WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament

Last updated
WFTDA Eastern Region Playoff
2007–2012
Tournament information
LocationVarious
Month playedSeptember
Established2007
FormatKnockout
Current champion
Gotham Girls Roller Derby

The WFTDA East Region Playoffs or WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament was one of four annual roller derby regional qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships.

Roller derby contact sport

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating counter-clockwise around a track. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly inside the United States.

WFTDA Championships

The International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Championships are the leading competition for roller derby leagues.

Contents

The Tournament was organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the Eastern Region members were eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues would qualify for the Eastern Regional Tournament, and the top three finalists would qualify for the Championships. Together, the four qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5". [1] Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, WFTDA's regions were discontinued in favor of an overall-rankings based system, and a new playoff format was created.

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition (ULC), but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501(c)(6) business league organization, a type of nonprofit organization.

Championships

YearDateNameVenueChampionSecondThird
2007 [2] 17-19 AugustHeartland Havoc Columbus, Ohio Gotham Girls Roller Derby Windy City Rollers Carolina Rollergirls
2008 [3] 8-10 OctoberDerby in Dairyland Madison, Wisconsin Gotham Girls Roller DerbyWindy City Rollers Philly Rollergirls
2009 [4] 11-13 SeptemberWicked Wheels of the East Raleigh, North Carolina Philly RollergirlsGotham Girls Roller Derby Boston Derby Dames
2010 [5] 24-26 SeptemberDerby in the Burbs White Plains, New York Gotham Girls Roller DerbyPhilly Rollergirls Charm City Roller Girls
2011 [6] 16-18 SeptemberNightmare on 95 Baltimore, Maryland Gotham Girls Roller DerbyPhilly RollergirlsCharm City Roller Girls
2012 [7] 28-30 SeptemberSugarbush Showdown Burlington, Vermont Gotham Girls Roller DerbyPhilly RollergirlsCharm City Roller Girls

2007 Heartland Havoc

The 2007 Eastern Regional Tournament was held August 17 - 19 in Columbus, Ohio. [8] It was a 12-team single-elimination tournament with the same structure as February's Dust Devil Western Regional. There were numerous upsets on the second day: Chicago's Windy City Rollers, ranked #14 in the nation at the time, defeated the Mad Rollin' Dolls of Madison, Wisconsin, ranked #1 at the time. [9] Additionally, the #19 Detroit Derby Girls defeated the #6 Minnesota Rollergirls, and the #10 Gotham Girls Roller Derby defeated #9 Philly. [9] In the championship bout, Gotham beat Windy City, 134–71. [10]

Columbus, Ohio Capital of Ohio

Columbus is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a population of 892,533 as of 2018 estimates, it is the 14th-most populous city in the United States and one of the fastest growing large cities in the nation. This makes Columbus the third-most populous state capital in the US and the second-most populous city in the Midwest. It is the core city of the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses ten counties. With a population of 2,078,725, it is Ohio's second-largest metropolitan area.

Chicago city and county seat of Cook County, Illinois, United States

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the most-populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the third-most-populous city in the United States. With an estimated population of 2,705,994 (2018), it is also the most-populous city in the Midwest. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County, the second-most-populous county in the US, and portions of the city extend westward into neighboring DuPage County. It is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area, often referred to as Chicagoland. At nearly 10 million people, the metropolitan area is the third-most-populous in the nation.

Windy City Rollers

Windy City Rollers is a women's flat-track roller derby league located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Juanna Rumbel and Sister Sledgehammer in 2004, Windy City is the first flat-track roller derby league established in Chicago, and is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

2008 Derby In Dairyland

On October 10, 2008, the Gotham Girls Roller Derby (GGRD All-Stars) beat the Windy City Rollers 133-92 in the championship bout. Philly Rollergirls' Liberty Belles beat the Carolina Rollergirls 112-48 in the consolation bout to take third place. [11]

Gotham Girls Roller Derby flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York

Gotham Girls Roller Derby (GGRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham is the first flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area and a founding member league of the sport's governing body, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). GGRD is one of the preeminent leagues in roller derby, having won five WFTDA Championships. Today, the league is composed of four New York City-based teams, three travel teams, a competitive developmental team, a non competitive recreational program and a juniors program for youth.

Carolina Rollergirls

Carolina Rollergirls, known as CRG or Carolina Roller Derby, Inc. is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Raleigh, North Carolina. Operating as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and founded in January 2004, CRG is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

A third place playoff, match/game for third place, bronze medal game or consolation game is a single match that is included in many sporting knockout tournaments to decide which competitor or team will be credited with finishing third and fourth. The teams that compete in the third place playoff game are usually the two losing semi-finalists in a particular knockout tournament.

2009 Wicked Wheels of the East

On September 13, 2009, the Philly Rollergirls' Liberty Belles beat Gotham Girls Roller Derby 90-89 in the East championship bout. [12] The Boston Derby Dames' Boston Massacre defeated the Charm City Rollergirls 156-142 to take 3rd place. [13]

2010 Derby In the Burbs

The 2010 tournament was held in White Plains, NY, and featured the first appearance by a non-American team at a WFTDA regional tournament, in 6th-ranked Montreal Roller Derby's New Skids on the Block, [14] who wound up finishing in 7th place. Gotham won the tournament for the third time in four years, defeating Philly 133 - 103 on day three, while 4th-ranked Charm City beat Boston 162 - 128 to take third place. [15]

Montreal Roller Derby

Montreal Roller Derby is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal Roller Derby became the first non-U.S. Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) member league in January 2009. In 2019, Montreal Roller Derby will host the International WFTDA Championships, marking the first time the event will be held outside the United States.

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Providence Roller Derby

Providence Roller Derby or PRD is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 2004 as the first all-female, flat-track roller derby league in New England, Providence is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

Kansas City Roller Warriors

The Kansas City Roller Warriors (KCRW) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Kansas City, Kansas that was founded in 2004. The members of the league are split into four home teams that play within the league and two travel teams that represent KCRW in competition with other leagues. KCRW is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and the Kansas City Roller Warriors All Star travel team was the winner of the 2007 WFTDA Championships, the "Texas Shootout", which took place in Austin, Texas.

Texas Rollergirls

Texas Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Austin, Texas. Founded in early 2003 and widely credited as the league that started the modern roller derby movement, the Texas Rollergirls were the first flat-track league in the nation to play a version of roller derby using new standardized rules and a track design based on the dimensions of the old banked tracks. As flat-track derby caught on in other American cities, the Texas Rollergirls' rulebook and track design eventually evolved into the specifications that were adopted and ratified upon formation of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in 2005, of which Texas is a founding member.

Ohio Roller Derby

Ohio Roller Derby (OHRD) is a women's flat track roller derby League based in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Ohio Roller Derby is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

Madison Roller Derby

Madison Roller Derby (MRD), founded as "Mad Rollin' Dolls", is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Madison, Wisconsin. Founded in 2004, Madison is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and was the fourth league to join the fledgling organization. Since 2006, Madison has qualified for the WFTDA post-season every year, including three appearances at WFTDA Championships.

Charm City Roller Girls

The Charm City Roller Girls (CCRG) is a flat track roller derby league in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 2005, Charm City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

London Roller Derby Womens roller derby league

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Boston Roller Derby

Boston Roller Derby, (BRD), is a flat-track roller derby league based in Boston, Massachusetts. The league was founded as Boston Derby Dames in May 2005, and is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league's all-star team, the Boston Massacre, was one of the top 25 WFTDA Division 1 teams in the world through most of the duration of the divisional ranking system introduced in early 2013, and as of December 31, 2015, the Massacre was ranked at 21. Boston won the WFTDA Division 2 Championship in 2017 and the North America East Continental Cup in 2018.

Philly Roller Derby

Philly Roller Derby, or PRD, is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, Philly Roller Derby is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

Oly Rollers

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Rocky Mountain Rollergirls

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, or RMRG, is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2004, Rocky Mountain is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has qualified for WFTDA Playoffs every year, including winning the WFTDA Championships in 2010.

Detroit Roller Derby

Detroit Roller Derby (DRD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Detroit, Michigan. The league was formed as Detroit Derby Girls in January 2005 and held their first bouts in February 2006. In November 2016, the league announced it had officially changed its name to Detroit Roller Derby. Detroit Roller Derby is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

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Grand Raggidy Roller Derby

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Cincinnati Rollergirls

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References

  1. ↑ "WFTDA 2011 Big 5 Tournament Schedule Announced Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 9 November 2010
  2. ↑ 2007 Heartland Havoc Archived 2012-05-16 at the Wayback Machine , Ohio Roller Girls
  3. ↑ Derby in Dairyland
  4. ↑ Wicked Wheels of the East, WFTDA
  5. ↑ Derby in the Burbs, WFTDA
  6. ↑ Nightmare on 95, WFTDA
  7. ↑ The Big 5 WFTDA Sponsored Tournaments Archived 2011-11-15 at the Wayback Machine , WFTDA
  8. ↑ "Tickets on sale for the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament - "Heartland Havoc"". Derby News Network. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. 1 2 Feelgood, Justice. "Heartland Havoc: Day Two". Derby News Network. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  10. ↑ Feelgood, Justice. "Heartland Havoc: Day Three". Derby News Network. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  11. ↑ Feelgood, Justice. "Eastern Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  12. ↑ Feelgood, Justice (2009-09-18). "Philly Upsets Gotham for Eastern Regional Championship, 90-89". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  13. ↑ Feelgood, Justice (2009-09-16). "Boston Upsets Charm City To Qualify For Nationals, 156-142". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  14. ↑ "2010 WFTDA East Playoffs Day 1 Recap". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Gotham Wins East Region Playoffs". WFTDA. 26 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
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