle pieces. They will race down the sand dune and solve their puzzle. Their order will determine the rankings for the team draft. The last-place male and female Prospects will be eliminated.

Results:

Team Draft
The order that the Prospects finished in the "Impending Dune" challenge determine the order for how teams were picked. Each Prospect chose a Veteran of the opposite gender.