Great Southern Slam

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Great Southern Slam
2010–present
Tournament information
Location Adelaide
Month playedJune
Established2010
FormatGroup stage, knockout
Website greatsouthernslam.com.au
Current champion
Victorian Roller Derby League

The Great Southern Slam (TGSS) is the largest competitive roller derby event in the world, [1] contested by teams from New Zealand and Australia. [1] It is held bienially in Adelaide in South Australia. TGSS was created and continues to be both hosted and run by volunteers from Adelaide Roller Derby. [2] Initially held in 2010, it was the first flat track roller derby tournament to be held in the southern hemisphere. [3]

Contents

Format

The first round of the tournament sees teams divided into groups, which play on a round robin basis. Each group includes one of the most experienced teams from Australia or New Zealand, a middle-ranking team, and one less experienced team. The group winners and other teams with the highest point difference qualify for the quarter-finals, and the tournament then continues on a knockout basis. [3] [4] The 2012 tournament introduced additional bouts between twelve other teams, and some themed bouts with mixed teams, but these were separate from the main competition. [3]

2010 tournament

The 2010 tournament included fifteen teams. Geelong and Ballarat formed a joint team, while Team Pot Luck included skaters from a number of otherwise unrepresented leagues. [4] More than five hundred skaters were involved in the event. [5]


Round one
PoolResult
A Adelaide 16542 Canberra
A Canberra 13763 Van Diemen
A Adelaide 14735 Van Diemen
B Northern Brisbane 22134 Victorian
B Newcastle 45155 Northern Brisbane
B Newcastle 18185 Victorian
C Sun State 17816 Wollongong
CTownsville9181 Wollongong
C Sun State 1687Townsville
D Pirate City 14530 Sydney
D Sydney 16631 Western Australia
D Pirate City 19725 Western Australia
E Geelong-Ballarat 14880 Perth
E Perth 13685Pot Luck
E Geelong-Ballarat 9460Pot Luck
Quarter finals
Adelaide 152102 Geelong-Ballarat
Northern Brisbane 28184 Sun State
Sydney 19234 Victorian
Perth 51207 Pirate City
Semi finals
Adelaide 60124 Sun State
Pirate City 6994 Victorian
Third place play-off
Adelaide 9389 Pirate City
Final
Sun State 99117 Victorian

2012 tournament

The 2012 tournament was held from 9–11 June. [6] It expanded to eighteen teams, divided into six groups for the first round. [3]

Round one
GroupResult
A Auckland 66202 Victorian
A Auckland 10789 Newcastle
A Newcastle 51233 Victorian
B Geelong 62131 Sun State
B Geelong 96110 South Sea
B South Sea 13193 Sun State
C Adelaide 12572 Brisbane City
C Brisbane City 18078 Western Australia
C Adelaide 11878 Western Australia
D Northern Brisbane 12642 Pirate City
D Northern Brisbane 22935 Wollongong
D Pirate City 168103 Wollongong
E Canberra 12498 Perth
E Gold Coast 130125 Perth
E Canberra 19975 Gold Coast
F Ballarat 79155 Sydney
F Ballarat 8498 Convict City
F Convict City 31177 Sydney
Quarter finals
Canberra 53310 Victorian
Adelaide 173139 Brisbane City
Northern Brisbane 180103 Pirate City
Sydney 54195 Sun State
Semi finals
Adelaide 75361 Victorian
Northern Brisbane 110159 Sun State
Third place play-off
Adelaide 119217 Northern Brisbane
Final
Sun State 115198 Victorian

2014 Tournament

The 2014 TGSS was held at the Adelaide Showgrounds on 7-9 June 2014. The tournament was expanded again to 45 teams from Australia and New Zealand, playing in two divisions.

Division 1 Finals
BoutResult
Semi-final 1 Victorian 35271 Sydney
Semi-final 2 Sun State 176100 Vice City
3rd place play-offSydney137175Vice City
Grand FinalVictorian197168Sun State
Division 2 Finals
BoutResult
Semi-final 1Western Sydney192240South Side
Semi-final 2 Wollongong Illawara 106301Reef City
3rd place play-offWestern Sydney185162Wollongong Illawara
Grand FinalSouth Side140225Reef City

2016 Tournament

The 2016 TGSS was held from 11-13 June, with 45 teams again playing in two divisions. [7]

Division 1
PoolResult
1Reef City12764 Victorian
1Reef City204125Dragon City
1 Victorian 9212Dragon City
2 Sun State 40969 South Sea
2 Sun State 42259Coastal Assassins
2 South Sea 286152Coastal Assassins
3 Sydney 267106 Geelong
3 Geelong 151153Northside
3 Sydney 39140Northside
4 Perth 37841Varsity
4Varsity187160 Northern Brisbane
4 Perth 35266 Northern Brisbane
5 Canberra 45929 Ballarat
5 Ballarat 90239 Convict City
5 Canberra 52761 Convict City
6 Adelaide 227127 Western Australia
6 Western Australia 334121Whakatane
6 Adelaide 38280Whakatane
7 Brisbane City 36767The Bay Rollers
7The Bay Rollers159213 Newcastle
7 Brisbane City 26094 Newcastle
Division 1 Finals
BoutResult
Quarter-final 1 Sun State 36687 Brisbane City
Quarter-final 2 Perth 84204 Canberra
Quarter-final 3 Victorian 70816 Western Australia
Quarter-final 4 Sydney 205103 Adelaide
Semi-final 1 Sun State 128146 Sydney
Semi-final 2 Victorian 47118 Canberra
3rd place play-off Canberra 103217 Sun State
Grand Final Victorian 56115 Sydney
Division 2 Finals
BoutResult
Semi-final 1West Side134146Devil State
Semi-final 2Diamond Valley160140Inner West
3rd place play-offWest Side142105Inner West
Grand FinalDevil State66234Diamond Valley

2018 Tournament

The 2018 TGSS was held from 9-11 June, with 48 teams competing over three divisions. 2018 was the first year that a third division was added.

Finals Results
DivisionTeamScoreTeamScore
1Canberra Roller Derby185Victorian Roller Derby (B)138
2Victoria Roller Derby League (C)205Brisbane City Rollers138
3Westside Derby Dolls137South Sea Roller Derby113

2020 Tournament

TGSS was planned to be held in 2020 from 6-8 June at the Adelaide Showgrounds but was cancelled due to COVID-19.

2022 Tournament

In 2022 TGSS was held from 11-13 June at the Adelaide Showgrounds. 30 teams competed across three divisions. [8] It was the first roller derby tournament to be held globally since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DivisionTeamScoreTeamScore
1Victoria Roller Derby League (A)248Adelaide Roller Derby (A)66
2Convict City Rollers196WestSide Roller Derby101
3Light City Derby251Nerdy Dragons50

2024 Tournament

2024's TGSS was held at the Adelaide Showground and included 45 teams from Australia and New Zealand playing across 65 games over three divisions. Three additional challenge bouts were also played.

For the first time ever TGSS doubled as the WFTDA Oceania Regional Championships, which meant that the first and second place winners of Division 1 will earned a place in the 2024 WFTDA World Championships to be held in Portland, Oregon. Victorian Roller Derby and Adelaide Roller Derby were the first and second placed teams for the WFTDA Oceania Regional Championships.

DivisionTeamScoreTeamScore
1Victoria Roller Derby League (A)302Adelaide Roller Derby (A)79
2Brisbane City Rollers166WestSide Roller Derby142
3Kingston City Rollers171Dragon City Roller Derby100

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References

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