Yelley is a former member of Mellow Yellow. Along with other team members, they hail from the City of Amalanta and met while working for The Non-Descript Soda Company before they quit the job, then they moved to Marblopolis and competed in Fruit Circuit before participating in the Marble League.
Yelley is notorious for scoring only 3 points and two points in Marble League 2017 and Marble League 2021 respectively despite competing in two individual events in both of the tournaments. Despite being one of the weakest and most inconsistent athletes among the team, Yelley has so far got two individual medals in six Marble Leagues. Yelley is also known for being good in Sand Rally as Yelley won Sand Rally in Marble League 2016 and led the Marble League 2021 Practice Race for a good chunk of the race. Yelley has participated in 11 individual events and scored a total of 61 points.
On 14 October 2022, Yelley announced their retirement from marble sports. As a consequence, Yellim got promoted to a regular member, and Yeller joined the team as the new reserve.
History[]
Pre-Marble League[]
Yelley, alongside other team members, they hail from the City of Amalanta. They met while working for The Non-Descript Soda Company before they quit the job, then they moved to Marblopolis and were asked to compete in Fruit Circuit, to which they accepted. They were improving in every season and they got 2nd in the final season of Fruit Circuit, which was enough to qualify for Marble League 2016.
2016[]
Yelley winning the Sand Rally Final
The team started out well in Balancing where they got a silver but quickly fell down the order during the next two events. Yelley was sent to participate in Sand Rally, the first ever individual event in the Marble League. Yelley moved on to the final easily. In the final, Yelley was in 2nd for most of the race, but they were able to make the move and took the lead just a few turns before the finish line. This jumped the team to 1st in the standings. They then dropped to 3rd after Long Jump and followed by that was a bronze in Water Race. The team had a slowdown in the next four events, only earning one point and fell to 6th, but a gold in Diving brought them back into championship contenders with just one event left. The team got silver in the last event, but it wasn't enough for them to win the championship as they finished the season in 2nd.
2017[]
The team in the starting gate of Steeplechase
The team pre-qualified for Marble League 2017 because of getting 2nd place in Marble League 2016. The team got off to a good start by placing 1st after the first four events. The team then went on a downward spiral and scored only 13 points in the next three events, including a disappointing 14th-place-finish by Yelley in Hurdles, dropping to 8th in the standings. Yellah's gold in High Jump and their silver in Steeplechase elevated the team to 2nd in the standings, with 27 points behind the leader Savage Speeders. The team got 11th in Archery which closed the gap to 25 points, but the O'rangers who were in 3rd in the standings were only one point behind them. Terrible finishes in the last two events, gaining only a total of 2 points (including Yelley's 15th-place-finish in Sand Rally), dropped the team to 3rd, only one point above Midnight Wisps, but this was enough for them to auto-qualify for Marble League 2018. This may not be a bad year for the team, but it surely was for Yelley as they scored only 3 points in two events.
2018[]
Yelley (top) along the team in the first round of Curling
The team placed 2nd in the Friendly Round by placing 2nd in all three events, but their main tournament was a disaster for the team as they got seven bottom half finishes in the first eight events, including Yelley's 11th-place-finish in Snow Rally. The team got three top-half finishes in the last four events including Yellow's 4th-place-finish in Sand Mogul Race, which wasn't enough for the team to escape the bottom three and finished 15th to end this disastrous season.
Mellow Yellow had a busy offseason, returning to Amalanta to visit their families. There, they also began to work on a new stadium and training facility with their new coach, Mellow. They also had collected enough money to permanently settle in Amalanta. The team came last in their group in the Amazing Maze Marble Race. They also submitted a bid to host Marble League 2019, but lost out to the Oceanics.
2019[]
The team participated in the qualifiers for the first time and barely qualified thanks to their 2nd-place-finish in Relay Race.
Yelley in the starting gate of Surfing alongside Pulsar from Team Galactic
Mellow Yellow had one aim in Marble League 2019: to win back the respect of their fans after last year's poor performance. Unfortunately, Yellow, finished 11th in Underwater Race. However, each event saw an improvement as the team moved up the standings. The team placed 8th in the standings after the first quarter of the main tournament, and moved into 4th after Yelley's 9th-place-finish in Summer Biathlon, their highest point of the season. The team dropped down to 7th after two bottom-3 finishes, but they were able to place top 9 in the rest four events (including Yelley's 5th-place-finish in Surfing) and finished 4th in this tournament.
Mellow Yellow returned to Amalanta and were greeted with surprise as they saw their logo gratified around the city, their posters in their favorite pizza shop, and headlines about them in the Amalanta Press. The team once again applied for a hosting bid for Marble League 2020, but were again unsuccessful.
2020[]
They entered into 2020 Marble League Qualifiers, with a 4th place finish in Balancing. However, after a 17th in Funnel Endurance, the team fell down to 13th.But they manage to finish in the top 6 in the last two events, and managed to qualify in 5th. The team had high hopes, and were determined to keep up the good performances from last year.
Yelley in the starting gate of Long Jump
Once they entered the main tournament however, their form has been appalling as they finished in the bottom three 5 times in 8 events. Yelley did manage to clinch a bronze medal in the Long Jump event, but their form got worse and by the 10th event, despite a 5th place finish, they achieved the lowest point tally after 10 events. After Event 12, Mellow Yellow became the first team to mathematically eliminated from winning Marble League 2020, with them chained at the bottom of the Marble League with 51 points, However, a bronze medal in the High Jump event, and a critical silver medal at Marble Marathon, pulled Mellow Yellow out of the "basement", finishing 14th.
2021[]
On June 10th, the draws for the qualifiers were revealed. Mellow Yellow was placed in Group A with 6 other teams from Marble League 2020. Mellow Yellow won two team events, which guaranteed them qualification with one event left. Yelley finished 10th in Sand Rally and they eventually finished in 2nd of Group A, breaking the so-called "14th place curse".
Yelley coming in last in their heat of Funnel Endurance
In the main tournament, the team was aiming for redemption, and they just did it in the first event, they started off well, winning a bronze medal in Wave, but they started to slow down as they only finished in top half once, and got two consecutive last place finishes in Funnel Endurance and 5 Meter Relay. This dropped them down to 14th in the standings. They rebounded in Jousting, finishing in 2nd, which brought them back up to the top ten. Followed by that, the next three events were again disappointing for the team as only one of them is a top-half finish. As a result, the team dropped to 11th in the standings.
The team's record-breaking run in Steeplechase
In the next two events, they made history by getting two back-to-back gold medals, in Steeplechase and Sand Mogul Race respectively, which brought them up to third. The hot streak continued in Diving where they got a silver medal and took first place away from Team Momo with a margin of 3 points. Both Mimo from Team Momo and Yellup shockingly placed bottom two in Elimination Race, which enabled the Raspberry Racers to retake the lead. Followed by the team's disappointing finishes in Sand Rally and Football, the team dropped down to 3rd, trailing behind the Raspberry Racers with 9 points and the Hazers with 2 points. Yellup got bronze in Marblocross, which was enough for the team to win this season.
Appearances[]
| Year | Competition | Event | Event Type | Place | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Marble League 2016 | Balancing | Team | 2nd | 312 cm | 7 |
| Relay Race | Team | 10th | 24.13 sec. | 0 | ||
| Collision | Team | 8th | Quarterfinal Loss | 1 | ||
| Sand Rally | Individual | 1st | 55.94 sec. | 10 | ||
| High Jump | Individual | 14th | X | 0 | ||
| Team Pursuit | Team | 10th | 25.90 sec. | 0 | ||
| Precision Slalom | Team | 7th | 17 pts | 1 | ||
| Quartet Diving | Team | 1st | 40.72 pts | 10 | ||
| 2017 | Marble League 2017 | Fidget Spinner Collision | Team | 5th | Quarterfinal Loss | 11 |
| Hurdles | Individual | 14th | 11.26 sec. | 2 | ||
| Relay Run | Team | 11th | 11.93 sec. | 5 | ||
| Block Pushing | Team | 10th | 137.6 cm | 6 | ||
| Steeplechase | Team | 2nd | 41.66 sec. | 20 | ||
| Archery | Team | 11th | 32.5 pts | 5 | ||
| Sand Rally | Individual | 15th | 1:28.69 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Marble League 2018 Friendly Round | Curling | Team | 2nd | - | 3 |
| Halfpipe | Team | 2nd | 38.40 sec. | 3 | ||
| Marble League 2018 | Halfpipe | Team | 10th | 27.39 sec. | 6 | |
| Bobsled | Team | 10th | 14.81 sec. | 6 | ||
| Team Pursuit | Team | 9th | 30.23 sec. | 7 | ||
| Snow Rally | Individual | 11th | 51.53 sec. | 5 | ||
| Curling | Team | 5th | Quarterfinal Loss | 11 | ||
| Biathlon | Team | 14th | 25.11 sec. | 2 | ||
| Ice Hockey | Team | 6th | Quarterfinal Loss | 10 | ||
| Amazing Maze Marble Race 2018 | Maze | Team | 22nd | Heat Loss | - | |
| 2019 | Marble League 2019 Qualifiers | Block Pushing | Team | 11th | 98.7 cm | 8 |
| Relay Race | Team | 2nd | 9.54 sec. | 20 | ||
| Marble League 2019 | Balancing | Team | 6th | 273 cm | 10 | |
| Gravitrax Slalom | Team | 5th | 8.86 sec. | 11 | ||
| Relay Run | Team | 9th | 9.063 sec. | 7 | ||
| Block Pushing | Team | 3rd | 65.1 cm | 15 | ||
| Summer Biathlon | Individual | 9th | 31.55 sec. | 7 | ||
| Hubelino Maze | Team | 7th | 26 pts | 9 | ||
| Rafting | Team | 14th | 40.21 sec. | 2 | ||
| Surfing | Individual | 5th | 49.11 pts | 11 | ||
| Collision | Team | 3rd | 3rd Place Match Winner | 15 | ||
| 2020 | Marble League 2020 Qualifiers | Balancing | Team | 4th | 353 cm | 16 |
| Block Pushing | Team | 7th | 61.5 cm | 13 | ||
| Marble League 2020 | Balancing | Team | 16th | 156 cm | 0 | |
| Halfpipe | Team | 11th | 54.70 sec. | 5 | ||
| Long Jump | Individual | 3rd | 82.00 cm | 15 | ||
| Block Pushing | Team | 10th | 75.05 cm | 6 | ||
| Black Hole Funnel | Duo | 8th | 71.79 sec. | 8 | ||
| Relay Run | Team | 14th | 8.880 sec. | 2 | ||
| Team Aquathlon | Team | 16th | 20.15 sec. | 0 | ||
| Collision | Team | 8th | Quarterfinal Loss | 8 | ||
| 2021 | Marble League 2021 Practice Race | Sand Rally | Individual | 26th | 3:09.37 | - |
| Marble League 2021 Qualifiers | Wave | Team | 1st | 37 pts | 15 | |
| 5 Meter Relay | Team | 1st | 8.591 sec. | 15 | ||
| Sand Rally | Individual | 10th | 1:46.64 | 2 | ||
| Marble League 2021 | Wave | Team | 3rd | 34 pts | 15 | |
| Balancing | Team | 11th | 218 cm | 5 | ||
| Funnel Endurance | Individual | 16th | 1:39.14 | 0 | ||
| 5 Meter Relay | Team | 16th | 8.997 sec. | 0 | ||
| Block Pushing | Team | 6th | 158.10 cm | 10 | ||
| Steeplechase | Team | 1st | 21.76 sec. MR | 25 | ||
| Diving | Team | 2nd | 11.80 pts | 20 | ||
| Sand Rally | Individual | 14th | 1:26.54 | 2 | ||
| Football | Team | 11th | Round of 16 Loss | 5 |
Career Events[]
| # | Events | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total Podiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 59 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
Note: Events include any kind of individual & team events (friendly events, other tournaments etc.)
Individual Career Points[]
Summary[]
| # | Events | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
Marble League[]
| # | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Trivia[]
- Yelley is the first marble to win an individual gold, also the first marble to win gold in their first individual event.
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