The 2019 season of the Marble Rally is the fourth edition of the Sand Marble Rally. It was officially renamed to the Marble Rally 2019 as there will be races on different terrains as well. It is set to be held in 2019. Like in the 2018 season, a B League will be held again too, featuring marbles who failed to qualify for the A League.
Changes in 2019
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Different TerrainEdit
A normal sand course
(Race 8 (2017))
The 2019 season will see races on different terrains other than sand. Dirt, and possibly streets and water could feature.
General ChangesEdit
- Some obstacles return, such as the drophole and the chevron sign.
- The ghost marble will regain it's role from 2017, where it comes out of the starting gate a few seconds after the competitors, to try to push up marbles who got stuck.
QualificationEdit
The qualification format was planned to change compared to 2018 with an elimination race format[1]. But they weren't able to do this format due to a lack of time.[2]. The format was then changed where 8 marbles compete per race and the top 5 of each qualification race would qualify for the A-league. The last 3 are relegated to the B-league. There were 2 qualification races, 1 practice race for the prequalified marbles and one "wildcard race".
Prequalified for the A-league:
- Top 6 marbles of 2018 (Red Number 3, Phoenix, Superball, Black Knight, Summer Sky and Quicksilver) and the top 2 of that year's B-league (H2 Blue & Pollo Loco) are prequalified. They did a practice race instead.
All the other marbles participated in the qualification round.
Practice RaceEdit
| Pos. | Marble | Time | Starting Pos. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Summer Sky | 1:04.31 | P4 |
| 2nd | Pollo Loco | 1:05.95 | P8 |
| 3rd | Phoenix | 1:07.90 | P3 |
| 4th | H2 Blue | 1:08.50 | P2 |
| 5th | Superball | 1:08.98 | P6 |
| 6th | Red Number 3 | 1:09.12 | P5 |
| 7th | Black Knight | 1:11.26 | P1 |
| DNF | Quicksilver | Did not finish | P7 |
Qualification Race AEdit
| Pos. | Marble | Time | Starting Pos. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | El Capitan | 1:05.70 | P6 | Qualified |
| 2nd | Blizzard Blaster | 1:08.78 | P7 | Qualified |
| 3rd | Dragon's Egg | 1:08.92 | P3 | Qualified |
| 4th | Marbly McMarbleface | 1:09.07 | P4 | Qualified |
| 5th | Cool Moody | 1:09.83 | P5 | Qualified |
| 6th | Green Turtle | 1:09.87 | P1 | Not qualified |
| 7th | Big Pearl | 1:10.40 | P8 | Not qualified |
| 8th | Grasshopper | 1:10.70 | P2 | Not qualified |
Qualification Race BEdit
| Pos. | Marble | Time | Starting Pos. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Crazy Cat's Eye | 1:06.28 | P7 | Qualified |
| 2nd | Slimer | 1:07.66 | P2 | Qualified |
| 3rd | Cobra | 1:08.58 | P1 | Qualified |
| 4th | Comet | 1:08.59 | P6 | Qualified |
| 5th | Silver Bolt | 1:09.42 | P4 | Qualified |
| 6th | Lollipop | 1:09.94 | P3 | Not qualified |
| 7th | Wisp of Darkness | 1:10.02 | P5 | Not qualified |
| 8th | White Widow | 1:10.24 | P8 | Not qualified |
Wildcard RaceEdit
| Pos. | Marble | Time | Starting Pos. | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Reflektor | 1:08.06 | P7 | Qualified |
| 2nd | Ghost Plasma | 1:08.09 | P5 | Qualified |
| 3rd | Ducktape | 1:08.53 | P6 | Not qualified |
| 4th | Deep Ocean | 1:09.22 | P2 | Not qualified |
| 5th | Blazing Fireball | 1:10.08 | P4 | Not qualified |
| 6th | Rastafarian | 1:10.18 | P1 | Not qualified |
| 7th | Nemo | 1:11.01 | P8 | Not qualified |
| 8th | Blue Moon | 1:11.21 | P3 | Not qualified |
CompetitorsEdit
Qualified MarblesEdit
- Black Knight
- Blizzard Blaster
- Cobra
- Comet
- Cool Moody
- Crazy Cat's Eye
- Dragon's Egg
- El Capitan
- Ghost Plasma
- H2 Blue
- Marbly McMarbleface
- Phoenix
- Pollo Loco
- Quicksilver
- Red Number 3
- Reflektor
- Silver Bolt
- Slimer
- Summer Sky
- Superball
Retired MarblesEdit
No marbles have retired between 2018 and 2019.
NewcomersEdit
There is one newcomer: Cool Moody
LeaguesEdit
Just like previous season, there will be an A division and B division. The B League contains 12 competitors compared to last season's 11.
StandingsEdit
| Rank | Marble | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Points: |
| 1st | Red Number 3 | 11 | 20 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 61 | |||
| 2nd | Blizzard Blaster | 17 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 52 | |||
| 3rd | Superball | 12 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 51 | |||
| 4th | Ghost Plasma | 8 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 51 | |||
| 5th | El Capitan | 9 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 46 | |||
| 6th | Crazy Cat's Eye | 20 | 0 | Ret | 7 | 14 | 41 | |||
| 7th | Slimer | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 36 | |||
| 8th | Reflektor | Ret | 3 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 34 | |||
| 9th | Dragon's Egg | Ret | 0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 32 | |||
| 10th | Cool Moody | Ret | 1 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 32 | |||
| 11th | Quicksilver | 14 | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 31 | |||
| 12th | Silver Bolt | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 29 | |||
| 13th | Pollo Loco | 7 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 27 | |||
| 14th | Cobra | Ret | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 15th | Comet | 4 | 2 | Ret | 8 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 16th | Summer Sky | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 19 | |||
| 17th | Phoenix | Ret | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 18 | |||
| 18th | Black Knight | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 0 | 17 | |||
| 19th | Marbly McMarbleface | 6 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |||
| 20th | H2 Blue | Ret | 0 | 5 | Ret | 1 | 6 |
t: tied
Ret: Retired; Did not finish
Point SystemEdit
- 1st: 20pts
- 2nd: 17pts
- 3rd: 14pts
- 4th: 12pts
- 5th: 11pts
- 6th: 10pts
- 7th: 9pts
- 8th: 8pts
- 9th: 7pts
- 10th: 6pts
- 11th: 5pts
- 12th: 4pts
- 13th: 3pts
- 14th: 2pts
- 15th: 1pts
WinnersEdit
| Race | Winner | Time | Margin | Starting position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Crazy Cat's Eye | 2:42.59 | +1.29 | P4 |
| R2 | Red Number 3 | 2:41.20 | +2.88 | P4 |
| R3 | Blizzard Blaster | 2:43.95 | +2.07 | P4 |
| R4 | El Capitan | 2:45.12 | +1.36 | P14 |
| R5 | Red Number 3 | 1:39.78 | +8.07 | P7 |
| R6 | ||||
| R7 | ||||
| R8 |
- Note:
- P1–P10 is on the front row
- P11–P20 is on the back row
See AlsoEdit
- Sand Marble Rally 2016
- Sand Marble Rally 2017
- Sand Marble Rally 2018
- List of Sand Marble Rally Records
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Marblelympics/comments/b27jnl/announcement_sand_marble_rally_2019/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJdpnjuSWVOLgGT9fIzL0g/community?lb=Ugw5w7EKl4AGnnFU7xl4AaABCQ
| All Sand Marble Rally races | ||||
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| 2016: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 · R9 · R10 · R11 · R12 2017: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 · R9 · R10 · R11 · R12 · F 2018: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8 2019: Q · R1 · R2 · R3 · R4 · R5 · R6 · R7 · R8
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