Greenville Derby Dames

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Greenville Derby Dames
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Metro area Greenville, SC
Country United States
Founded2008
TeamsAllstars (A team)
Bad News Babes (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueThe Pavilion
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.greenvillederbydames.com

The Greenville Derby Dames (GDD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 2008, Greenville is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History and structure

Founded in November 2008, [2] the league's skaters come from a wide variety of backgrounds. [3] Greenville has competed in a number of tournaments, and hosts its own "'Twas the Fight before Christmas" tournament each December. [4] [5] The league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.

The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2012, [6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013. [7]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [8] Playoffs Championship
2013142 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2014207 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2015264 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2016166 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. "Greenville Derby Dames – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. Joe Gagnon, "Greenville Derby Dames end roller derby season Saturday", Fox Carolina, October 22, 2012
  3. Lillia Callum-Penso, "Sisterhood of skating", Greenville News , November 18, 2010
  4. "Palmetto State Rollergirls host roller derby invitational", WMBF News, August 30, 2010
  5. "2013 Season Schedule", Greenville Derby Dames
  6. "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  7. "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine ", 6 June 2013
  8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
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