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Marble League 2020 Event 6: 5 Meter Hurdles

The photo finish in Heat 4

The sixth event of Marble League 2020 was held on the 16th July 2020, featuring the sixth event, **5 Meter Hurdles.**

## Event

In Hurdles, instead of having the marbles jump into the air over the hurdles, the marbles power their way through hanging flaps. Four marbles from different teams roll down a 5 meter long track, rolling through the hurdles. The fastest two from each heat move onto the next round.

## Results

### Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

\*Razzy had minor injuries after the first two runs, so Ruzzy stepped in for the final.

## Trivia

* The Marble League record was beaten 3 times in this event. Razzy from Raspberry Racers reset the record with a time of 8.439 seconds, beating out the previous record of 8.552 seconds set by Wuspy of the Midnight Wisps in Marble League 2019. Then, Razzy beat the record again with a time of 8.386 seconds. That was then beaten by Yellow Eye from Crazy Cat's Eyes with a time of 8.126 seconds.
* Currently standing in 9th place provisionally after the event, this marks the first time the Hazers have been in the bottom half of the standings after an event in *any* competition (this includes Marble Leagues and Marbula One Season 1).
* After the semi-final, Razzy had a minor injury and was ruled out of the final race, prompting Ruzzy to take their place for the final race.
	+ This marks the first time a marble had to be replaced mid-event.
	+ As Ruzzy won the final race, they would be credited with the individual gold medal, although both are credited with an appearance.
* After the event, $5,000 was donated to the Food Bank for the Heartland in the name of the Raspberry Racers, the gold medalists in the event.
Marble League 2022 Event 8: 5 Meter Sprint

The photo finish in the final for second place

The eighth event of Marble League 2022 was held on the 18th November 2022, featuring the eighth event, the **5 Meter Sprint**.

## Event

   In the 5 Meter Sprint, 1 marble from each of 4 teams rolls down a sloped 5 meter long track as quickly as they can. The first 2 marbles to cross the finish line advance to the next round.

## Results

### Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th
Marble League Showdown 2020 Event 3: Black Hole Funnel

The final heat of Black Hole Funnel

The **Black Hole Funnel** was the third event of Marble League Showdown 2020. It was held on 15th August 2020.

## Event

In the Black Hole Funnel, 4 teams send out 2 marbles each into 2 heats. They are then released into a large funnel and have to stay in the longest. Then, the total of the 2 marbles added together. Then, the second run time is added together with the first run time and the team with the slowest time wins the event.

## Results

*Marbles highlighted in **bold** were designated team captains.*

## Standings After Event

**Orange:** Not able to win Marble League Showdown 2020, but top 3 still possible.
**Red:** Not able to finish in the top 3.
Marble League 2016 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 winner of the Marble League 2016 Lead Cube Award were the Oceanics with 16 total points and 6 medals.

## 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.
	+ If 4 or more teams tie for last place (for instance, 4 or more teams did not finish in an event) all teams will be awarded a "Lead" medal and no other awards will be given for the event.
	+ If three teams are tied for last place, all 3 teams will be given the "Lead" medal and the next place finisher (or finishers, if tied) will be given 1 point.
	+ If two teams tie for last and there are no other ties, two "Lead" medal will be awarded, one "Zinc" medal will be awarded and one team will receive 1 point.
	+ If one team finishes last, two teams tie for second to last and two teams tie for third to last, one "Lead" medal will be awarded, two "Tin" medals will be awarded and the final two teams will each receive 1 point.
	+ If two teams tie for last and two teams tie for second to last, two "Lead" medals and two "Zinc" medal will be awarded. No other awards will be given for the event.
Marble League 2022 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Climbing

Team Galactic's winning run

The first event of Marble League 2022 was held on the 2nd November 2022, not only featuring the first event, **Climbing**, but also the **Opening Ceremony**.

## Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony started with the entrance of Jelle and Dion carrying the Marble League Trophy. They were followed by Skipper, the mascot, and the JMA.

The hosts, the Green Ducks, then entered carrying with them the Marble League torch. They were followed by the rest of the qualified teams led by their coaches.

Then the Green Ducks took the Marble League torch to the base of the flame while being watched by the rest of the qualified teams. They were followed by Jelle and Dion carrying the Trophy, as well as Skipper and the JMA. The Green Ducks ascended the stairs to the Marble League flame where the flame was lit, signifying the official start to Marble League 2022.

## Event

In Climbing, the athlete pairs compete to roll as far as possible after colliding. The first marble (striker) of the teams accelerates from the starting ramp and sends an impulse into the second marble (skipper) to launch them as far up the slope they can. The team whose skipper travels the furthest up the ramp wins. Distance is calculated by taking the measurement at the center of the skipper at the apex of its movement. The best of two runs is selected as their result. Ties are broken by secondary distance.

## Trivia

* This event marked the end of Team Galactic's 44-event gold medal drought, their last gold being from the Sand Rally event in Marble League 2017.
	+ In raw time, this amounts to 1,901 days.
* This event marked the first instance that one of the Hornets' members got a medal in the Marble League.
* The Green Ducks became the first team to place last in the first event of two consecutive Marble Leagues.
Marble League 2021 Event 4: Funnel Endurance

The final of the event

The fourth event of Marble League 2021 was held on the 27th July 2021, featuring the fourth event, **Funnel Endurance**.

## Event

   The race is similar to previous Funnel Races. It features ten funnels. The first five funnels are regular orange Hubelino funnels. These are then followed by two blue funnels, and finally three green MaBoRun funnels. The slowest 4 marbles in each heat of 8 move on to the finale, where the last marble to exit the final funnel wins.

## Results

#### Example Run

 3rd
 DNF

## Trivia

* Blue Attendant got stuck in the example run, resulting to the first DNF in ML2021 and the example runs ever.
* Chocolatiers' gold in this event ended their streak of not getting a gold medal for four years.
* Up to this point in the Marble League so far, the winner of each event participated in the final run or heat of the event. This includes:
	+ The Indigo Stars winning the Wave in Run 16
	+ The Green Ducks winning Balancing in Run 16
	+ Team Momo winning the 5 Meter Sprint after participating in Heat 4 and Semifinal B
	+ The Chocolatiers winning this event after participating in Heat B
Last Marble Standing Event 6: Lap Race and Closing Ceremony

The start of the Lap Race

### Link

Cravendale Last Marble Standing E6 "Marbula Moo" - Marble Race by Jelle's Marble Runs

## Medals

### Third Place

Milky Madness

The sixth and final event of Last Marble Standing was held on 20th June 2020, featuring the sixth event, the **Lap Race**.

## Event

In the Lap Race, one marble from each team races around a track, just like in Marbula One, that's why it's also known as **"Marbula Moo"**. The race is run on a long circuit that goes down like a spiral. The marble who finishes first after 16 laps wins the race. Starting grid positions are a reverse order of the championship standings going into the event (the leading team starts 6th, and the last placed team starts in pole position).

## Closing Ceremony

The start of the closing ceremony featured a round of applause for the referees. Then the Duchess and Duke of Craven came down from the Royal Box and took their place at the podium. They were followed by the stadium team who joined them at the base of the podium. Each team and their coach then paraded in front of the podium, starting with the bottom ranked team to the 4th place team. Then the top three teams, the Semi-Skimmers, Team Purity and Graze of Glory, paraded onto the podium. The champions, Graze of Glory, then rolled down a track into a pool of milk. The Duchess and Duke of Craven then came over to the pool for a photo opportunity before being pushed into the pool by a security marble, followed by the marble that pushed them. Shortly after, the torch was automatically extinguished.
Marble League 2016 Event 4: Sand Rally

The final of the Sand Rally

The fourth event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 13th of August 2016. The event was the **Sand Rally**.

## Event

8 marbles per heat race down a long and twisty track on a sand hill. The 4 fastest marbles from each heat move on to the final. The winner is the first marble across the finish line.

## Standings After Event

### 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.

## Trivia

* This event was the very first individual event of the Marble League.
Marble League 2016 Event 8: 10 Meter Sprint

Rapidly of the Savage Speeders breaking the Marble League record and winning the 10 Meter Sprint

### Link

Marble Race: Marblelympics 2016 Event 8 - 10 Meter Sprint

## Medals

### Third Place

Clutter - Balls of Chaos

The eighth event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 23rd of August 2016. The event was the **10 Meter Sprint**.

## Event

In each round, four marbles from different teams roll down a 10 meter long track. The fastest marble will advance to the final with the second fastest progressing to a consolation round.

## Heats

### Race 1

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Race 2

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Race 3

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Race 4

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Consolation Round

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Final

 3rd
 4th

### Medals

* **Gold**: Rapidly - Savage Speeders
* **Silver**: Choc - Chocolatiers
* **Bronze**: Clutter - Balls of Chaos

## Standings After Event

### 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.

## Trivia

* Rapidly from the Savage Speeders set a new Marble League Record with a time of 4.968 seconds, beating the previous record of 4.989 seconds.
Marble League 2018 Event 4: Bobsled

The Thunderbolts' winning run

The fourth event of Marble League 2018 was held on the 18th of February 2018. The event was **Bobsled**.

## Event

Bobsled was a new event at the Marble League. Each team enters a 3D printed bobsled and slides down a course made of snow and ice as fast as possible. If a marble leaves the bobsled for any reason, then the judges will add a certain number of penalty points depending on how high up the course they fell out. The time plus any penalty points is the team's score.

## Results

* **Gold**: Thunderbolts
* **Silver**: Team Galactic
* **Bronze**: Midnight Wisps

## Trivia

* During this event, Team Momo's sled stopped after they started, so there was a retry. This was because Momomo fell ill due to altitude sickness. On the second run Momomomo was knocked out on impact with a corner but managed to stay within the bobsled. These injuries resulted in the forming of Team Momary, who began competition in the next event.
* The event was held on Snowflake Slope.

## References

1. ↑ Stynth, The Emperor (30th June 2021). RetRollSpective – Gliding Glaciers. Project Marblearth.
Marble League 2016 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Balancing

The Rojo Rollers' record breaking heat

The first event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 5th of August 2016, not only featuring the first event: **Balancing**, but also the **Opening Ceremony**.

## Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony featured each of the sixteen teams coming out one by one before lining up in a grid.

## Event

Each team of four marbles roll down a 5 cm wide track without walls. When a marble falls off the track, its distance from the start of the track is the number of points it receives. If a marble reaches the end of the track, it earns 150 points. Each marble's point score is added to give a final team score. The team with the most points wins.

## Results

* **Gold**: Rojo Rollers
* **Silver**: Mellow Yellow
* **Bronze**: Team Momo

### 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.

## Trivia

* The Rojo Rollers set a new Marble League record with a score of 347, beating the previous record of 332.
* This rendition of Balancing is the only occurrence that lists team members for each individual result.
Marble League 2023 Event 15: Sand Rally

The fifteenth event of Marble League 2023 was held on the 2nd of December 2023, featuring the fifteenth 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 event is split into two heats and each marble's fastest time is their final result. The finishing order will be the starting grid for Event 16, the Honeydome Grand Prix.

## Standings After Event

**Orange:** Not able to win Marble League 2023, but top 3 still possible.
**Red:** Not able to finish in the top 3.
Marble League 2016 Event 7: High Jump

Rojo Dos winning the gold medal

The seventh event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 21st of August 2016. The event was the **High Jump**.

## Event

In each round, 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 the next round. If they hit the bar or pass underneath it then they are eliminated. The last marble to be eliminated is the winner.

## Results

* **Gold**: Rojo Dos - Rojo Rollers
* **Silver**: Imar - Team Primary
* **Bronze**: Momomomo - Team Momo

Tiebreakers were decided using video analysis to see which marble had the highest jump.

## Standings After Event

### 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.
Marble League 2017 Event 7: Block Pushing

The O'rangers breaking the ML record in the last heat in the final

The seventh event of Marble League 2017 was held on the 27th of July 2017. The event was **Block Pushing**.

## Event

Block Pushing returns after debuting in the Marble League 2017 Qualifiers. Four teams roll down a track to push a block as far as they can. Each team have four pushes, one in each lane. The top two best results are added together to give the total score. The top two teams from each heat move onto the next round. If a marble leaves their lane then their push is invalid. If they jump into another lane and help push another team, their push is still valid.

## Groups

### Group B

\*The Pinkies' push in Heat 2 was invalid as one member of the team jumped into another lane.

\*\*The Jawbreakers' push in Heat 3 was invalid as one member of the team jumped into another lane. They jumped into the Pinkies' lane and helped them.

## Final

### Medals

* **Gold**: O'rangers
* **Silver**: Team Momo
* **Bronze**: Pinkies

## Results

\*Teams eliminated in the Group Stage were ranked by their combined total of their best two distances of four heats. Teams in the final or eliminated in the Semifinal were ranked by their best distance of two heats.

## Trivia

* The Jungle Jumpers ironically finished last in this event, after finishing first in a very similar event in the Qualification rounds.
* After Group A finished, a fan decided to try an attempt. The fan only managed to push the block 17 cm. They were then escorted away by security.
* This event featured 3 Marble League records. Shining Swarm first beat the record with a score of 80.1, beating the old record of 73.3. Then, the Pinkies beat the newly set score with a total of 80.5. Finally the O'rangers set the final top score of 82.6. This led to the O'rangers fans trying to storm the track in celebration.
Marble League 2021 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Swing Wave

The Savage Speeders vs. the Limers in Run 13

The first event of Marble League 2021 was held on the 16th July 2021, not only featuring the first event, the **Swing Wave**, but also the **Opening Ceremony**.

## Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony started with the entrance of Jelle and Dion carrying the Marble League Trophy. They were followed by the Jelle's Marble Runs Team and the JMA. The next in line was Cleocatra, ruler of the host nation and official mascot of Marble League 2021. They were escorted by the attendants, the marbles that would demo each event.

The hosts, the Crazy Cat's Eyes, then entered carrying with them the Marble League torch. They were followed by the rest of the qualified teams led by their coaches. A choir called out the name of each team as they arrived. The teams were followed by Greg Woods, the official commentator of the games.

After all teams had entered, Cleocatra and the attendants, followed by Jelle, Dion, and the rest of the JMR team moved out. The Crazy Cat's Eyes took the Marble League torch to the base of the flame while being watched by the rest of the qualified teams. The Crazy Cat's Eyes ascended the stairs to the Marble League flame where the flame was lit, signifying the official start to Marble League 2021.

## Event

   In the Swing Wave, marble teams roll down a wave-shaped track, with two teams in each heat. There are 10 waves numbered from 1 to 10, with a red catch tray at the very end. Unlike the Hubelino Tournament variation, there is no 12-point strip, and there is a single lane in the track.

A marble scores points equivalent to the numbering of the wave it stops in, with the following exceptions:

1. Falling into the red catch tray scores 0 points.
2. Leaving the waves results in the individual marble being disqualified. This results in the marble scoring 0 points for the heat, but does *not* automatically drop the team's event points to 0.
3. If a marble is stuck at the peak between 2 waves, they will score the amount equal to the greater amount. For instance, a marble stuck between troughs 4 & 5 will score 5 points.

A teams' score in the event is their best result after two heats. The team with the highest score wins. Ties are broken by secondary heats, then most 10-point scores.

## Trivia

* This marks the first time that the Indigo Stars had won an event.
* The Red Attendants scored 30 pts in the example run, the Blue Attendants scored 16 pts. These scores would be enough to place 5th and last, respectively.
Marble League 2019 Event 14: Surfing

View of the course before Heat 3 of Round 1 against Speedy and Bingo

The fourteenth event of Marble League 2019, **Surfing**, was held on 4 June 2019. The event was a new event for Marble League 2019, it was water-themed fitting to the hosts, the Oceanics.

## Event

In this event, two marbles compete against each other at the same time. The surfing event consists of three stages: the rundown to the water, the section where the marbles surf with the surfboard as far as possible, and a final race to the finish underwater. The marbles must try to achieve the highest score they can. The score is determined by surf distance and time to the finish line (which is 30 seconds minus the marble's time). The best time from the two rounds is counted as the final result. Each marble gets two attempts at scoring the highest number of points with their best score being their result.

## Results

### Round 1

In the first round, Hazy of the Hazers was able to produce the best attempt, setting both the best surf distance and time in the round.

### Round 2

In the second round, Skip of the Jungle Jumpers pulled out a strong result, beating the others by 3 points and securing the Jungle Jumpers' second gold medal of the tournament. Bingo's result was the second best in round 2 and enough to secure the bronze medal for the Indigo Stars, this being their first ever Marble League medal.

## Standings After Event

**Purple:** Able to win Marble League 2019 and automatically qualified for Marble League 2020.

**Green:** Able to win Marble League 2019.

**Orange:** Able to finish in the top 3.

## Trivia

* In the previous event, Oceanics' coach Tide got fired after another poor performance. A new coach was announced during this event. Lagoon became the new coach of the Oceanics.
* This event also saw the individual Marble League debut of Oceanics' reserve, Bay.
* With only 2 events to go and a maximum of 50 points being able to be gained, the Raspberry Racers and the Green Ducks automatically qualified for Marble League 2020.
* The event was the 50th event overall in Marble League history.
Marble League Showdown 2021 Event 2: Funnel Endurance

* Event
* Podium

The **Funnel Endurance** was the second event of Marble League Showdown 2021. It was held on 22 August 2021.

## Event

   The race is similar to previous Funnel Races. It features ten funnels. The first five funnels are regular orange Hubelino funnels. These are then followed by two blue funnels, and finally three green MaBoRun funnels. The last marble to exit the final funnel wins.
Marble League 2016 Event 6: Water Race

The final of the Water Race

The sixth event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 17th of August 2016. The event was the **Water Race**.

## Event

In each heat, eight marbles roll down a channel full of running water with a strong current and two waterfalls. The four fastest marbles move on to the final.

## Heats

### Heat A

Rojo Cuatro was disqualified for blocking another marble on one of the waterfalls.

### 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**: Velocity - Savage Speeders
* **Silver**: Azure - Kobalts
* **Bronze**: Yellow - Mellow Yellow

## Standings After Event

### 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.

## Trivia

* With 7 overall DNFs, this event had the second most DNFs in Marble League history, behind the Marble League 2019 Dirt Race.
Marble League 2018 Event 8: Snowboard Cross

The Snowboard Cross Final

The eighth event of Marble League 2018 was held on the 8th March 2018. The event was the **Snowboard Cross**.

## Event

In this event, 8 marbles roll down a track covered in obstacles. The fastest four down the track from each heat move on to the final.

## Final

### Medals

* **Gold**: Sublime - Limers
* **Silver**: Anarchy - Balls of Chaos
* **Bronze**: Bolto - Thunderbolts

## Trivia

* This event was supposed to be Curling, but the event was delayed again.
* This is currently the Limers' only gold medal in the Marble League.
Marble League Showdown 2020 Event 1: Relay Run

Photo finish between the Jungle Jumpers and Team Primary in the final

The **Relay Run** was the first event of Marble League Showdown 2020. It was held on 15 August 2020.

## Event

In Relay Run, the first marble of a team rolls down their lane as quickly as they can. They then crash into the next marble, setting them off to complete their part of the race. The fourth marble in the team will complete the final part of the course.

In the first round, there are 3 heats. The winner of each heat advances to the final, where they are joined by the runner-up with the fastest losing time. These 4 teams compete in the final, where the first team to finish wins.

## Results

### Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th
Marble League Showdown 2020 Event 4: Sand Mogul Race

Azure of the Kobalts winning the Finals race

The **Sand Mogul Race** was the fourth and final event of Marble League Showdown 2020. It was held on 15th of August 2020.

## Event

In the Sand Mogul Race, four marbles from different teams race down a 5 meter slope made of sand. The fastest marble in each heat will advance along with the best runner-up out of all the heats.

## Trivia

* The Turtle Sliders, Snowballs, Limers and the Jawbreakers failed to qualify for the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers so will only be appearing in the Marble League Showdown 2021.
	+ Of these teams, the Turtle Sliders and Limers are the only teams who also failed to qualify for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers as well.
* There was a production error in this event. In the table showing the rankings from 5th to 12th before the final, the Limers (7th), Indigo Stars (6th), Rojo Rollers (11th), and Jawbreakers (10th) were all in incorrect positions as shown in the brackets. The correct standings are shown above, and also in the final results table for the event.
* Notably, just like in the Relay Run, the wild card (best time among the heat losers) went on to win the final in this event, as Azure earned the wild card seed, and they went on to win the event.
Jousting

The Hazers' victory in the final against Mellow Yellow

**Jousting** is an event that was been featured in Marble League 2021. The aim of the event is to push the ball bearing as far as possible into the opponent's area.

## Rules

In Jousting, duos from two teams roll down ramps facing each other into a small arena surrounded by sand. The ramps have slight off-sets from the center. Situated in the center of the arena is a large ball bearing, and the objective of the event is to force the ball bearing into the opposing team's half. If the ball does not move closer to either team's starting point, a tie-breaker match is played.
Marble League 2017 Event 11: Underwater Race

The final of the Underwater Race

The eleventh event of Marble League 2017 was held on the 16th of August 2017. The event was the **Underwater Race**.

## Event

The Underwater Race is nearly identical to the 10 Meter Sprint event from Marble League 2016, except the track is underwater. Four marbles from different teams roll down a track submerged in water. The fastest two marbles from each heat advance to the next round.

## Heats

### Heat 1

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 2

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 3

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 4

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Semifinals

### Semifinal A

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Semifinal B

 3rd
 4th

## Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Medals

* **Gold**: Wospy - Midnight Wisps
* **Silver**: Kinnowin - O'rangers
* **Bronze**: Hop - Jungle Jumpers

## Standings After Event

**Green:** Able to win Marble League 2017.

**Orange:** Not able to finish in the top 3.

## Trivia

* Kinnowin from the O'rangers set a new Marble League record with a time of 13.12 seconds during Semifinal B, beating the previous record of 13.14 seconds.
Marble League 2017 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Funnel Race

The final of the funnel race

The first event of Marble League 2017 was held on 1st July 2017, not only featuring the first event, the **Funnel Race**, but also the **Opening Ceremony**.

## Opening Ceremony

This opening ceremony featured a procession of the Marble League torch followed by each of the 16 competing teams down a straightaway in front of all of the spectating marbles. The torch was then carried up the steps and was used to light the Marble League cauldron.

## Event

The Funnel Race was similar to the one used in the qualifiers. This event has 9 funnels connected in a downwards slope, challenging teams to stay in the funnels for as long as they can, done in a tournament-like fashion. The 4 marbles that stayed in the funnels for the longest in each heat moved onto the next round.

## Final

### Medals

* **Gold**: Mary - Team Primary

* **Silver**: Aqua - Oceanics

* **Bronze**: Pinky Toe - Pinkies

## Trivia

* There was a false start in Heat 2 when the Quicksilvers, Thunderbolts, and the Pinkies didn't get out of their starting blocks until 3 seconds after release. The start had to be done over again due to an unfair advantage.
Marble League 2022 Event 11: Swing Wave

The Green Ducks and the Savage Speeders in the first heat

The eleventh event of Marble League 2022 was held on the 27th November 2022, featuring the eleventh event, the **Swing Wave**.

## Event

   In the Swing Wave, marble teams roll down a wave-shaped track, with two teams in each heat. There are 10 waves numbered from 1 to 10, with a red catch tray at the very end. Unlike the Hubelino Tournament variation, there is no 12-point strip, and there is a single lane in the track.

A marble scores points equivalent to the numbering of the wave it stops in, with the following exceptions:

1. Falling into the red catch tray scores 0 points.
2. Leaving the waves results in the individual marble being disqualified. This results in the marble scoring 0 points for the heat, but does *not* automatically drop the team's event points to 0.
3. If a marble is stuck at the peak between 2 waves, they will score the amount equal to the greater amount. For instance, a marble stuck between troughs 4 & 5 will score 5 points.

A teams' score in the event is their best result after two heats. The team with the highest score wins. Ties are broken by secondary heats, then most 10-point scores.

## Results

### Notes

ⅠIn Heat 8, Pinky Winky came to a stop between Waves 9 & 10. They were given 10 points, but their score would not be counted for the gold medal tiebreaker with the Shining Swarm, in the event it reached countback of 10-point scores.

ⅡIn Heat 6, Yellim was launched off the track, and did not come to a stop within the waves. They were disqualified individually, meaning that they would score 0 points for the heat, without automatically relegating Mellow Yellow to a 16th place finish in the event.

## Trivia

* Yellim's disqualification marks the 1st instance where a marble was disqualified, whilst also scoring championship points.
Marble League 2018 Event 2: Ski Jump

Anarchy of the Balls of Chaos during their record-breaking jump

The second event of Marble League 2018 was held on the 9th of February 2018. The event was the **Ski Jump**.

## Event

Ski Jump is similar to Long Jump, but takes place on the snow. The marbles roll down a track and soar into the air, in an attempt to jump as far as possible. One marble from each team gets one attempt at the jump. The further the jump, the higher the team places.

## Results

* **Gold**: Anarchy - Balls of Chaos
* **Silver**: Smoggy - Hazers
* **Bronze**: Yellow Eye - Crazy Cat's Eyes

## Trivia

* Anarchy of the Balls of Chaos set a new Marble League record with a distance of 121.0 cm, beating the previous record of 120.7 cm.
* This event was the first time the Savage Speeders finished last in an event in the Marble League.
Marble League 2023 Event 6: Tug of War

The Bumblebees defeat the Pinkies in a tiebreaker for the gold medal

The sixth event of Marble League 2023 was held on the 28th October 2023, featuring the sixth event, the **Tug of War**.

## Event

   The Tug of War event follows similar rules to Jousting. 2 teams of 4 marbles each descend down parallel tracks onto a long, thin arena surrounded by sand. Situated in the center of the arena is a large red block, and the objective of the event is to force the block into the opposing team's half. If the block does not move closer to either team's starting point, tiebreakers are played as needed. The event progresses in a 16-team bracket, and teams that are eliminated before the Semifinals are ranked based on their margin of defeat.

## Results

*All measurements on this page are in millimeters.*

## Trivia

* With the Bumblebees taking provisional 1st place in the overall standings, this event marks the first time the team hosting a Marble League reached the top spot.
Marble League 2016 Event 2: Relay Race

The final of the Relay Race

The second event of Marble League 2016 was held on the 9th of August 2016. The event was the **Relay Race**.

## Event

Four teams descend a twisty course with three handovers. One marble from each team rolls down part of the track as quickly as they can. They then crash into the next marble setting them off to complete their part of the race. The fourth marble in the team will complete the final part of the course. The first marble to cross the finish line advances to the final.

## Heats

### Heat 1

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 2

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 3

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

The Balls of Chaos were disqualified for knocking a block off the track.

### Heat 4

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Consolation Round

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Final

 3rd
 4th

Due to a defect in the top lane, the Snowballs received an extra bronze medal.

### Medals

* **Gold**: Savage Speeders
* **Silver**: Jawbreakers
* **Bronze**: Thunderbolts and Snowballs

## Results

Due to a defect in the top track, all teams that raced on the top track were awarded an extra point. Note: Team Primary was mistakenly given a bonus point in the video despite not racing on the defective track.

## Standings After Event

### 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.

## Trivia

* The Savage Speeders set a new Marble League Record with a time of 22.94 seconds, beating the previous record of 22.97 seconds.
* This marked the only time a team has dropped into negative points in the overall standings, with the Balls of Chaos sitting in last place with -3 points after this event.
Marble League Showdown 2019 Event 4: Balancing

Team Primary's winning round

### Link

Marble League Showdown (B-League) Event 4 FINAL - Balancing + ML2020 HOST REVEAL

## Medals

### Third Place

Hornets

The fourth and final event of the Marble League Showdown 2019 was held on the 13th September 2019. The event was **Balancing**.

## Event

The marbles from each team roll down a beam. The distance each marble falls off is their score. The team's score is the sum of each individual team member's score. If a marble makes it to the end of the beam and rolls into the end zone they get a maximum 130 points.

## Results

* **Gold**: Team Primary
* **Silver**: Snowballs
* **Bronze**: Hornets

## Trivia

* Inside the stadium marbles could purchase tickets for Marbula One
* After the Limers failed to qualify, the fans stormed onto the track. The team had to be ushered away for their safety. The fans were then removed from the stadium.
* The Shining Swarm, Kobalts, Turtle Sliders and the Limers failed to qualify for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers so will only be appearing in the Marble League Showdown 2020.
* The top three teams, the Rojo Rollers, Hornets and the Snowballs, had a medal ceremony for the overall competition.
* Team Galactic were announced as the hosts for Marble League 2020.
Marble League 2019 Event 12: Rafting

The O'rangers' attempt

The twelfth event of Marble League 2019 was held on 29 May 2019, featuring the twelfth event, **Rafting**.

## Event

In Rafting, the teams sail down a stream of water in rafts one at a time. If a marble falls out of the raft, the team gets 1 penalty per marble lost. If a raft gets stuck on the course, the run is aborted. Each team has 3 attempts to set a time, and penalties reset when a team DNFs. A team's score is equivalent to their first finishing time, plus 1 second per penalty. The team with the lowest score wins.

## Rafts

There were 2 rafts, a black one and a white one. This was to distinguish lighter/darker colored teams more easily. The rafts had no difference in design, weight or structure.

Rafting was announced as an event for 2019 early in the year. JMRC member *Darkarchon* designed the rafts and there were multiple designs. The designs were all tested by voluntary marbles from the fan team the *Telescopics*, a fan team which didn't make it past the first round of voting for Marble League Showdown 2019.

## Results

\*The Indigo Stars failed to finish the course on their 1st attempt. They were given a rerun, in which they set a time without penalties.

## Standings After Event

**Orange:** Not able to win Marble League 2019, but top 3 still possible.

## Gallery

A prototype being testedA prototype being tested
Klimduin Schoorl

**Klimduin Schoorl** is a sandhill located in Schoorl, and lies about 8 km south of Alkmaar.

Klimduin Brechtdorp that is located near to Klimduin Schoorl has recently been given preference for holding Sand Marble Rally races, as Klimduin Schoorl is more crowded than Klimduin Brechtdorp.

## Track

In 2016, Klimduin held 2 races. The track was long but simple, and there was a shortcut near the end, which ended up being very beneficial for some marbles.
Marble League 2020 Event 4: Newton's Cradle

Tangerin's winning skip

### Link

Last Week Tonight presents: ML2020 E4 Newton's Cradle - Marble Race by Jelle's Marble Runs

## Medals

### Third Place

Raspberry Racers

The fourth event of Marble League 2020 was held on the 9th July 2020, featuring the fourth event, **Newton's Cradle**.

## Event

In Newton's Cradle the athlete pairs compete to roll as far as possible after being launched out of the cradle. The first marble (striker) of the teams accelerates from the starting ramp and sends an impulse into the cradle to launch the second marble (skipper) as far up the slope they can. The team whose skipper travels the furthest up the ramp wins. Distance is calculated by taking the measurement at the center of the skipper at the apex of its movement.

## Trivia

* This is the first two-marble event in Marble League history.
* After the event, $5,000 was donated to the Feeding South Florida in the name of the O'rangers, the gold medalists in the event.
* Due to the whole team not being involved and the identification of the individual marbles, results from this event are counted towards any statistics to do with individual performances in the Marble League.
Jelle's Marble Runs Committee

*This page is about the former official committee, for the current committee see Jelle's Marble Association*

## Jelle's Marble Runs Committee

The official logo of the JMRC, designed by Pim Leurs.

### Function

Advise and help JMR on the Marble League, Marble Rally, Marbula One, etc.

### Members

20

The **Jelle's Marble Runs Committee (JMRC)** was the official committee of Jelle's Marble Runs from February 2019 to April 2021. They organized and ran every event and were responsible for anything related to marble sports on Jelle's Marble Runs. The JMRC's overall task was to make the Marble League, the Marble Rally and other tournaments even better than they already were by checking scores, developing scoring systems, inventing new events, advising Jelle, organizing competitions like the Fan Team Contest, running social media, establishing official canon and a lot more. This organization performed the functions of the International Marble Sport Committee from Marble League 2018.

On 13 April 2021, the Committee announced their unanimous decision to disband due to continued unresolved concerns of working with Dion Bakker. The Jelle's Marble Association, the new official committee, was formed a month later.

## Members

There were a total of twenty members of the committee of which sixteen were part of it at the time of the committee disbanding. The JMRC members included some of the most important users of the community.

## References

1. ↑ JMR\_throwaway (13th April 2021). Message from all JMR Committee members. Reddit.
2. ↑ JMR\_throwaway (9th October 2023). Here is Tobi, former JMR China Community Manager past 4 years. Reddit.
3. ↑ GrandAdmiralMellacus (12th August 2019). Wiki - JMR Committee (JMRC). Reddit.
4. ↑ GrandAdmiralMellacus (18th October 2019). The JMR Committee Is Growing!. Reddit.
5. ↑ Jelle's Marble Runs Committee. Jelle's Marble Runs. Retrieved on 3rd February 2021.
Marble League 2019 Event 10: Hubelino Maze

Semifinal B of the Hubelino Maze

The tenth event of Marble League 2019 was held on the 21st May 2019. The event was the **Hubelino Maze**.

## Event

The Hubelino Maze was a new event for the Marble League and was based on a similar event in the Hubelino Tournament 2016 and 2018. All marbles from each team, including the reserve member, take part in the event. They roll through a maze and the further down the maze they get, the more points each marble gains. Each marble's points are added together to give the team's total. The top two teams from each heat move on to the next round.

## Heats

### Heat 1

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 2

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 3

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Heat 4

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Semifinals

### Semifinal A

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Semifinal B

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

## Final

 2nd
 3rd
 4th

### Medals

* **Gold:** Hazers
* **Silver:** Pinkies
* **Bronze:** Savage Speeders

## Trivia

* The Hubelino Maze became the frst event where all 5 marbles from a team must participate.
* The Pinkies finished second in this event, thus ending a notorious 26 event streak of Marble League events without a medal.
Joshdon Stadium

**Joshdon Stadium** is a stadium located in Draklin in the British Isles. The Green Ducks moved to Draklin in 2018 and became the host team of the stadium.

## Trivia

* The stadium is presumably named after JoshOG, a streamer who regularly promotes the Marble League and who the team was partially based on.

## References

1. ↑ Stynth (20th August 2019). RollBack: Green Ducks. *The Rollout Issue Number 1* pp. 10-11.
2. ↑ Stynth (14th February 2020). RetRollSpective – Green Ducks. Jelle's Marble Runs.
3. ↑ @JoshOG. Twitter (1st January 2019). “This is one of the coolest things EVER!!! OUR COMMUNITY IS IN THE MARBLELYMPICS 2019!!!!!!”
Long Jump

Bolt from the Thunderbolts' jump from Marble League 2020

**Long Jump** is an event that has been featured in numerous Marble Leagues, and has also been a part of Last Marble Standing. The goal of the event is to jump as far as possible.

## Rules

In the Long Jump, marbles start from the top of a long ramp. They then roll down the 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.

## Appearances

### 2016

#### Marble League 2016

*Main article: Marble League 2016*
Long Jump was the fifth event of Marble League 2016. The tournament was the first time this event was held. The O'rangers got first place, the Thunderbolts got second place and Team Momo came third. The landing pit in this version of the event was a pit of tiny marbles.

### 2017

#### Marble League 2017

*Main article: Marble League 2017*
The Long Jump made a second appearance during Marble League 2017. The landing pit was changed from a pit of tiny marbles to a sand pit. The Chocolatiers placed first, while the Midnight Wisps and Thunderbolts rounded out the top three.

### 2018

#### Marble League 2018

*Main article: Marble League 2018*
Marble League 2018 saw a new variation of Long Jump: the Ski Jump. The marbles rolled down a ramp, as in Long Jump, but now landed in snow rather than sand. The Balls of Chaos set a new record with a distance of 121.0 cm, followed by the Hazers in second and the Crazy Cat's Eyes in third.

### 2020

#### Last Marble Standing

*Main article: Last Marble Standing*
The third event of Last Marble Standing was the Long Jump. The format was slightly changed, with the event involving two heats. The cumulative distance from both heats was used as the final score. Graze of Glory managed to jumping furthest in both heats. Team Purity managed to pick up the silver medal followed by The Freshers winning the bronze.

#### Marble League 2020

*Main article: Marble League 2020*
Making a reappearance from Marble League 2017, the Long Jump was the fifth event of Marble League 2020. The Crazy Cat's Eyes and the Balls of Chaos both won their second medals in Long Jump with a gold and silver medal respectively. The bronze medal was won by the Mellow Yellow, a brief
respite from their otherwise poor performances.

## Records

The Marble League Record for Long Jump, which was 93.8 cm at the start of Marble League 2016, was broken multiple times during the event. Firstly Mo from Team Momo broke the record with a jump of 97.3 cm. Then it was broken by Bolta from the Thunderbolts with a jump of 97.6 cm. Finally it was broken by Kinnowin of the O'rangers with a jump of 103.8 cm.

In 2018 the event was a Ski Jump, a variation of Long Jump, so a different record was established. Anarchy of the Balls of Chaos set a new Marble League record with a distance of 121.0 cm, beating the previous record of 120.7 cm.

In 2020, the setup for Long Jump was changed and so the old record could not be used.