The Marble League Showdown 2019 was the secondary competition to Marble League 2019 and the first ever Marble League Showdown. There were 4 events.
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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, 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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