Greg Woods is the commentator for the Marble League, as well as the Marble Rally, Marbula One and Hubelino Tournament. They are also a marble sports aficionado and the founder of the Fruit Circuit.[1]
Greg Woods founded the Fruit Circuit in 2004. They founded the circuit with teams such as the Limers and the now inactive Strawberry Strudels, Boysenberry Ballers, and Grape Nuts. Other teams that joined the circuit were the O'rangers, Mellow Yellow and the Raspberry Racers.
In 2005, Greg was with the Limers in Lemono as they held their summer tradition of sand rallies of the beaches of the town. The Limers offered a prize to anyone who could beat Sublime in a race. Most marbles failed, except for one named Conda who used a trick to beat Sublime. After watching Conda and the rest of their team train, they invited them to join the Fruit Circuit, competing as the Zesty Lemons.[2]
By 2014, the Fruit Circuit was running out of funding due to travel costs[3] and had been losing viewership[4]. In late 2014, Woods met with Jelle Bakker who ran the Knikkegen Marble League. They noticed Woods' strong commentating abilities and ability to reach out to teams around the world and they started plans to expand the KML into the Marble League.[3] Woods went on to recruit other teams for Marble League 2016 from regional marble sports tournaments from around the world.[5] They then launched Marble League 2016 with Greg acting as commentator.
Greg Woods' marble in the commentary box
Woods, along with Jelle Bakker visited Hailfern to see the Arctic Circle during the fall of 2017 during their world tour. They liked the stadium so much, they offered the Snowballs the chance to host Marble League 2018.[6]
In 2020, the Midnight Wisps ran a competition called Midnight Melee. Greg was invited to commentate the Ice Hockey event which they accepted.[7]
Before the Tumult Turnpike Grand Prix in Marbula One Season 2, Greg decided to test out the track, completing a lap before the race started.[8]
For the Misty Mountain Grand Prix during Marbula One Season 2, Greg decided to hike to the track with other fans. Here they met Dr. Aleister Crolley.[9]
Some sources claim that Greg is involved in running the Halloween Marble Race. In 2016, Greg provided funds for a marble called Will-O-The-Wisp to hold the race in 2016 while also commentating the race. They continue to fund Will-O-The-Wisp. Woods also supposedly found Eye of the Demon to compete in the races. Other sources claim this is fictional, with the Halloween Races actually being famous marble athletes competing in disguises.[10]
Appearances[]
| Year | Competition | Event | Event Type | Place | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Patreon Special "Kiwi" Marble Race | Lap race | Individual | 3rd | 3:32.59 | - |
Career Events[]
| # | Events | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Individual Career Points[]
Summary[]
| # | Events | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Real life[]
Greg Woods is the American commentator for Jelle's Marble Runs. He does the English commentary for all the marble events by Jelle's Marble Runs (Marble League, Sand Marble Rally, Hubelino Tournament, etc.).
He is also a part of the Alzheimer's Association of Iowa[12] and is a fan of motorsports.[11]
References[]
- ↑ Stynth, Orbitball, Vector (17th August 2021). RetRollSpective – Limers. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ foucaulf (25th August 2022). RetRollSpective – Constrictors. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stynth, The Emperor, Vector (21st September 2021). RetRollSpective – Team Primary. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ Stynth, Fouc (28th September 2021). RetRollSpective – Savage Speeders. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ Stynth, The Emperor (27th August 2021). RetRollSpective – Rojo Rollers. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ Stynth, The Emperor (12th October 2021). RetRollSpective – Snowballs. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ Stynth, Jaiden, Ghostly, NordiqueWhaler, The Emperor (23rd November 2021). RetRollSpective – Midnight Wisps. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ Jelle's Marble Runs (5th December 2020). Marbula One S2 GP5 RACE - Chaotic Battle!.
- ↑ Stynth, Phoenix (30th November 2021). RetRollSpective – Hazers. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ foucaulf (29th October 2021). Something Wicked This Way Rolls. Project Marblearth.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 TRYOWA (20th June 2019). Backbone State Park, Marbles Racing, and a Hometown Edition of Quiz on the Cob on TRYOWA!. TRYOWA.
- ↑ KTIV Staff (4th April 2019). Differentiating Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging. KTIV.