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**Team Primary** is a yellow, red, and blue team introduced in Marble League 2016. Team Primary got a silver and a bronze in 2016 but ended in twelfth place overall. Team Primary qualified for Marble League 2017 and won the first gold medal of the season. In the sixth event, Relay Run, Team Primary was disqualified after Imar started too early from their block. Unfortunately, Team Primary dropped from first to fourteenth place in twelve events.

In total, they have won four medals: one gold, one silver, and two bronzes during their participation in the 2016 and 2017 Marble League.

Although they did not qualify for the 2018 Marble League, Team Primary merged with Team Momo to form Team Momary after Momomo and Momomomo were injured during the Bobsled event. The merged team finished twelfth overall.

Team Primary again failed to qualify for Marble League 2019, finishing in the bottom of the qualification table with 7 points. They competed in the Marble League Showdown and managed to secure a spot for the 2020 Marble League Qualifiers. However, they failed to qualify for a consecutive third Marble League, losing out by virtue of medal count.

## Team Members

### Athletes

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Prim, Rima, Imar and Mary were the original members of Team Primary and are the current members of the team. Aryp was introduced to the team in 2018. Mary became team captain in 2019, though they stepped down as captain at the end of the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, letting Imar take their spot.

 Rima | Rima
 Imar | Imar

### Coaches

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

\*Excludes coaches only mentioned in lore

## History

### Pre-Marble League

Team Primary come from the cities of Van Gotterdam and Knikkegen in Central Europe. Siblings Prim and Mary grew up in the center of Van Gotterdam, which has the reputation as the art capital of the world. Their parents were art connoisseurs, and the siblings had been trained to do the same. They both attended the Van Gotterdam Academy of Art, the most prestigious art school in the world, and both graduated with a B.S. in Art Restoration.

Rima grew up in Knikkegen, a city southeast of Van Gotterdam, and had no interest in art. They had always dreamed of becoming a marble sports superstar. They watched Jelle and Dion Bakker's Knikkegen Marble League racing competition and, when they were old enough, they entered the tournament and won their first race. Imar, another future member of Team Primary, came in second. The next year, Rima and Imar became friends, and Imar went on to win a race in a three-way photo finish between them, Rima, and Lightning, a future member of the Thunderbolts.

The KML appeared in a TV featurette about the growing popularity of marble sports and, due to the high quality of the Bakker brothers' competitions, marbles from across the world applied to take part. Prim and Mary watched the featurette and saw the art in marble sports, and so applied for participation in the 2014 KML. They were accepted, much to their surprise, for they had barely been training.

The siblings' determination kickstarted their friendship with veterans Rima and Imar, leading the four to form a team to compete in the tournament's first team events, calling themselves Team Primary. This name was not just because of Prim and Mary's love of art, but more importantly, the team's firm belief in teamwork, something they value the most. They came within the top 10 in 2014, and proceeded to win the 2015 KML.

The increasing popularity of the KML attracted the attention of Greg Woods, who was running the North American Fruit Circuit. The Bakker brothers met Woods in 2014, and began planning an expansion to the KML, noting Woods' strong commentating abilities, coupled with their ability to reach out to teams around the world. In 2014, they added an international league. In 2015, they took this further, and Jelle announced a new tournament, the Marble League. Best performing teams from different regions of the world would be invited to take part.

Team Primary and the Thunderbolts were both invited from the KML to take part in Marble League 2016. Team Primary, lacking a formal training ground, were offered the Bakker Bowl, the stadium where the KML was held. Team Primary eventually started the construction of their own stadium outside of Van Gotterdam, while the Bakker Bowl was refurbished as part of preparation for Marble League 2016.

### 2016

Marble League 2016 started off poorly for Team Primary. They came in second-to-last in Event 1, Balancing, and earned one point in Event 2, Relay Race, because of a track defect. However, they won their first medal of the competition, a bronze, in Event 3, Collision. Rima came fourth in Event 6, Water Race, and Imar earned a silver medal in Event 7, High Jump, putting the team in seventh overall. Unfortunately, Team Primary proceeded to earn no points for the rest of the competition and finished in 12th overall. It was clear that the team needed more training to compete with the more experienced teams.

### 2017

Team Primary entered the Marble League 2017 Qualifiers in a transfer position, but surprised everyone by coming 2nd overall. They kept up the momentum as they entered Marble League 2017, earning their first gold medal in Event 1, Funnel Race, especially surprising as during the qualifiers, Team Primary earned no points in this event. The team only came 12th in Event 2, Long Jump, but managed to win a bronze medal in Event 3, Fidget Spinner Collision, bringing them back to first place in the standings.

However, Team Primary were distraught to hear that Momomomo's injury in the event would make them unable to compete in the rest of the competition. They were one of the first teams to reach out to Team Momo. After learning of the cost of the surgery, Prim and Mary contacted their parents and held an art auction to raise money for Team Momo, so as to help fund Momomomo's recovery.

Afterwards, Team Primary's performance plummeted, and they went on to finish within the bottom half in all but one subsequent events, including a disqualification from Event 6, Relay Run, for false starting – Imar left their block too early. Needless to say, the team could not turn things around following that mishap, and they concluded Marble League 2017 in 14th overall with 71 points. They weren't very happy about it.

Near the end of 2017, Team Primary came back with a vengeance and took part in the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers. Seeded into Group C, the team managed to win the first event, Curling, but their poor performances for the rest of the Qualifiers made them miss out on qualifying by four points. The team gained a negative reputation for fighting after the end of the final event of the Qualifiers, Halfpipe, where they got to face off against the Balls of Chaos in the final heat.

During the heat, Prim collided with Tumult. After the end of the heat, Tumult was distraught, despite their team having won the heat, and accused Prim of trying to knock them out of the way. Prim wasn't happy with this and attacked Tumult in retaliation. An inevitable fight broke out between Team Primary and the Balls of Chaos, whereas their respective fans started fighting on the fan stands. Team Primary were disappointed that they failed to qualify for the first time. The team planned to make the most of the time by watching the competition, travelling around the world, visiting family, and training.

### 2018

During the fourth event of Marble League 2018, Bobsled, Momomo and Momomomo of Team Momo were both injured. Rima suggested to Team Primary's coach, Prima, that they should take the place of the injured marbles. Prima initially said no, suggesting a green team like the Jungle Jumpers would be better suited. However, they later realized this would be an opportunity for some from the team to compete, and so they reluctantly agreed. Prim and Rima were initially chosen to join Team Momo, but the fans wanted Mary to join. Rima decided to allow Mary to take their place, and Prim and Mary joined with the remaining members of Team Momo to form Team Momary.

Team Momary first appeared as a full team in Event 6, Team Pursuit, coming in eighth and falling to last place overall. Momo turned this around by winning a gold medal in Event 7, Snow Rally, making the team rise to 12th overall. They remained there after Event 8, Snowboard Cross, but their silver medal in Event 9, Curling, put them in 10th overall, their highest position in the season. The team proceeded to come in the middle of the pack for the next two events, rendering them ineligible for the top three. Mo then finished 12th in the final event, Sand Mogul Race, leading Team Momary to finish in 12th place overall. Imar, Aryp, and Rima were not impressed, and asked Prim and Mary to know their opinion.

### 2019

During the off-season, Team Primary participated in the 100 Meter Water Race and the Amazing Maze Marble Race, where they only managed to get mediocre results. Things were not going very well for the team. The five started fighting each other, and the rift between them grew. Prim and Mary had barely talked to each other for months. At this point, the team fell apart and seemingly ceased to get into training together.

Indeed, Team Primary proceeded to perform poorly in the Marble League 2019 Qualifiers. After the first two events, the team were in 19th with only 5 points, and the next event was Relay Race. Following in the steps of their bombed 2017 season, the team did not finish. Imar collided with block and Mary didn't move. Prim and Mary appealed to the referees, who denied their request to redo the heat. Meanwhile, Limers fans were seen throwing debris onto the track, allegedly in an attempt to disrupt the Raspberry Racers, and Team Primary blamed their DNF on this. Rima, Imar and Aryp joined the appeal, but the referees still denied their request.

A fight broke out in the stands between Team Primary and Raspberry Racers fans. Coach Prima joined Prim, Rima, Imar, Mary, and Aryp before the six were escorted away by security. Team Primary fans were banned from the stadium. The referees claimed to have found no debris on Team Primary's lane, which crushed the team's morale. The team fell to dead last and remained there after the final event, Underwater Race. In other words, Team Primary failed to qualify for Marble League 2019. The team left the competition on separate flights and seemingly stopped talking to each other for a month.

Prim and Mary returned to Van Gotterdam and received a friendly visit from Team Momo at their garden, The Palette. Once they heard of the news that Jelle had announced the Marble League Showdown, Team Primary regrouped and fired Prima, replacing their with Secondary. Mary was chosen as team captain after going through several team therapy sessions, which helped restore relationships with fellow team members and raised their morale. The team returned to the Seven Seas Stadium to redeem their previous poor performances.

Team Primary started off the Marble League Showdown 2019 poorly, with a tenth place finish for Prim in Sand Rally. However, they managed to finish fourth in Event 2, Collision, and the team jumped to 7th, a qualifying spot. A 7th place finish for Mary in Funnel Race saw the team drop to eighth, the exact qualifying threshold. The final event was Balancing, the event they had never participated in since Marble League 2016. The team surprised the audience by winning the event, earning themselves a gold medal and securing their place in the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers.

### 2020

Team Primary were finally back to form. They couldn't have been happier for the time. In fact, the team were overjoyed once they heard that they had been invited to take part in Marbula One Season 1. Given their unprecedented high morale at the time, the team unanimously agreed to accept the invitation, and had Prim and Mary represent them. Team Primary could barely wait to let the public see them in a new form as they prepared to enter Marbula One and other events in the future, more united than before and truer to their own belief in teamwork.

Prim and Mary had opposite Marbula One experiences. Prim finished in the top five of every race they competed in, including a second place finish at the Momotorway Grand Prix, finishing fourth in the individual racers' championship. Mary, on the other hand, finished last in all but one of their Grands Prix, finishing 15th in their first race only because Wospy from the Midnight Wisps fell off the belt and ended up being a lap behind all the other racers. The team overall finished in 7th. Fans were infuriated of Mary's appalling performance, and demanded them to resign as captain of Team Primary. Some even wanted them kicked off Team Primary altogether.

During the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, Team Primary performed with mediocrity, however their performance is good enough for qualifying, however Mary choked at the Funnel Endurance event, finishing 18th. In the end, Team Primary gained 35 points, tied with three other teams, Team Momo, the Bumblebees, and the Jungle Jumpers. This tie resulted in them placing 13th, one place below qualification, due to Team Momo and the Bumblebees holding a gold and silver medal respectively, while Team Primary only held a bronze. The team would once again compete in the Showdown.

Following the qualifiers, fans were hitting the boiling point of Mary's terrible performance costing them a Marble League spot, and the pressure finally caught onto them. Mary resigned as team captain and passed the position over to Imar. Mary and their sibling, Prim, both knew things would not work out with them as captain, especially after their time in Marbula One. Team Primary, despite their losses, continued to train at The Palette for Marble League Showdown 2020. Team Primary started well in the Showdown, gaining a silver at the Relay Run. The team began to falter however, with a 5th place finish in Halfpipe, then a 10th at the Black Hole Funnel, before finishing dead last in the Sand Mogul Rally. Thankfully, their point tally was enough to qualify them for the 2021 Marble League Qualifiers.

After the Showdown, Team Primary received an invitation to participate in the second edition of Marbula One despite their polarizing performance last season. They accepted, and it is expected that they will swap Mary out for Season 2 as the Team Primary roster was not revealed on October 24th when the Thunderbolts, whom finished lower than Team Primary in Season 1, had their roster revealed. Their roster was revealed on the 29th of October, with Rima taking Mary's spot for the upcoming Marbula One season. Many fans had Team Primary as an underdog favorites, however it did not seem like it was going that way after Prim finished 11th at the Minty Mania Grand Prix. Rima debuted at the O'raceway Grand Prix, and put up a solid performance as Rima finished 4th, sending Team Primary up to 6th place overall, above the likes of Snowballs and Mellow Yellow. They maintained their position with a solid performance from Prim, who finished 6th at the Honeydome Grand Prix. However, this was followed up by a three race non-scoring streak, including a DNQ from Rima at the Aquamaring Grand Prix, causing Team Primary to drop into 14th overall, behind their rivals, the Balls of Chaos.

### 2021

Unlike some other teams from Marbula One, Team Primary were not invited to the Marble League Winter Special, which gave them time to train. At first, this seemed to pay off, as Rima took the team's first pole position of the season at the Raceforest Grand Prix. In the race, however, their hopes of a good result were soon crushed, as they dropped all the way down to 14th. Things got even worse as Prim failed to qualify for the race at the Momotorway, a track where they had been on the podium in the previous season. With this disappointing start to the second half of Marbula One Season 2, the team dropped even further into 16th overall. At the team's home race, the Palette Park Grand Prix, things got better as Rima qualified in 9th and finished 8th, moving the team up by one spot into 15th overall. At the Misty Mountain Grand Prix, however, Prim failed to qualify again. After a 4th place finish from Prim at the Savage Speedway Grand Prix, Rima failed to qualify once again at the final race at Midnight Bay. As a result, Team Primary concluded the season in 16th overall.

### Qualification

Team Primary qualified for Marble League 2017.

### Qualifiers

Team Primary failed to qualify for Marble League 2018. They competed in Group C.

Prim and Mary merged with Team Momo to form Team Momary.

## Other 2018 Competitions

Team Primary took part in two other competitions in 2018: the 100 Meter Water Race and the Amazing Maze Marble Race.

 Amazing Maze Marble Race | All

## Marble League 2019

主条目：Marble League 2019
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### Qualifiers

Team Primary failed to qualify for Marble League 2019.

## Marble League Showdown 2019

主条目：Marble League Showdown 2019
Team Primary qualified for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers.

## Marbula One Season 1

主条目：Marbula One Season 1
Team Primary took part in Season 1 of Marbula One, represented by Prim and Mary.

Their season was notable for the stark contrast between the two's respective performance. Prim had a strong performance throughout the season and was the only marble to have scored pole position in two GP events. They also finished all but one of their races in 4th place, with the only exception being a second place finish in the Momotorway GP, where they lost the battle for first place to Clutter of the rival Balls of Chaos. Mary, on the other hand, performed poorly and finished in dead last in all but one of their races (which was caused by an incident from Wospy, causing them to fall to last), and failed to qualify above 12th in any GP. They would place last in the Driver's Championship, losing a tiebreaker to Vespa.

### Qualifiers

Team Primary failed to qualify for Marble League 2020.

## Marble League Showdown 2020

主条目：Marble League Showdown 2020
Team Primary qualified for the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers.

## Marbula One Season 2

主条目：Marbula One Season 2
Team Primary took part in Season 2 of Marbula One, represented by Prim and Rima. The season was notable for the team's inconsistent performances, having some decent results, but also failing to score points at several occasions, and even failing to qualify at four events. Team Primary ended the season in 16th overall. In the individual standings, Prim and Rima finished 26th and 30th, respectively.

\*Rima qualified for pole position, earning them one extra point.

## 2020/21 Offseason

### Qualifiers

Team Primary competed in Group A. They failed to qualify for Marble League 2021.

## Team Members' Individual Scores

### Marble League

 Mary | Marble League 2016Marble League 2017Marble League 2018 | Sand Rally (2016)Funnel Race (2017)High Jump (2017)Snowboard Cross (2018)
 Prim | Marble League 2016Marble League 2017Marble League 2018 | Long Jump (2016)Long Jump (2017)
 Rima | Marble League 2016Marble League 2017 | Water Race (2016)10 Meter Sprint (2016)Hurdles (2017)Underwater Race (2017)

Note: Prim and Mary were part of Team Momary during Marble League 2018.

### Marbula One

 Prim | Marbula One S1Marbula One S2 | Savage Speedway GP (S1)Momotorway GP (S1)Short Circuit GP (S1)Midnight Bay GP (S1)Minty Mania GP (S2)Honeydome GP (S2)Tumult Turnpike GP (S2)Momotorway GP (S2)Misty Mountain GP (S2)Savage Speedway GP (S2)
 Rima | Marbula One S2 | O'raceway GP (S2)Aquamaring GP (S2)Arctic Circuit GP (S2)Raceforest GP (S2)Palette Park GP (S2)Midnight Bay GP (S2)

## Gallery

TeamPrimaryTP.jpgTeam Profile 2020TPM1.pngMarbula One (S1) PosterTPM1S2.pngMarbula One (S2) PosterMary.pngMary, the former captain of Team Primary, winning a gold in the Funnel RaceImar.pngImar, Team Primary's current captain, winning a silver in the High JumpSecondary.pngSecondary, the current coach of Team Primary
## Trivia

* Team Primary shares a rivalry with the Balls of Chaos due to similar-looking uniforms. This rivalry was apparent in the ML18 Qualifiers, when a fight broke out between the two teams after the Halfpipe event.
* Team Primary is the only team that has ever competed in a Marble League season despite failing to qualify. This was made possible by the Momary merge.
* The team's fans were banned from the Seven Seas Stadium during ML19 Qualifiers. It is currently unknown if the ban will be lifted for the Marble League Showdown, although it seems likely that it will be.
* In an interview with Rima, it was revealed that they came up with the idea for the Momary merge:

*"When Team Momo called out for help last year, I was the one to suggest to Prima that we should merge with them. Prima initially denied, saying that a green team like Jungle Jumpers would be better suited to help them, but eventually realized that this would be an opportune chance for us to compete. Prim and I were the choice marble athletes to form Team Momary, but the fans wanted Mary to join. So Mary joined. And I was denied the chance to compete.”*

* The choice over which teammates would compete with Team Momary allegedly did not sit well with the teammates who were not chosen to compete, and thus caused infighting during the off-season.
* They had a huge drop in ML17, dropping from 1st to 14th in 12 events.
* In Marbula One Season 1, Team Primary had the largest discrepancy in points between team members. Mary scored 0 points while Prim scored 54 points.
* Also during Marbula One Season 1, their fans could be heard chanting "Red! Yellow! Blue!".
* Team Primary became the second team to change their captain after the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, as Mary stepped down as captain and Imar took the captain spot. The first team was the Chocolatiers, who switched captain from Cocoa to Choc during the 2019-2020 Marble League offseason.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Stynth (8th August 2020). Offseason Moments – ML2020 Showdown. Jelle’s Marble Runs.
2. ↑ LittleMighty\_ (25th February 2019). Captains voting results!. Reddit.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Stynth (31st January 2020). RetRollSpective – Team Primary. Marble Sports.
4. ↑ Merged with Team Momo after their withdrawal to form Team Momary
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stynth (27th January 2019). The Teams You’ll Miss In The 2019 Marble League. Marble Sports.