Marble League 2017 Event 6: Relay Run

Marble League 2017 Event 6: Relay Run
The final of the relay event, won by the Savage Speeders
Date	18 July 2017
Location	Bakker Bowl
Event	Relay Run
Event Type	Indoors, Teams
Link	Marble Race: Marblelympics 2017 E6: Relay Run
Medals
Winners	Savage Speeders
Runners-up	Team Momo
Third Place	Limers
Chronology
Previous	Event 5: Hurdles
Next	Event 7: Block Pushing

The sixth event of Marble League 2017 was held on the 18th of July 2017. The event was the Relay Run.

Event

Another event seen in Marble League 2016, the Relay Race is all about team work. Unlike last season, the marbles are in tracks next to each other as they race. 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 two marbles to cross the finish line advance to the next round.

Heats

	The team advanced to the semifinals.
	The team was eliminated.

Heat 1

#	Team	Time
1st	Jawbreakers	11.30
2nd	Team Momo	11.49
3rd	Midnight Wisps	11.53
4th	Team Galactic	12.78

Heat 2

#	Team	Time
1st	Pinkies	11.46
2nd	Savage Speeders	11.53
3rd	Chocolatiers	11.63
4th	Jungle Jumpers	11.97

Heat 3

#	Team	Time
1st	Limers	11.30
2nd	Shining Swarm	11.68
3rd	Mellow Yellow	11.93
4th	O'rangers	12.42

Heat 4

#	Team	Time
1st	Oceanics	11.16 MR
2nd	Thunderbolts	11.88
3rd	Quicksilvers	11.95
4th	Team Primary	DSQ*

*Team Primary were disqualified for an off-screen false start.

Semifinals

	The team advanced to the final.
	The team was eliminated.

Semifinal A

#	Team	Time
1st	Limers	11.82
2nd	Savage Speeders	11.99
3rd	Thunderbolts	12.30
4th	Jawbreakers	12.46

Semifinal B

#	Team	Time
1st	Team Momo	11.46
2nd	Pinkies	11.58
3rd	Oceanics	11.59
4th	Shining Swarm	12.01

Final

#	Team	Time
1st	Savage Speeders	11.74
2nd	Team Momo	11.89
3rd	Limers	11.91
4th	Pinkies	12.05

Medals

• Gold: Savage Speeders
• Silver: Team Momo
• Bronze: Limers

Results

Rank	Team	Time	Points
1st	Savage Speeders	11.74	25	Final
2nd	Team Momo	11.89	20
3rd	Limers	11.91	15
4th	Pinkies	12.02	12
5th	Oceanics	11.59	11	Semifinals
6th	Shining Swarm	12.01	10
7th	Thunderbolts	12.30	9
8th	Jawbreakers	12.46	8
9th	Midnight Wisps	11.53	7	Heats
10th	Chocolatiers	11.63	6
11th	Mellow Yellow	11.93	5
12th	Quicksilvers	11.95	4
13th	Jungle Jumpers	11.97	3
14th	O'rangers	12.42	2
15th	Team Galactic	12.78	1
16th	Team Primary	DSQ	-3

Standings After Event

	Rank	Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Points
0	1st	Savage Speeders	1	2	0	3	92
2	2nd	Limers	0	1	1	2	70
3	3rd	Pinkies	0	0	1	1	66
1	4th	Oceanics	0	1	1	2	65
3	5th	Chocolatiers	1	0	0	1	64
3	6th	Mellow Yellow	1	0	0	1	61
1	7th	Shining Swarm	1	0	0	1	56
1	8th	Midnight Wisps	0	1	0	1	53
2	9th	O'rangers	0	0	1	1	51
3	10th	Team Momo	0	1	0	1	50
1	11th	Team Primary	1	0	1	2	42
1	12th	Team Galactic	1	0	0	1	41
1	13th	Thunderbolts	0	0	1	1	40
0	14th	Jawbreakers	0	0	0	0	33
0	15th	Quicksilvers	0	0	0	0	25
0	16th	Jungle Jumpers	0	0	0	0	18

Trivia

• Team Primary got disqualified after Imar, the third marble, started too early.
• After the disqualification, there was a huge brawl in front of the stands.
• The Oceanics set a new Marble League Record in the same race of Team Primary's disqualification, and so hardly anyone in the crowd noticed.
• In Semifinal B, the Pinkies were ahead going into the last exchange, but Team Momo had a great exchange and won the race.

• 

  The photo finish between Pinkies and Oceanics, the closest finish in Marble League 2017.

  In the same race, the Pinkies were almost overtaken by the Oceanics, who also had a good exchange. The finish between the two teams was incredibly close, with a photo finish needed to decide the outcome. The Pinkies just managed to hold on 2nd place with a margin of 0.01, sending them into the final. It was the closest race in Marble League 2017.
• Despite Team Momo racing with heavy hearts after Momomomo's injury, they managed to claim 2nd place in the final, earning them the silver medal.