Blizzard Blaster

Blizzard Blaster
Color	Swirly green, blue, white and maroon
Active years	2017 - Present
Abbreviation	BBL
Marble Rally
Seasons	4 (first in 2017)
Races	43 entries
Best Result	6th (2019)
Wins	2
Podiums	5
Career Points	280 points
Marble Rally Showdown
Seasons	1 (first in 2018)
Races	4
Best Result	5th (2018)
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Career Points	27 points

Blizzard Blaster is a swirly green, blue, white and maroon marble who competes in the Marble Rally. They have competed since 2017, and is currently in the A League. They are originally from Winterpeg.

History

Pre-Marble Rally

Blizzard Blaster competed in two Christmas snow races, where they placed 5th and 7th (out of 12 starters and 11 finishers in each)

2017

The Sand Marble Rally 2017 season, was Blizzard Blaster's first year competing in the Sand Marble Rally. Despite scoring two podium finishes, Blizzard Blaster had an overall middle of the pack performance. They finished 13th overall with 85 points, although they had been in 9th heading into the controversial championship decider.

2018

Blizzard Blaster finished last in their qualification race, and competed in the 2018 B-League. They placed 5th overall with one podium finish and 27 points.

2019

Blizzard Blaster competed in Qualification Race A of the Qualifiers Round. After a decent start, Blizzard Blaster immediately took third, putting them behind Cool Moody and El Capitan. On the first split section, Cool Moody suddenly slowed down, and Blizzard Blaster took advantage of it to steal the lead, only to see El Capitan take it in split second. Afterwards, they struggled to catch up with El Capitan, and had to fight against Marbly McMarbleface and Cool Moody for the second place. Blizzard Blaster finished second at the end of the race, and qualified for Marble Rally 2019.

Round 1 of the new Marble Rally Season marked a great change in Blizzard Blaster's career, taking an impressive podium in tough, bumpy terrain. Their proficiency continued in Race 3, where they took a dominant victory by capitalizing on a lopsided split lane. However, inconsistency plagued them for the rest of the season, falling down from first position to a respectable 6th in the table standings.

Season 5

Blizzard Blaster had been automatically qualified for Season 5 of the Marble Rally, and when the system was changed to invitation, they were invited to return. His early season was inconsistent, showing pace but putting in a DNF in round 1, and failed to finish higher than 7th in the first 7 rounds. However, they won the second snow race, putting him up in the standings, and they followed this with two more top 10 finishes, keeping him in the title hunt, and in the top 12. However, they had a dismal end to the season, finishing last (of the finishers) in both of the last two races. Still, they were able to finish 12th, scoring 69 points.

Racer profile and analysis

Blizzard Blaster seems to have a racing style similar to Ghost Plasma's, being able to defend in the front row while remaining open-minded to the faster lane in splits or unrims. Like Plasma, they are also usually inefficient when in the back row, having to rely on a fast split lane to cover up the distance. Unlike Plasma, their race pace seems to differ, leading to inconsistent results. At times they can be agile on both the sprint and slalom, but other days they could also spend the entire race in the mid-pack or as a backmarker. Having developed into a frequent front-running contender, Blizzard Blaster has improved their abilities since their 2017 debut, and will likely be a great marble to watch in the upcoming seasons.

Marble Rally results

Summary

Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Pos	Points
2017	R1 3	R2 DNF	R3 8	R4 6	R5 16	R6 5	R7 DNF	R8 11	R9 2	R10 13	R11 11	R12 8	F‡ 17	13th	85
2019	R1 2	R2 12	R3 1	R4 14	R5 7	R6 16	R7 9	R8 13						6th	62
S5	R1 DNF	R2 7	R3 10	R4 16	R5 10	R6 8	R7 12	R8 1	R9 6	R10 10	R11 19	R12 18		12th	69
S6	R1 7	R2 7	R3 9	R4 DNF	R5 14	R6 5	R7 11	R8 DNF	R9 4	R10 7				12th	64

^‡ - Double points

Showdown

Season	1	2	3	4	Pos	Points
2018 B-League	B1 2	B2 11	B3 6	B4 4	5th	27

Off-season

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Christmas Race 1	P2	5th	1:07.91	+6.50
Christmas Race 2	P5	7th	1:01.79	+6.12

Sand Marble Rally 2017

Qualifiers

Blizzard Blaster competed in Qualifier 2. They qualified for Sand Marble Rally 2017.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P4	2nd	0:54.93	+0.93

Main Tournament

Main article: Sand Marble Rally 2017

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P12	3rd	2:03.58	+0.52	14	3rd
Race 2	P4	DNF	-	-	0	9th
Race 3	P2	8th	1:08.68	+2.47	8	9th
Race 4	P10	6th	1:07.47	+2.66	10	8th
Race 5	P18	16th	1:23.00	+4.48	0	10th
Race 6	P6	5th	1:14.52	+1.80	11	8th
Race 7	P8	DNF	-	-	0	11th
Race 8	P13	11th	1:49.82	+6.18	5	13th
Race 9	P6	2nd	2:11.40	+0.52	17	7th
Race 10	P8	13th	2:17.74	+4.99	3	9th
Race 11	P14	11th	1:50.48	+2.47	5	10th
Race 12	P4	8th	1:48.34	+3.00	8	8th
Final Race	P11	17th	2:29.99	+8.73	4	13th

Sand Marble Rally 2018

Qualifiers

Blizzard Blaster competed in Qualifier 1. They did not qualify for Sand Marble Rally 2018.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P4	7th	0:42.70	+1.66

B-League

Main article: Sand Marble Rally 2018 B-League

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P2	2nd	1:21.07	+0.23	12	2nd
Race 2	P3	11th	1:27.94	+5.71	1	5th
Race 3	P9	6th	2:22.06	+4.08	6	6th
Race 4	P9	4th	2:10.24	+1.40	8	5th

Marble Rally 2019

Qualifiers

Blizzard Blaster competed in Qualifier A. They qualified for Marble Rally 2019.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P7	2nd	1:08.78	+3.08

Main Tournament

Main article: Marble Rally 2019

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P9	2nd	2:43.88	+1.29	17	2nd
Race 2	P14	12th	2:48.81	+7.61	4	3rd
Race 3	P4	1st	2:43.95	-	20	1st
Race 4	P18	14th	2:53.09	+7.97	2	1st
Race 5	P5	7th	1:48.99	+9.21	9	2nd
Race 6	P20	16th	1:53.88	+3.72	0	5th
Race 7	P3	9th	2:08.44	+5.59	7	6th
Race 8	P18	13th	2:36.70	+5.34	3	6th

Marble Rally Season 5

Blizzard Blaster was invited to take part in Marble Rally Season 5.

Main Tournament

Main article: Marble Rally Season 5

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P5	DNF	-	-	0	15th
Race 2	P16	7th	1:57.12	+2.49	9	15th
Race 3	P15	10th	1:59.11	+4.37	6	12th
Race 4	P6	16th	2:03.68	+4.64	0	16th
Race 5	P11	10th	2:49.35	+4.67	6	16th
Race 6	P10	8th	2:52.04	+3.63	8	15th
Race 7	P15	12th	1:55.18	+8.56	4	15th
Race 8	P6	1st	1:40.52	-	20	9th
Race 9	P12	6th	1:38.44	+1.26	10	9th
Race 10	P11	10th	1:41.40	+4.82	6	10th
Race 11	P7	19th	2:37.29	+11.74	0	12th
Race 12	P14	18th	2:38.31	+11.61	0	12th

Off-season

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Overall Standing
Marble Rally 2022 Practice Round	P18	12th	2:03.64	+5.63	12th
	P3	14th	2:06.06	+5.57	11th

Marble Rally Season 6

Qualifiers

Blizzard Blaster competed in Qualification Race 2. They qualified for Marble Rally Season 6.

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta
Qualifiers	P4	1st	1:07.07	-

Main Tournament

Main article: Marble Rally Season 6

Race	Starting Position	Placing	Final Result	Delta	Points	Overall Standing
Race 1	P7	7th	2:02.64	+1.25	9	7th
Race 2	P10	7th	2:03.66	+1.68	9	7th
Race 3	P4	9th	2:05.96	+5.36	7	8th
Race 4	P13	DNF	-	-	0	10th
Race 5	P14	14th	2:17.56	+5.91	2	11th
Race 6	P3	5th	2:12.58	+3.41	11	10th
Race 7	P8	11th	2:15.75	+8.00	5	12th
Race 8	P9	DNF	-	-	0	14th
Race 9	P4	4th	2:15.94	+2.53	12	11th
Race 10	P13	7th	3:31.00	+5.54	9	12th

Trivia

• Blizzard Blaster was the only marble to claim their first career win in 2019.
• Blizzard Blaster was the first Marble Rally expansion athlete to finish on the podium in their debut race, by finishing 3rd in 2017's inaugural race.
  • They would be followed by Amethyst, who bettered the record of best performance by an expansion athlete in their debut race by winning the first race of Season 6.