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The Green Ducks are a green and brown team that first participated in Marble League 2019.

Team Members

The Green Ducks team members

Mallard, Billy, Quacky, Ducky, and Goose are the original and current members of the team. Mallard became team captain when the team was formed.

2019 Team	2020 Team
Mallard	Mallard
Billy	Billy
Quacky	Quacky
Ducky	Ducky
Goose	Goose

Color	Meaning
	Team Member
	Reserve Member
	Injured

Members timeline

Coaches

Coach	From	To	Events	G	S	B	Tot.	Honors
Bombay	15 March 2019^[1]	present	31	3	4	0	7	Marble League 2019 - Runners Up

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

History

Pre-Marble League

The Green Ducks are a British team whose members have been fans of marble sports for a long time. Mallard, the captain of the team, won tickets to Le Tour de Vellis in 2014, where she saw the Savage Speeders win the tournament for the first time. Being at the competition made Mallard very excited. She returned to her hometown of Bermenghank to meet her sickly mother. Mallard paid a visit to her mother once more in an infirmarblery, where she unfortunately passed away two days later.

Mallard's father, Bombay, wasn't working at the time and used most of the family's money to pay for the funeral. In fact, the father continued to struggle finding work, and Mallard found herself working on a farm, looking after ducks with her brother, Billy. During this time, the siblings had made friends of fellow farmhands Quacky, Ducky and Goose, who were also working there while finishing off their primary education. The five became close friends over the years working on the farm, and especially bonded over their love for marble sports.

In 2017, Mallard secretly entered a bid to get tickets to Marble League 2017, and won. She surprised her friends with a trip to see the games in Knikkegen and watched the games from the Jungle Jumpers fan area, the team they supported as their colors reminded them of the grass on the farm. After they returned home, the group decided to start training to become marble sports athletes. They spoke to Bombay, who quit his job in tourism to become their coach. They decided to name their team the Green Ducks.

The Green Ducks started competing in minor leagues across the British Isles, a place not well-known for marble sports at the time. They emerged as the most dominant team in the region, easily beating all their regional rivals. This way, the team earned themselves a great deal of sponsorships, allowing the team to become financially stable. They moved to Dionlin in 2018 and purchased Joshdon Stadium as their home stadium.

In late 2018, rumors started to spread that Team Plasma were retiring from the Marble League due to lack of training, leaving an opening in the qualifiers for Marble League 2019. The Green Ducks promptly applied for participation in the Marble League, hoping to take their place. In early 2019, the team were accepted to take part in the Marble League 2019 Qualifiers.^[2]^[3]

2019

Despite being so new, the Green Ducks attracted so much attention from fans as they participated in the Qualifiers. In fact, the team proceeded to perform exceptionally. Mallard opened the Qualifiers strong for the team by coming fifth in the first event, Funnel Race. In the next event, Block Pushing, the Green Ducks got an unprecedented 117.0 cm, coming first and moving to the top of the standings. They came fifth again in Relay Race, securing their spot in Marble League 2019.

The Green Ducks decided to conserve energy for the final event, Underwater Race, by putting in Ducky. Unfortunately, he came last, despite the team's best hopes. The Green Ducks dropped to fourth at the end of the Qualifers, but given their exceptional performance early on, they qualified anyway. The team continued to gain fans, many of whom were the Limers fans who were distraught that their team had failed to qualify.

The Green Ducks started off exceptionally in Marble League 2019, with a silver medal for Quacky in Event 1, Underwater Race, redeeming Ducky's poor performance from the qualifiers. This was followed by a seventh-place finish for Mallard in Event 2, Funnel Race. The team then came 4th in the next three events. The momentum built up to Event 6, Relay Run. In the final leg, Goose lurched forward ahead of Tangerin of the O'rangers to win the team's first gold medal, putting them at the top of the standings.

Over the next four events, the Green Ducks averaged seven points per event, keeping them in the top three, but they lost first place to the Raspberry Racers, who took the lead after Event 8, Summer Biathlon. The team refocused before Event 11, Dirt Race. In said event, Ducky boosted ahead of Swifty of the Savage Speeders to finish 2nd, closely followed by Rozzy of the Raspberry Racers.

The Green Ducks followed this up with a record-breaking gold medal in Event 12, Rafting, reclaiming first place. Event 13, the Elimination Race, saw the Green Ducks face off against the Raspberry Racers once more. In the final, Quacky faced Rezzy and Red Eye of the Crazy Cat's Eyes. Red Eye got stuck near the top of the course. Quacky and Rezzy shot down the course, but Quacky got stuck just before the finish line, allowing the Raspberry Racers to claim their first ever gold medal.

The Green Ducks remained in first, but would not medal again. They lost the lead in the standings to the Raspberry Racers after coming 12th in Event 14, Surfing. The team ultimately finished in 2nd, behind the Raspberry Racers, with 204 points and five medals. The Green Ducks automatically qualified for Marble League 2020 and became the most successful rookie team in the Marble League. Their fanbase only continued to grow afterwards.^[3]

2020

While the Green Ducks were training for Marble League 2020, Bombay received a letter from the JMRC, saying the team had been invited to take part in Marbula One Season 1. They immediately accepted and sent Mallard and Billy to represent them. Given their outstanding debut season in the Marble League, the Green Ducks had become one of the most favored inaugural Marbula One champions. Of course the team were right to remain confident, and they could hope much from their fans to keep up with their dominant performance in the future.^[3]

True to their status as rookie sensation, the Green Ducks were off to a promising start in the first half of Marbula One Season 1, with a race win and fastest lap for Billy in the second Grand Prix, followed by a fourth place finish for Mallard in the third Grand Prix. However, multiple finishes outside of the top ten would be the Green Ducks' undoing. The fifth Grand Prix would be hosted by the Ducks at Greenstone, a race in which Mallard placed seventh. The following two races would be run by Billy, in which he placed thirteenth and seventh respectively. However, Mallard went on to achieve a second place finish in the final Grand Prix at the Midnight Bay Circuit. This lead the Green Ducks to a respectable tie for fifth place finish overall along with historic mainstay Team Galactic.

Marble League 2019

Main article: Marble League 2019

Original logo for the Green Ducks, designed by Hersh and conceptualized by Stynth.

The old Green Ducks logo, used for Marble League 2019

Qualifiers

The Green Ducks qualified for Marble League 2019.

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Funnel Race	Mallard (C)	1:19.68	5th	14	5th
Block Pushing	All	117.0 cm	1st	25	1st
Relay Race	All	10.05 sec.	5th	14	1st
Underwater Race	Ducky	30.83 sec.	20th	1	4th

Main Tournament

They went on to medal 5 times in Marble League 2019 and come in 2nd overall, the best performance yet by a debuting team (not counting 2016 for obvious reasons).

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place	Points	Overall Place
Underwater Race	Quacky	15.39 sec.	2nd	20	2nd
Funnel Race	Mallard (C)	1:41.40	7th	9	3rd
Balancing	All	304 cm	4th	12	3rd
Gravitrax Slalom	All	9.25 sec.	4th	12	4th
5 Meter Sprint	Billy	6.274 sec.	4th	12	3rd
Relay Run	All	9.779 sec.	1st	25	1st
Block Pushing	All	60.9 cm	8th	8	1st
Summer Biathlon	Quacky	33.53 sec.	14th	2	2nd
Hurdles Race	Mallard (C)	9.006 sec.	5th	11	2nd
Hubelino Maze	All	24	8th	8	3rd
Dirt Race	Ducky	1:19.37	2nd	20	2nd
Rafting	All	33.74 sec. (MR)	1st	25	1st
Elimination Race	Quacky	20.00 sec.	2nd	20	1st
Surfing	Mallard (C)	42.90	12th	4	2nd
Collision	All	Quarterfinal loss	6th	10	2nd
Sand Rally	Mallard (C)	2:03.20	10th	6	2nd

The Green Ducks are pre-qualified for the Marble League 2020.

Marbula One Season 1

Main article: Marbula One Season 1

The Green Ducks took part in Marbula One Season 1. Their team consisted of Mallard and Billy.

Season	Entrant	SAV	ORA	MOM	HOR	GDK	TBO	RSP	MNW	Points	Total
S1	Mallard	8th		4th		9th			2nd	8th (36)	6th (64)
S1	Billy		1st		13th		9th	11th		14th (28)	6th (64)

Grand Prix	Participant	Qualifying Position	Time	Place	Points	Overall Standing	Mallard Standing	Billy Standing
Savage Speedway	Mallard	10th	5:31.42	8th	4	8th	8th	-
O'raceway	Billy	5th	5:17.73	1st	26	2nd	15th	1st
Momotorway	Mallard	8th	5:42.79	4th	12	2nd	10th	4th
Hivedrive	Billy	11th	5:43.47	13th	0	4th	12th	6th
Greenstone	Mallard	7th	6:06.72	9th	2	5th	16th	9th
Short Circuit	Billy	13th	5:33.57	9th	2	7th	18th	11th
Razzway	Billy	7th	5:37.87	11th	0	7th	19th	12th
Midnight Bay	Mallard	4th	7:55.12	2nd	18	6th	8th	14th

Marble League 2020

Main article: Marble League 2020

Friendly Round

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Block Pushing	All	57.9 cm	3rd	2	3rd
Funnel Endurance	Mallard	1:47.16	4th	1	3rd
Balancing	All	339 cm	3rd	2	4th
5 Meter Sprint	Quacky	5.257 sec.	2nd	4	4th

Main Tournament

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Balancing	All	268 cm	9th	7	9th
Halfpipe	All	54	12th	4	12th
Funnel Endurance	Ducky	2:02.17 sec	4th	12	7th

Results

Marble League Results

Year	Events	Medals				Result	Points
Year	Events	G	S	B	Tot.	Result	Points
2019	16	2	3	0	5	2nd	204
2020	16	TBD

Marbula One Results

Season	Grands Prix	Medals				Result	Points
Season	Grands Prix	G	S	B	Tot.	Result	Points
S1	8	1	1	0	2	6th	64

Team Members' Individual Scores

Marble League

Marble	Competed in	Individual events participated in	Medals Won	Total Individual Points
Billy	Marble League 2019	5 Meter Sprint (2019)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	12 pts
Ducky	Marble League 2019	Dirt Race (2019)Funnel Endurance(2020)	0 gold medals 1 silver medal 0 bronze medals	32 pts
Goose	Marble League 2019		0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	0 pts
Mallard	Marble League 2019	Funnel Race (2019) Hurdles Race (2019) Surfing (2019) Sand Rally (2019)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	30 pts
Quacky	Marble League 2019	Underwater Race (2019) Summer Biathlon (2019) Elimination Race (2019)	0 gold medals 2 silver medals 0 bronze medals	42 pts

Italics - As reserve member

Marbula One

Marble	Competed in	Races participated in	Medals Won	Total Individual Points
Billy	Marbula One S1	2020 O'raceway Grand Prix 2020 Hivedrive Grand Prix 2020 Short Circuit Grand Prix 2020 Razzway Grand Prix	1 gold medal 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	28 pts
Mallard	Marbula One S1	2020 Savage Speedway Grand Prix 2020 Momotorway Grand Prix 2020 Greenstone Grand Prix 2020 Midnight Bay Grand Prix	0 gold medals 1 silver medal 0 bronze medals	36 pts

Gallery

Trivia

Their name honors Hank Green^[4], who helped Jelle's Marble Runs regain monetization, and JoshOG^[5], a streamer who regularly promotes the Marble League.
- It also is an indirect reference to the Mighty Ducks hockey team, from the movie of the same name.
- The team's coach, Bombay, is also an indirect reference to the movie, as he shares the same name as the Mighty Ducks' coach - Gordon Bombay.
With the exception of the original Marble League performances, the Green Ducks hold the record for best overall performance by a debut team, finishing 2nd in their inaugural year.

References

↑ Skystrykr (15th March 2019). 2019 MarbleLympics - Team Members. Reddit.
↑ Stynth (20th August 2019). RollBack: Green Ducks. The Rollout Issue Number 1 pp. 10-11.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Stynth (14th February 2020). RetRollSpective – Green Ducks. Marble Sports.
↑ @hankgreen. Twitter (1st January 2019). “I've got a team in the Marblelympics!”
↑ @JoshOG. Twitter (1st January 2019). “This is one of the coolest things EVER!!! OUR COMMUNITY IS IN THE MARBLELYMPICS 2019!!!!!!”

[1] Skystrykr (15th March 2019). 2019 MarbleLympics - Team Members. Reddit.

[2] Stynth (20th August 2019). RollBack: Green Ducks. The Rollout Issue Number 1 pp. 10-11.

[RetRoll-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Stynth (14th February 2020). RetRollSpective – Green Ducks. Marble Sports.

[4] @hankgreen. Twitter (1st January 2019). “I've got a team in the Marblelympics!”

[5] @JoshOG. Twitter (1st January 2019). “This is one of the coolest things EVER!!! OUR COMMUNITY IS IN THE MARBLELYMPICS 2019!!!!!!”

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