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Marble League Showdown 2020 Event 2: Halfpipe

The Chocolatiers vs. Team Primary in Heat 8

The **Halfpipe** was the second event of Marble League Showdown 2020. It was held on 15 August 2020.

## Event

In the Halfpipe event, 4 marbles from 2 teams roll down a chute onto the halfpipe and try to stay rolling for as long as possible while slowly making their way towards the bottom of the halfpipe. The time for the slowest three marbles across the line are added together to give the team their score. The results from each heat are combined and the slowest team across the finish line wins. If there is a tie, the team's slowest marble's time will be used to break the tie. Each team has two attempts and the total of both runs is their final result.

## Trivia

* The tie between the Turtle Sliders and Shining Swarm cannot be broken as both teams have accumulated a 7th and 9th place finish.
Marble League 2018 Event 5: Speed Skating

Misty from the Hazers racing Wospy from the Midnight Wisps

The fifth event of Marble League 2018 was held on the 23rd of February 2018. The event was **Speed Skating**.

## Event

Two marbles from different teams take part in each heat. The 20 metre oval track is split into an upper lane and a lower lane with one marble on each lane. The marble has to get to the end of the track as quickly as possible. The marble's time determines their finishing position.

## Results

* **Gold**: Misty - Hazers
* **Silver**: Rapidly - Savage Speeders
* **Bronze**: Snowflake - Snowballs

## Trivia

* This is the first event in which Team Momary (a merger between Team Momo and Team Primary) competed in. The merger happened due to Momomo suffering from altitude sickness and Momomomo getting a head injury in the previous event. Mimo came in to replace Momomo, but after Momomomo's injury they needed some more team members. Prim and Mary from Team Primary joined the team to form Team Momary.
* Rapidly from the Savage Speeders tied the previous Marble League record of 30.57 seconds. This was then beaten by Misty from the Hazers with a time of 30.34 seconds.
* There were two delays in this event due to editing issues. It was originally scheduled for 21 February and 22 February until it was finally released on 23 February.
MarBook

**MarBook** is a social media site. It is a yearly tradition to post joke events to raid Le Course de Sauvage, the stadium of the Savage Speeders, to try to find the secrets of the team. Although this happens every year, no raids have actually taken place.

## References

1. ↑ Stynth (24th January 2020). RetRollSpective – Savage Speeders. Marble Sports.
Last Marble Standing Event 3: Long Jump

Graze of Glory jump in Heat 1

The third event of Last Marble Standing was held on 8th June 2020, featuring the third event, **Long Jump**.

## Event

In the Long Jump event, it still has a long ramp that the marbles use to build up speed for their jump, but instead of jumping into a vat of smaller marbles, they are now jumping into sand instead. The further the marble jumps, the higher in the rankings they finish. After two heats of one jump per team, the marble with the furthest combined distance wins the event for their team.

## Standings After Event

\*Ties broken by medal countback.

 Trivia

* The tie between The Freshers and Milky Madness cannot be broken as both have a bronze medal, a 4th place finish, and a 6th place finish. Despite this, the latter was displayed as 5th overall.
* This is the first event in marble sports where the coach of a team took part, as 4Pint competed for Dairy Dash.
Jelle’s Marble League

**Jelle’s Marble League: The Game** is a video game based on the Marble League being developed by Big Head Games, a game-developing company in the UK.

On July 9th, 2021, Big Head Games announced that they will release the game in Q4 of 2021.

The press release stated the game would feature:

1. Three game modes (quick play, career, multiplayer)
2. All of the Marble League teams
3. A marble designer
4. Unique athletes with their own stats and characteristics
5. Drama events such as injuries
6. Commentary from Greg Woods
7. Career events
8. Arcade style game play with team management
9. 9 New gameplay teams:
	1. Pacific Pinwheels (PAC)
	2. Yarrbles (YAR)
	3. Lava Rockers (LAV)
	4. Foresters (FOR)
	5. Balls of Flame (BOF)
	6. Marvelous Bards (MAR)
	7. Jabber Brocky (JBR)
	8. Wicked Wickies (WIW)
	9. Yetis (YET)

Shortly after the announcement, an Indiegogo was set up. The aim is to have a Beta version ready for October 2021. The target was reached on August 7, 2021.

## References

1. ↑ Big Head Games. Big Head Games.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Garlicthief (9th July 2020). MARBLE LEAGUE - THE GAME - OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Reddit.
3. ↑ Big Head Games. Jelle's Marble League - Video Game. Indiegogo.
List of Appearances in the Marble Rally

This is a list of appearances in the Marble Rally. A total of 43 different marbles have competed in the Marble Rally.

* This page is accurate as of Race 10 of Marble Rally Season 6, unless otherwise indicated.

## Debut of Marbles

 2017 | Blizzard Blaster, Lollipop, Nemo, Red Number 3 | 4
 2018 | Ducktape, Grasshopper, Phoenix, Superball | 4
 2019 | Cool Moody | 1
 S6 | Amethyst | 1

## Most Medals Earned

This is a list of Marble Rally competitors that have earned the most medals in the Marble Rally. Ties are broken by the number of Gold Medals, Silver Medals and Bronze Medals.

## Most Points Earned

This is a list of Marble Rally competitors that have earned the most points in the Marble Rally.

## Other Rankings

### Races since last podium

Note: If the competitor has not podiumed, it will be how many events they have competed in.

### Races since last race win

Note: If the competitor has not won a race, it will be how many events they have competed in.

### Percentage of total points earned

Percentages relative to the maximum amount of points each marble could have earned (winning all events at each Marble Rally in which the marble competed).
Marble League 2022 Event 6: Funnel Endurance

Sterling from the Shining Swarm holds on for the win in the final

The sixth event of Marble League 2022 was held on the 13th November 2022, featuring the sixth event, **Funnel Endurance**.

## Event

   Funnel Endurance is a solo event where the objective is to stay in the funnels for as long as possible. In each heat, eight marbles enter a track with ten funnels, alternating between orange Hubelino funnels & green MaBoRun funnels. The slowest four marbles in each heat advance to the final, where the last marble to exit the final funnel wins.
Marble League Showdown 2021

The logo for the season

The **Marble League Showdown 2021** was the secondary competition to Marble League 2021 and the third Marble League Showdown.

## Teams

The twelve teams that failed to qualify for Marble League 2021 participated in the Showdown.

## Trivia

* On 22 July 2021, it was revealed that the Showdown had been expanded to 8 events for the first time.
* On 22 August 2021, it was also revealed that there will be no relegation, and that the relegated teams for next year’s Showdown will be four new or returning teams that will compete in Marble League Showdown 2022.
* This marks the first Showdown where all participating teams won at least one medal.
	+ Coincidentally, the main Marble League also had all its participating teams win at least one medal.

## References

1. ↑ Merlin\_Marble (22nd August 2021). Official Announcement Regarding Relegation for Showdown '21. Reddit.
Marble League 2023 Event 4: Block Pushing

Midnight Wisps break the record

The fourth event of Marble League 2023 was held on the 24th October 2023, featuring the fourth event, **Block Pushing**.

## Event

In the Block Pushing event, teams of 4 marbles descend down a ramp before colliding with a block. The objective of the event is to shove the block as far as possible down the team's lane, without dislodging the block or a marble out of the lane.

4 teams run simultaneously, with each team receiving exactly 1 push in all lanes. After 4 pushes, every team's score is calculated by summing their 2 furthest pushes. The team with the highest score wins. All measures are rounded to the nearest 1/20 cm, or 5 mm.

## Results

\*The Bumblebees initially broke the record. This was surpassed by the Midnight Wisps later in the same event.

## Trivia

* A production error was made at the halfway point of the event; the provisional standings unintentionally listed the final event placements for each of the teams in Groups A & B.
	+ Less than an hour after the video was originally uploaded, the video was taken down, presumably due to the error spoiling the event victor. It was then reuploaded on the same day.
* The Bumblebees won their first ever gold medal, thus ensuring that every active Marble League team has won at least 1 gold medal in a main league or Showdown.
	+ By extension, the Bumblebees have won a gold medal for the first time since the 2018 Hubelino Tournament. This amounts to a final drought length of 1,818 days.
List of Appearances in the Marble League Showdown

This is a list of Appearances in the Marble League Showdown. A total of 28 different teams have competed in the Marble League Showdown.

* This page is accurate as of Event 6 of Marble League Showdown 2023 unless otherwise indicated.

## Debut of Teams

 2020 | Chocolatiers, Indigo Stars, Jungle Jumpers, Pinkies | 4
 2021 | Balls of Chaos, Midnight Wisps, Oceanics, Solar Flares, Team Galactic | 5
 2022 | Black Jacks, Hazers, Purple Rockets, Team Plasma, Thunderbolts, Wolfpack | 6
 2023 | Green Ducks | 1

## Most Medals Earned

* This is a list of Marble League Teams that have earned the most medals in the Marble League Showdown.
* Ties are broken by the number of Gold Medals, Silver Medals and Bronze Medals.

## Most Points Earned

* This is a list of Marble League Teams that have earned the most points in the Marble League Showdown.

## Other Rankings

### Events since last medal

Note: If the team has not won a medal it will be how many events they have competed in.

### Events since last gold medal

Note: If the team has not won a gold medal it will be how many events they have competed in.

### Events since last 16th place

Note: If the team has not finished in last place it will be how many events they have competed in.

### Percentage of total points earned

Percentages relative to the maximum amount of points each team could have earned (winning all events at each Marble League Showdown in which the team competed).

### Average event position

The average finishing position for each team. From 2022 the number of teams was expanded from 12 to 16.

### Consistency

A measure of which team is most consistent in their finishing position using the standard deviation (the smaller the standard deviation, the more consistent the team's finishes).
Marble League 2023 Event 16: Honeydome Grand Prix and Closing Ceremony

The sixteenth and final event of Marble League 2023 was held on the 9th of December 2023, not only featuring the sixteenth event, the **Honeydome Grand Prix**, but also the **Closing Ceremony**.

## Event

   In the Honeydome Grand Prix, 16 marbles from different teams race down the Honeydome, the racetrack of the Bumblebees known from Marbula One. The first marble across the finish line after a certain number of laps wins. Starting grid positions are determined from the results of Event 15, the Sand Rally.

## Closing Ceremony

The Closing Ceremony began with Jelle and Dion Bakker carrying the Marble League Trophy to the front of the final podium. They were then joined by the JMA and Queen Beetrix. Then, the teams ranked 4th to 16th rolled down to the podium, beginning with Team Plasma (16th), and continuing in ascending order up to the Pinkies (4th). The top 3 teams were then brought up onto the podium, starting with the Savage Speeders (3rd), followed by the Bumblebees (2nd), and finally the Marble League Champions, the Crazy Cat's Eyes (1st). Queen Beetrix presented the members of each podium team with a medal before Jelle and Dion presented the Marble League Trophy to the Crazy Cat's Eyes. Gold glitter then fell from above onto the podium. The Crazy Cat's Eyes then brought their trophy in front of their fans to celebrate. Red Eye then set off a marble run in the shape of ML, which led into a row of dominoes that fell, starting a second marble run in the shape of 23, leading to the extinguishing of the Marble League flame. The Crazy Cat's Eyes were then seen in a hot tub with Queen Beetrix. After the credits rolled and the final standings were shown, the display froze over, revealing the logo of the Gliding Glaciers as their chant played, announcing them as the hosts of Marble League 2024.
Marble League 2019 Event 13: Elimination Race

Bird's-eye view of a part of the course

The thirteenth event of the Marble League 2019, the **Elimination Race**, was held on 1 June 2019 after being planned to be uploaded on 31 May, but a technical issue pushed it back to the day after.

The thirteenth event was originally supposed to be the Trampoline, but due to equipment not being available for the event, it was replaced by the Elimination Race.

## Event

In the event 8 marbles go down a course made from Gravitrax, it has a lot of different obstacles and the marbles need to find their way through as fast as possible. The last marble to cross the line (or in case of an DNF, the marble who is the furthest of the finish) gets eliminated, hence the name Elimination Race.

## Results

### Heats

Note: fastest times are indicated with **bold text**.

\*Mandarin's DNF was caused by a track defect. The O'rangers were later awarded two consolation points.

### Final

* **Gold**: Rezzy - Raspberry Racers
* **Silver**: Quacky - Green Ducks
* **Bronze**: Red Eye - Crazy Cat's Eyes

## Final Results

\* The O'rangers were awarded two consolation points due to getting stuck on a track defect.

## Standings After Event

**Orange:** Not able to win Marble League 2019 but top 3 still possible.
**Red:** Not able to finish in the top 3.

## Trivia

* After a poor Marble League and another poor performance in the Elimination Race, the Oceanics' manager Reef was called in and fired coach Tide.
Marble League Chants

Marble League teams have chants that can be heard while the team is competing. The majority of chants were recorded by Time Check, an a cappella group from Marist College in New York.

## Trivia

* The Crazy Cat's Eyes' chant is to the tune of the Colonel Bogey March.
* The Rojo Rollers' chant parodies "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)", which is heard on the Pirates of the Caribbean attractions at the Disney theme parks.
* The Thunderbolts' chant resembles the song "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC.
* The Chocolatiers' chant is similar to the character who screams "CHOCOLATE!" in the *SpongeBob SquarePants* episode "Chocolate With Nuts".
* The Gliding Glaciers' chant is to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic.
* The Solar Flares' chant is a reference to *Dark Souls*.
* The Turtle Sliders' chant is a reference to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
* The Midnight Wisps' chant is to the tune of the Westminster Quarters.
* The Minty Maniacs' chant is to the tune of Maniac by Michael Sembello.
* The Indigo Stars' chant is based off of the 12-bar blues progression.
* The Jungle Jumpers' chant is a reference to the Tarzan Yell.
Marble League Showdown 2021 Event 1: 5 Meter Sprint

* Event
* Podium

The **5 Meter Sprint** was the first event of Marble League Showdown 2021. It was held on 22 August 2021.

## Event

   In the 5 Meter Sprint, one marble from each team rolls down a sloped 5 meter long track as quickly as they can. The first marble to cross the finish line advances to the final, along with the fastest runner-up across all 3 heats.
Marble League 2017 Event 8: High Jump

Yellah from Mellow Yellow's record breaking moment

The eighth event of Marble League 2017 was held on the 1st of August 2017. The event was the **High Jump**.

## Event

The High Jump returns with some differences to Marble League 2016. Instead of an elimination type event, each team gets a chance to do their best jump. One marble from each team rolls down a steep track onto a ramp and then attempts to jump over a bar. If they clear the jump they move onto a higher bar. Each marble is given three attempts to clear the height. If they can't clear the height after three attempts, they are out. The marble that clears the highest jump gets the most points.

## Results

* **Gold**: Yellah - Mellow Yellow
* **Silver**: Mandarin - O'rangers
* **Bronze**: Mimo - Team Momo

## Trivia

* Cosmo of Team Galactic had almost cleared the 37.5 cm jump on their final attempt. However, despite getting the height, Cosmo landed on the bar and bounced back. They were unable to clear 38.0 cm.
* Cocoa of the Chocolatiers also landed on the bar in one of their attempts at 36.5 cm.
* Mimo, who replaced Momomomo, competed in their first individual event and managed to win the bronze medal from this event for Team Momo.
* Yellah of Mellow Yellow broke the previous high jump record of 37.5 cm by clearing 38.0 cm before failing three times at 38.5 cm. They also cleared every single height up to 38.0 cm with only one attempt. Yellah's performance in this event made Mellow Yellow jump 5 places into 3rd place in the overall standings.
Marble League 2017 Event 2: Long Jump

Cocoa from the Chocolatiers' winning jump

The second event of Marble League 2017 was held on 4th July 2017. The event was the **Long Jump**.

## Event

Returning from the 2016 season, the Long Jump event comes back with a slight change. Like the Marble League 2016 Long Jump, the new one still has a long ramp that the marbles use to build up speed for their jump, but instead of jumping into a vat of smaller marbles, they are now jumping into sand. The further the marble jumps, the higher in the rankings they finish.

## Results

* **Gold**: Cocoa - Chocolatiers
* **Silver**: Wespy - Midnight Wisps
* **Bronze**: Bolty - Thunderbolts
Marble League 2019 Event 7: Block Pushing

The Midnight Wisps win their first gold medal of Marble League 2019 with a push of 68.2 cm against the Crazy Cat's Eyes

### Link

Marble Race: MarbleLympics 2019 E7 - Block Pushing

## Medals

### Third Place

Mellow Yellow

The seventh event of Marble League 2019 was held on the 10th of May 2019. The event was the **Block Pushing**.

## Event

Block Pushing returned to the Marble League but is slightly different to Block Pushing in 2017. Two teams roll down a track into a block and push it as far as they can. The teams will then push again in the opposite lane and their highest result will be their score for the event. The team with the highest score wins the gold medal. There are no semifinals or finals. The blocks have also been made lighter for the safety of the competitors.

## Results

* **Gold**: Midnight Wisps
* **Silver**: Team Galactic
* **Bronze**: Mellow Yellow

* Tiebreakers are based by the secondary results.

## Trivia

* Starry from Team Galactic suffered from a minor internal injury during this event meaning they couldn't participate in Event 9, the Hurdles Race, which they had previously won.

## References

1. ↑ Stynth (17th September 2019). RetRollSpective – Team Galactic (Updated). Marble Sports.
Marble League 2020 Event 5: Long Jump

Bolt's jump measured

### Link

Last Week Tonight presents: ML2020 E5 Long Jump - Marble Race by Jelle's Marble Runs

## Medals

### Third Place

Yelley - Mellow Yellow

The fifth event of Marble League 2020 was held on the 12th July 2020, featuring the fifth event, **Long Jump.**

## Event

In the Long Jump event, marbles start from the top of a long ramp that allows them to build up speed for their jump before jumping into a sand pit. The further the marble jumps, the higher in the rankings they finish. Distance is measured from the back of the marble's first imprint in the sand.

## Trivia

* A production error occurred in this event. The leaderboard after the event had several misplaced teams, due to errors in calculation. This caused the Balls of Chaos (4th, 51 pts), Raspberry Racers (5th), Bumblebees (10th), Green Ducks (11th), and Team Momo (12th, 32 pts) to be displayed in the incorrect places as noted in the brackets. The actual standings are shown above.
* After the event, $5,000 was donated to the Food Bank For New York City in the name of the Crazy Cat's Eyes, the gold medalists in the event.
Marble League 2020 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Balancing

The Minty Maniacs' winning round

The first event of Marble League 2020 was held on the 21st June 2020, not only featuring the first event, **Balancing**, but also the **Opening Ceremony**.

## Opening Ceremony

   The opening ceremony started with the entrance of Stardust, the King and also the Mascot of the nation of Team Galactic. This was followed by the arrival of the Marble League Trophy which was placed below the Marble League cauldron. Stardust was then joined by the seven members of JMR staff, including Jelle and Dion Bakker and Greg Woods. They were followed by 10 members of the JMRC. Then the 16 qualified teams entered the ceremony one by one with their team, led by their coaches. The first team were the hosts, Team Galactic, who carried the Marble League torch, before being followed by the rest of the teams.

   After the processions, Team Galactic released a small ball bearing down a Gravitrax track, releasing more ball bearings and included a Newton's cradle. The final ball bearing set off a row of dominoes which eventually collided with a teleport which sent the torch up to the cauldron, officially starting Marble League 2020.

## Event

In balancing, teams of four marbles must roll down a track with no walls on it, referred to as a balance beam. If a marble falls off the track, its distance from the start (in centimeters) will be tallied and counted towards the team's final score. Any marble who reaches the green zone at the end of the track earns the maximum individual score of 130, which is also added toward the team's final score. A marble *must* land in the green zone to score 130; any marble that reaches the end of the beam but does not land in the green zone will only score 120. The team with the highest collective score wins.

## Trivia

* After the event, $5,000 was donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank in the name of the Minty Maniacs, the gold medalists in the event.
* One of the members of the Hazers made an anti-record for this event for the lowest individual distance of only 7 cm.
Marble League 2023 Event 8: Balancing

The Raspberry Racers' heat

The eighth event of Marble League 2023 was held on the 2nd November 2023, featuring the eighth event, **Balancing**.

## Event

   In Balancing, teams of four marbles must roll down a track with no walls on it, referred to as a balance beam. If a marble falls off the track, its distance from the start (in centimeters) will be tallied and counted towards the team's final score. Any marble who reaches the green zone at the end of the track earns the maximum individual score of 130, which is also added toward the team's final score. A marble *must* land in the green zone to score 130; any marble that reaches the end of the beam but does not land in the green zone will only score 120. The team with the highest collective score wins. Ties are broken by furthest individual distances.
List of Locations in Marblearth

This is a list of locations in Marblearth.

* Accellaise
* Agatia Woods
* Amalanta
* Amsterjam
* Ancarnage
* Aslipi
* Belark
* Bermenghank
* Bewaring
* Bifornya
* Big Marble
* Binglyu
* Blancouver
* Bonebridge
* Bonsel
* Brace Isles
* Bright Hyu City
* Burnsville
* Bushnor
* Buzzkill
* Buzzpig
* Buzznya
* Cairoll
* Cassata
* Checkum
* Chi
* Chlorotopia
* Cloudcord
* Cornroll
* Dappel
* Doornse Gat
* Draklin
* Dundseed
* Dunduei
* Elsham
* Excelona
* Fantum
* Felynia
* Ferrel
* Furbank
* Galakonur
* Galeem
* Giradel
* Glidavik
* Globular Archipelago
* Greshen
* Hailfern
* Harva
* Helarve
* Herbotamia
* Himarblelayas
* Hummilon
* Hunluen
* Inharness
* International Space Marble
* Ionise
* Isble
* Isle Hyu
* Jamarbla
* Jawnair
* Jels
* Kebearing
* Koroc
* Lake Jamry
* Lemono
* Lewara
* Lindel
* Longdan
* Los Marbeles
* Lycinder
* Marblaysia
* Marblopolis
* Marblyland
* Melbloue
* Mellacai
* Mellowstone National Park
* Meteorine
* Minghyu
* Momili
* Mount Huaze
* Niagroll Falls
* Nijellen (previously Knikkegen)
* Noom
* Numerun
* Ochatona
* Old Zeldan
* Olkinhem
* Om
* Onyxburgh
* Orlango
* Osnow
* Pace
* Pastone
* Pawlaska
* Philamarblia
* Plymsnake
* Polaria
* Pollota
* Postum
* Quixote
* Rocketvok
* Rollence
* Rollkeepsie
* Rollsia
* Rosaka
* Roseport
* Rubow
* Sancitron
* Sheetersburg
* Skaigan
* Snoronto
* Sotsevsa
* Spiceno
* Startop Mountains
* Startove
* Stormholm
* Supozi
* Tapai
* Tartufo
* Thorston
* Toblel
* Tumbletown
* Van Gotterdam
* Vanillsinki
* Vellis
* Viola del Marb
* Wingdon
* Winterpeg
* Wyvermouth
* Yarbas
* Zuro
Marble League 2021 Event 11: Sand Mogul Race

Yellow from Mellow Yellow winning the event

The eleventh event of Marble League 2021 was held on the 20th August 2021, featuring the eleventh event, the **Sand Mogul Race**.

## Event

   In the Sand Mogul Race, 8 marbles from different teams race down an outdoor sand track. The fastest 4 marbles across the line move on to the final, where the first marble across the line wins.

## Trivia

* With a gold medal in the event, Mellow Yellow became the fourth team to win two back-to-back golds in Marble League, following the Balls of Chaos, the Midnight Wisps, and the Savage Speeders.
Marble League 2016 Event 11: Quartet Diving

Mellow Yellow's winning dive

The eleventh event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 6th September 2016. The event was **Quartet Diving**.

## Event

Each team descends down a short track before landing on four diving boards. The marbles dive off the board into a pool with a colored floor, each color representing different points. The team earns points based on the color of the tile when they first enter the water and for which tile they end up on. The points are:

* Edges or Red - 1
* Pink - 2
* Orange - 3
* Yellow - 4
* Purple - 5
* White - 6
* Green - 7
* Blue - 10

Each team also earns points based on the quality of the jump. The quality of jump points are between zero and one and are there to break any ties that may arise. The total of the quality of the jump and the entry and finishing positions gives each team their total score. Deductions are also awarded for clipping the edge of the pool, missing the pool or jumping out after a dive. If two or more marbles miss the pool, the team is disqualified.

## Results

* **Gold**: Mellow Yellow
* **Silver**: Oceanics
* **Bronze**: Limers

## Standings After Event

**Green:** Able to win Marble League 2016.

### Standings After Event (if current points system was used)

Note: Disqualifications are awarded 0 points. Any teams that were given consolation points were given two consolation points. In Event 2, the Snowballs were awarded 14 points, two for their 4th place finish and two consolation points. There are disagreements about numbers of points for disqualifications and consolation points and the Snowballs' Event 2 finish. This is one way of converting the ML16 results which was chosen after discussions between community members, there are other valid methods.

**Green**: Able to win Marble League 2016.

**Orange**: Unable to finish top 3 in Marble League 2016 in the original points system, but would have been possible using the current points system.

## Trivia

* The original upload was deleted and reuploaded several days later after controversy regarding the scoring system.
Marble League 2019 Event 11: Dirt Race

Pinky Toe overtakes Swifty to win the Pinkies their first gold medal

The eleventh event of Marble League 2019 was held on the 24th May 2019. The event was the **Dirt Race**.

## Event

The Dirt Race was a new event for the Marble League and was based on similar sand races that have appeared in previous Marble Leagues. One marble from each team rolls down a dirt track. The first four teams across the finish line from each heat move on to the next round.

## Heats

### Heat A

Marbles that did not finish are ranked by distance covered from the start of the race. The closer to the finish line, the higher the rank.

### Heat B

Marbles that did not finish are ranked by distance covered from the start of the race. The closer to the finish line, the higher the rank.

## Final

Marbles that did not finish are ranked by distance covered from the start of the race. The closer to the finish line, the higher the rank.

### Medals

* **Gold**: Pinky Toe - Pinkies
* **Silver**: Ducky - Green Ducks
* **Bronze**: Rozzy - Raspberry Racers
Marble League 2019 Event 9: Hurdles Race

Wuspy from the Midnight Wisps setting a new Marble League Record in the semifinals.

### Link

Marble Race: MarbleLympics 2019 E9 - Hurdles Race

## Medals

### Third Place

Foggy - Hazers

The ninth event of Marble League 2019 was held on the 17th May 2019. The event was the **Hurdles Race**.

## Event

In the Hurdles race, 1 marble from each of 4 teams races down a 5 meter track, on which are a series of K'nex flaps designed to slow them down. In the first 2 rounds, the first 2 marbles to cross the finish line in each heat move on in the event. In the final, the fastest marble wins the event.

## Results

### Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Trivia

* The Marble League record was broken twice in this event. The old record was set by Swifty of the Savage Speeders in 2017 with a time of 8.692 seconds. It was first broken by Kinnowin of the O'rangers with a time of 8.679 seconds in Heat 4, but it was broken again by Wuspy of the Midnight Wisps with a time of 8.552 seconds in semifinal A.
* A streaker from the stands managed to get onto the course and roll down the course after the heats. They were chased by security guards, were caught at the finish line and were escorted out of the stadium. They were later banned from the stadium.
* Quasar from Team Galactic took part in this event, even though his teammate Starry had won the event two years previously. This was because she suffered from a minor internal injury during Event 7, Block Pushing.

## References

1. ↑ Stynth (17th September 2019). RetRollSpective – Team Galactic (Updated). Marble Sports.
Marble League Showdown 2019

Marble League Showdown logo for the 2019 season.

The **Marble League Showdown 2019** was the secondary competition to Marble League 2019 and the first ever Marble League Showdown. There were 4 events.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in the Marble League Showdown 2019, including the 8 Marble League teams that failed to qualify for Marble League 2019, the top 2 Hubelino teams of the Hubelino Tournament 2018 and 2 fan-made teams.

### Fan Team Contest

The Fan Team Contest, introduced in 2019, allowed fans to submit a team for election to compete in the Marble League Showdown. There were a lot of different rules for the submission

**Phases**

* Submission phase from 26 February - 5 March
* Promotion phase from 6 March - 10 March
* Voting round 1 from 11 March - 15 March
* Voting round 2 from 18 March - 22 March

**Voting System**

* Voting Round 1 gave each voter the ability to choose up to 5 teams out of the 21 submitted teams to give a vote to. Then the net result was taken. In the end 8 teams advanced.
* Voting Round 2 used the "single transferable vote" system. Each voter would rank the 8 fan-made teams based on preference. The team with the least raw first-position votes had its votes transferred to whichever team the voter had ranked second. This went on for each round until only two teams remained.

**Voting Results**

* Voting Round 1: results
* Voting Round 2: results & raw votes

## Main Tournament

### Event 1: Sand Rally

Event 1 of the Marble League Showdown was the sand rally. The race was contested on the same course as the Marble League 2019 finale.

Event 1 Results:

### Event 2: Collision

Event 2 Results:

Rankings for 5th-8th based on result in the quarter-final.
Rankings for 9th-12th based on results in group stage.
Tiebreakers are based on points difference in the group stages.

## Standings

### Overall Standings

The bottom four teams (Shining Swarm, Kobalts, Turtle Sliders and Limers) failed to qualify for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers.

## Trivia

* The Marble League Showdown saw the Minty Maniacs return to a ML-related competition after previously withdrawing from participation in Marble League 2019 Qualifiers. They will be the first team to come out of "retirement".
* The four teams that did not place in the top eight (Shining Swarm, Kobalts, Turtle Sliders, and Limers) will participate next in the Marble League Showdown 2020.
* In the Balancing event, the Rojo Rollers were the only team that got less than 200 points.
	+ Ironically, this team won the first iteration of the event back in 2016.
* The tournament was sponsored by SeatGeek.
* Four teams from the Showdown went on to qualify for Marble League 2020 (Hornets, Team Momo, Bumblebees and Minty Maniacs), with Minty Maniacs finishing highest among them, in third place.
* The final event of the showdown was meant to be the 5-meter sprint, before it was replaced with Balancing.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geeism (31st March 2019). A debrief on how the voting went down for the Fan Team Contest. Reddit.
Klimduin Brechtdorp

View just before the third race of 2017.

**Klimduin Brechtdorp** (officially **Dopersduin**) is a sandhill located along the Oorsprongweg north of Schoorl, a small town north of Alkmaar, the Netherlands. This is an alternative more quiet location compared with the "famous" and overcrowded klimduin located at Schoorl itself.

## Track

In 2016, Klimduin Brechdorp held the final two races. It was a long and twisty course (The longest ever) and featured hairpins, rocks, banking and a pole in front of the finish line, amongst other features.

For the first two races held in Klimduin Brechtdorp in 2017, the track was given a short, sprint course lay-out. The next two races the lay-out was similar, but this time it was longer and a little more twisty. Klimduin Brechtdorp also hosted the final race in 2017. This time the lay-out was very long which resulted in it being the longest race (time) in 2017.

In 2018 races 3 and 4 would again be held in Klimduin Brechtdorp. The lay-out design was again a short, but quick track. This time also with a lot of twists and turns. The lay-out for race 7 was pretty similar, but the track was much longer. Just like in 2017, Klimduin Brechtdorp hosted the 2018 season's final race, this again being a long and difficult lay-out.

In 2020, Klimduin Brechtdorp held the opening four rounds. The track was relatively long and featured lots of left-straight-right sequences. There was also a high speed first section where the sand was dry, which saw six marbles, including front-runner Summer Sky and former champion Dragon's Egg, crash out in race one. The track for race 3/4 was more typical of the 2018 courses, with a quick opening sector with a medium-speed second half featuring a couple of fairly even splits, and times just below two minutes. There was also a Shuffle Board, the first used, on a mid-track banked corner. Under usual weather conditions, the race would have been quite clean and close racing, but rain caused the surface to deteriorate, causing multiple crashes, especially in race 4, which was won by Cobra. The last section of the track also significantly cut marbles speed, with many coming to a stop just before the line, notably Ghost Plasma and Crazy Cat's Eye. It later hosted the final two races of the season, on a course akin to the 2017 and 2018 final round tracks, with splits, twists, sharp turns, speed boosts and a long length. The track was also damaged by a hailstorm between rounds 11 and 12, making it more difficult for the finale.
Marble League 2021 Practice Race

Indie approaching the finish line

The **Marble League 2021 Practice Race** was a sand rally race held prior to the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers on 14th May 2021 in preparation for the Marble League 2021. All 28 active teams at the time competed, including the Jawbreakers and Hornets, for which it would be their last race.

Indie of the Indigo Stars managed to score a gold, the first ever to the team's name. Meanwhile, Rojo Uno of the Rojo Rollers replicated their success from the Marble League 2018 Consolation Race, placing second, and Momomomo demonstrated their leadership of Team Momo by placing third. Yelley from Mellow Yellow was in the lead for a majority of the race, but hit an obstacle and fell off of a bridge, stranding themselves until they were dislodged.

The event also included several announcements; the retirement of the Jawbreakers, the merging of the Hornets with the Bumblebees, the return of the Gliding Glaciers, and the arrival of a new team, the Solar Flares.

At the beginning of the race, an insect located in the starting gate blocked the Ghost Marble from releasing in order to clear out any stuck marbles.

## Trivia

* The top 4 teams in this Practice Race all managed to qualify for Marble League 2021.
List of Appearances in the Hubelino Tournament

This is a list of team appearances in the Hubelino Tournament. A total of 9 different teams have competed in the Hubelino Tournament.

## Debut of Teams

 2018 | Bumblebees | 1

\*The Golden Orbs were called the Golden Wisps in 2016 before changing their name for the 2018 Tournament.

## Most Medals Earned

* This is a list of Hubelino Teams that have earned the most medals in the Hubelino Tournament.
* Ties are broken by the number of Gold Medals, Silver Medals and Bronze Medals.

*Stats up to date up to HT18 Event 8*

## Most Points Earned

* This is a list of Hubelino Teams that have earned the most points in the Hubelino Tournament.

*Stats up to date up to HT18 Event 8*

## Other Rankings

### Percentage of total points earned

Percentages relative to the maximum amount of points each team could have earned (winning all events at each Hubelino Tournament in which the team competed).

*Stats up to date up to HT18 Event 8*

### Average event position

The average finishing position for each team

*Stats up to date up to HT18 Event 8*

### Consistency

A measure of which team is most consistent in their finishing position using the standard deviation (the smaller the standard deviation, the more consistent the team's finishes).

*Stats up to date up to HT18 Event 8*
Marble League 2023 Event 10: 5 Meter Relay

The photo finish between Team Momo and Thunderbolts in the final

The tenth event of Marble League 2023 was held on the 8th November 2023, featuring the tenth event, the **5 Meter Relay**.

## Event

   In the 5 Meter Relay, one marble from each team rolls down part of the track as quickly as they can. They then collide with the next marble on their team, setting them off to complete their part of the race. The fourth marble on the team completes the final part of the race. The first two teams to cross the finish line advance to the next round.

## Results

### Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Trivia

* This marks only the second time the Savage Speeders failed to podium in the Relay in the Marble League, the other time being in 2019.
Marble League 2023 Lead Cube Award

The Lead Cube Award is awarded to the team with the most points in the "last place" standings of the Marble League. Points are given out for the Lead Cube Award after each event based on the team's standing in the event. The winners of the Marble League 2023 Lead Cube Award were Team Plasma with 7 medals and 21 points.

## Rules

* The last place team is awarded the "Lead" medal and receives 4 points. If a team is disqualified, did not finish, or did not start it will also be rewarded with the "Lead" medal.
* The second to last place team is awarded the "Tin" medal and receives 3 points.
* The third from last place team is awarded the "Zinc" medal and receives 2 points.
* The fourth from last place team does not receive a medal but receives 1 point.
* Tie breakers are
	1. Number of Lead medals
	2. Number of Tin medals
	3. Number of Zinc medals
	4. Countback for worst finish
	5. Overall Marble League standings
	6. If still tied, listed in alphabetical order (Multiple Lead Cube Trophies will be awarded if still tied after the final event).
* If multiple teams are tied in an event, all tied teams will be given the highest point medal based on their place, taking the place of the lower point medal.

## Trivia

* This marks the first year in which the winner of the corresponding Marble League also placed on the podium for the Lead Cube Award.
Marble League 2019 Event 15: Collision

The Raspberry Racers vs. the Oceanics in Group D

The fifteenth and penultimate event of the Marble League 2019, **Collision**, was held on 9 June 2019. The iconic Marble League event returned after its absence in Marble League 2018.

## Event

Just like in the previous Collision events, it featured a group stage and then a knockout-stage. Unlike in the 2017 collision, the fidget spinners were removed. Instead of fidget spinners there were ball bearings which could be dislodged to create some action. In 2019, the reserve members also participated with their teams. Points are awarded per marble of the opponent that falls off.

## Knockout Stage

In case of a tie in the knockout stage, the marbles that didn't go off are put back in the gates and they do a tie-breaker until one of the teams wins.

## Results

Rankings for 5th-8th based on result in the quarter-final.
Rankings for 9th-16th based on results in group stage.

## Standings After Event

**Green:** Able to win Marble League 2019, automatically qualified for Marble League 2020.
**Red:** Not able to move up in the rankings.

## Trivia

* After another poor performance for the Oceanics, which confirmed their 16th place finish in Marble League 2019, the Oceanics' fans walked out of the stadium after the event.
* With this event, the Hazers automatically qualified for Marble League 2020, therefore rank-locking the top 3.
Marble League 2020 Event 15: Collision

The Savage Speeders winning the final match against the Thunderbolts

The fifteenth and penultimate event of Marble League 2020 was held on the 13th August 2020, featuring the fifteenth event, **Collision**.

## Event

In Collision, the 16 competing teams are divided into four groups of four. A match consists of all 5 marbles from 2 teams rolling into a center area and colliding with each other, attempting to keep as many of their marbles on the playing field as possible. Each team earns a point for each marble they keep in the arena. In the group stage, 3 points are awarded for a victory, 1 point for a draw, and no points for a defeat. After the group stage, the top 2 teams from each group advance to a knockout stage to determine the winner.

## Knockout stage

In case of a tie in the knockout stage, the marbles that didn't go off are put back in the gates and they do a tie-breaker until one of the teams wins.

## Standings After Event

**Purple:** Able to win Marble League 2020 and automatically qualified for Marble League 2021.
**Green:** Able to win Marble League 2020.
**Orange:** Not able to win Marble League 2020, but top 3 still possible.

## Trivia

* After the event, $5,000 was donated to the Weld Food Bank in the name of the Savage Speeders, the gold medalists in the event.
* This event marked the end of Thunderbolts' medal drought, ending on par with the Oceanics' 27.
* This event also eliminated the Minty Maniacs as title contenders, thereby confirming that Marble League 2020 will be the first time the champions have been crowned before.
* There were two production errors in this episode. The results table showed that Mellow Yellow got five points in the group stages when they got four. The table also showed Mellow Yellow as coming 7th when they came 8th (the points were inline with coming 8th).
* In 2019 Collision, the O'rangers got first while the Savage Speeders got last, and this year the Savage Speeders got first and the O'rangers got last.
* This event also marks the first time that the O'rangers finished last in a Marble League event not including DNFs.
* After this event, the Savage Speeders are at the top of the leaderboard. They became the first team to lead the championship at one point in every season, also being the first team to get both 1st place and 16th place in the overall leaderboard in one season.
* As they can only be dethroned by two teams, the Savage Speeders have automatically qualified for Marble League 2021.
Marble League 2024

**Marble League 2024** will be the ninth edition of the Marble League. It will be hosted by the Gliding Glaciers and will be the second winter editon after the 2018 League.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes are the defending champions.

## Teams

 Crazy Cat's Eyes | Marble League 2023 Champion
 Bumblebees | Marble League 2023 Runners-up
 Savage Speeders | Marble League 2023 Third Place
Marble League 2022 Event 14: Sand Rally

Shimmer and Aryp battle for the lead

The fourteenth event of Marble League 2022 was held on the 10th December 2022, featuring the fourteenth event, the **Sand Rally**.

## Event

   In the Sand Rally, 16 marbles from different teams race down a long and twisty track on a sand hill. The winner is the first marble across the finish line.

## Standings After Event

**Orange:** Not able to win Marble League 2022, but top 3 still possible.
**Red:** Not able to finish in the top 3.

## Trivia

* With Shimmer's gold medal, the Shining Swarm became the first team to win a medal in four consecutive events within a single Marble League.
Marble League Showdown 2020

The logo for the season

The **Marble League Showdown 2020** was the secondary competition to Marble League 2020 and the second Marble League Showdown.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in the Marble League Showdown 2020, including the 8 Marble League teams that failed to qualify for Marble League 2020 and the bottom four teams from the Marble League Showdown 2019.

## Standings

### Overall Standings

The bottom four teams (Turtle Sliders, Snowballs, Limers and Jawbreakers) failed to qualify for the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers, until the relegation and qualification format was rehauled prior to Marble League 2021.

## Trivia

* In both speed events (Relay Run and Sand Mogul Race) the team receiving a wild card (best time of the second placed teams in the heats) eventually won the final race.
* The Kobalts got their first gold medal in an event ever. They also get their second gold medal, back-to-back from the first one, and ended up winning the entire tournament.
* Everyone who finished in the top 8 won at least one medal.
* It was also the second showdown in a row where the winners had 53 points.
* This is the only Showdown to date where Funnel Spinning did not appear.
Marble League 2022 Event 9: Block Pushing

Team Galactic breaks the Marble League record

The ninth event of Marble League 2022 was held on the 23rd November 2022, featuring the ninth event, **Block Pushing**.

## Event

   In the Block Pushing event, teams of 4 marbles descend down a ramp before colliding with a block. The objective of the event is to shove the block as far as possible down the team's lane, without dislodging the block or a marble out of the lane.

4 teams run simultaneously, with each team receiving exactly 1 push in all lanes. After 4 pushes, every team's score is calculated by summing their 2 furthest pushes. The team with the highest score wins. All measures are rounded to the nearest 1/20 cm, or 5 mm.

## Trivia

* Due to their failure to qualify, this rendition of Block Pushing marks the 2nd instance in a Marble League in which the Hazers did not finish last. The only other occurrence was in Marble League 2017, prior to their debut.