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| Formerly | End of the World Series Heartland Series British Roller Derby Championships |
|---|---|
| Sport | Roller derby |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Most recent champion(s) | Central City Rollergirls |
| Level on pyramid | 3 (women) 2 (men) |
| Official website | fivenationsrollerderby |
The Five Nations Roller Derby Championships is an annual competition for roller derby leagues in the United Kingdom.
The tournament originated as the End of the World Series, a 2012 league of six roller derby teams in central England. The success of this competition led it to expand in 2013 under the new name of the Heartland Series, with twelve teams in two division, and it doubled in size again in 2014. In 2021, the competition rebranded as the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships. [1]
| Year | Competition | Champions |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | End of the World Series | Milton Keynes Roller Derby |
| 2013 | Heartland Series | Severn Roller Torrent |
| 2014 | Heartland Series | Romsey Town Rollerbillies |
In 2015, the tournament partnered with the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and was renamed as the British Roller Derby Championships. [2] [3] This greatly expanded competition consisted of 72 teams playing across several tiers, making it the largest roller derby competition in Europe. [4] For the first time, it accepted teams from across the UK, including a separate competition for men's teams. [3]
| Tier | Tournament | Champions [5] | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | Glasgow Roller Derby | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| 2 | Women | Newcastle Roller Girls | Nottingham Hellfire Harlots |
| 3 | Women | Birmingham Blitz Dames | Cambridge Rollerbillies |
| 4 North | Women | Hallam Hellcats Roller Derby | Preston Roller Girls |
| 4 South | Women | Wirral Whipiteres Roller Derby | Bath Roller Derby Girls |
| 4 West | Women | The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby | Killa Hurtz Roller Girls |
| 1 | Men | Southern Discomfort Roller Derby | South Wales Silures |
| 2 | Men | New Wheeled Order | Barrow Infernos |
| 3 | Men | Wirral Pack Animals | Kings of Block and Roll |
As of 2016, the women's section of the tournament is divided into five tiers. Tiers 2 to 4 are further split between geographical divisions of four to six teams. [6] Teams competing in the two top tiers must hold membership of the UKRDA.
The men's section is divided into three tiers, with the third tier divided into two geographical divisions. [7]
| Tier | Tournament | Champions [8] | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | Newcastle Roller Girls | London Rollergirls Brawl Saints |
| 2 | Women | Birmingham Blitz Dames | Bristol Roller Derby |
| 3 | Women | Swansea City Roller Derby | Manchester Roller Derby |
| 4 East | Women | Rebellion Roller Derby | Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby |
| 4 North | Women | Granite City Roller Girls | Halifax Bruising Banditas |
| 4 South | Women | Dorset Roller Girls | Riot City Ravens |
| 4 West | Women | Nottingham Roller Derby | Dolly Rockit Rollers |
| 5 | Women | Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby | Wiltshire Roller Derby |
| 1 | Men | Southern Discomfort Roller Derby | Tyne and Fear Roller Derby |
| 2 | Men | The Inhuman League | Crash Test Brummies |
| 3 | Men | Suffolk Roller Derby | Bristol Vice Quad |
For 2017, the women's section was rationalised to four tiers.
| Tier | Tournament | Champions [9] | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | Middlesbrough Roller Derby | London Rollergirls Brawl Saints |
| 2 | Women | Rainy City Roller Derby B | London Rockin Rollers |
| 3 | Women | Rebellion Roller Derby | The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby |
| 4 East | Women | Wiltshire Roller Derby | Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls |
| 4 North | Women | Mansfield Roller Derby | Wakey Wheeled Cats |
| 4 South | Women | Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby | Hereford Roller Girls |
| 4 West | Women | Roller Derby Leicester | Riverside Rebels Roller Derby |
| 1 | Men | Tyne and Fear Roller Derby | New Wheeled Order |
| 2 | Men | Southern Discomfort Roller Derby Mild Discomfort | Barrow Infernos |
| 3 | Men | Oxford Men's Roller Derby | Teesside Skate Invaders |
| Tier | Tournament | Champions [10] [11] | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | Central City Rollergirls | Liverpool Roller Girls |
| 2 | Women | Rebellion Roller Derby | Norfolk Roller Derby |
| 3 | Women | Cambridge Rollerbillies | Hulls Angels Roller Derby |
| 4 North | Women | Furness Firecrackers | Spa Town Roller Girls |
| 4 East | Women | Suffolk Women's A | Vendetta Vixens |
| 4 South | Women | Plymouth City Roller Derby | Milton Keynes Concrete Cows |
| 4 West | Women | Arcadia Roller Derby | Blackpool Roller Derby |
| 1 | Men | New Wheeled Order | Tyne and Fear |
| 2 | Men | Lincolnshire Thugly Duckings | Oxford Men's Roller Derby |
| 3 | Men | Bristol Roller Derby | North Wales Roller Derby |
| Tier | Tournament | Champions [12] [13] | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WFTDA | Liverpool Roller Birds | Manchester Roller Derby |
| 2 | WFTDA | Wiltshire Roller Derby | North Wales Roller Derby |
| 3 East | WFTDA | Grimsby Roller Derby | York Minxters Roller Derby |
| 3 North | WFTDA | Belfast Roller Derby | Spa Town Roller Derby |
| 3 South | WFTDA | Big Bucks High Rollers | Vendetta Vixens |
| 3 West | WFTDA | Severn Roller Torrent | Wolverhampton Honour Rollers |
| 1 | MRDA | New Wheeled Order | Lincolnshire Thugly Ducklings |
| 2 North | MRDA | North Wales Roller Derby | Tyne and Fear B |
| 2 South | MRDA | Kent Men's Roller Derby | Dorset Knobs Roller Derby |
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