Jelle'sMarbleRuns Wiki
Jelle'sMarbleRuns Wiki

The qualifiers for Marble League 2022 were held on 21 October 2022. For the second consecutive year, 24 teams entered the qualifiers, competing for 12 spots in the main tournament alongside the four auto-qualified teams from Marble League 2021.

Mellow Yellow, the Raspberry Racers, Gliding Glaciers, and Green Ducks did not participate in the Qualifiers as they had auto-qualified. They instead competed in the Friendly Round.

The Wolfpack, Black Jacks, Purple Rockets, and Team Plasma were ineligible to participate in the Qualifiers as they were the expansion teams of the Marble League, set to participate in the Showdown. But since they were expansion teams, they also competed in their own Friendly Round.

The qualifier format from the 2021 Qualifiers was retained for this season; teams were split into groups of 12, with the six highest ranked teams in each group after four events advancing to the main tournament.

Competing teams[]

Teams Method of Qualification
Hazers Marble League 2021 4th Place
Crazy Cat's Eyes Marble League 2021 5th Place
Team Momo Marble League 2021 6th Place
Chocolatiers Marble League 2021 7th Place
Thunderbolts Marble League 2021 8th Place
Shining Swarm Marble League 2021 9th Place
O'rangers Marble League 2021 10th Place
Savage Speeders Marble League 2021 12th Place
Indigo Stars Marble League 2021 13th Place
Minty Maniacs Marble League 2021 14th Place
Limers Marble League 2021 15th Place
Rojo Rollers Marble League 2021 16th Place
Kobalts Marble League Showdown 2021 1st Place
Pinkies Marble League Showdown 2021 2nd Place
Team Primary Marble League Showdown 2021 3rd Place
Bumblebees Marble League Showdown 2021 4th Place
Team Galactic Marble League Showdown 2021 5th Place
Snowballs Marble League Showdown 2021 6th Place
Turtle Sliders Marble League Showdown 2021 7th Place
Jungle Jumpers Marble League Showdown 2021 8th Place
Midnight Wisps Marble League Showdown 2021 9th Place
Balls of Chaos Marble League Showdown 2021 10th Place
Oceanics Marble League Showdown 2021 11th Place
Solar Flares Marble League Showdown 2021 12th Place

Draw[]

All 24 teams eligible to qualify for Marble League 2022 were randomly placed into 1 of 2 groups, Group A and Group B. The groups were determined by a random draw held on 15 October 2022, similar to the format used in the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers.

Draw Procedure[]

The 24 teams were split into 12 heats of two teams each, based on the previous year's performances.

The two teams of each heat were sent down into a green MaBoRun funnel, as previously used in the Funnel Endurance events in Marble League 2020 and Marble League 2021. The first team to exit the funnel was assigned to Group A while the other team was assigned to Group B.

Draw Results[]

The results of the Qualifiers draw. Image credit to Tim Ritz (logos), Jack Ironhide (background), and Josh994 (layout).

The results of the Qualifiers draw. Image credit to Tim Ritz (logos), Jack Ironhide (background), and Josh994 (layout).

Group A # Group B
Crazy Cat's Eyes 1 Hazers
Chocolatiers 2 Team Momo
Shining Swarm 3 Thunderbolts
O'rangers 4 Savage Speeders
Indigo Stars 5 Minty Maniacs
Rojo Rollers 6 Limers
Kobalts 7 Pinkies
Team Primary 8 Bumblebees
Snowballs 9 Team Galactic
Turtle Sliders 10 Jungle Jumpers
Balls of Chaos 11 Midnight Wisps
Solar Flares 12 Oceanics

Events[]

No. Event Air date Group 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Climbing 21 October 2022 A Team Primary
(Prim & Mary)
Rojo Rollers
(Rojo Tres & Rojo Uno)
Balls of Chaos
(Disarray & Snarl)
B Team Galactic
(Quasar & Pulsar)
Bumblebees
(Honey & Hive)
Limers
(Lemonlime & Limelime)
2 5 Meter Hurdles A Chocolatiers
(Mocha)
Kobalts
(Royal)
Team Primary
(Aryp)
B Minty Maniacs
(Minty Fresh)
Pinkies
(Pinky Panther)
Bumblebees
(Bumble)
3 Balancing A O'rangers Shining Swarm Snowballs
B Pinkies Midnight Wisps Savage Speeders
4 Triathlon A Crazy Cat's Eyes
(Blue Eye)
Solar Flares
(Ember)
Chocolatiers
(Bonbon)
B Midnight Wisps
(Wispy)
Savage Speeders
(Rapidly)
Thunderbolts
(Lightning)

Event 1: Climbing[]


The first event of the Marble League 2022 Qualifiers was held on the 21st October 2022, featuring the first event, Climbing.

Event[]

The official  pictogram for , designed by JMR.

The official Climbing pictogram for Marble League 2022, designed by JMR.

In Climbing, the athlete pairs compete to roll as far as possible after colliding. Similar to Newton's Cradle (albeit teammates make contact with each other directly), the first marble (striker) of the teams accelerates from the starting ramp and sends an impulse into the second marble (skipper) to launch them as far up the slope they can. Distance is calculated by taking the measurement at the center of the skipper at the apex of its movement. Each team is given 2 runs in separate lanes, and their score is the greater of their 2 runs. The team with the highest score wins. Ties are broken by secondary distance.

Results[]

Group A[]

Rank Team Striker Skipper Run 1 Run 2 Best Points
1st Team Primary Prim Mary 66.5 77.6 77.6 15
2nd Rojo Rollers Rojo Tres Rojo Uno (C) 75.2 73.8 75.2 12
3rd Balls of Chaos Disarray Snarl (R) 62.9 72.0 72.0 10
4th Indigo Stars Indie (C) Gogo 46.3 69.6 69.6 8
5th Shining Swarm Sterling Shiny (C) 62.5 69.5 69.5 7
6th Kobalts Cerulean Azure (C) 55.9 68.5 68.5 6
7th Chocolatiers Choc (C) Cocoa 65.1 66.8 66.8 5
8th Solar Flares Flare (C) Scorch 64.3 53.6 64.3 4
9th O'rangers Clementin Tangerin (R) 59.2 64.1 64.1 3
10th Crazy Cat's Eyes Green Eye Yellow Eye 59.3 63.5 63.5 2
11th Snowballs Snowstorm Snowy (C) 53.8 62.5 62.5 1
12th Turtle Sliders Crush (C) Squirt 45.6 49.2 49.2 0

Group B[]

Rank Team Striker Skipper Run 1 Run 2 Best Points
1st Team Galactic Quasar (R) Pulsar 57.0 75.5 75.5 15
2nd Bumblebees Honey Hive 69.5 74.6 74.6 12
3rd Limers Lemonlime Limelime 57.8 71.5 71.5 10
4th Hazers Smoggy Murky (R) 71.1 69.1 71.1 8
5th Team Momo Momomo Mo 64.6 70.0 70.0 7
6th Midnight Wisps Wespy Waspy (R) 69.4 68.6 69.4 6
7th Minty Maniacs Minty Flav Minty Drizzel 66.9 69.0 69.0 5
8th Savage Speeders Whizzy (R) Swifty 64.5 63.3 64.5 4
9th Thunderbolts Shock Thunder (C) 62.0 57.4 62.0 3
10th Oceanics Ocean (C) Sea 50.8 62.0 62.0 2
11th Pinkies Pinky Winky Pinky Rosa 54.7 60.0 60.0 1
12th Jungle Jumpers Bounce (R) Jump (C) 55.7 58.3 58.3 0

Event 2: 5 Meter Hurdles[]


The second event of the Marble League 2022 Qualifiers was held on the 21st October 2022, featuring the second event, the 5 Meter Hurdles.

Event[]

The official  pictogram for , designed by JMR.

The official 5 Meter Hurdles pictogram for Marble League 2022, designed by JMR.

The inaugural appearance of the Hurdles event in the Marble League Qualifiers utilized the rendition from 2021, which sees marbles sprinting down a 5 meter track, on which rest seven small hurdles they must jump over. Ramps are placed in front of the hurdles to assist them in doing so. The hurdles are not fixed to the ground, and they are freestanding. The fastest time across the line wins.

Results[]

Group A[]

Rank Marble Team Time Delta Points
1st Mocha Chocolatiers 8.381 - 15
2nd Royal Kobalts 8.421 +0.040 12
3rd Aryp (R) Team Primary 8.437 +0.056 10
4th Clutter Balls of Chaos 8.440 +0.059 8
5th Diego Indigo Stars 8.442 +0.061 7
6th Shimmer Shining Swarm 8.538 +0.157 6
7th Red Eye (C) Crazy Cat's Eyes 8.617 +0.236 5
8th Snowdrift Snowballs 8.622 +0.241 4
9th Shelly Turtle Sliders 8.693 +0.312 3
10th Kinnowin (C) O'rangers 9.121 +0.740 2
11th Rojo Cuatro Rojo Rollers 9.477 +1.096 1
12th Radiance Solar Flares 9.718 +1.337 0

Group B[]

Rank Marble Team Time Delta Points
1st Minty Fresh (C) Minty Maniacs 8.040 (MR) - 15
2nd Pinky Panther Pinkies 8.138 +0.098 12
3rd Bumble (C) Bumblebees 8.343 +0.303 10
4th Speedy (C) Savage Speeders 8.482 +0.442 8
5th Bolt Thunderbolts 8.559 +0.519 7
6th Bay Oceanics 8.642 +0.602 6
7th Misty (C) Hazers 8.883 +0.843 5
8th Wuspy Midnight Wisps 8.908 +0.868 4
9th Starry Team Galactic 8.946 +0.906 3
10th Leap Jungle Jumpers 8.999 +0.959 2
11th Sublime (C) Limers 9.281 +1.241 1
12th Momomomo Team Momo 9.544 +1.504 0

Standings After Event[]

Group A[]

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd TP Points
ArrowSIDE 00 1st Team Primary 1 0 1 2 25
ArrowUP 05 2nd Chocolatiers 1 0 0 1 20
ArrowUP 03 3rd Kobalts 0 1 0 1 18
ArrowDOWN 01 4th Balls of Chaos 0 0 1 1 18
ArrowDOWN 01 5th Indigo Stars 0 0 0 0 15
ArrowDOWN 04 6th Rojo Rollers 0 1 0 1 13
ArrowDOWN 02 7th Shining Swarm 0 0 0 0 13
ArrowUP 02 8th Crazy Cat's Eyes 0 0 0 0 7
ArrowUP 02 9th Snowballs 0 0 0 0 5
ArrowDOWN 01 10th O'rangers 0 0 0 0 5
ArrowDOWN 03 11th Solar Flares 0 0 0 0 4
ArrowSIDE 00 12th Turtle Sliders 0 0 0 0 3

Group B[]

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd TP Points
ArrowUP 01 1st Bumblebees 0 1 1 2 22
ArrowUP 05 2nd Minty Maniacs 1 0 0 1 20
ArrowDOWN 02 3rd Team Galactic 1 0 0 1 18
ArrowUP 07 4th Pinkies 0 1 0 1 13
ArrowDOWN 01 5th Hazers 0 0 0 0 13
ArrowUP 02 6th Savage Speeders 0 0 0 0 12
ArrowDOWN 04 7th Limers 0 0 1 1 11
ArrowUP 01 8th Thunderbolts 0 0 0 0 10
ArrowDOWN 03 9th Midnight Wisps 0 0 0 0 10
ArrowSIDE 00 10th Oceanics 0 0 0 0 8
ArrowDOWN 06 11th Team Momo 0 0 0 0 7
ArrowSIDE 00 12th Jungle Jumpers 0 0 0 0 2

Event 3: Balancing[]


The third event of the Marble League 2022 Qualifiers was held on the 21st October 2022, featuring the third event, Balancing.

Event[]

The official  pictogram for , designed by JMR.

The official Balancing pictogram for Marble League 2022, designed by JMR.

In Balancing, teams of four marbles must roll down a track with no walls on it, referred to as a balance beam. To guide the marbles onto the beam, there is a triangle piece that narrows as it approaches the 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. Ties are broken by furthest individual distances.

Results[]

Group A[]

Rank Team 1 2 3 4 Total Points
1st O'rangers 45 85 130 130 390 15
2nd Shining Swarm 43 76 115 130 364 12
3rd Snowballs 46 53 130 130 359 10
4th Indigo Stars 38 56 130 130 354 8
5th Rojo Rollers 31 78 113 130 352 7
6th Crazy Cat's Eyes 66 75 95 99 335 6
7th Turtle Sliders 14 52 120 130 316 5
8th Team Primary 26 45 109 130 310 4
9th Kobalts 8 65 83 130 286 3
10th Chocolatiers 43 58 83 91 275 2
11th Balls of Chaos 26 31 48 113 218 1
12th Solar Flares 19 35 43 101 198 0

Group B[]

Rank Team 1 2 3 4 Total Points
1st Pinkies 30 130 130 130 420 15
2nd Midnight Wisps 23 63 120 130 336 12
3rd Savage Speeders 51 66 87 130 334 10
4th Team Galactic 34 67 91 130 322 8
5th Bumblebees 17 37 130 130 314 7
6th Minty Maniacs 47 48 82 130 307 6
7th Team Momo 18 62 96 130 306 5
8th Thunderbolts 26 65 66 130 297 4
9th Limers 43 68 75 80 266 3
10th Hazers 21 49 54 130 254 2
11th Oceanics 23 49 70 102 244 1
12th Jungle Jumpers 23 37 46 120 226 0

Standings After Event[]

Group A[]

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd TP Points
ArrowSIDE 00 1st Team Primary 1 0 1 2 29
ArrowUP 05 2nd Shining Swarm 0 1 0 1 25
ArrowUP 02 3rd Indigo Stars 0 0 0 0 23
ArrowDOWN 02 4th Chocolatiers 1 0 0 1 22
ArrowDOWN 02 5th Kobalts 0 1 0 1 21
ArrowUP 04 6th O'rangers 1 0 0 1 20
ArrowDOWN 01 7th Rojo Rollers 0 1 0 1 20
ArrowDOWN 04 8th Balls of Chaos 0 0 1 1 19
ArrowSIDE 00 9th Snowballs 0 0 1 1 15
ArrowDOWN 02 10th Crazy Cat's Eyes 0 0 0 0 13
ArrowUP 01 11th Turtle Sliders 0 0 0 0 8
ArrowDOWN 01 12th Solar Flares 0 0 0 0 4
The team has failed to qualify for Marble League 2022.

Group B[]

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd TP Points
ArrowSIDE 00 1st Bumblebees 0 1 1 2 29
ArrowUP 02 2nd Pinkies 1 1 0 2 28
ArrowSIDE 00 3rd Team Galactic 1 0 0 1 26
ArrowDOWN 02 4th Minty Maniacs 1 0 0 1 26
ArrowUP 04 5th Midnight Wisps 0 1 0 1 22
ArrowSIDE 00 6th Savage Speeders 0 0 1 1 22
ArrowDOWN 02 7th Hazers 0 0 0 0 15
ArrowDOWN 01 8th Limers 0 0 1 1 14
ArrowDOWN 01 9th Thunderbolts 0 0 0 0 14
ArrowUP 01 10th Team Momo 0 0 0 0 12
ArrowDOWN 01 11th Oceanics 0 0 0 0 9
ArrowSIDE 00 12th Jungle Jumpers 0 0 0 0 2
The team has failed to qualify for Marble League 2022.

Event 4: Triathlon[]


The fourth and final event of the Marble League 2022 Qualifiers was held on the 21st October 2022, featuring the fourth event, Triathlon.

Event[]

The official  pictogram for , designed by JMR.

The official Triathlon pictogram for Marble League 2022, designed by JMR.

In the Triathlon, 12 teams race down a course created with three sections: a section on gray "racing track" (made of the same track used in Marbula One), a sand rally section, and an underwater section. The 1st marble to finish wins the event.

Results[]

Group A[]

# Marble Team Time Delta Points
1st Blue Eye Crazy Cat's Eyes 18.384 - 15
2nd Ember Solar Flares 18.485 +0.101 12
3rd Bonbon Chocolatiers 18.600 +0.216 10
4th Orangin O'rangers 18.622 +0.238 8
5th Tumult (C) Balls of Chaos 18.636 +0.252 7
6th Glimmer (R) Shining Swarm 18.688 +0.304 6
7th Snowfall Snowballs 18.690 +0.306 5
8th Gnome Kobalts 19.361 +0.977 4
9th Bingo Indigo Stars 19.449 +1.065 3
10th Rima Team Primary 19.723 +1.339 2
11th Rojo Dos Rojo Rollers 20.842 +2.458 1
12th Dash Turtle Sliders DNF 0

Group B[]

# Marble Team Time Delta Points
1st Wispy (C) Midnight Wisps 18.563 - 15
2nd Rapidly Savage Speeders 18.784 +0.221 12
3rd Lightning Thunderbolts 19.122 +0.559 10
4th Pinky Toe (C) Pinkies 19.286 +0.723 8
5th Goolime Limers 19.481 +0.918 7
6th Astron Team Galactic 19.681 +1.118 6
7th Foggy Hazers 19.906 +1.343 5
8th Stinger Bumblebees 19.965 +1.402 4
9th Skip Jungle Jumpers 20.144 +1.581 3
10th Aqua Oceanics 20.267 +1.704 2
11th Minty Swirl Minty Maniacs 20.348 +1.785 1
12th Momo (C) Team Momo 21.901 +3.338 0

Standings After Event[]

Group A[]

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd TP Points
ArrowUP 03 1st Chocolatiers 1 0 1 2 32
ArrowDOWN 01 2nd Team Primary 1 0 1 2 31
ArrowDOWN 01 3rd Shining Swarm 0 1 0 1 31
ArrowUP 02 4th O'rangers 1 0 0 1 28
ArrowUP 05 5th Crazy Cat's Eyes 1 0 0 1 28
ArrowUP 02 6th Balls of Chaos 0 0 1 1 26
ArrowDOWN 04 7th Indigo Stars 0 0 0 0 26
ArrowDOWN 03 8th Kobalts 0 1 0 1 25
ArrowDOWN 02 9th Rojo Rollers 0 1 0 1 21
ArrowDOWN 01 10th Snowballs 0 0 1 1 20
ArrowUP 01 11th Solar Flares 0 1 0 1 16
ArrowDOWN 01 12th Turtle Sliders 0 0 0 0 8
The team has qualified for Marble League 2022.
The team has failed to qualify for Marble League 2022.

Group B[]

Rank Team 1st 2nd 3rd TP Points
ArrowUP 04 1st Midnight Wisps 1 1 0 2 37
ArrowSIDE 00 2nd Pinkies 1 1 0 2 36
ArrowUP 03 3rd Savage Speeders 0 1 1 2 34
ArrowDOWN 03 4th Bumblebees 0 1 1 2 33
ArrowDOWN 02 5th Team Galactic 1 0 0 1 32
ArrowDOWN 02 6th Minty Maniacs 1 0 0 1 27
ArrowUP 02 7th Thunderbolts 0 0 1 1 24
ArrowSIDE 00 8th Limers 0 0 1 1 21
ArrowDOWN 02 9th Hazers 0 0 0 0 20
ArrowSIDE 00 10th Team Momo 0 0 0 0 12
ArrowSIDE 00 11th Oceanics 0 0 0 0 11
ArrowSIDE 00 12th Jungle Jumpers 0 0 0 0 5
The team has qualified for Marble League 2022.
The team has failed to qualify for Marble League 2022.

Standings[]

Standings After Each Event[]

Group A[]

Team Climbing 5 Meter Hurdles Balancing Triathlon
Chocolatiers 7th 2nd 4th 1st
Team Primary 1st 1st 1st 2nd
Shining Swarm 5th 7th 2nd 3rd
O'rangers 9th 10th 6th 4th
Crazy Cat's Eyes 10th 8th 10th 5th
Balls of Chaos 3rd 4th 8th 6th
Indigo Stars 4th 5th 3rd 7th
Kobalts 6th 3rd 5th 8th
Rojo Rollers 2nd 6th 7th 9th
Snowballs 11th 9th 9th 10th
Solar Flares 8th 11th 12th 11th
Turtle Sliders 12th 12th 11th 12th

Group B[]

Team Climbing 5 Meter Hurdles Balancing Triathlon
Midnight Wisps 6th 9th 5th 1st
Pinkies 11th 4th 2nd 2nd
Savage Speeders 8th 6th 6th 3rd
Bumblebees 2nd 1st 1st 4th
Team Galactic 1st 3rd 3rd 5th
Minty Maniacs 7th 2nd 4th 6th
Thunderbolts 9th 8th 9th 7th
Limers 3rd 7th 8th 8th
Hazers 4th 5th 7th 9th
Team Momo 5th 11th 10th 10th
Oceanics 10th 10th 11th 11th
Jungle Jumpers 12th 12th 12th 12th

Overall Standings[]

Group A[]

Rank Team Climbing 5 Meter Hurdles Balancing Triathlon Total
1st Chocolatiers 5 15 2 10 32
2nd Team Primary 15 10 4 2 31
3rd Shining Swarm 7 6 12 6 31
4th O'rangers 3 2 15 8 28
5th Crazy Cat's Eyes 2 5 6 15 28
6th Balls of Chaos 10 8 1 7 26
7th Indigo Stars 8 7 8 3 26
8th Kobalts 6 12 3 4 25
9th Rojo Rollers 12 1 7 1 21
10th Snowballs 1 4 10 5 20
11th Solar Flares 4 0 0 12 16
12th Turtle Sliders 0 3 5 0 8

Group B[]

Rank Team Climbing 5 Meter Hurdles Balancing Triathlon Total
1st Midnight Wisps 6 4 12 15 37
2nd Pinkies 1 12 15 8 36
3rd Savage Speeders 4 8 10 12 34
4th Bumblebees 12 10 7 4 33
5th Team Galactic 15 3 8 6 32
6th Minty Maniacs 5 15 6 1 27
7th Thunderbolts 3 7 4 10 24
8th Limers 10 1 3 7 21
9th Hazers 8 5 2 5 20
10th Team Momo 7 0 5 0 12
11th Oceanics 2 6 1 2 11
12th Jungle Jumpers 0 2 0 3 5
The team won.
The team finished second.
The team finished third.
The team did not qualify for the Marble League 2022.

Ties are broken by highest event points.

Trivia[]

  • There were some errors in the video:
    • In Event 1, the Kobalts were mistakenly ranked behind the Chocolatiers despite getting a higher score. In Group B, the Jungle Jumpers were mistakenly labelled as the Oceanics in the Heat 2 results.
    • In Event 2, the time difference for the Shining Swarm and the Turtle Sliders in Group A and the Oceanics in Group B was incorrect.
    • In Event 3, the distance of one of the Bumblebees marbles in the final table was incorrect.
    • In Event 4, the individual marble competitors were not shown. They were later revealed by a member of the JMA.
  • In both groups, 2 teams placed last in exactly 2 events.
  • In all the qualifiers that the Crazy Cat's Eyes have participated in, this was the first and only edition where they didn't podium in the first event.