Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts
Color	Blue with yellow swirls
Active Years	2016 - Present
Coach	Thunderstorm
Manager	Static
Stadium	Short Circuit
Hashtag	#RollingThunder #BANG
Best Event	ML: 1st Collision (2016) Bobsled (2018) M1: 2nd Greenstone GP (S1) Short Circuit GP (S1) Aquamaring GP (S2) Tumult Turnpike GP (S2)
Marble League
Appearances	6 (first in 2016)
Best Result	3rd (2016)
Gold	2
Silver	3
Bronze	9
Total	14
Points	596 points
Marbula One
Abbreviation	TBO
Appearances	2 (first in S1)
Best Result	6th (S2)
Races entered	20
Racers' Championships	0
Teams' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Pole Positions	1
Fastest Laps	2
Points	141 points

The Thunderbolts are a blue and yellow team introduced in Marble League 2016. Thunderbolts pre-qualified for Marble League 2017 after ending in third in Marble League 2016. They qualified for Marble League 2018 by finishing in 3rd in their group.

The original four members of the team originated from Thorston and competed in Knikkegen Marble League before attending Marble League 2016.

After Marble League 2018 however, the original team dissolved out of a lack of passion for the sport, and the Thunderbolts were reconstructed with former trainers from Thorston. Since then, the Thunderbolts have been disappointing as they finished 13th in next two Marble Leagues. They showed promise in Marble League Winter Special and Marbula One Season 2 as they finished top half in both tournaments. Later, they managed to qualify for Marble League 2021 by placing first in their group.

Team Members

Athletes

Original Thunderbolts logo.

The Thunderbolts in 2017

Bolta, Bolto, Boltu and Bolty were the original members of the Thunderbolts. Boltew was introduced in 2018. In 2019, the entire Thunderbolts roster was replaced by five new members: Thunder, Lightning, Bolt, Shock and Zap. Thunder became team captain in 2019.

2016 - 2017	2018	2019 - Present
Bolta	Bolta
Bolto	Bolto
Bolty	Bolty
Boltu	Boltu
	Boltew
		Thunder
		Lightning
		Bolt
		Shock
		Zap

Color	Meaning
	Team Member
	Reserve Member
	Injured

Timeline

Managers

Manager	From	To	Events	G	S	B	Tot.	Honors
Static	Early 2020 - Late 2020	present	22	2	4	1	7	Marble League 2021 Qualifiers Group A Champion

Coaches

Coach	From	To	Events	G	S	B	Tot.	Honors
Thunderstorm	15 March 2019	present	66	2	8	1	11	Marble League 2021 Qualifiers Group A Champion

Note: Events include any kind of events (friendlies, other tournaments, ...).

History

Pre-Marble League

The Thunderbolts come from the city of Thorston, maybe in the north of Europe. Arguably the most mysterious of all Marble League teams, their striking name notwithstanding, the Thunderbolts aren't exactly the center of attention in the Marble League, nor do they ever wish to be. In fact, they have barely said anything, even during the offseason. This is especially true of the team's four original members, who are indeed all mute.

These four, Bolta, Bolto, Boltu, and Bolty, first met at a Greek mythology convention in 2012, all dressed up as Zeus. When they tried to communicate, they realized that none of them could speak at all. And so they started to speak to each other in roll language. During their discussion, the four found out that they had several things in common, including an affinity for racing. Once they left the convention, the four decided to form a marble sports team, and they already had a name for the team in their own minds: the Thunderbolts.

The Thunderbolts joined the Knikkegen Marble League later that year and rose through the ranks. The team became known as one of the fastest teams and, by 2016, had emerged as one of the top teams in the KML. This led to them being invited to take part in Marble League 2016. The team accepted the invitation, wishing to have the public know them not as the team that couldn't talk, but rather as the team that always shocked the competition.

2016

Thunderbolts won against the Jawbreakers in Collision

The Thunderbolts started off unconvincingly in Marble League 2016, coming in 11th in the first event, Balancing. It was not before Event 2, Relay Race, where they finally won their first ever Marble League medal, a bronze. This was immediately followed by a gold in Event 3, Collision, putting the team into first place overall. A 6th-place-finish in Sand Rally dropped the team to 4th, but Bolta was able to earn the team a silver medal in Event 5, Long Jump, enough for the team to retake the lead in the standings.

Bolto losing to Speedy from Savage Speeders and Yellup from Mellow Yellow in a photo finish

The Thunderbolts proceeded to keep up with their brilliant performance, as they kept scoring points in every event except for one and won another bronze medal in Event 9, Team Pursuit, which made them take the lead once again. They remained there for the next two events until Bolto won the team another bronze medal in Event 12, Hurdles, narrowly missing out on a silver by 0.02 seconds. The team had been in the top two since Event 5, but their final bronze was not enough for them to keep their lead. They fell to third overall at the end of Marble League 2016, tied with Mellow Yellow on points, but behind them in medals. Such an achievement by the Thunderbolts showed that any marble can overcome adversity to shine on the podium.

2017

Bolty in the starting gate of Long Jump

The Thunderbolts remained silent during their training for Marble League 2017, for which they had already qualified thanks to their third place finish in the previous season. The team started off with an eighth place finish in the first event, Funnel Race, followed by a bronze medal for Bolty in the next event, Long Jump. The team rose to fifth overall as a result, and they had since become more motivated to do their best. However, their surprisingly poor performance in Event 3, Fidget Spinner Collision, seemed to have foreshadowed the downfall of the Thunderbolts. Indeed, the team continued to struggle as they finished within the bottom half in the next six events, except Event 6, Relay Run, where they managed to finish in 7th after being eliminated in the semi-finals.

The team on the course of Steeplechase

By the end of Event 9, Steeplechase, they had dropped to 14th overall and were no longer eligible for the Marble League title. The Thunderbolts decided to make amendments following their failing streak. It worked, and the team won a bronze medal in Event 10, Archery, and Bolta won another in Event 12, Sand Rally. Unfortunately, they couldn't jump up the standings any further, finishing in 12th overall. It was a far cry from their incredible top three finish last year, but the team were still grateful to have taken part.

2018

Thunderbolts and Shining Swarm in the starting gate of Halfpipe

After another silent offseason, the Thunderbolts returned for the Marble League 2018 Qualifiers, where they would compete in Group C. Following in the steps from the previous season, the team were eliminated in the first round of the first event, Curling. However, they managed to make up for it by finishing the next three events within the top half, including a third place finish for Bolta in the Snow Race event and a first place finish in the Halfpipe event, the latter of which put them into third place in the group, enough to qualify for Marble League 2018.

Crazy Cat's Eyes and Thunderbolts in the starting gate of Team Pursuit

The Thunderbolts had a poor start to the competition, with Boltu coming in 15th in Event 1, 5 Meter Ice Dash. But a fifth place finish for Bolto in Ski Jump and a fourth place finish in Halfpipe reignited their hope. They won their first gold medal of the games in the next event, Bobsled, moving to second overall. The team went on to stay in the top half of the standings for most of the rest of the season, partly due to a bronze medal in Event 8, Snowboard Cross, and another in Event 10, Biathlon. However, they faltered in the final two events, and they fell to 9th at the end of Marble League 2018.

During the offseason, the Thunderbolts continued to falter in the events they took part in. Bolto failed to finish in the 100 Meter Water Race, and the team failed to get through the heats in the Amazing Maze Marble Race. It became clear that the original four members, as well as their reserve, Boltew, had had enough. Their hearts were not in the Marble League anymore, and they wanted to live life again, and so retired.

2019

With these retirements, it looked like the Thunderbolts would retire from the Marble League as a result. The team's coach and manager, Thunderstorm, had another thought. They recruited five of their trainers from Thorston - Thunder, Lightning, Bolt, Shock, and Zap, to become the new members of the Thunderbolts. Bolt is Bolty's cousin, while Lightning had previously competed individually in the Knikkegen Marble League.

Lightning in the Funnel Race

The new Thunderbolts competed in the Marble League 2019 Qualifiers. The new members stunned the competition by coming in 9th and qualifying for Marble League 2019. The new team had a good start to the competition with a 6th place finish for Lightning in Underwater Race, followed by a 5th place finish for Shock in Funnel Race. The team broke the Marble League Record in Event 3, Balancing, before being beaten by the Hazers, earning their first medal as a new team, a silver, moving to joint third overall.

Thunderbolts in the starting gate of the final of Relay Run

Unfortunately, the Thunderbolts could not keep their momentum and failed to come higher than seventh place in the rest of the competition, apart for a 4th place finish in Event 6, Relay Run, and a 6th place finish for Thunder in Event 14, Surfing. This included two back-to-back last place finishes in Event 11, Dirt Race, and Event 12, Rafting. By the end of Event 13, Elimination Race, the team were no longer eligible for the Marble League title. They still could not turn things around and eventually finished in 13th place overall. They didn't get a medal for 13 consecutive events.

2020

A rejected Thunderbolts logo, designed by Tim Ritz

The Thunderbolts put in a bid to host Marble League 2020, but to add insult to injury, they lost to Team Galactic. The team were left dejected as they returned to Thorston. They had to forgo training for the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers for a few months, so as to recover mentally, after which they received an invitation to take part in Marbula One Season 1. The team were so relieved upon hearing this that they happily accepted it, and they chose Shock and Bolt to represent them. The Thunderbolts started training again as they wished to put their disastrous 2019 season behind them and keep an eye on Marbula One and all other future events. They also got to host the sixth Grand Prix at their track, the Short Circuit.

Marbula One Season 1

Bolt overtaking Orangin from O'rangers in Greenstone Grand Prix

The team started poorly as they only managed to score points in one of the Grands Prix in the first half of the season, placing 13th out of 16 teams. However, the second half of the tournament turned out to be much better as Bolt managed to qualify 3rd in the qualifiers of Greenstone Grand Prix. Bolt managed to grab the lead from Orangin from O'rangers but lost it on the penultimate lap, and was never able to catch up and thus come second. On their team's home circuit, Shock qualified in 8th, but managed to climb up to 2nd, taking the Thunderbolts to 6th in overall standings. Their poor performance at the last two races led them to finish the season in 8th.

Marble League 2020

Thunderbolts in the starting gate of Balancing

In the Marble League 2020 Qualifiers, the Thunderbolts started off well in Balancing by getting a score of 351, which was good enough for 5th. Shock managed to get 3rd in their heat of Funnel Spinning. This performance was able to get 8th in this event, and it kept them at fifth place with 27 points. A 6th-place-finish in Block Pushing elevated them to 2nd, with only the Savage Speeders in front of them. In the final event, the Thunderbolts won their heat, finishing in 7th in the 5 Meter Sprint. This win gave them 4th place at the end of the Qualifiers, enough for them to qualify for Marble League 2020. The team had high hopes going in to the main tournament.

Thunderbolts in the starting gate of Black Hole Funnel

Unfortunately for the team, the team again started off with a slow start and was never able to recover since that. They kept sitting in the bottom six of the standings. Things became worse as they were sitting in 15th place after Team Aquathlon, only 12 points ahead of Mellow Yellow, and they're not able to finish the season in top 3. The team had failed to get a single medal for 27 consecutive events, if they don't get a medal in Collision then they would have the longest streak of non-podium finishes.

Thunderbolts beating the Hazers in Collision

The team was placed in Group A alongside Team Galactic, O'rangers and Green Ducks. The team surprisingly won against Team Galactic and O'rangers and thus moved on to the knock-out stage. The team was able to won every match until the final where they lost to Savage Speeders by one point, getting a silver. The silver was much needed for the team and the team jumped up to 11th in the standings with just one event to go. Shock placed 3rd in the placement race of Marble Marathon, but only finished 15th. This dropped the team to 13th again. The team had failed to get a top half season finish since Marble League 2017.

During the offseason, the Thunderbolts are again invited to participate in Marbula One Season 2, and this time they sent out Shock and Bolt again.

Marbula One Season 2

Hazy from Hazers overtaking Bolt from Thunderbolts in Tumult Turnpike Grand Prix

The team again got off to a slow start as they only managed to get 11 points in the first three Grands Prix, placing 11th out of 20 teams. Bolt managed to turn the tables around in Aquamaring Grand Prix as they placed 4th in the qualifiers. Bolt was able to rise and took the lead on lap 6 but failed to hold the lead after bumping against the safety lane on lap 11 of the race, and was never able to recover from that mistake. Bolt's 2nd place finish elevated the team to 5th place. Bolt participated in the next Grand Prix, Tumult Turnpike Grand Prix. Bolt's performance wasn't affected by the fact that they participated in two Grands Prix back to back, instead, Bolt was able to get pole in the qualifiers. Bolt was overtaken by Yellow Eye from Crazy Cat's Eyes but was able to take the lead back. Limelime from Limers was able to take the lead from Bolt for just two laps before Bolt took it back. Hazy from Hazers grabbed the lead on the penultimate lap and Bolt finished 2nd once again. The team finished the first half of the season in 4th place, much better than the last season.

2021

Marble League Winter Special

Thunder and Billy from Green Ducks on the course of Speed Skating

During the offseason, the team was invited to participate in Marble League Winter Special. Shock surprisingly placed last in Ice Dash. Bolt's silver in Snowboard Cross was able to elevate the team up to 6th place. Thunder surprised everyone by breaking the Marble League Record in Speed Skating, clinching the first gold medal since the team changed their new roster, and the team rose to 2nd in the standings. The team lost to Snowballs in Ice Hockey and fell to 5th in the standings. This has been their best score in any tournaments since Marble League 2016.

Marbula One Season 2

The team continued their strong showings and started off with a bronze in Raceforest Grand Prix, jumping to 2nd in the standings. The team suddenly faltered as they failed to qualify for three out of five Grands Prix, scoring just 12 points. The 12 points was far from enough to end the season in top 3 and they finished 6th. Bolt placed 5th in the individual standings, which was a lot better than they did last season.

The team had high hopes going into the off-season where they participated in Marble League 2021 Practice Race. To everyone's shock, Bolt finished last out of 28 teams.

Marble League 2021

Thunderbolts in the starting gate of Wave alongside Mellow Yellow

Only June 10th, the draw for the Marble League 2021 Qualifiers are revealed and Thunderbolts are placed in Group A, the group consisted of 7 teams from Marble League 2020 and are nicknamed "The Group Of Death". Many fans started worrying about the team because their poor off-season performance. The Thunderbolts surprised everyone by getting four straight top half finishes in the qualifiers, including Thunder's win in Sand Rally, and qualified in 1st place with 39 points,

Despite no medals in the first 12 events, Thunderbolts had crazy consistency placing between 4th and 8th except for two bottom half finishes this included an 8th place in the 5 Meter Sprint which marked another individual event for Zap as the team's reserve. The team was actually 3rd at one point but after the 5 Meter Relay the team had the record for longest active gold medal drought. After 12 events, Thunderbolts were not only 6th place but they had been top half after every event something, the former was something they had not done since Marble League 2019. The Thunderbolts surprised everyone by breaking their medal drought in the Elimination Race which despite this being Bolt's first event of the year. They were still able to prove Marbula One Season 2 wasn't a fluke by claiming a bronze medal the team climbed into 5th place. However they placed middle of the pack in the final three events, the team finished in 8th place their best finish in any Marble League since 2016.

Marble League 2016

Main article: Marble League 2016

Thunderbolts at the Marble League 2016 Opening Ceremony

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place	Points	Overall Standing
Balancing	All	226 cm	11th	0	11th
Relay Race	All	23.79 sec.	3rd	5	7th
Collision	All	Winner	1st	10	1st
Sand Rally	Bolto	0:59.02	6th	2	4th
Long Jump	Bolta	97.6 cm	2nd	7	1st
Water Race	Bolty	1:20.50	5th	3	1st
High Jump	Bolta	50 cm	9th	1	2nd
10 Meter Sprint	Bolta	5.138 sec.	6th	2	2nd
Team Pursuit	All	25.56 sec.	3rd	5	1st
Precision Slalom	All	15 pts	8th	1	1st
Quartet Diving	All	26.64 pts	13th	0	1st
Hurdles	Bolto	5.36 sec.	3rd	5	3rd

Marble League 2017

Main article: Marble League 2017

Main Tournament

The Thunderbolts automatically qualified for Marble League 2017.

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place	Points	Overall Standing
Funnel Race	Bolto	1:05.94	8th	8	8th
Long Jump	Bolty	71.0 cm	3rd	15	5th
Fidget Spinner Collision	All	Heat Loss	11th	5	10th
5-meter Sprint	Bolta	7.33 sec.	13th	3	11th
Hurdles	Boltu	11.40 sec.	16th	0	12th
Relay Run	All	12.30 sec.	7th	9	13th
Block Pushing	All	126.1 cm	13th	3	13th
High Jump	Bolto	35.5 cm	15th	1	14th
Steeplechase	All	44.76 sec.	13th	3	14th
Archery	All	36.5 cm	3rd	15	13th
Underwater Race	Bolty	13.98 sec.	10th	6	13th
Sand Rally	Bolta	1:26.36	3rd	15	12th

Marble League 2018

Main article: Marble League 2018

Thunderbolts logo in 2018

Qualifiers

The Thunderbolts competed in Group C.

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Curling	All	First Round Loss	7th	2	7th
Snow Race	Bolta	DNF	3rd	6	6th
5 Meter Ice Dash	Boltu	4.94 sec.	4th	5	5th
Halfpipe	All	39.49 sec.	1st	8	3rd

Main Tournament

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place	Points	Overall Standing
5 Meter Ice Dash	Boltu	5.22 sec.	15th	1	15th
Ski Jump	Bolto	116.3 cm	5th	11	10th
Halfpipe	All	28.32 sec.	4th	12	8th
Bobsled	All	13.09 sec.	1st	25	2nd
Speed Skating	Bolta	31.51 sec.	11th	5	5th
Team Pursuit	All	31.02 sec.	11th	5	7th
Snow Rally	Bolty	51.90 sec.	7th	9	6th
Snowboard Cross	Bolto	51.84 sec.	3rd	15	4th
Curling	All	Heat Loss	16th	0	8th
Biathlon	All	23.13 sec.	3rd	15	5th
Ice Hockey	All	Heat Loss	12th	4	6th
Sand Mogul Race	Bolty	6.33 sec.	9th	7	9th

Other 2018 Competitions

The Thunderbolts took part in two other competitions in 2018: the 100 Meter Water Race and the Amazing Maze Marble Race.

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place
100 Meter Water Race	Bolto	DNF	27th
Amazing Maze Marble Race	All	27 pts	18th

Marble League 2019

Main article: Marble League 2019

Thunderbolts' original logo for the 2019 season, designed by Hersh.

Thunderbolts' logo, designed by Pim Leurs.

Qualifiers

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Funnel Race	Lightning	1:16.83	6th	13	6th
Block Pushing	All	103.8 cm	7th	12	6th
Relay Race	All	10.35 sec.	10th	9	8th
Underwater Race	Shock	29.88 sec.	13th	6	9th

Main Tournament

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Underwater Race	Lightning	15.45 sec.	6th	10	6th
Funnel Race	Shock	1:45.80	5th	11	5th
Balancing	All	408 cm	2nd	20	4th
Gravitrax Slalom	All	9.26 sec.	11th	5	6th
5 Meter Sprint	Bolt	6.222 sec.	11th	5	7th
Relay Run	All	10.826 sec.	4th	12	7th
Block Pushing	All	57.8 cm	12th	4	8th
Summer Biathlon	Shock	34.23 sec.	8th	8	8th
Hurdles Race	Bolt	9.451 sec.	15th	1	10th
Hubelino Maze	All	75 pts	9th	7	10th
Dirt Race	Lightning	DNF	16th	0	12th
Rafting	All	42.53 sec.	16th	0	12th
Elimination Race	Shock	16.57 sec.	8th	8	12th
Surfing	Thunder (C)	48.84	6th	10	12th
Collision	All	Quarterfinal Loss	7th	9	12th
Sand Rally	Bolt	2:02.29	7th	9	13th

Marbula One Season 1

Main article: Marbula One Season 1

Season	Entrant	SAV	ORA	MOM	HOR	GDK	TBO	RSP	MNW	Points	Total
S1	Shock	15th		13th			2nd	12th		20th (18)	8th (49)
	Bolt		5th		12th	2nd			9th	11th (31)

Grand Prix	Participant	Qualifying Position	Time	Place	Points	Overall Standing	Shock Standing	Bolt Standing
Savage Speedway	Shock	13th	5:38.46	15th	0	15th	15th	-
O'raceway	Bolt	10th	5:24.44	5th	10	9th	29th	10th
Momotorway	Shock	6th	5:49.96	13th	0	11th	29th	13th
Hivedrive	Bolt	8th	5:43.33	12th	0	13th	31st	17th
Greenstone	Bolt	3rd	6:02.11	2nd	19	8th	31st	7th
Short Circuit	Shock	8th	5:29.53	2nd	18	6th	17th	10th
Razzway	Shock	10th	5:37.98	12th	0	6th	18th	11th
Midnight Bay	Bolt	13th	8:01.20	9th	2	8th	20th	11th

Marble League 2020

Main article: Marble League 2020

Qualifiers

The Thunderbolts qualified for Marble League 2020.

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place	Points	Overall Standing
Balancing	All	351 cm	5th	15	5th
Funnel Endurance	Shock	2:07.90	8th	12	5th
Block Pushing	All	62.3 cm	6th	14	2nd
5 Meter Sprint	Bolt	5.285 sec.	7th	13	4th

Main Tournament

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place	Points	Overall Standing
Balancing	All	261 cm	13th	3	13th
Halfpipe	All	53.15 sec.	14th	2	15th
Funnel Endurance	Shock	1:57.27	8th	8	14th
Newton's Cradle	Thunder & Lightning	91.65 cm	14th	2	14th
Long Jump	Bolt	81.65 cm	5th	11	13th
5 Meter Hurdles	Bolt	8.845 sec.	11th	5	13th
Block Pushing	All	74.80 cm	11th	5	13th
Triathlon	Shock	34.79 sec.	7th	9	12th
Sand Mogul Race	Zap	8.757 sec.	14th	2	14th
5 Meter Sprint	Bolt	6.184 sec.	8th	8	13th
Black Hole Funnel	Lightning & Thunder	72.41 sec.	7th	9	11th
Relay Run	All	8.688 sec.	12th	4	13th
High Jump	Thunder	37.5 cm	10th	6	14th
Team Aquathlon	All	19.40 sec.	12th	4	15th
Collision	All	Final Loss	2nd	20	11th
Marble Marathon	Shock	10:51.20	15th	1	13th

Marbula One Season 2

Main article: Marbula One Season 2

Season	Entrant	MNT	ORA	BEE	OCE	BOC	SNO	JMP	MOM	PRM	HAZ	SAV	MNW	Points	Total
S2	Shock	10th		10th			5th		DNQ		DNQ	7th		27th (26)	6th (92)
	Bolt		9th		2nd	2nd		3rd		9th			DNQ	5th (66)

Grand Prix	Participant	Qualifying Position	Time	Place	Points	Overall Standing	Shock Standing	Bolt Standing
Minty Mania	Shock	10th	8:11.40	10th	3	10th	10th	-
O'raceway	Bolt	8th	8:42.21	9th	5*	11th	19th	17th
Honeydome	Shock	5th	7:58.95	10th	3	11th	21st	22nd
Aquamaring	Bolt	4th	8:08.63	2nd	20	5th	23rd	8th
Tumult Turnpike	Bolt	1st	7:46.40	2nd	21**	4th	26th	3rd
Arctic Circuit	Shock	8th	8:10.54	5th	12	4th	20th	4th
Raceforest	Bolt	7th	8:30.99	3rd	16	2nd	21st	2nd
Momotorway	Shock	20th	-	-	0	3rd	23rd	3rd
Palette Park	Bolt	14th	6:31.55	9th	4	2nd	29th	4th
Misty Mountain	Shock	20th	-	-	0	6th	29th	4th
Savage Speedway	Shock	5th	6:59.19	7th	8	5th	22nd	5th
Midnight Bay	Bolt	17th	-	-	0	6th	27th	5th

*Bolt set the fastest lap, earning them 1 extra point.
**Bolt qualified in pole position, earning them 1 extra point.

Marble League Winter Special

Main article: Marble League Winter Special

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Ice Dash	Shock	4.922 sec.	16th	0	16th
Snowboard Cross	Bolt	19.673 sec.	2nd	20	6th
Speed Skating	Thunder (C)	29.46 sec. (MR)	1st	25	2nd
Bobsled	All	7.499 sec.	10th	6	2nd
Ice Hockey	All	Round of 16 Loss	11th	5	5th

2020/21 Offseason

Event	Participant	Final Result	Place
Marble League 2021 Practice Race	Bolt	3:11.64	28th

Marble League 2021

Main article: Marble League 2021

Qualifiers

The Thunderbolts competed in Group A. They qualified for Marble League 2021.

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Wave	All	33 pts	2nd	12	2nd
Funnel Endurance	Shock	1:35.10	6th	6	3rd
Relay Race	All	8.881 sec.	6th	6	4th
Sand Rally	Thunder	1:43.38	1st	15	1st

Main Tournament

Event	Participant	Final Result	Placing	Points	Overall Standing
Wave	All	32 pts	4th	12	4th
Balancing	All	267 cm	6th	10	5th
5 Meter Sprint	Zap (R)	6.125 sec.	8th	8	7th
Funnel Endurance	Shock	2:08.36	4th	12	4th
5 Meter Relay	All	8.518 sec.	5th	11	3rd
Jousting	Thunder (C) & Lightning	Round of 16 Loss	12th	4	5th
5 Meter Hurdles	Shock	9.702 sec.	7th	9	6th
Block Pushing	All	159.25 cm	5th	11	4th
Triathlon	Shock	25.87 sec.	11th	5	7th
Steeplechase	All	23.50 sec.	6th	10	7th
Sand Mogul Race	Lightning	53.77 sec.	5th	11	7th
Diving	All	9.80 pts	6th	10	6th
Elimination Race	Bolt	Eliminated Round 14	3rd	15	5th
Sand Rally	Thunder (C)	1:25.14	7th	9	5th
Football	All	Round of 16 Loss	13th	3	6th
Marblocross	Bolt	7:39.15	11th	5	8th

Results

Marble League Year Events Medals Result Points G S B Tot. 2016 12 1 1 3 5 3rd 41 2017 12 0 0 3 3 12th 83 2018 12 1 0 2 3 9th 109 2019 16 0 1 0 1 13th 119 2020 16 0 1 0 1 13th 99 2021 16 0 0 1 1 8th 145 Total 84 2 3 9 14 - 596

Marbula One Season Grands Prix Medals Result Points G S B Tot. S1 8 0 2 0 2 8th 49 S2 12 0 2 1 3 6th 92 Total 20 0 4 1 5 - 141

Team Members' Individual Scores

Marble League

Marble	Competed in	Individual events participated in	Medals Won	Total Individual Points
Bolt	Marble League 2019 Marble League 2020 Marble League 2021	5 Meter Sprint (2019) Hurdles Race (2019) Sand Rally (2019) Long Jump (2020) 5 Meter Hurdles (2020) 5 Meter Sprint (2020) Elimination Race (2021) Marblocross (2021)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 1 bronze medal	59 pts
Bolta	Marble League 2016 Marble League 2017 Marble League 2018	Long Jump (2016) High Jump (2016) 10 Meter Sprint (2016) 5-Meter Sprint (2017) Sand Rally (2017) Speed Skating (2018)	0 gold medals 1 silver medal 1 bronze medal	33 pts
Boltew	Marble League 2018		0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	0 pts
Bolto	Marble League 2016 Marble League 2017 Marble League 2018	Sand Rally (2016) Hurdles (2016) Funnel Race (2017) High Jump (2017) Ski Jump (2018) Snowboard Cross (2018)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 2 bronze medals	42 pts
Boltu	Marble League 2016 Marble League 2017 Marble League 2018	Hurdles (2017) 5 Meter Ice Dash (2018)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	1 pt
Bolty	Marble League 2016 Marble League 2017 Marble League 2018	Water Race (2016) Long Jump (2017) Underwater Race (2017) Snow Rally (2018) Sand Mogul Race (2018)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 1 bronze medal	40 pts
Lightning	Marble League 2019 Marble League 2020 Marble League 2021	Underwater Race (2019) Dirt Race (2019) Newton's Cradle (2020) Black Hole Funnel (2020) Jousting (2021) Sand Mogul Race (2021)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	36 pts
Shock	Marble League 2019 Marble League 2020 Marble League 2021	Funnel Race (2019) Summer Biathlon (2019) Elimination Race (2019) Funnel Endurance (2020) Triathlon (2020) Marble Marathon (2020) Funnel Endurance (2021) 5 Meter Hurdles (2021) Triathlon (2021)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	71 pts
Thunder	Marble League 2019 Marble League 2020 Marble League 2021	Surfing (2019) Newton's Cradle (2020) Black Hole Funnel (2020) High Jump (2020) Jousting (2021) Sand Rally (2021)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	40 pts
Zap	Marble League 2019 Marble League 2020 Marble League 2021	Sand Mogul Race (2020) 5 Meter Sprint (2021)	0 gold medals 0 silver medals 0 bronze medals	10 pts

Italics - As reserve member

Marbula One

Marble	Competed in	Races participated in	Medals Won	Total Individual Points
Bolt	Marbula One S1 Marbula One S2	O'raceway GP (S1) Hivedrive GP (S1) Greenstone GP (S1) Midnight Bay GP (S1) O'raceway GP (S2) Aquamaring GP (S2) Tumult Turnpike GP (S2) Raceforest GP (S2) Palette Park GP (S2) Midnight Bay GP (S2)	0 gold medals 3 silver medals 1 bronze medal	97 pts
Shock	Marbula One S1 Marbula One S2	Savage Speedway GP (S1) Momotorway GP (S1) Short Circuit GP (S1) Razzway GP (S1) Minty Mania GP (S2) Honeydome GP (S2) Arctic Circuit GP (S2) Momotrway GP (S2) Misty Mountain GP (S2) Savage Speedway GP (S2)	0 gold medals 1 silver medal 0 bronze medals	44 pts

Gallery

Team Profile 2020

Team Profile 2021

Marbula One (S1) Poster

Thunder, Thunderbolts' captain.

Thunderstorm, the coach of the Thunderbolts.

The Short Circuit, home of the Thunderbolts.

Trivia

• The Thunderbolts currently have the most bronze medals of all Marble League teams (8).
• The Thunderbolts were the first team to replace all of their original members.
• The Thunderbolts are one of four teams that have been able to qualify for every single Marble League so far, the other three being Mellow Yellow, Savage Speeders, and O'rangers. They are the only one of said teams that have not won a Marble League.
• The Thunderbolts hold the record for most consecutive events without winning a gold medal.