One Love Roller Dolls

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One Love Roller Dolls
One Love Roller Dolls logo.jpeg
Metro area Antwerp
Country Belgium
Founded2010
TeamsAll-Stars (A team)
Pack of Destruction (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.oneloverollerdolls.be

One Love Roller Dolls (OLRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 2010, the league currently consists of two teams which competes against teams from other leagues. One Love is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded in February 2010 by four local women: Lolli Chop, An C Hammer, Cherry Moshpit and Queen Sil. It affiliated with the local roller skating club, Kon Klopstokia RHC, thereby gaining access to its training facilities. [2]

One Love was the second roller derby league established in Belgium, [3] and in December 2011, One Love and the Gent Go-Go Rollergirls were named as the top two Belgian leagues by Het Laatste Nieuws . [4]

In July 2012, One Love was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. [5] In October 2014 the league graduated to be a full WFTDA member. [6]

Games and tournaments

The One Love Roller Dolls have played numerous games and several tournaments (in and outside Belgium) in their career, which helped them establish an impressive position on the European Rankings. They are also organizers of the Benelux tournament Skates of Glory.

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [7] Playoffs Championship
2015175 WFTDA [8] DNQDNQ
2016149 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. "One Love Roller Dolls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. "The league", One Love Roller Dolls
  3. "Le roller derby débarque en Belgique francophone", Focus Vif, 27 January 2011 (in French)
  4. "Wij zijn fier op blauwe plekken", Het Laatste Nieuws , 11 December 2011 (in Dutch)
  5. "Amerikaanse vrouwensport organisatie erkent Antwerpse roller derby ploeg", Gazet van Antwerpen , 24 July 2012 (in Dutch)
  6. "WFTDA Welcomes New Member, Apprentice Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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