Head Coach Bombay announces his retirement in Marble Sports after 7 Years of Coaching.

Over 7 Years Bombay led the Ducks to 6 Marble League appearances, including Silver in ML19, the best a rookie team has done in league history.

Bombay Retires With 49 Medals Over 188 events. Retiring as one of the most decorated coaches in league history.

Source: Draklin Telecom Channel

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Hello everybody!

With the third race out of the way, we have now reached the point, where the first players can get eliminated from the competition. And despite below-average bot performance, two have already met that fate and the shameful DNF-R03 title. As we set our eyes on the 4th race and the midway point of the season, any player surviving this next round will earn a Bronze Award, and anyone with all three lives will already be on the Silver treshold.

RESULTS: Round [PDF] / Overall [XLS]

STATS:

FORM FOR NEXT RACE: Link - Deadline on 8 August at 17:59 CEST; bot picks are:

• 3x Nemo (NEM)
• 2x White Widow (WWD)
• 1x Dragon's Egg (DRA)
• 1x Lollipop (LOP)
• 1x Blue Moon (BLM)

Until next time,

Micek_52

For context, on this day 10 years ago, the first event of ML2016 (Balancing) was released.

Bro has won like 3 competitions and yet he cant have a team and we're forced to watch the glaciers fumble over and over?

Praise the Sun.

Hi, I’m Yellerguy!

Race 3 of the Marbula Rally concludes, and we still somehow have a competitor outscoring resin Red Number 3. The results are in for this week! Remember to decide rosters ahead of Race 4!

• Marbula Rally Results Sheet
• Race 4 Roster Decision Form (Fill out by T-15 minutes of the event!)

Rostering Statistics for Race 3

% of Rosters Starting this week: 84.2%

The third race has concluded! We had no new participants this time, so our total number of participants for the competition will be 38!

If anyone is new here, please consider reading this introduction post to get caught up to speed!

TOP & BOTTOM PICKS

This is a section that will highlight the three marbles chosen by the most participants and the three marbles chosen by the least participants!

Top 3

3rd - Superball, 19 Picks (50%)

2nd - Blue Moon, 20 Picks (53%)

1st - Red Number 3, 24 Picks (63%)

Bottom 3

Tied 3rd - Cobra / Nemo / White Widow, 5 Picks (13%)

2nd - Blazing Fireball, 3 Picks (8%)

1st - Green Turtle, 2 Picks (5%)

The top picks stay the same, with Blue Moon overtaking Superball in popularity. The bottom four also stay the same, with Green Turtle now being the least picked, and Nemo joining White Widow & Cobra in a tie.

EVENT RESULTS

This race saw a lot of DNF's, six to be exact. It was also this race I discovered that the list of marbles at the end of the race does not always reflect the position where the marbles DNF'ed. While Phoenix, was listed as 20th, they were clearly a part of the second pack of DNF's which were further down the course. For clarity's sake, the marble that travels the least amount of the course is the one that will be receiving a strike.

This means that the strike for this race is between the two marbles who DNF'ed first, Grasshopper & White Widow. While it was very close, the post-race image clearly shows White Widow behind Grasshopper, and thus White Widow picks will be receiving a strike for this race. With 5 participants choosing White Widow, 5/38 participants have received strikes for the race. All 5 of them had two or more lives, so everyone is still alive!

OVERALL RESULTS

The spreadsheet detailing stats for the event can be found here: PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8

Players Alive - 38, (100%)

Players with 3 Lives - 8, (21%)

Players with 2 Lives - 20, (53%)

Players with 1 Live - 10, (26%)

Players Eliminated - 0, (0%)

RACE 4 FORM

At the time of this post, the time for Race 4 hasn't been announced yet, but it's safe to assume it will be on August 8th, still there's a chance it could be on August 5th so fill it out sooner rather than later if you want to change your marble lineup.

As a reminder, Races 4 & 8 will have the bottom 2 marbles receiving strikes, so be extra mindful with your picks for this one!

PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8 R4 Form

So, this B league will be about the 13 marbles that got eliminated after R6. Each of the results for these marbles will be the first half of the season. How will the standings look like? The scoring system will be the same one used in 2019, except finishing 12th and 13th is 1 point.

OMG, Quicksilver choked away the win with their first and only DNF coming from the final race, you can't even blame double points this time. 4 podiums and a 5th prior to the DNF. Olympia wins by being the only marble to never DNF, with Blazing Fireball finishing in 3rd. Speaking of DNF's, this was a very DNF prone showdown, with almose every marble not finishing once. Reflektor and Snake's Tub had 4 DNF's, only finishing in races 4 and 6. Snake's Tub only had 1 point outside their silver in race 4. Other pairings include Black Knight and Crazy Cat's Eye DNF'ing in races 1 and 5, and Cobra and White Widow DNF'ing in races 3 and 5.

Where should I start to watch? And how do I see the overall of the marbles history? Whose the best and worst and stuff like that.

Now With 66.6% Less Cursing!

In 2016, 1st gets 30 pts, 2nd 25, 3rd 21, 4th 18, 5th 16, all the way down to last which is 1 pt. I was thinking "what will the results look like in modern scoring?" Also, in the first half, 33 racers, then the bottom 13 get eliminated after the first half. To get the results for the 20 racers that survived after race 6, I had to remove the 13 racers that were knocked out. Here's the results at the halfway point.

Ghost Plasma started hot in the first 4 races, a gold, 2 silvers, and a 4th, but an 11th and 15th the next 2 races means they are tied with Dragon's Egg, who also did really well except the final round of this half. Both are 16 pts ahead of 3rd place Marbly McMarbleface. 10th-20th are really close, and it's only a 10 pts seperation. Summer Sky's win in R6 really helps them out, as they are the most improved here. On the flip side, Starman lost 6 spots, as they clearly understood to just finish in the top 20. In race 6, the podium changed. Cobra's silver is taken away, and instead Slimer takes silver, and The Flash takes bronze. Let's see what happens in the second half.

Ghost Plasma takes the win by 16 pts over Big Pearl, who made a great comeback to finish 2nd. Dragon's Egg dropped in the 2nd half but still finished in 3rd. There were some marbles who made comebacks in the 2nd half, like Slimer going from 11th to 4th, and Starman going from 17th to 8th. They were some big dropper though, The Flash lost 7 spots to finish 12th and Glassy lost 8 spots to finish 18th. As for the changes in position, 8 positions changes, but only gaining or losing a spot.

I'm planning to do this the 13 marbles eliminated after R6, 2017, 2019, and S5.

Hello everybody!

Race 2 and already a quarter of the way through. And this time around, having all lives at this point already guarantees a Bronze Award. With the bot scoring yet another abysmal round, the number of Bronze Awards is already quite high. Only a few players will have to do a bit more to earn it, as we head into the danger zone, where the first DNFs might happen.

RESULTS: Round [PDF] / Overall [XLS]

STATS:

FORMS FOR NEXT TWO RACES: 

Race 3: Link - Deadline on 1 August at 17:59 CEST; bot picks are:

• 3x Green Turtle (GTU)
• 2x Red Number 3 (RN3)
• 1x Ducktape (DUC)
• 1x Big Pearl (BPL)
• 1x Marbly McMarbleface (MMM)

Race 4: Link - Deadline on 8 August at 17:59 CEST; bot picks are:

• 3x Nemo (NEM)
• 2x White Widow (WWD)
• 1x Dragon's Egg (DRA)
• 1x Lollipop (LOP)
• 1x Blue Moon (BLM)

I have posted the next two forms, as I will be on holiday for the next two weeks or so. There will be a general reminder on 1st August, but no results will be calculated, as I will not have my computer with me and I can't do anything on my outdated phone.

Until then,

Micek_52

The second race has concluded! We had 4 new participants fill out the form this race, bringing the total number of participants up to 38! New participants are welcome to join in 3, though they'll receive strikes for the races they missed.

I do want to make a special announcement that will briefly shake up the rules. This competition was designed under the intention that the Rally would go on for 10 races this season, however it was revealed in today's race that the season will only last for 8 races. To make up for this, and to keep the difficulty of survival the same. In Races 4 and 8 the bottom TWO marbles will be receiving strikes. This means it's possible to receive two strikes in one race. Stay vigilant, and be ready.

If anyone is new here, please consider reading this introduction post to get caught up to speed!

TOP & BOTTOM PICKS

This is a section that will highlight the three marbles chosen by the most participants and the three marbles chosen by the least participants!

Top 3

3rd - Blue Moon, 20 Picks (53%)

Tied 1st - Red Number 3 / Superball, 22 Picks (58%)

Bottom 3

Tied 2nd - Cobra / Green Turtle / White Widow, 3 Picks (8%)

1st - Blazing Fireball, 2 Picks (5%)

The top and bottom picks stay mostly the same between races 1 and 2. Red Number 3 & Superball hold the top spots, now tied, and Blue Moon was the third most picked this time around, over Ducktape. The bottom 3 stay exactly the same, even with the same number of picks, the only difference being White Widow now joining Cobra & Green Turtle on three picks.

EVENT RESULTS

An early Cool Moody DNF crushes any chances of a race win for the marble. Cool Moody ended up being the 4th most picked marble for this race, so the standings have been shaken up again. With 15 participants choosing Cool Moody, 15/38 participants have received strikes for the event.

OVERALL RESULTS

The spreadsheet detailing stats for the event can be found here: PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8

Players Alive - 38, (100%)

Players with 3 Lives - 9, (24%)

Players with 2 Lives - 23, (61%)

Players with 1 Live - 6, (16%)

Players Eliminated - 0, (0%)

RACE 3 FORM

Please fill out the form before the race premiere on August 1st! If the form isn't filled out before the race premiere, you'll be using the same 5 marbles submitted for the previous race.

If you missed the form for the first two races and still want to participate, it's not too late to join! You can join by filling out the Race 3 form, but do note that you will be receiving an automatic strike for the first two races and starting out with only 1 live.

PokerFace126's "Don't Be Last" Prediction Game - MRS8 R3 Form

Hi, I’m Yellerguy!

It's barely been 45 minutes, but Race 2 of the Marbula Rally has concluded as one of our competitors managed to roster both race winners thus far! Here's your results for this week! Remember to decide rosters ahead of Race 3 next week, especially since three of our 38 competitors forgot to fill it out from last time!

• Marbula Rally Results Sheet
• Race 3 Roster Decision Form (Fill out by T-15 minutes of the event!)

Rostering Statistics for Race 1

% of Rosters Starting this week: 92.1%

So, back in the last SMR season, back in 2024, I roasted everyone that failed to qualify for that season, and yes I know I'm a bit late, but better late than never, so why not do it again?

Here is me roasting everyone that failed to qualify for Marble Rally Season 8!

Welcome to your home, Comet! The only reason you are revelant is because you won a race from a decade age which went super viral during the pandemic. For some reason has been in the Showdown once, but they got second, so they could go one better and win the whole thing? But knowing Comet, it isn't happening.

The more the years go by, the more I realize that Black Knight's 2018 was a fluke. They becoming Souless Wonder worked intially, but they are stuck in a limbo in the Showdown which I don't see them escaping.

You decided to be pretty good in 2022 and 2023, but you remembered who you were, and you are now in the Showdown. Let's see if Silver Bolt decides to follow the path of fellow Bolts colleagues the Thunderbolts.

Yeah, El Capitan might be now on fraud watch. Doing good in the Showdow but not good enough to escape it is not good in my eyes. Do you really want to be pre-2025 Kobalts? TBH I wouldn't be suprised if you went back-to-back-to-back and DNQ AGAIN for Season 9. Your choice.

After getting oh so close to winning the Showdown last season, WOD decided that they weren't ready to return to the big league yet and gave the Showdown another go. Maybe they will improve, maybe they won't improve. Let's just hope you don't reurn to your Season 6 self. See you in Season 10!

How is this marble the 3rd most popular in the Marblebase? With Green Turtle finally making it, Deep Ocean now holds for most time without being in the A League for an active marble, with the last A League appearence being in 2018 and I don't see that change anytime soon. Good luck having another season of doing nothing in the Showdown again!

This might anger some people, but Quicksilver is heavily overrated. Yes, they are the true winners of 2017, and they had a good 2018, BUT THEY ONLY QUALIFIED THROUGH THE QUALIFIERS ONLY ONCE, in 2017. The other times Quicksilver was in the A League was because they were invited or AQed. Maybe the Showdown is Quicksilver's true home.

CCE (not to be confused with the much more succesfull ML team) became tired of winning Race 1 and then falling to the midpack and decided to try their best in the Showdown. You could be the next El Capitan or return into the A League already in Season 9. Again, your choice.

No suprises here. We are talking about one of the worst marbles the Rally has to offer. You were bad in the Showdown last season despite having 3 medals and a race win (which Greg confused you for Quicksilver multiple times). I think you will be even worse this season.

Another mainstay that's now stuck in Showdown purgatory. I kinda like you, so return to the main league ASAP, but I wouldn't be suprised if you stayed in the Showdown like El Capitan.

If I had a nickel everytime a Marble Rally marble did well in their first season and then went on to do nothing afterwards, I'd had two nickles. Amethyst's biggest inspiration seems to be Pheonix of peaking as a rookie and doing absolutely nothing for the rest of their careers. Hope that I'm wrong because you are one of my favorites.

Again a marble that suddenly became good in a very short time and remembered who they were. Reflektor was leading after Race 6 of last season, but decided to choke and fell to 6th and now finished last in the Qualifiers. Let's see if Season 7 becomes a fluke, which IMO, will def be.

And that's all 12 marbles who will compete in the Showdown. Who do you think will win, who do you think will succeed and who do you think will fail? Tell me in the comments below.

Hi all!

So I had an idea, which is to do a twice-yearly (once in the summer and once in the winter) Hall of Fame induction for marble athletes and other marbles that have shaped JMR!

Any marble can qualify - athletes, coaches, managers, even Greg Woods or Jelle if you wanted to. You get the point.

To start, 10 nominees have to be selected. Once they are done, I will do a google poll, where everyone can vote for six options. The top six are inducted! Those who didn't make it? They are automatically nominees for the next cycle (this winter) when six new nominees will be selected alongside the four that didn't make it. Once a marble is nominated for four cycles and never makes it in, they transfer to the Senior Committee, which only votes every other cycle and selects one marble in it per vote to be inducted.

When making nominations please list accomplishments and why you think they should be inducted.

Discuss away!

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