2009–2012 | |
Tournament information | |
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Location | Various |
Month played | September/October |
Established | 2009 |
Format | Knockout |
Current champion | |
Windy City Rollers |
The WFTDA North Central Regional Tournament or WFTDA North Central Region Playoffs was one of four annual roller derby regional qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships.
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.
The International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Championships are the leading competition for roller derby leagues.
The Tournament was organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the North Central Region were eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues would qualify for the North Central Regional Tournament, with the top three finalists qualifying 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.
Year | Date | Name | Venue | Champion | Second | Third |
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2009 [2] | 18-20 September | Brawl of America | Saint Paul, Minnesota | Windy City Rollers | Mad Rollin' Dolls | Detroit Derby Girls |
2010 [3] | 10-12 September | Thunda on the Tundra | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Windy City Rollers | Minnesota RollerGirls | Mad Rollin' Dolls |
2011 [4] | 30 September-2 October | Monumental Mayhem | Indianapolis, Indiana | Windy City Rollers | Minnesota RollerGirls | Naptown Roller Girls |
2012 [5] | 14-16 September | Thrill of the Spill | Niagara Falls, New York | Windy City Rollers | Minnesota RollerGirls | Naptown Roller Girls |
On September 20, 2009, the Windy City Rollers defeated the Mad Rollin' Dolls (Dairyland Dolls) 150-56 in the North Central championship bout. The Detroit Derby Girls beat the Cincinnati Rollergirls (Black Sheep) 126-62 to place 3rd. [6]
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