Marble League 2017 Event 3: Fidget Spinner Collision

Marble League 2017 Event 3: Fidget Spinner Collision
Momomomo's infamous injury
Date	8 July 2017
Location	Bakker Bowl
Event	Collision
Event Type	Indoors, Team (4)
Link	Marble Race: Marble League 2017 E3 Fidget Spinner Collision
Medals
Winners	Shining Swarm
Runners-up	Limers
Third Place	Team Primary
Chronology
Previous	Event 2: Long Jump
Next	Event 4: 5 Meter Sprint

The third event of Marble League 2017 was held on 8th July 2017, featuring the third event, Fidget Spinner Collision.

This event is remembered for Momomomo's injury, where Wispy and Momomomo collided very hard, causing a piece of Momomomo to break off. After this, the Midnight Wisps paid a large portion of Momomomo's hospital bill to make amends with them.

Event

In Fidget Spinner Collision, two teams of four marbles roll towards each other from opposite ends of the arena, which contains a fidget spinner in each corner. The aim is to knock the other team's marbles out of the arena. The team with the most marbles left in the arena is the winner. The sixteen teams are divided into four groups, where the best two teams advance to the next round.

Results

Group A

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1st	Limers	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
2nd	Team Primary	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
3rd	Thunderbolts	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2
4th	Quicksilvers	3	0	2	1	2	5	-3	2

Thunderbolts	1–1	Team Primary
Limers	4–1	Quicksilvers
Thunderbolts	0–1	Limers
Team Primary	1–1	Quicksilvers
Quicksilvers	0–0	Thunderbolts
Limers	1–0	Team Primary

Group B

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1st	O'rangers	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	6
2nd	Shining Swarm	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3rd	Chocolatiers	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
4th	Savage Speeders	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2

Savage Speeders	1–2	O'rangers
Chocolatiers	0–1	Shining Swarm
Savage Speeders	0–0	Chocolatiers
O'rangers	2–1	Shining Swarm
Shining Swarm	0–0	Savage Speeders
Chocolatiers	1–0	O'rangers

Group C

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1st	Midnight Wisps	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
2nd	Team Galactic	3	1	2	0	1	0	+1	5
3rd	Oceanics	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
4th	Team Momo	INJURED

Team Momo	0–0	Team Galactic
Oceanics	0–1	Midnight Wisps
Team Momo	0–2	Oceanics
Team Galactic	0–0	Midnight Wisps
Midnight Wisps	SUSP (1–0)	Team Momo
Oceanics	0–1	Team Galactic

During match 5 of this group, Momomomo of Team Momo collided with Wispy of the Midnight Wisps, and a chunk of Momomomo broke off. As a result of this injury, Team Momo pulled out of this event. Momomomo also withdrew from Marble League 2017 before entering any individual event and was replaced by Mimo. The suspended match was counted as a 1–0 win for the Midnight Wisps.

Group D

#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1st	Mellow Yellow	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
2nd	Pinkies	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
3rd	Jawbreakers	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	2
4th	Jungle Jumpers	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1

Mellow Yellow	0–0	Pinkies
Jawbreakers	0–0	Jungle Jumpers
Mellow Yellow	2–0	Jawbreakers
Pinkies	1–0	Jungle Jumpers
Jungle Jumpers	2–3	Mellow Yellow
Jawbreakers	1–1	Pinkies

Knockout stage

In case of a tie in the knockout stage, the marbles that was in the arena stayed where they are and those who go off restart from the gates. Repeat this process until one team gets the lead, which is the winner.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
	Limers	3
	Team Galactic	0
					Limers	2
					Pinkies	0
	O'rangers	1
	Pinkies	2
									Limers	1
									Shining Swarm	2
	Team Primary	3
	Midnight Wisps	2
					Team Primary	1 (0)			Third place match
					Shining Swarm	1 (1)
	Shining Swarm	1 (3)
									Pinkies	0
	Mellow Yellow	1 (0)
									Team Primary	1

Quarterfinals

A	Limers	3–0	Team Galactic
B	O'rangers	1–2	Pinkies
C	Team Primary	3–2	Midnight Wisps
D	Shining Swarm	1–1	Mellow Yellow
	Shining Swarm	3–0	Mellow Yellow

Semifinals

A	Pinkies	0–2	Limers
B	Team Primary	1–1	Shining Swarm
	Team Primary	0–1	Shining Swarm

Third Place

Pinkies

0–1

Team Primary

Final

Limers

1–2

Shining Swarm

Results

#	Team	Group	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Points
1st	Shining Swarm	B	Winner, final								25 pts
2nd	Limers	A	Runner-up, final								20 pts
3rd	Team Primary	A	Winner, 3rd place match								15 pts
4th	Pinkies	D	Loser, 3rd place match								12 pts
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5th	Mellow Yellow	D	Loser, Quarter-final D				0	3	-3	N/A	11 pts
6th	Midnight Wisps	C	Loser, Quarter-final C				2	3	-1	N/A	10 pts
7th	O'rangers	B	Loser, Quarter-final B				1	2	-1	N/A	9 pts
8th	Team Galactic	C	Loser, Quarter-final A				0	3	-3	N/A	8 pts
Eliminated in the group stage
9th	Chocolatiers	B	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	7 pts
10th	Oceanics	C	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3	6 pts
11th	Thunderbolts	A	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2	5 pts
11th	Savage Speeders	B	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2	5 pts
13th	Jawbreakers	D	3	0	2	1	1	3	-2	2	3 pts
14th	Quicksilvers	A	3	0	2	1	2	5	-3	2	2 pts
15th	Jungle Jumpers	D	3	0	1	2	2	4	-2	1	1 pt
16th	Team Momo	C	INJURED								0 pts

Rankings for 5th-8th based on result in the quarter-final.
Rankings for 9th-16th based on results in group stage.

Standings After Event

	Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Points
01	1st	Team Primary	1	0	1	2	44
01	2nd	Chocolatiers	1	0	0	1	42
10	3rd	Shining Swarm	1	0	0	1	36
01	4th	Pinkies	0	0	1	1	36
01	5th	Midnight Wisps	0	1	0	1	33
05	6th	Limers	0	1	0	1	32
02	7th	Mellow Yellow	0	0	0	0	29
00	8th	O'rangers	0	0	0	0	29
03	9th	Oceanics	0	1	0	1	28
05	10th	Thunderbolts	0	0	1	1	28
04	11th	Savage Speeders	0	0	0	0	27
02	12th	Jawbreakers	0	0	0	0	18
01	13th	Team Momo	0	0	0	0	11
02	14th	Team Galactic	0	0	0	0	9
01	15th	Jungle Jumpers	0	0	0	0	7
01	16th	Quicksilvers	0	0	0	0	7

Trivia

• Momomomo was injured during the group stage match with the Midnight Wisps and as a result Team Momo had to withdraw from the event. All of their results in the Group Stage were declared void. Momomomo's injury meant that they wouldn't be able to compete for the remainder of Marble League 2017.
• The Limers dominated this event remaining undefeated until the final when they narrowly lost against the Shining Swarm.
  • The Limers were the only team in the event to finish their group with 3 wins.
• The team members of Shining Swarm rode on top of one of the fidget spinners to celebrate advancing past the quarterfinals. They then did it again after winning their semifinal match.
• A fan from the stands entered the arena right after the heats. The security removed them from the arena.
• Due to Momomomo's injury, the IMC decided to discontinue Fidget Spinner Collision and replace it with a similar event with higher safety standards.
  • This also resulted in the prohibition of fidget spinners being used in the Marble League, but not all JMR events. In fact, it was reused again in Marble ManiaX and Marble Survival. Obstacles in collision are replaced by ball bearings instead.