Marble League 2021 Event 1: Opening Ceremony and Swing Wave

Marble League 2021 Event 1: Swing Wave
The Savage Speeders vs. the Limers in Run 13
Date	16 July 2021
Location	Felynia Coliseum
Event	Swing Wave
Event Type	Indoors, Team (4)
Hidden Marble	Roldo
Link	Marble League 2021 - OPENING CEREMONY + E1 Swing Wave
Medals
Winners	Indigo Stars
Runners-up	Raspberry Racers
Third Place	Mellow Yellow
Chronology
Previous	Marble League 2021 Friendly Round
Next	Event 2: Balancing

The first event of Marble League 2021 was held on the 16th July 2021, not only featuring the first event, the Swing Wave, but also the Opening Ceremony.

Opening Ceremony

The Opening Ceremony started with the entrance of Jelle and Dion carrying the Marble League Trophy. They were followed by the Jelle's Marble Runs Team and the JMA. The next in line was Cleocatra, ruler of the host nation and official mascot of Marble League 2021. They were escorted by the attendants, the marbles that would demo each event.

The hosts, the Crazy Cat's Eyes, then entered carrying with them the Marble League torch. They were followed by the rest of the qualified teams led by their coaches. A choir called out the name of each team as they arrived. The teams were followed by Greg Woods, the official commentator of the games.

After all teams had entered, Cleocatra and the attendants, followed by Jelle, Dion, and the rest of the JMR team moved out. The Crazy Cat's Eyes took the Marble League torch to the base of the flame while being watched by the rest of the qualified teams. The Crazy Cat's Eyes ascended the stairs to the Marble League flame where the flame was lit, signifying the official start to Marble League 2021.

Event

The official Swing Wave pictogram for Marble League 2021, designed by JMR.

In the Swing Wave, marble teams roll down a wave-shaped track, with two teams in each heat. There are 10 waves numbered from 1 to 10, with a red catch tray at the very end. Unlike the Hubelino Tournament variation, there is no 12-point strip, and there is a single lane in the track.

A marble scores points equivalent to the numbering of the wave it stops in, with the following exceptions:

1. Falling into the red catch tray scores 0 points.
2. Leaving the waves results in the individual marble being disqualified. This results in the marble scoring 0 points for the heat, but does not automatically drop the team's event points to 0.
3. If a marble is stuck at the peak between 2 waves, they will score the amount equal to the greater amount. For instance, a marble stuck between troughs 4 & 5 will score 5 points.

A teams' score in the event is their best result after two heats. The team with the highest score wins. Ties are broken by secondary heats, then most 10-point scores.

Results

Rank	Team	Group	1	2	3	4	Total	Best	Points
1st	Indigo Stars	H	10	0	0	0	10	38 (MR)	25
			9	9	10	10	38 (MR)
2nd	Raspberry Racers	B	8	9	9	10	36	36	20
			7	10	0	0	17
3rd	Mellow Yellow	F	6	9	9	10	34	34	15
			10	10	0	0	20
4th	Thunderbolts	D	10	10	0	0	20	32	12
			7	7	8	10	32
5th	Gliding Glaciers	H	8	10	10	0	28	28	11
			8	10	10	0	28
6th	Shining Swarm	A	9	9	10	0	28	28	10
			7	8	9	0	24
7th	O'rangers	C	8	10	10	0	28	28	9
			5	9	9	0	23
8th	Hazers	C	10	10	0	0	20	28	8
			8	10	10	0	28
9th	Minty Maniacs	G	9	10	0	0	19	28	7
			9	9	10	0	28
10th	Savage Speeders	E	9	0	0	0	9	27	6
			8	9	10	0	27
11th	Team Momo	B	6	8	10	0	24	26	5
			8	9	9	0	26
12th	Rojo Rollers	G	8	8	10	0	26	26	4
			9	10	0	0	19
13th	Limers	E	8	9	9	0	26	26	3
			9	10	0	0	19
14th	Crazy Cat's Eyes	A	7	8	10	0	25	25	2
			8	8	0	0	16
15th	Chocolatiers	F	5	8	10	0	23	23	1
			6	9	0	0	15
16th	Green Ducks	D	6	0	0	0	6	19	0
			9	10	0	0	19

Trivia

• This marks the first time that the Indigo Stars had won an event.
• The Red Attendants scored 30 pts in the example run, the Blue Attendants scored 16 pts. These scores would be enough to place 5th and last, respectively.
• The Marble League flame, first introduced in 2017, was changed from an LED candle to an actual candle, though the LED candle was still used during the procession in the stadium until 2024.
  • Because the flame on the cauldron was a literal candle, a gas lighter was seen lighting the cauldron, presumably by one of the Bakkers. It was seen again in 2022, but the following year it was edited out as if the candle lit up on its own.