Marble Games 2020

**Marble Games 2020** was the inaugural Marble Games tournament presented on GABE+ during the 2020 holiday season. The Games premiered on Thanksgiving Day (November 26, 2020) with new episodes/events airing every other day until the finale on Christmas morning (December 25, 2020).

## Hosting

The 2020 Marble Games were hosted at the GABE+ Arena located on Grand Valhalla Island. The Rules Committee is currently engaged in discussions regarding future host sites. As of now, GABE+ Arena continues to remain the sole host of the Marble Games.

## Teams

Sixteen teams took part in the 2020 Marble Games.

## Main Tournament

### Event Seven: Curling

\* Closest to the button.

Rankings for 5th-8th based on result in the quarter-final.
Rankings for 9th-16th based on result in the first round.

## Trivia

* Marble League 2020 was the first competition since [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Marble\_League\_2017 Marble League 2017] where all four prequalified teams have never prequalified for the Marble League before.
	+ This was the first year that the Savage Speeders *had* to qualify in order to appear in the Marble League.
	+ Additionally, the Savage Speeders are the first team to win both the Qualifiers and Main Tournament of a Marble League.
* The tournament was sponsored by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and is thus the first season of the Marble League to have a head sponsor. After each event, John Oliver donated $5,000 to a food bank in the name of the winning team. The [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Savage\_Speeders Savage Speeders] got an $20,000 dollar donation in their name to the International Rescue Committee, the overall winner of Marble League.
* This was the first Marble League without the [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Pinkies Pinkies] and the [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Indigo\_Stars Indigo Stars] since the teams' debut.
	+ The Pinkies, notably, had previously appeared in every Marble League since its [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Marble\_League\_2016 inaugural season].
* This was the fourth season in a row that the [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Rojo\_Rollers Rojo Rollers] and [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Kobalts Kobalts] have failed to qualify.
	+ Notably, the Kobalts even failed to qualify for the 2020 ML Qualifiers.
* This was the third season in a row that the [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Jawbreakers Jawbreakers], [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Shining\_Swarm Shining Swarm], and [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Team\_Primary Team Primary] have failed to qualify.
	+ This was the third season that the [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Snowballs Snowballs] have failed to qualify.
* The [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Savage\_Speeders Savage Speeders] were the first team to win multiple Marble League titles after having won in 2016. Interestingly, the Savage Speeders, O'rangers, and Midnight Wisps were the only three teams that were able to win the Marble League title going into event 16: [./https://jellesmarbleruns.fandom.com/wiki/Marble\_League\_2020\_Event\_16:\_Marble\_Marathon\_and\_Closing\_Ceremony Marble Marathon]. All three of these teams are previous Marble League champions (Savage Speeders in 2016, O'rangers in 2017, and Midnight Wisps in 2018). While the Minty Maniacs finished 3rd overall in 2020, they were eliminated from contention for the title before the final event.
* This is the first time that the winner of the overall championship didn't finish on the podium in the final event.

1. ↑ LastWeekTonight (17th May 2020). Coronavirus VII: Sports: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO).