Crazy Cat's Eyes

* Current
* 2019
* 2018-2019
* 2018

The **Crazy Cat's Eyes** are a transparent Marble League team with different-colored centers that is named after Crazy Cat's Eye, a Marble Rally competitor. The team formed in 2017 and competed in Marble League 2018. The members of the team are Red Eye, Yellow Eye, Green Eye, Blue Eye, and Cyan Eye. The team is known for their strong performances in Marbula One, winning both teams' and racers' championships in Marbula One Season 2 at the penultimate Grand Prix. Despite this, the team has been remarkably inconsistent in the Marble League, as shown with their high and low finishes in every Marble League event and tournament alike.

Regarded as one of the best teams, the Crazy Cat's Eyes come from the city of Felynia and participated in the 2015 Knikkegen Marble League before competing in the Marble League. However, the team had a poor debut in Marble League 2018 with a tenth place finish after faltering mid-season, despite also winning one gold and one bronze. The team were in the top of the pack for most of the season in Marble League 2019, but finished 11th after burning out in the final three events. Their disappointing performances so far denied the team an invitation to Marbula One Season 1.

But Marble League 2020 would mark the beginning of the team's rise to greatness as they managed to get seven consecutive top half finishes, placing in second place after seven events. Unfortunately, they started to lose momentum and eventually finished fifth. However, they successfully proved that the aforementioned fifth place finish was no fluke, with such an astonishing performances in Marbula One Season 2, winning five Grands Prix and getting seven podiums, scoring a total of 183 points. The team managed to win the Team Championship after Red Eye won pole position at the Savage Speedway Grand Prix. Red Eye also clinched the Individual Championship after winning this Grand Prix.

The team continued their momentum by finishing fifth in the Marble League 2021 Practice Race and won the Friendly Round. However, the team started out slow in Marble League 2021 by placing last after two events. A gold in the 5 Meter Sprint shot them up to ninth but they were still in the bottom half for most of the season. After getting four consecutive top five finishes, they managed to jump to third in the standings. The team eventually finished fifth, the best result of any Marble League host until 2023.

Following their success from the previous season, the team once again managed to impress in Marbula One Season 3 as they fought hard to defend their title. They finished in second with four poles, a win at the Mellow Meadows Grand Prix, and five podiums, four of which came from Red Eye, who was able to successfully defend their individual title for another year. They maintain their strong performance in Marbula One Season 4, finishing in 5th with Red Eye finishing in 3rd on the racers' standing.

Despite being regarded as one of the best teams in the Marble League, the Crazy Cat's Eyes are notorious for their performance inconsistency, in particular their habit of either choking away their strong start or suddenly burning out in many tournaments, often leading to disappointing overall finishes, as shown in Marble League 2022 where they had a great start and had even been in 2nd overall twice, only to suffer a drop in form mid-season and finish 11th overall. However, they succeeded in proving their place in the Marble League by making up for their mid-season burnout in Marble League 2023 to win their very first ever Marble League championship title in their six years of appearance.

## Team Members

### Athletes

Red Eye, Blue Eye, Yellow Eye, Green Eye, and Cyan Eye are the original and current members of the team. Red Eye became team captain in 2019.

### Coaches

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

## History

### Pre-Marble League

The Crazy Cat's Eyes are a Marble League team not best known for their appearance in the Marble League, but for being the models for the Marble League logo. The team were personally requested by Pim Leurs, the designer of the logo. The team went for a photo shoot and was joined by a black cat's eye marble. They even got to meet Jelle Bakker while there.

Red Eye, Blue Eye, Yellow Eye, Green Eye, and Cyan Eye, all come from the city of Felynia, located between two rivers, known for its prestige in film and entertainment. The sand dunes to the east are nicknamed the "Cat's Dunes" after Crazy Cat's Eye, a Marble Rally athlete who trains there alone as no fan would be crazy enough to travel as far into the desert as them. The team were inspired by them but is not affiliated with them.

In 2015, Felynia chose marbles from different districts of the city and put them together in a team, so the five didn't know each other previously. Their coach, White Eye, was also chosen at this time. They were submitted and accepted into the 2015 Knikkegen Marble League, which received an influx of international applications. The Crazy Cat's Eyes' strengths were events focusing on accuracy rather than speed. White Eye made sure to train them in the two ancient Felyni traditions of stealth and speed. The team finished the competition in eleventh. Over the next two years, the Crazy Cat's Eyes continued to train to improve their skills.

### 2018

The Crazy Cat's Eyes' application to compete in the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers was accepted. Seeded in Group A, the team debuted with a third-place finish in Curling, where Blue Eye stopped right on the button, showcasing the team's accuracy. Another third-place finish in the 5 Meter Ice Dash, as well as fifth-place finishes in the other two events, was enough for the team to qualify in fourth place in their group.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes started Marble League 2018 with an eleventh-place finish in the 5 Meter Ice Dash. However, in the Ski Jump, Yellow Eye won the team their first medal, a bronze, putting them to fifth overall. Unfortunately, the team faltered in the next event, the Halfpipe, finishing in fifteenth, and falling to tenth overall. The team regrouped and made amendments, leading to sixth-place finishes in the next three events, placing them in eighth overall at the halfway mark.

From this point on, the Crazy Cat's Eyes began to lose their momentum. Red Eye underperformed in the Snow Rally, and their thirteenth-place finish put the team into 11th overall. After two more mediocre finishes, the team finally got to their next breakthrough in the Biathlon, an event that tested speed, handoffs and accuracy. They finished with a time of 25.53, breaking the Marble League record and winning a gold medal. The team entered the final event with the potential to win the League, although it was very unlikely as they were in tenth. Unfortunately, Yellow Eye finished last and the team finished their first season in tenth overall.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes' poor finishes continued into the offseason. Red Eye failed to finish in the 100 Meter Water Race, and the team came last in the Amazing Maze Marble Race. The team started to doubt their performances, especially because of their poor second half in Marble League 2018. Also during the offseason, the team made trips around the world to connect with top teams. Right before meeting the Oceanics in Dunduei, the Oceanics had to cancel to finalize some personnel changes. With the long-distance trip already booked, the Cat's Eyes sent out a request to the only other team they knew of in the area, the Turtle Sliders, who accepted their request. The Sliders took them boating around nearby islands, a stark contrast to their desert home, as well as showing them their facilities and training together. This led to a strong friendship between the teams, with the Sliders visiting the Cat's Eyes in Felynia in later years.

### 2019

When entering 2019, the team promoted Red Eye into the role of captain. Any doubt evaporated when the Crazy Cat's Eyes finished first in the first event of the Marble League 2019 Qualifiers, the Funnel Race. Green Eye managed to stay in the funnels for 20 seconds more than Mocha of the Chocolatiers in their heat. Undaunted by their last-place finish in the next event, Block Pushing, the team proceeded to perform well in the next two events, including a third-place finish for Blue Eye in the final event, the Underwater Race. The team qualified for Marble League 2019 in third overall.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes had a mediocre start to Marble League 2019. Blue Eye failed to replicate their success from the Qualifiers in Event 1, the Underwater Race, finishing ninth. Coach White Eye decided to put Yellow Eye in Event 2, the Funnel Race, instead of Green Eye, who was training for the 5 Meter Sprint. Unfortunately, Yellow Eye couldn't replicate their teammate's success from the Qualifiers and came 14th, dropping the team to 13th overall.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes turned their fortunes around by medaling in the next three events. Their first medal, a bronze, came in Balancing, an accuracy-based event. They broke the Marble League record, only to have it broken shortly afterwards by two other teams. The next event was the Gravitrax Slalom, the team's preferred track to train on. They came first, winning only their second Marble League gold medal so far. In the next event, the 5 Meter Sprint, coach White Eye's strategy paid off when Green Eye came third. This run of medals lifted the team into fourth overall.

The team continued the League with some middle-of-the-pack finishes, which was enough to keep them hovering around fifth and sixth overall. Then came the Elimination Race. Red Eye was chosen to take part and managed to get a bronze, and the team jumped back to 5th overall. Unfortunately, the team started to lose sight of the competition. Red Eye was already tired from their performance in the previous event, causing them to finish last in Surfing. This was followed by two bottom-three finishes in the final two events. The Crazy Cat's Eyes ended Marble League 2019 in 11th overall, which was a huge disappointment for the team. The fans were even more disappointed, especially with their performance in the Sand Rally, since they come from the desert and Crazy Cat's Eye is so good on the sand.

During the off-season, White Eye called Splint, the manager of the Turtle Sliders. Their team had also not done as well as they would have liked, finishing 11th in Marble League Showdown 2019. The two coaches organised for the Sliders to visit the Cat's Eyes in Felynia. After landing in the city, White Eye took the Sliders to a nearby park where they hid behind bushes to surprise the Cat's Eyes. When the Cat's Eyes arrived, the Sliders jumped out and surprised them, leading to an ecstatic reunion. The two teams had tea in the park before travelling to the Cat's Eyes training facilities. The two teams trained together, including practising an Elimination Race. The final came down to the two reserves, Frank and Cyan Eye with Frank just winning in a photo finish. After the Sliders returned from their trip, they were more determined to train hard so they could compete in the Marble League alongside their friends.

After Marble League 2019 ended, the Crazy Cat's Eyes were rarely seen at their training sessions during the offseason. Rumors started to spread that they had gone out to the Cat's Dunes to train.

### 2020

#### Marble League 2020

During the offseason, Felynia's High Council, led by Cleocatra, invested heavily in the team and appointed a new manager, Bullseye. The team returned in the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers. The team finished first in Balancing with a score of 407 cm. Cyan Eye was selected to participate in Funnel Endurance and finished ninth, which kept the team in first overall. In the next two events, the team got a sixteenth and a third respectively, making the team finish second overall, qualifying them for Marble League 2020, a marked change from the final events of Marble League 2019.

The team had a successful start to Marble League 2020, getting seven top-eight finishes in a row, including a silver in the Halfpipe and a gold for Blue Eye in the Long Jump. They also broke the Marble League Record in the 5 Meter Hurdles. This put them in second overall just before the halfway point. Unfortunately, as had happened in previous years, the second half of the competition did not go well. The slump began with three mid-pack finishes. Despite this, the team managed to stay in third overall. A brief glimmer of hope came with a bronze medal for Blue Eye and Red Eye in the Black Hole Funnel. However, they crashed back down with four bottom-half finishes, including a last-place finish in the Relay Run, putting them in fifth with one event to go. This led the High Council to threaten reduced funding for the team's bids to host Marble League 2021 and Marbula One Season 2 if they weren't going to podium.

The team sent Red Eye, the captain, for the final event, the Marble Marathon. In the Placement Race, Red Eye got stuck on the course and finished last. But after some discussions between the coaches and the JMRC, it was deemed that Red Eye's stoppage was not their fault and the teams unanimously agreed to let them start in P5 for the main race. Red Eye had a good race and finished third in the end, the team's fourth medal, making the team finish in fifth overall, their best Marble League finish so far. After the Closing Ceremony, they were revealed as the hosts of Marble League 2021, auto-qualifying them for the competition.

The High Council had a large budget for Marble League 2021 and immediately got to work, tearing down Felynia's athletic fields and building the Felynia Coliseum, with a capacity of nearly 20,000. This meant the Crazy Cat's Eyes had business deals and stadium construction to manage as well as training.

After Marble League 2020, the Cat's Eyes along with other marbles went to encourage their friends the Turtle Sliders who had another disappointing time in Marble League Showdown 2020. They also allowed them to again visit Felynia to train with them.

#### Marbula One Season 2

In October 2020, it was announced that the team had been invited to take part in Marbula One Season 2, and they sent out Red Eye "Crimson Cat" and Yellow Eye "Flashy Feline" for the tournament. With no suitable circuit in Felynia, Bullseye struck a deal with the manager of the Limers, Blimey, to rent out their old track in Sotsevsa, the Lime Lap, to train on.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes got off to a fantastic start, as Yellow Eye led throughout the entire race in the Minty Mania GP, and they earned a gold medal on their Marbula One debut. The team continued to impress as Red Eye managed to win a silver medal in the O'raceway GP. They were followed by a bronze for Yellow Eye and gold for Red Eye in the Honeydome GP and Aquamaring GP respectively. After four Grands Prix, the team were sitting at the top of the standings with 88 points, with a 30-point lead over Team Momo in second place.

Both Yellow Eye and Red Eye began to slow their pace as they only managed a seventh and eighth in the next two Grands Prix, making their lead shrink to 24 points ahead of the Green Ducks at the halfway point of the competition. Red Eye and Yellow Eye were also first and second in the Individual Standings, the first time a team had both the top two spots. Despite their lead, the team kept up their training routine, continuing to practice in Sotsevsa and at other locations they were invited to. All the time away from home made them miss Felynia, especially the food, to the point where Bullseye had to fly in Felyni falafel.

### 2021

#### Marble League Winter Special

The Crazy Cat's Eyes were invited to participate in the Marble League Winter Special. Coach White Eye wanted to rest the Marbula One pair and so selected Blue Eye to compete in the first event, the Ice Dash. Despite being in a "group of death", Blue Eye managed to win the event and set a new Marble League Record. Unfortunately, things turned downwards after that as the team failed to place higher than eighth in the remaining events, including a last-place finish in the final event, Ice Hockey. Despite a promising start, the Crazy Cat's Eyes could only manage an 11th-place finish overall.

#### Marbula One Season 2

After the Winter Special, the second half of Marbula One Season 2 started with another great performance from Red Eye at the Raceforest Grand Prix. After qualifying in third, they had a close battle for the lead with Speedy throughout the entire race, and eventually came out on top to win the race, becoming the first individual marble to win more than one race in a season. As a result, the Crazy Cat's Eyes extended their lead to 48 points over the now second-placed Thunderbolts. Another victory at the Momotorway Grand Prix for Yellow Eye caused the Crazy Cat's Eyes to extend their lead to 71 points.

The Cat's Eyes' back-to-back golds were followed by two 13th-place finishes at the Palette Park Grand Prix and the Misty Mountain Grand Prix, causing their lead to shrink to 51 points. At the Savage Speedway Grand Prix, Red Eye won by more than eight seconds ahead of Starry from Team Galactic, earning the first perfect 27-point weekend of Marbula One. As a result, Crazy Cat's Eyes clinched the Marbula One Teams' Championship with one race to go, with Red Eye clinching the Individual Championship as well. Felynia's streets abounded with celebrations and fireworks. The Crazy Cat's Eyes would end the season in a more humbling way, as Yellow Eye finished tenth at the Midnight Bay Grand Prix, taking them to third in the Individual Standings behind Speedy of the Savage Speeders. The team won with a point total of 183 points in 12 races, breaking the record for the highest point average for any major competition, as well as finishing the season with the largest point gap between first and second, being 61 points ahead of the Savage Speeders in second.

Eight months after leaving Felynia for Sotsevsa, the pair returned to their home city to begin practising at the Felynia Coliseum. When they arrived thousands of Cat's Eyes marbles formed a rainbow, with streamers and ribbons filling the air with a banner reading "Don't Stop Fe-lieving".

#### Marble League 2021

The same week that all 2021 Marble League teams were in Felynia for the group draw, the High Council organized the Marble League 2021 Practice Race to exhibit the natural beauty and wildlife of the city. Red Eye was sent to participate and finished fifth. The Solar Flares arrived early to the city and went sightseeing. When they returned, Flare and Blaze started having a sword fight with souvenir scepters they had bought. Red Eye saw them dueling and this gave them the idea for a Jousting event.

The draw happened at the same time as the grand opening of the new stadium. A parade was held on the streets of Felynia featuring the Crazy Cat's Eyes, as well as all 20 competitors from Marble Rally Season 5. A ceremony took place inside the stadium in which the team was presented with a Key to the City and two roads were renamed Red Eye Way and Yellow Eye Road. All 28 teams were then welcomed onto the stage and each team was sorted into Group A or B. The Cat's Eyes again trained with the Turtle Sliders to help both teams prepare for Marble League 2021.

The team had a poor start to the Friendly Round with a last-place finish in the Swing Wave. However, they managed to turn things around by winning the next two events and finishing second in the final event, winning the Friendly Round. Despite this, they once again started poorly as they finished 14th in the first two events, including Balancing where the team podiumed in 2019. This poor start dropped the team to last place overall for the first time in the team's history, which made the fans wonder if the Host's Curse is striking again.

However, the team quickly turned things around in the 5 Meter Sprint when Green Eye won gold and broke the Marble League Record twice, taking the team into ninth overall. The Crazy Cat's Eyes placed mid-pack in the next four events, taking the team into eighth just before the halfway point of the tournament. Block Pushing saw another disappointing performance from the team as they only settled in fifteenth, just in front of the Hazers. Things went even worse for the team in Triathlon as Blue Eye got disqualified in the event after bumping into Rojo Tres during the sand section, causing the latter to get stuck on the track. As a result, the team dropped to 13th.

The team then went on a streak of finishing top nine in the next five events, including a silver by Red Eye in the Elimination Race and a gold by Blue Eye in the Sand Rally. This jumped the team to 3rd in the standings, with fourteen points behind the Raspberry Racers. To everyone's surprise, the team got beaten by the Limers with a humiliating score of 4-0, placing dead last in Football, thus dropping into 7th with one event to go. The team subbed Red Eye to participate in the Marblocross. Red Eye wasn't able to replicate their dominant performances in Marbula One Season 2 and finished fifth in this event, and the team finished in a respectable fifth in the standings as a result.

### 2022

#### Marbula One Season 3

Following their success in 2021, winning both championships in Marbula One Season 2 and achieving a decent finish in Marble League 2021 on home soil, the Crazy Cat's Eyes were invited to participate in Marbula One Season 3. They accepted, and once again sent out their championship-winning roster of Red Eye and Yellow Eye to race for them.

Yellow Eye started the team's season with a 6th place finish at Tumult Turnpike GP. Red Eye made a genius overtake at the last lap of qualifying at the Sleet Street GP and went to P4. They finished in second, behind Smoggy, who had a ten-second lead over them. While Yellow Eye once again struggled at Misty Mountain GP and end up in 17th, Red Eye earned another sliver at O'raceway GP after starting in P2. Things went even better for the Crazy Cat's Eyes when Red Eye won after starting in pole position at Mellow Meadows GP, lifting both themselves and the team to first place in both the individual standings and the team standings. Yellow Eye also got their first pole at Honeydome GP and finished in 4th. The team ended the first half of Marbula One Season 3 with 98 points, only two points ahead of the O'rangers in second.

The team once again started the second half well with Yellow Eye earning another sliver at Momotorway GP. Following the medal, Red Eye was able to start on pole at Stardust Accelerator GP. However, they made a mistake and fell to 17th on the opening lap, but were able to recover to 8th. At Short Circuit GP, Red Eye qualified in P6 but wasn't able to hold on and fell to 12th. Things went downhill as Yellow Eye finished the next two races with two bottom-five finishes, earning only 2 points due to starting in P2 at Midnight Bay GP, thus losing the lead to the O'rangers with an eleven-point gap heading to the final Grand Prix. On the team's home turf, Red Eye was able to start on pole position and finished in 2nd, which was good enough to finish in first on the individual standings, but unable to retake the lead on the team standing as Clementin finished in 3rd. At the end of the season, the Crazy Cat's Eyes finish in second, with Red Eye successfully defending their individual title and Yellow Eye finished in 13th with one silver medal.

#### Marble League 2022

After a sour loss to the O'rangers in Marbula One Season 3, the Crazy Cat's Eyes set their minds towards the Marble League 2022 Qualifiers. This was set out the same way as Marble League 2021 with two separate groups and the Crazy Cat's Eyes were sorted into Group A. After the third event, things were looking grim for the team as they were 10th of 12 teams in the group standings with only one event to go; far off the qualification zone. Thankfully, Blue Eye finished first in the Triathlon to help the team rise up fifth and secure them a placement spot into the 2022 Marble League.

Unlike the qualifiers, the Marble League started quite well for the Crazy Cat's Eyes as they finished 4th and 3rd in Climbing and Balancing respectively to rise into second, 23 points behind Team Galactic who got back-to-back golds to start off. After two mediocre finishes, the Crazy Cat's Eyes would gain another medal, a silver, in the 5-meter Relay to propel them back up to second overall. This time, they were only four 4 points behind the leader, the Pinkies. Unfortunately, they faltered in the next two events getting bottom four in both. Gratefully though, Green Eye ended the team's first half on a higher note making it to the finals in the 5 Meter Sprint and just missed the podium in a tight fourth-place finish. The team were sitting in sixth going into the second half.

Despite having a decent first eight events, the second half for the Crazy Cat's Eyes was not near as exciting. They only managed three top-half finishes with their highest result being another near miss of the podium in Domino Bowling with Yellow Eye and Green Eye representing the team in the event. They had tied with the Shining Swarm on points in the event but lost the tiebreaker to finish in fourth. The team ended the Marble League in 11th, far off of where they were sitting towards the beginning of the league to finish their second tournament of the year in a disappointing position.

In the offseason, Red Eye represented them in the Xmas Marble Race and finished just outside of the transfer positions in the heats, and ended in 20th overall out of 32 teams.

### 2023

#### Marbula One Season 4

As the runners-up of Marbula One Season 3, Crazy Cat's Eyes was invited for the third consecutive time to Marbula One Season 4. After Yellow Eye's lackluster Season 3, White Eye decided to replace them with Blue Eye, making them the only team to make changes to their roster despite making the podium last season. This was perhaps one of the most controversial roster changes of the Season and fans would get to see Blue Eye's debut performance at the first GP, Razzway. Unfortunately, unlike their teammates' first impressions, Blue Eye's first race was a disaster, as they qualified in 18th and finished in 17th. Surprisingly, Red Eye had a dead-last qualification at the O'raceway, a track where they had podiumed twice. However, Red Eye quickly silenced all doubts with their wonderful recovery, starting from 20th and ending in 3rd, earning their third podium on this track. Blue Eye's lackluster continued as they qualified in 20th and ended in 17th at the Sakura Garden, and Red Eye didn't do much better as they finished in 18th at the Greenstone. After four races, the Crazy Cat's Eyes only had 18 points, all coming from Red Eye's bronze medal, while Blue Eye had yet to earn any points for the team.

Blue Eye was chosen to race in the fifth GP, the Tumult Turnpike, a track where Yellow Eye had finished in the top half twice, and they managed to qualify in 8th. Even though they fell to 13th on the opening lap, Blue Eye didn't let that faze them and slowly climbed back to 8th on lap 9. As the race progressed, Blue Eye continued to go up in the order and finished the race in 4th. This amazing comeback put both themselves and the team back in the top half of both standings. In the next two races, Red Eye did well and qualified in the top half in both Sleet Street and Misty Mountain. Both races saw Red Eye put up a fight for the lead, and ended up with two consecutive silver medals. At Electron Expressway, Blue Eye once again had a bad qualification in 18th. Fortunately this time, they were able to get out of the bottom five and got some points by finishing in 12th. Blue Eye finally showed their potential at the Stardust Accelerator, grabbing the pole position and finishing the race in 5th. At this point, the Crazy Cat's Eyes were in 7th with 92 points and were no longer able to podium. Red Eye's chance of defending their individual title was also very small, as they would need 28 more points at the Casino Square to overtake Momo. After qualifying in 4th, they couldn't win anymore, but a podium spot was still possible. Despite being challenged by a lot of racers, Red Eye fought hard for the lead and won the race with the fastest lap, putting them in the final spot on the podium. The Crazy Cat's Eyes finished the season in 5th and scored 118 points, with Blue Eye in 19th and Red Eye in 3rd.

#### Marble League 2023

The Crazy Cat's Eyes began to focus on the upcoming Marble League. The Crazy Cat's Eyes would compete in Group A, and would win their heat in the Honeycomb Team Pursuit with a time of 15.80 seconds. This was enough to win the event. Green Eye placed 5th in the sprint, but Snowy's win knocked the Crazy Cat's Eyes down to second, but a bronze in the Wave secured the Cats a spot in the 2023 Marble League, even with Red Eye getting last in the funnels.

The Crazy Cat's Eyes had a phenomenal start to the Marble League. In the Honeycomb Team Pursuit, they got a penalty second in both the group and the semi-finals but advanced both times, and proceeded to dominate in the finals, winning a gold medal. They continued their dominance in this event from the qualifiers. A bronze in the Steeplechase kept the Crazy Cat's Eyes in the lead. They continued their strong form as Yellow Eye got 4th in 5 Meter Hurdles, but the next event was Block Pushing. The Hazers have always been the worst at block pushing. Historically speaking though, while not nearly as bad as the Hazers, Crazy Cat’s Eyes are also terrible. Their two best pushes were both lower than 75 cm. Their final score was 146.70 cm, which earned them last place. They were 12.5 cm behind the 15th place Snowballs. Despite this terrible finish, they only fell to second. Despite a 5th-place finish from Green Eye in the 5 Meter Sprint and a bronze in Tug of War, the Crazy Cat’s Eyes still dropped to third due to the Bumblebees having an even better performance in both of these two events. Cyan Eye’s last place in the Funnel Endurance dropped them down to fifth. However, the Crazy Cat’s Eyes would recover in the next two events, with a 6th in Balancing and 4th from Blue Eye in the Triathlon. But the next four events would drop them seven spots down the leaderboard. 13th in the Relay Race, 15th from Green Eye in the Maze Run, 16th in the March Wave by 12 points, and 13th from Red Eye in the Elimination Race. In these four events, they scored only 7 points, equates to a PPE (points per event) of just 1.75, which dropped them all the way down to 11th, a position that they have finished in multiple Marble Leagues. This was an issue they had before, starts great, but falls as the season progresses. Many experts, analysts, and journalists had written off the Crazy Cat’s Eyes for winning the title. And history showed how in the Marble League, the Crazy Cat’s Eyes always struggled in the second half of the Marble League outside of 2021. But the Crazy Cat’s Eyes would completely flip the tables on this Marble League. They got a bronze in the G-Force Endurance. They beat the championship leading Bumblebees in the first round, and Green Eye spent 59 seconds in the arena, the longest out of any marble for the entire tournament. Then, they beat Mellow Yellow in the quarterfinals. They would unfortunately lose to the Thunderbolts in the semifinals, but would dominate the third place match against Team Momo, as by the time Team Momo lost all five of their marbles, everyone on the Crazy Cat’s Eyes except for Green Eye was still in the arena. This gave the Crazy Cat’s Eyes the bronze, which shot them up to 8th place. Then came the Sand Rally. This event would determine the positions for the Honeydome GP. Red Eye had a phenomenal second race, which gave them the gold medal. The Crazy Cat’s Eyes were now in 4th. In just two events, the Crazy Cat’s Eyes would go from 11th to 4th, up 7 spots. This gold medal would give the Crazy Cat’s Eyes the pole position heading into the Honeydome GP. Red Eye would need at least a silver for the Crazy Cat’s Eyes to win the Marble League and would need the Speeders to finish below 9th even if Red Eye got gold. The start of the race wasn’t good for Red Eye, and for a while, Red Eye was out of the top three. But Red Eye began to recover, and by the time the penultimate lap came around, Red Eye was in second, only behind Bumble. The Crazy Cat’s Eyes were four points behind the Bumblebees in the standings, meaning that if Red Eye won the race, they would win the championship as long as Speedy was at the back of the pack, which they were. Heading into the hive on the penultimate lap, Red Eye closed right up on Bumble, but couldn’t get by. Red Eye would end up hitting the curb coming off the Hive, which grew the gap between them and Bumble. Heading into the final lap, Red Eye was two thirds of a second behind Bumble for the hosting team, the Bumblebees. Heading in to the third turn of the lap, Red Eye once again was right on the tail of Bumble, and tried to go to the outside to get by Bumble. Bumble however, barely sealed them off. Red Eye would get another opportunity just a few seconds later in the Waggle section. Heading into the third turn of the Waggle, Bumble attempted to go to the inside in order to grow the gap, but hit the inside wall, causing them to lose their momentum, which allowed Red Eye to take the lead. They held the lead for the rest of the lap, which made the Crazy Cat’s Eyes the 2023 Marble League Champions. Red Eye became the first marble to win back to back gold medals two in consecutive events, and the fourth marble to win two good medals in the same Marble League, as well as the third MVM. The Crazy Cat’s Eyes had a very similar championship to the 2018 Midnight Wisps, as just like them, the Crazy Cat’s Eyes won by just 1 point, beating the hosting Bumblebees. Crazy Cat’s Eyes also became the third team to have both a Marbula One and a Marble League championship, the first two being the Savage Speeders and the O'rangers.

### Qualifiers

The Crazy Cat's Eyes qualified for Marble League 2018. They competed in Group A.

### Main Tournament

Crazy Cat's Eyes finished in 10th this season after placing in the middle pack for most of the season.

## Other 2018 Competitions

The Crazy Cat's Eyes took part in two other competitions in 2018: the 100 Meter Water Race and the Amazing Maze Marble Race.

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### Qualifiers

The Crazy Cat's Eyes qualified for Marble League 2019.

### Main Tournament

The Crazy Cat's Eyes finished 11th this season despite placing in the top pack for most of the season.

### Qualifiers

The Crazy Cat's Eyes qualified for Marble League 2020.

### Main Tournament

The Crazy Cat's Eyes finished 5th this season despite a wonderful start.

## Marbula One Season 2

*Main article: Marbula One Season 2*
The Crazy Cat's Eyes were invited to Marbula One Season 2, and sent out Red Eye and Yellow Eye for the season. The team was dominant during the season, winning nearly half of the races while medaling in 7 of the Grands Prix during the season, as well as being the only team to win a championship before the final event. Red Eye also clinched the individual championship in this season with a race remaining.

Ⅰ Yellow Eye set the fastest lap, earning them one extra point.
**Ⅱ** Red Eye set the fastest lap, earning them one extra point.
Ⅲ Red Eye both qualified for pole position and set the fastest lap, earning them two extra points.

## Marble League Winter Special

*Main article: Marble League Winter Special*
The Crazy Cat's Eyes finished 11th despite a strong start.

## Marble League 2021

*Main article: Marble League 2021*

The Crazy Cat's Eyes automatically qualified when they were announced as hosts.

### Main Tournament

The team finished 5th this season with a strong second half, acheiving the best placement of any Marble League Hosts.

## Marbula One Season 3

*Main article: Marbula One Season 3*
The Crazy Cat's Eyes took part in Marbula One Season 3, represented by Red Eye and Yellow Eye. They finished second in the teams' championship with one gold and four silver medals. Red Eye successfully defended their individual title.

Ⅰ Red Eye qualified in P2, earning them two extra points.
Ⅱ Red Eye qualified for pole position, earning them three extra points.
Ⅲ Yellow Eye qualified for pole position, earning them three extra points.
Ⅳ Yellow Eye qualified in P2, earning them two extra points.

### Qualifiers

The Crazy Cat's Eyes competed in Group A. They qualified for Marble League 2022.

## Marbula One Season 4

*Main article: Marbula One Season 4*
The Crazy Cat's Eyes took part in Marbula One Season 4, represented by Red Eye and Blue Eye. The team failed to finish in the top three of the teams' championship for the first time as they finished 5th, though Red Eye was able to clinch a bronze overall in the individual championship.

\*3 bonus points for securing pole position.
\*\*1 bonus point for securing fastest lap.

### Qualifiers

The Crazy Cat's Eyes competed in Group A. They qualified for Marble League 2023.

### Main Tournament

The Crazy Cat's Eyes won the League with 172 points.

## Marble League Records

### Current Marble League records

 5 Meter Hurdles | Yellow Eye | 8.386 sec
(2020)
(2021)

### Former Marble League records

(2016)
(2019)
 Ice Dash | Blue Eye | 4.772 sec.
(2018)
(MLWS)
 5 Meter Sprint | Green Eye | 5.901 sec.
(2021)
(2021)

## Team Members' Individual Scores

### Marbula One

 Yellow Eye | M1S2M1S3 | Minty Mania GP (S2)Honeydome GP (S2)Tumult Turnpike GP (S2)Momotorway GP (S2)Misty Mountain GP (S2)Midnight Bay GP (S2)Tumult Turnpike GP (S3)Misty Mountain GP (S3)Honeydome GP (S3)Momotorway GP (S3)Electron Expressway GP (S3)Midnight Bay GP (S3)

## Trivia

* In the 2020 Marble League, the Crazy Cat's Eyes remained in the top 5 of the standings after every event. They share this distinction with the Minty Maniacs.
* In 2021, the Crazy Cat's Eyes became the first expansion team to host a Marble League, as the past hosts (Snowballs, Oceanics, Team Galactic) were all from the original 16.
	+ They would be followed by the Green Ducks in 2022 and the Bumblebees in 2023, with the Gliding Glaciers set to host the 2024 edition.
* Out of all teams that have hosted a Marble League, the Crazy Cat's Eyes are the only team that has never failed to qualify for a Marble League since their debut.
* The Crazy Cat's Eyes are the only team to win more than one-third of the Grands Prix in a single Marbula One season and podium in more than half.
* With Yellow Eye placing 3rd and Red Eye placing 1st, the team also became the first team to have both racers on the individual podium in a single season.
* The Crazy Cat's Eyes are the only team whose team members are easily distinguishable, with each member named after the color of their 'cat's eye' core.
* The Crazy Cat's Eyes currently hold the lead for the largest lead in any tournament, with 73 points.
* The fans of the team can be heard playing the song "Colonel Bogey March" and meowing in tune.
* The Crazy Cat's Eyes have set a Marble League Record at least once in every Marble League since their debut up until Marble League 2023.
	+ This feat also covers the Winter Special, as Blue Eye set a transitory record in the Ice Dash.
* The Crazy Cat's Eyes became the first former hosts to win a Marble League, as they won Marble League 2023.
* The Crazy Cat’s Eyes became the first hosts to get disqualified in an event, as Blue Eye pushed Rojo Tres off of the sand track during the Triathlon.

## Gallery

Team Profile 2020Team Profile 2021Team Profile 2022Marble League 2021 Team ProfileMarbula One (S2 & S3) PosterMarbula One (S4) PosterRed Eye, the captain of Crazy Cat's EyesWhite Eye, the coach of Crazy Cat's EyesThe fans of the Crazy Cat's Eyes during Marble League 2021CCE atop the ML23 podium
## External Links

* Crazy Cat's Eyes on the JMR Website
* Crazy Cat's Eyes RetRollSpective

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Stynth, Fouc, Ghostly (16th July 2021). RetRollSpective – Crazy Cat’s Eyes. Project Marblearth.
2. ↑ Skystrykr (15th March 2019). 2019 MarbleLympics - Team Members. Reddit.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Stynth, Ghostly (7th September 2021). RetRollSpective – Turtle Sliders. Project Marblearth.
4. ↑ Stynth, The Emperor (30th June 2021). RetRollSpective – Solar Flares. Project Marblearth.
5. ↑ NordiqueWhaler (30th June 2021). Marbula One Season 2 / Pre-Marble League 2021 Offseason Moments – Part 4. Project Marblearth.