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33-556: In November 2012, the Atlanta Rollergirls hosted the 2012 WFTDA Championships . In January 2019, the league announced its rebrand as Atlanta Roller Derby. In 2004 the Atlanta Roller Derby was started under the leadership of league founder Tanya Hyde (Angela Ward). The majority of ARD skaters compete on a “home team” only. Home teams practice monthly, and each skating member of the league must take part in

66-482: A half-time lead, 84 points to the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls ' 49, principally due to Atomatrix 's power jams. Although she ultimately scored 101 points for Oly, Rocky Mountain were able to fight back in the second half. With one jam remaining, Oly retained an eight-point lead, but, jamming for the third time in a row, Rocky Mountain's Frida Beater scored nine unopposed points before calling off

99-618: A statement from WFTDA President "Crackerjack" on page 5 of the program for this event confirms that at the time it was considered the "first WFTDA Championship Tournament." On November 16, 2008, the Gotham Girls Roller Derby (GGRD All-Stars) beat the Windy City Rollers 134–66 in the championship bout. The Philly Rollergirls (Liberty Belles) beat the Texas Rollergirls (Texecutioners) 114–95 in

132-769: The Junior Roller Derby Association and play by their ruleset. WFTDA Championships The International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Championships (" WFTDA Championships " or " Champs " for short) are the leading competition for roller derby leagues. The Championships are organized by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). They originated in 2007 as the Inaugural National WFTDA Championship "Texas Shootout" held in Austin, Texas. Previously

165-742: The Kansas City Roller Warriors beat the Rat City Rollergirls 89–85 in the final match of the Texas Shootout to become the first WFTDA National Champions. The Texas Rollergirls placed third. Eight teams competed in the tournament, four from the eastern regional division and four from the western regional division. These teams included Carolina Rollergirls (fourth place), Gotham Girls Roller Derby , Tucson Roller Derby , Detroit Derby Girls , and Windy City Rollers . Several marketing materials as well as

198-695: The "Dust Devil" tournament in 2006 featured teams from across the US, was held in front of several thousand fans in Tucson, Arizona . This was the first multi-league flat track roller derby tournament. In 2019, the Championships were hosted outside the United States for the first time, in Montreal , Canada. In 2007, Western and Eastern Region Tournaments were held in order to determine qualifiers for

231-852: The "Texas Shootout" National Championship, held in Austin, Texas . By 2010, with leagues in Canada and the United Kingdom also enjoying membership of the WFTDA, "National" was dropped from the title of the contest. Through the 2012 WFTDA season, the WFTDA was divided into regions based on geography. Each region held a tournament contested by its top ten leagues: the Eastern (2007–2012), North Central (2009–2012), South Central (2009–2012) and Western (2007–2012) Regional Tournaments. The top three leagues from each of these four tournaments qualified for

264-684: The 2013 Playoff tournaments were played in the United States . 2013 Championship The first 2014 Playoff tournament was held in Duluth , Minnesota , and the second was held in Kitchener-Waterloo , Ontario , Canada , the first WFTDA Playoff tournament to be held outside the United States. At Kitchener-Waterloo, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls from Ottawa , Ontario became the first non-American team to win

297-632: The 2015 season, membership currently denotes teams that meet gameplay requirements and thus eligibility for that year's Division 2 Playoffs, and includes teams who declined Playoff invitations, along with higher-ranked teams that competed. The 2015 membership list was derived from that year's June 30 rankings. The 2016 Division 2 member list was announced by the WFTDA on July 15 of that year. Two eligible leagues, Auld Reekie Roller Girls of Edinburgh and Paradise City Roller Derby of Gold Coast, Australia both declined, allowing #61 Grand Raggidy Roller Girls and #62 Carolina Rollergirls to take part. Both of

330-853: The Championships. Together, the qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5". From 2013 through 2016, full WFTDA members were eligible for ranking in one of the association's three divisions. Division 1 comprised the top 40-ranked teams in the WFTDA, and the top 40 teams that met eligibility requirements based on the June 30 rankings of that year were invited to Division 1 Playoffs, and were divided into four playoff tournaments (10 per tournament) using an S-curve for seeding . Participants in Division 1 Playoffs were not required to be current members of Division 1, as long as they meet ranking and other requirements. The teams that finished first through third at each Division 1 Tournament then moved on to

363-492: The Division 2 champion. Through 2014, Division 3 comprised all ranked teams from 101 on, and there are no Division 3 Playoffs. Starting with the 2017 season, the top 36 teams compete in three Division 1 Playoff Tournaments, and the top four finishers from each tournament go on to the WFTDA Championship Tournament. The next 16 eligible teams compete in a single Division 2 Playoff Tournament, with

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396-496: The United States in a tournament. Round-robin bouts were instituted to determine seeding for a single-elimination tournament . Four pools were created, titled Scorpion, Tarantula, Black Widow and Rattlesnake, with each pool consisting of 5 teams. On Friday, February 24, 2006, each team played four ten-minute bouts in each pool. Point differential was used to determine the ranking and placement of each team within its pool. With this information in hand, tournament officials selected

429-531: The WFTDA Division 1 Playoff tournaments in 2015, 2015 and 2016. In 2017, Atlanta finished out of the medal round, finishing with a 323-143 victory over Houston Roller Derby . In 2018, Atlanta served as the host league for a WFTDA Playoff in September, in which they were themselves seeded fourth, and finished outside the top four in the consolation bracket. ARD have a junior league who are members of

462-478: The WFTDA Championship tournament. Division 2 comprised the teams ranked 41 through 100, and the next 20 teams overall that meet requirements after the 40 confirmed Division 1 playoff participants were then invited to Division 2 Playoffs, divided into two playoff tournaments. The top 2 teams of each Division 2 Tournament then played each other at the WFTDA Championship Tournament, with the winner crowned

495-773: The WFTDA National Championship Bout to be between Texas and Tucson. The 3rd-place bout was played out with the Tent City Terrors upsetting 3rd-seeded Minnesota 115–88. The Championship bout was finalized later in the evening, with the Texecutioners defeating the Saddletramps 129–96. The tournament also saw the first collaboration between roller derby announcers. Following the event, announcer Bob Noxious founded "Voices of Reason", an announcers' association. On September 30, 2007,

528-404: The WFTDA divided member leagues into four geographical regions: East , North Central , South Central and West . At the start of 2013, these were redivided into three divisions, each operating worldwide. However, foreseeing continued growth in membership, the WFTDA stated that future developments were likely to include new regional structures alongside the divisional system. For 2013 and 2014,

561-761: The consolation bout to take third place. The Denver Roller Dolls pioneered the "slow derby" style of play, utilizing slow and stopped packs and backwards skating, which proved effective against most opposition, but unpopular with crowds. They were finally defeated 178–91 in the semi-finals by the Oly Rollers were regarded as a largely unknown force, although they had gone undefeated through the whole season. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls had unexpectedly sailed through their qualifying tournament, and beat Philly Rollergirls in an overtime jam in their quarter final, but they lost to defending champions Texas Rollergirls 139–82 in

594-410: The division consisted of the members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association who were ranked from 41 to 100. The rankings were set at the start of each year, based on performance over the previous year. Although rankings are updated during the year, teams would only transfer between divisions at the start of each year. Teams in Division 2 played in bouts through the year, aiming to qualify for one of

627-498: The end of the season. Atlanta Roller Derby fields three interleague teams that compete at a variety of levels: Baby Blue and Red     are the official colors of all Atlanta Roller Derby interleague teams as of the 2014 season. The Dirty South Derby Girls are Atlanta's all-star travel team, competes internationally within the WFTDA, and since its inception has qualified for either WFTDA Championships or Playoffs every year except 2008. Atlanta finished in fourth place at

660-559: The end-of-year playoff tournaments. Any Division 2 teams which were ranked in the WFTDA's top forty at the end of June each year qualified for the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs. Those ranked between 41 and 60, which might have included WFTDA Division 3 teams who met sanctioned-game play requirements, qualified for one of the two Division 2 Playoffs. Starting with 2015, sanctioned-game play requirements were modified to be simply any four WFTDA-sanctioned games played between December 1 of

693-525: The first bout, the Texecutioners defeated the Tent City Terrors in a full three-period bout, 114 to 81, sending the Texas to the championship bout and Arizona to the 3rd-place bout. A second full three-period semi-final bout was played between Tucson and the Minnesota Rollergirls. Tucson defeated Minnesota 136–75. This pitted the Tent City Terrors against Minnesota for the 3rd-place bout, and set

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726-402: The first round of the single elimination tournament played the top four seeds in the second round. Bout winners advanced to the semi-finals and bout losers were eliminated. On Sunday February 26, 2006, four teams ( Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners, Tucson Roller Derby Saddletramps, Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars and Arizona Roller Derby Tent City Terrors) played in the semi-final bouts. In

759-408: The format was changed, with the Division 2 Championship occurring earlier in the year, and the Division 1 championship game scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN2 , marking the first time contemporary women's flat track roller derby will be aired live on American network television. In Tucson , Arizona , over the weekend of February 24–26, 2006, Tucson Roller Derby hosted 20 WFTDA leagues from around

792-506: The greater management of the league. Members of the Dirty South Derby Girls (DSDG) All-Star team have the option to not skate on a home team, but they must still participate in league management. Colors: Pink/Black     Colors: Blue/Red     Colors: Red/White/Black       Colors: Green/Silver     Home team rankings are based on placement at

825-624: The jam, to secure a win by a single point. Quarter-finals: Semi-finals: Third place play-off: Final: First round: Quarter finals: Semi finals: Third place play-off: Final: The 2020 International WFTDA Championships were canceled in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic , joining the previously-announced cancellation of the season's Playoffs and Continental Cups. Women%27s Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 ( WFTDA Division 2 )

858-474: The previous calendar year and June 30, without a requirement to play a certain number of games against similarly-ranked opponents. Teams which did not play a minimum number of sanctioned bouts were not permitted to compete at the Playoffs. Eligible teams ranked 41-60 as of June of the calendar year remained eligible for Division 2 Playoffs. If a team that meets eligibility requirements declines their invitation,

891-427: The semi-final, in a bout which saw Rocky skater DeRanged ejected from the tournament after apparently punching Angie-Christ from Texas. Denver defeated Rocky 151–103 in the third place bout, greatly aided by forty-four points to nil scored in the later section of the first half. Oly dominated Texas in the championship bout, taking the title 178–100. The final was particularly hard-fought. The Oly Rollers built up

924-494: The teams ranked next beyond 60 fill available spots so that 20 teams still take part. Starting with 2017, the system was restructured to place the top 36 teams in the WFTDA in Division 1, with teams ranked 37 through 52 qualifying for a single, 16-team Division 2 Playoff tournament and championship. The 2017 tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hosted by Steel City Roller Derby . The 2017 Division 2 member list

957-426: The top three teams of each pool and seeded them according to the point differential of each team for the single-elimination tournament. The single-elimination tournament started on Saturday, February 25, 2006 with 12 of the previous day's 20 teams. Scheduling of the bouts allowed for the top four seeded teams to receive a bye in the first round of play. Teams seeded 5 through 12 played in the first round. The winners of

990-703: The two that declined participating in the Pittsburgh Playoffs and Championship. The initial Division 1 membership list for 2013 was based upon the team's rankings as of June 30, 2012. The 2014 Division 2 membership list was announced on 9 December 2013, based on the overall rankings that took effect as of 30 November 2013. The membership of Division 2 in 2014 mostly comprised teams from the United States , but also three from Canada and two from Scotland . From 2013-14, membership comprised teams ranked 41-100 overall per those year's specified dates. With Division 2 game play requirements abandoned starting with

1023-603: The winner crowned the Division 2 champion. Since 2008, the winner of the Championships has been awarded the Hydra Trophy . The tournament is broadcast on the WFTDA online service WFTDA.tv on a pay-per-view basis; starting in 2015 the WFTDA entered into a partnership with ESPN whereby the Sunday games of the tournament – the Division 1 and Division 2 championship and 3rd place games – are carried on ESPN3 . For 2017

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1056-462: Was announced by the WFTDA on July 14. Two eligible leagues, Sun State Roller Girls of Brisbane, Australia and Sac City Rollers of Sacramento, California both declined, and combined with other higher ranked teams either declining or not meeting eligibility requirements, allowed teams as low as #58 Dublin Roller Derby to participate. As a result, the table below features 18 teams, including

1089-411: Was the second-highest level of play in women's flat track roller derby from 2013 through 2017. Comprising different structures over that time, in early 2018 the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) announced it was replacing the Division 2 Playoffs with geographically-based Continental Cups, the structure and quantity of which is expected to adjust and possibly expand over time. Historically,

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