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The **Jawbreakers** were a former Marble League team introduced in Marble League 2016. They are white with multi-color swirls. Their last known team members were Candy, Sweet, Sugar, and Taffy. The team were known for their early success, finishing 7th overall in their debut season. They qualified for Marble League 2017 by finishing 10th in the Qualifiers, only to finish 13th overall with no medals.

After missing out on three consecutive Marble Leagues, followed up by a last-place finish in Marble League Showdown 2020, the team retired in 2021 and were replaced by the Gliding Glaciers.

## Team Members

### Athletes

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Candy, Tidbit, Mouthful and Tongue Twister were the original members of the Jawbreakers. In 2017, Tidbit, Mouthful and Tongue Twister were dismissed for their ill treatment of Candy. They were replaced by Sweet, Sugar, and Taffy, while Candy stayed in the team.

In 2018, Tidbit rejoined the team as the reserve member, while Candy, Sweet, Sugar, and Taffy remain the current members of the Jawbreakers. Candy was elevated to the role of captain in 2019.

### Coaches

Note: Events include any kind of events (friendly rounds, other tournaments, ...).

## History

### Pre-Marble League

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The Jawbreakers, or at least their current team captain Candy, come from the city of Jawnair, a South American city located on the southeastern coast. The four original members of the Jawbreakers, Candy, Tidbit, Mouthful and Tongue Twister, were involved in professional marble wrestling. They competed in lucha marbre leagues, including the popular Extreme Lucha Marbre Championship. Here Candy was known as "Royal Candy, the Jawbreaker", and was one of the elite four of the league, along with their original teammates. In fact, the four became such fierce rivals for many years, leading to distaste for each other at times.

The four were all famous as individual wrestlers, but made headlines in 2010 when they competed together in an exhibition race as part of the Surculo in Numerun Antigua. The race was a short sand race down the Colina Umerun by teams from other sports leagues to raise money for the preservation of the old city center. Thousands of their fans from across Central and South America had petitioned the ELMC to allow the elite four to compete as a team. After many signatures, the four applied together, using Candy's nickname for their team, the Jawbreakers.

The Jawbreakers did really well in the race, despite their lack of synergy. Much to everyone's surprise, they came third. Even more surprising was that the race was won by a group of BASE jumpers who nearly overslept after going out the night before. That team later retired from their sport and joined the Surculo as the Jungle Jumpers. The race showed that the four Jawbreakers team members had more in common than they thought, and so they, determined to beat the Jungle Jumpers, decided to participate in the Surculo.

The Jawbreakers eventually managed to beat their rivals as they won the 2015 Surculo championship. When Marble League 2016 was announced, the Surculo was offered three places for the top three teams. The Jawbreakers accepted the invitation, and were joined by the runners-up, the Rojo Rollers, while the fourth-placed Jungle Jumpers declined the invite as they expressed a desire to compete in the Surculo once more.

### 2016

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The Jawbreakers started off Marble League 2016 by coming joint 11th in the first event, Balancing, getting the same score as the Thunderbolts. This was followed by two back-to-back silver medals in the next two events, the Relay Race and Collision, taking them into 2nd overall. A fourth place finish for Candy in Event 4, the Sand Rally, saw the team drop to 3rd overall. Unfortunately, the team didn't do well for the rest of the competition, earning only three more points, one in High Jump and two in Team Pursuit. The team finished in 7th overall.

### 2017

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During the offseason, the Jawbreakers underwent a major shakeup when Candy started to accuse their teammates of treating them poorly. Tidbit, Mouthful, and Tongue Twister resented Candy's bossiness and left the team feeling bitter, hoping the team would do poorly. Candy decided to recruit Sugar, Sweet and Taffy from Jawnair's premier wrestling league. The new team competed in the Marble League 2017 Qualifiers. They overall had a mediocre performance, but a first place finish for Sugar in the Sand Race was enough for the team to qualify in 11th place.

The Jawbreakers were optimistic going into Marble League 2017. However, the team had mainly middle of the pack finishes. They didn't manage to get onto the podium at all, with their closest finish being a fourth place finish for Taffy in Event 8, the High Jump. The Jawbreakers finished the year in 13th place. During the offseason, Tidbit came back to Candy and apologized to them for all their arguments in the past. Much to Tidbit's relief, Candy forgave them and gave them a spot in the team as reserve member.

### 2018

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Hoping to make up for their disappointing performance the previous year, the Jawbreakers competed in the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers. Seeded into Group A, the team once again had mainly mid-table finishes. Unfortunately, all they could manage were a series of mid to lower table finishes, leading them to finish in sixth overall in their group, failing to qualify for Marble League 2018. After watching the competition from the stands, they took part in the Marble League 2018 Consolation Race, where Taffy came in last.

The Jawbreakers continued to falter in the next two offseason event. Sugar DNF'd in the 100 Meter Water Race, and the team came 10th in the Amazing Maze Marble Race, where they were able to finish in second in their group, only to be eliminated in the group runners-up standings.

### 2019

The Jawbreakers were not expected to do well in the Marble League 2019 Qualifiers. They failed to come above 12th in any of the events, and finished in 17th overall, failing to qualify for Marble League 2019. It became clear that the Jawbreakers were not the same as their 2016 form. In fact, former team members had been wishing bad luck upon the team ever since they left the team.

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Once the Marble League Showdown was announced, the Jawbreakers decided to reconcile. They acquired Gummy as their coach and appointed Candy as team captain as they started training for the Marble League Showdown 2019. The team had a strong start to the Showdown, with Candy winning a gold medal in the Sand Rally, their first medal in over two years.

Unfortunately, the Jawbreakers could not keep this new form up and finished every subsequent event within the bottom half. Thankfully though, they were still able to qualify for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, finishing fifth overall in the Showdown.

### 2020

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In the offseason, reserve member Tidbit recruited former teammate Mouthful as their team manager to help keep team members in line, much to Candy's dismay. The Jawbreakers competed in the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, but only placed 18th overall after a less than mediocre performance. The team again could only manage bottom half performances, apart from Candy's 4th place finish in Funnel Endurance. They failed to qualify for Marble League 2020 for the third year in a row and were relegated and went on to compete in Marble League Showdown 2020.

Unfortunately, the Jawbreakers' downward spiral continued. They finished in the bottom three for all but one event, a fourth place finish in the Black Hole Funnel, making the team finish in last place overall. They would miss their fourth Marble League in a row after their poor finish meant they would not be competing in the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers.

### Retirement

After their poor performances in the last three years, up to Marble League Showdown 2020, the Jawbreakers decided to not participate in Marble League Showdown 2021, and retired from Marble Sports, making them the first team from Marble League 2016 to retire. They were replaced by the Gliding Glaciers. In their final race as Marble Sports athletes, the Marble League 2021 Practice Race, they sent out their team captain, Candy, as they finished 18th to finish their marble sports career.

### Qualifiers

The Jawbreakers failed to qualify for Marble League 2018. They competed in Group A.

## Marble League 2019

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### Qualifiers

The Jawbreakers failed to qualify for Marble League 2019.

## Marble League Showdown 2019

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The Jawbreakers qualified for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers.

### Qualifiers

The Jawbreakers failed to qualify for Marble League 2020.

## Marble League Showdown 2020

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The Jawbreakers failed to qualify for the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers.

## Trivia

* The Jawbreakers were the first team that debuted in 2016 to retire.
* The Jawbreakers are the only retired team as of 2021 to have participated in multiple Marble Leagues.
* The Jawbreakers are the only team as of 2021 to have qualified for a consective Marble League after finishing 7th in their previous season, which they did in 2016.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 dionnoib (13th April 2021). Official announcement:. Reddit.
2. ↑ Stynth (27th January 2019). The Teams You’ll Miss In The 2019 Marble League. Jelle's Marble Runs.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stynth (8th August 2020). Offseason Moments – ML2020 Showdown. Jelle's Marble Runs.
4. ↑ Skystrykr (15th March 2019). 2019 MarbleLympics - Team Members. Reddit.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Stynth (8th May 2020). RetRollSpective – Jawbreakers. Jelle's Marble Runs.