Go-Go Gent Roller Derby

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GO-GO Gent Roller Derby
Gent Go-Go Rollergirls.jpg
Metro area Ghent
Country Belgium
Founded2008
TeamsAll Stars (travel team)
Cubs (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.gogogent.be

GO-GO Gent Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Ghent, Belgium. Founded in 2008, the league currently consists of an All-star travel team and a B-team which compete against teams from other leagues. GO-GO Gent is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

GO-GO Gent Roller Girls was the first roller derby league in Belgium, with the Antwerp-based One Love Roller Dolls quickly following their lead. [2] GO-GO Gent was accepted as apprentice members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in January 2011, [3] and graduated to full membership in December 2012. [4] In December 2011, GO-GO Gent and One Love were named as the top two Belgian leagues by Het Laatste Nieuws . [5]

Their intraleague home bout in January 2011 was the first ever roller derby event to be organized in Belgium. The Mad Megs beat the Bells of Mayhem [6] and the league instantly gained a fanbase in their hometown.

Bouts

The GO-GO Gent travel team was victorious in their bouts against the Paris Rollergirls and RuhrPott RollerGirls. Other previous opponents include the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz, Bear City Roller Derby and Copenhagen Roller Derby. They hosted the Brighton Rockers Roller Derby travel team on their Think Pink! breastcancer awareness themed home bout on 10 March 2012. [7]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [8] Playoffs Championship
2013150 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2014145 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2015133 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2016184 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2017165 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2018289 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ

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References

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  2. "Le roller derby débarque en Belgique francophone", Focus Vif, 27 January 2011 (in French)
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  4. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 6 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine ", 3 December 2012
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