The Marble League Showdown 2019 was the secondary competition to Marble League 2019 and the first ever Marble League Showdown. There were 4 events.
Teams
Twelve teams competed in the Marble League Showdown 2019, including the 8 Marble League teams that failed to qualify for Marble League 2019, the top 2 Hubelino teams of the Hubelino Tournament 2018 and 2 fan-made teams.
Fan Team Contest
The Fan Team Contest, introduced in 2019, allowed fans to submit a team for election to compete in the Marble League Showdown. There were a lot of different rules for the submission
Phases
- Submission phase from 26 February - 5 March
- Promotion phase from 6 March - 10 March
- Voting round 1 from 11 March - 15 March
- Voting round 2 from 18 March - 22 March
Voting System[1]
- Voting Round 1 gave each voter the ability to choose up to 5 teams out of the 21 submitted teams to give a vote to. Then the net result was taken. In the end 8 teams advanced.
- Voting Round 2 used the "single transferable vote" system. Each voter would rank the 8 fan-made teams based on preference. The team with the least raw first-position votes had its votes transferred to whichever team the voter had ranked second. This went on for each round until only two teams remained.
Voting Results[1]
Competing Teams
| Team Name | Method of Qualification | Year of Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Limers | 13th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Team Momo | 14th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Rojo Rollers | 15th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Kobalts | 16th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Jawbreakers | 17th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Snowballs | 18th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Shining Swarm | 19th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2017 |
| Team Primary | 20th Place in ML2019 Qualifiers | 2016 |
| Bumblebees | Winners of HT2018 | 2018 |
| Minty Maniacs | 2nd Place in HT2018 | 2016 |
| Hornets | Winner of Fan Team Contest | 2019 |
| Turtle Sliders | 2nd Place in Fan Team Contest | 2019 |
Main Tournament
| No. | Event | Air date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sand Rally | 16 August 2019 | Jawbreakers (Candy) |
Hornets (Vespa) |
Snowballs (Snowstorm) |
| 2 | Collision | 25 August 2019 | Rojo Rollers | Hornets | Shining Swarm |
| 3 | Funnel Race | 6 September 2019 | Snowballs (Snow) |
Minty Maniacs (Minty Swirl) |
Rojo Rollers (Rojo Dos) |
| 4 | Balancing | 13 September 2019 | Team Primary | Snowballs | Hornets |
Event 1: Sand Rally
Event 1 of the Marble League Showdown was the sand rally. The race was contested on the same course as the Marble League 2019 finale.
Event 1 Results:
| Placements | Team | Marble | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jawbreakers | Candy (C) | 2:12.96 | 20 |
| 2nd | Hornets | Vespa | 2:13.67 | 15 |
| 3rd | Snowballs | Snowstorm | 2:14.56 | 12 |
| 4th | Team Momo | Momomomo | 2:14.78 | 9 |
| 5th | Kobalts | Azure (C) | 2:14.81 | 7 |
| 6th | Bumblebees | Bramble | 2:14.83 | 6 |
| 7th | Rojo Rollers | Rojo Cuatro | 2:15.28 | 5 |
| 8th | Minty Maniacs | Minty Drizzel | 2:15.55 | 4 |
| 9th | Turtle Sliders | Squirt | 2:16.26 | 3 |
| 10th | Team Primary | Prim | 2:16.58 | 2 |
| 11th | Shining Swarm | Sparkle | 2:17.17 | 1 |
| 12th | Limers | Goolime | 2:18.78 | 0 |
Event 2: Collision
Event 2 Results:
| # | Team | Group | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rojo Rollers | D | Winner, final | 20 pts | |||||||
| 2nd | Hornets | A | Runner-up, final | 15 pts | |||||||
| 3rd | Shining Swarm | A | Winner, 3rd place match | 12 pts | |||||||
| 4th | Team Primary | D | Loser, 3rd place match | 9 pts | |||||||
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | |||||||||||
| 5th | Turtle Sliders | C | Loser, Quarter-final A | 3 | 4 | -1 | N/A | 7 pts | |||
| 6th | Snowballs | C | Loser, Quarter-final C | 2 | 3 | -1 | N/A | 6 pts | |||
| 7th | Team Momo | B | Loser, Quarter-final D | 2 | 3 | -1 | N/A | 5 pts | |||
| 8th | Jawbreakers | B | Loser, Quarter-final B | 1 | 4 | -3 | N/A | 4 pts | |||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||
| 9th | Bumblebees | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 3 pts |
| 10th | Limers | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 2 pts |
| 11th | Kobalts | A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 1 | 1 pts |
| 12th | Minty Maniacs | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 | 0 pts |
Rankings for 5th-8th based on result in the quarter-final.
Rankings for 9th-12th based on results in group stage.
Tiebreakers are based on points difference in the group stages.
Event 3: Funnel Race
Event 3 Results:
| Placements | Team | Marble | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Snowballs | Snow | 1:59.74 | 20 |
| 2nd | Minty Maniacs | Minty Swirl | 1:56.21 | 15 |
| 3rd | Rojo Rollers | Rojo Dos | 1:44.70 | 12 |
| 4th | Bumblebees | Bromble | 1:38.56 | 9 |
| 5th | Shining Swarm | Shiny | 1:27.28 | 7 |
| 6th | Hornets | Stinger (C) | 1:21.76 | 6 |
| 7th | Team Primary | Mary | 1:27.78 | 5 |
| 8th | Kobalts | Meepo | 1:24.86 | 4 |
| 9th | Jawbreakers | Sugar | 1:23.45 | 3 |
| 10th | Turtle Sliders | Dash | 1:21.25 | 2 |
| 11th | Team Momo | Mo | 1:19.56 | 1 |
| 12th | Limers | Limelime | 1:16.25 | 0 |
Event 4: Balancing
Event 4 Results:
| Placement | Team | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team Primary | 57 | 99 | 130 | 130 | 416 | 20 |
| 2nd | Snowballs | 33 | 102 | 130 | 130 | 395 | 15 |
| 3rd | Hornets | 40 | 64 | 130 | 130 | 364 | 12 |
| 4th | Team Momo | 44 | 88 | 94 | 120 | 346 | 9 |
| 5th | Kobalts | 33 | 52 | 130 | 130 | 345 | 7 |
| 6th | Limers | 29 | 75 | 79 | 130 | 313 | 6 |
| 7th | Bumblebees | 30 | 38 | 57 | 120 | 245 | 5 |
| 8th | Jawbreakers | 26 | 28 | 39 | 130 | 223 | 4 |
| 9th | Minty Maniacs | 37 | 41 | 66 | 70 | 214 | 3 |
| 10th | Shining Swarm | 23 | 31 | 61 | 97 | 212 | 2 |
| 11th | Turtle Sliders | 34 | 36 | 65 | 72 | 207 | 1 |
| 12th | Rojo Rollers | 37 | 44 | 47 | 67 | 195 | 0 |
Standings
Standings After Each Event
| Team | Sand Rally | Collision | Funnel Race | Balancing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowballs | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st |
| Hornets | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd |
| Rojo Rollers | 7th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
| Team Primary | 10th | 7th | 8th | 4th |
| Jawbreakers | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Team Momo | 4th | 5th | 9th | 6th |
| Bumblebees | 6th | 9th | 7th | 7th |
| Minty Maniacs | 8th | 11th | 6th | 8th |
| Shining Swarm | 11th | 6th | 5th | 9th |
| Kobalts | 5th | 10th | 10th | 10th |
| Turtle Sliders | 9th | 8th | 10th | 11th |
| Limers | 12th | 12th | 12th | 12th |
Overall Standings
| Team | Sand Rally | Collision | Funnel Race | Balancing | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowballs | 12 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 53 |
| Hornets | 15 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 48 |
| Rojo Rollers | 5 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 37 |
| Team Primary | 2 | 9 | 5 | 20 |
36 |
| Jawbreakers | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
| Team Momo | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 24 |
| Bumblebees | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| Minty Maniacs | 4 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 22 |
| Shining Swarm | 1 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Kobalts | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 19 |
| Turtle Sliders | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Limers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
The bottom four teams (Shining Swarm, Kobalts, Turtle Sliders and Limers) failed to qualify for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers.
Final Standings
| Rank | Team | G | S | B | Tot. | Pts: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Snowballs | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 53 |
| 2nd | Hornets | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| 3rd | Rojo Rollers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| 4th | Team Primary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| 5th | Jawbreakers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 6th | Team Momo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 7th | Bumblebees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 8th | Minty Maniacs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 9th | Shining Swarm | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| 10th | Kobalts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 11th | Turtle Sliders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 12th | Limers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Trivia
- The Marble League Showdown saw the Minty Maniacs return to a ML-related competition after previously withdrawing from participation in Marble League 2019 Qualifiers. They will be the first team to come out of "retirement".
- The four teams that did not place in the top eight (Shining Swarm, Kobalts, Turtle Sliders, and Limers) will participate next in the Marble League Showdown 2020.
- In the Balancing event, the Rojo Rollers were the only team that got less than 200 points.
- The tournament was sponsored by SeatGeek.
- Four teams from the Showdown went on to qualify for Marble League 2020 (Hornets, Team Momo, Bumblebees and Minty Maniacs), with Minty Maniacs finishing highest among them, in third place.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geeism (31st March 2019). A debrief on how the voting went down for the Fan Team Contest. Reddit.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Qualification | 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 | |||
| Friendly Rounds | 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 | |||
| Marble League Showdown | 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 | |||
| Stadiums | Bakker Bowl · Arctic Circle · Seven Seas Stadium · Andromedome · Felynia Coliseum | |||
| Miscellaneous | Marble League Records · Teams · Individual Performances · Appearances · Points Systems · Jelle's Marble Runs Committee · Jelle's Marble Association | |||
