Marble League 2020 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Balancing

Marble League 2020 Event 1: Balancing
The Minty Maniacs' winning round
Date	21 June 2020
Location	Andromedome
Event	Balancing
Event Type	Indoors, Team
Hidden Marble	Roldo
Link	Last Week Tonight presents: ML2020 Opening Ceremony & E1 Balancing
Medals
Winners	Minty Maniacs
Runners-up	Raspberry Racers
Third Place	Midnight Wisps
Chronology
Previous	Marble League 2020 Friendly Round
Next	Event 2: Halfpipe

The first event of Marble League 2020 was held on the 21st June 2020, not only featuring the first event, Balancing, but also the Opening Ceremony.

Opening Ceremony

An unused pictogram for the Opening Ceremony, designed by the JMRC.

The opening ceremony started with the entrance of Stardust, the King and also the Mascot of the nation of Team Galactic. This was followed by the arrival of the Marble League Trophy which was placed below the Marble League cauldron. Stardust was then joined by the seven members of JMR staff, including Jelle and Dion Bakker and Greg Woods. They were followed by 10 members of the JMRC. Then the 16 qualified teams entered the ceremony one by one with their team, led by their coaches. The first team were the hosts, Team Galactic, who carried the Marble League torch, before being followed by the rest of the teams.

The Marble League Cauldron lit at the Opening Ceremony.

After the processions, Team Galactic released a small ball bearing down a Gravitrax track, releasing more ball bearings and included a Newton's cradle. The final ball bearing set off a row of dominoes which eventually collided with a teleport which sent the torch up to the cauldron, officially starting Marble League 2020.

Event

File:BalancingLogo.png

The official Balancing pictogram for Marble League 2020, designed by the JMRC.

In balancing, teams of four marbles must roll down a track with no walls on it, referred to as a balance beam. If a marble falls off the track, its distance from the start (in centimeters) will be tallied and counted towards the team's final score. Any marble who reaches the green zone at the end of the track earns the maximum individual score of 130, which is also added toward the team's final score. A marble must land in the green zone to score 130; any marble that reaches the end of the beam but does not land in the green zone will only score 120. The team with the highest collective score wins.

Results

Rank	Team	1	2	3	4	Total	Points
1st	Minty Maniacs	21	109	120	130	380	25
2nd	Raspberry Racers	44	61	120	130	355	20
3rd	Midnight Wisps	34	59	130	130	353	15
4th	Balls of Chaos	24	65	118	130	337	12
5th	Crazy Cat's Eyes	36	58	107	130	331	11
6th	Team Momo	29	33	130	130	322	10
7th	Hazers	7	53	130	130	320	9
8th	Bumblebees	51	60	77	82	270	8
9th	Green Ducks	31	50	57	130	268	7
10th	O'rangers	28	50	57	130	265	6
10th	Oceanics	42	44	49	130	265	6
12th	Hornets	21	39	74	130	264	4
13th	Thunderbolts	30	49	52	130	261	3
14th	Savage Speeders	38	43	46	106	233	2
15th	Team Galactic	27	36	50	78	191	1
16th	Mellow Yellow	25	37	45	49	156	0

Trivia

• Before the event began, a demo team of marbles showcased how the event worked.
• Marble League 2020 is sponsored by Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. After the conclusion of the opening ceremony, John Oliver is show sat next to King Stardust in the VIP Box.
  • After the event, $5,000 was donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank in the name of the Minty Maniacs, the gold medalists in the event.