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WFTDA Championships
2006–present
Tournament information
LocationVarious
Month playedNovember
Established2006
FormatKnockout
Current champion
Rose City Rollers

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 the "Dust Devil" tournament in 2006 featured teams from across the US, was held in front of several thousand fans in Tucson, Arizona.[1] This was the first multi-league flat track roller derby tournament.[2]

In 2019, the Championships were hosted outside the United States for the first time, in Montreal, Canada. 2026 will mark the first Championships held outside of North America, taking place in Europe.

Format

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2015 MVP Scald Eagle of the Rose City Rollers with the Hydra Trophy after the 2015 WFTDA Championships

In 2007, Western and Eastern Region Tournaments were held in order to determine qualifiers for the "Texas Shootout" National Championship, held in Austin, Texas.[3][4] 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 the Championships. Together, the qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5".[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 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 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.[6] The next 16 eligible teams compete in a single Division 2 Playoff Tournament, with the winner crowned the Division 2 champion.[6]

Since 2008, the winner of the Championships has been awarded the Hydra Trophy.[7]

Broadcast

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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.[8][9] For 2017 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.[10]

Championships

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Year Date Name Location Champion Second Third MVP
2006 24–26 February Dust Devil* Tucson, Arizona Texas Rollergirls Tucson Roller Derby Arizona Roller Derby Eight Track (Texas)[11]
2007 28–30 September Texas Shootout Austin, Texas Kansas City Roller Warriors Rat City Rollergirls Texas Rollergirls Xcelerator (Kansas City)
Miss Fortune (Rat City)[12]
2008 14–16 November Northwest Knockdown Portland, Oregon Gotham Girls Roller Derby Windy City Rollers Philly Rollergirls Bonnie Thunders (Gotham)[13]
2009 13–15 November Declaration of Derby Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Oly Rollers Texas Rollergirls Denver Roller Dolls Heffer (Oly)
Rice Rocket (Texas)
Fonda Payne (Denver)
Whipity Pow (Rocky Mountain)[14]
2010 5–7 November Uproar on the Lakeshore Chicago, Illinois Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Oly Rollers Gotham Girls Roller Derby Sassy (Oly)[15]
2011 11–13 November Continental Divide and Conquer Broomfield, Colorado Gotham Girls Roller Derby Oly Rollers Texas Rollergirls Kelley Young (Kansas City)[16]
2012 2–4 November Grits and Glory Atlanta, Georgia Gotham Girls Roller Derby Oly Rollers Denver Roller Dolls Sandrine Rangeon (Denver)
Shaina Serelson (Denver)[17]
2013 8–10 November WFTDA Championships[18] Milwaukee, Wisconsin Gotham Girls Roller Derby Texas Rollergirls B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls Bloody Mary (Texas)[19]
2014 31 October – 2 November WFTDA Championships[20] Nashville, Tennessee Gotham Girls Roller Derby Rose City Rollers B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls Loren Mutch (Rose)
2015 6–8 November WFTDA Championships[21] St Paul, Minnesota Rose City Rollers Gotham Girls Roller Derby Victorian Roller Derby League Scald Eagle (Rose)[22]
2016 4–6 November WFTDA Championships[23] Portland, Oregon Rose City Rollers Gotham Girls Roller Derby Victorian Roller Derby League Brawn Swanson (Rose)
2017 3–5 November WFTDA Championships[24] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Victorian Roller Derby League Rose City Rollers Gotham Girls Roller Derby Lady Trample (Victoria)
2018 9–11 November WFTDA Championships[25] New Orleans, Louisiana Rose City Rollers Victorian Roller Derby League Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gal of Fray (Rose)
2019 15–17 November WFTDA Championships[26] Montreal, Québec Rose City Rollers Gotham Girls Roller Derby Victorian Roller Derby League Bonita Apple Bomb (Gotham) [27]
2020 2020 postseason canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[28]
2024 1–3 November WFTDA Championships[29] Portland, Oregon Rose City Rollers Arch Rival Roller Derby Denver Roller Derby Pavey Wavey (Victoria)
Team Champ 2nd Place 3rd place
Gotham Roller Derby 5 3 3
Rose City Rollers 5 2 0
Oly Rollers 1 3 0
Texas Rollergirls 1* 2 2
Victorian Roller Derby League 1 1 3
Kansas City Roller Warriors 1 0 0
Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 1 0 0
Arch Rival Roller Derby 0 1 0
Tucson Roller Derby 0 1 0
Rat City Roller Derby 0 1 0
Windy City Rollers 0 1 0
Denver Roller Derby 0 0 3
Bay Area Derby 0 0 2
Philly Roller Derby 0 0 1
Arizona Roller Derby 0 0 1

2006 Dust Devil

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In Tucson, Arizona, over the weekend of February 24–26, 2006, Tucson Roller Derby hosted 20 WFTDA leagues from around the United States in a tournament.[30]

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 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 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 Saddle Tramps, Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars and Arizona Roller Derby Tent City Terrors) played in the semi-final bouts. In 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 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 Saddle Tramps 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.[2]

2007 Texas Shootout

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On September 30, 2007, the Kansas City Roller Warriors beat[31] the Rat City Rollergirls[32] 89–85 in the final match of the Texas Shootout to become the first WFTDA National Champions.[33] The Texas Rollergirls placed third.[34] 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.[35]

Several marketing materials as well as a statement from WFTDA President "Crackerjack" on page 5 of the program[36] for this event confirms that at the time it was considered the "first WFTDA Championship Tournament."

2008 Northwest Knockdown

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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 the consolation bout to take third place.[37]

2009 Declaration of Derby

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Declaration of Derby, the 2009 WFTDA Championship tournament took place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA from November 13th through the 15th.[38] 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 was unpopular with crowds. They were finally defeated 178–91 in the semi-finals by the Oly Rollers who were regarded as a largely unknown force, though they had gone undefeated through the whole season.

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls had unexpectedly sailed through their qualifying tournament, and beat Philly Roller Girls in an overtime jam in their quarter final, later losing to defending champions Texas Rollergirls 139–82 in the semi-final. The semi-final saw Rocky Mountain skater DeRanged ejected from the tournament after apparently punching Angie-Christ from Texas. [39]

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 and being named the 2009 WFTDA Champions. [39]

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 13th 3:30PM EST Boston Derby Dames 104 - 98 Mad Rollin' Dolls
November 13th 5:15PM EST Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 239 - 46 Houston Roller Derby
November 13th 7PM EST Denver Roller Dolls 175 - 89 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 13th 8:45PM EST Gotham Girls Roller Derby 187 - 38 Detroit Derby Girls
November 14th 10AM EST Texas Rollergirls 111 - 72 Boston Derby Dames
November 14th 11:45AM EST Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 128 - 121 Philly Roller Girls
November 14th 1:30PM EST Denver Roller Dolls 157 - 125 Windy City Rollers
November 14th 3:15PM EST Oly Rollers 136 - 105 Gotham Girls Roller Derby
November 14th 6PM EST Texas Rollergirls 139 - 82 Rocky Mountain Rollergirls
November 14th 7:45PM EST Oly Rollers 178 - 91 Denver Roller Dolls
November 15th 1:30PM Denver Roller Dolls 151 - 103 Rocky Mountain Rollergirls
November 15th 4PM Oly Rollers 178 - 100 Texas Rollergirls

2010 Uproar on the Lakeshore

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Uproar on the Lakeshore took place in Chicago, IL at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion from November 5th through the 7th of 2010. The final was particularly hard-fought. The Oly Rollers built up 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 the jam, to secure a win by a single point.[40]

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 5th [41] 2PM CDT Texas Rollergirls 72 - 59 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
November 5th 3:45PM CDT Charm City Roller Girls 249 - 118 Minnesota RollerGirls
November 5th 5:30PM CDT Philly Roller Girls 213 - 53 Mad Rollin' Dolls
November 5th 7:15PM CDT Oly Rollers 214 - 53 Nashville Rollergirls
November 6th [42] 9:30AM CDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 151 - 52 Texas Rollergirls
November 6th 11:15AM CDT Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 165 - 103 Charm City Roller Girls
November 6th 1PM CDT Philly Roller Girls 147 - 126 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 6th 2:45PM CDT Oly Rollers 178 - 76 Windy City Rollers
November 6th 5:30PM CDT Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 113 - 79 Gotham Girls Roller Derby
November 6th 7:15PM CDT Oly Rollers 106 - 81 Philly Roller Girls
November 7th [43] 2PM CDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 162 - 51 Philly Roller Girls
November 7th 4PM CDT Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 147 - 146 Oly Rollers

2011 Continental Divide and Conquer

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The 2011 WFTDA championship tournament, Continental Divide and Conquer, was held at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, CO hosted by the Denver Derby Dolls. This year marked the first time a team had taken the two-time championship title, with Gotham Girls Roller Derby taking the 2011 championship title alongside their 2008 title win.[44]

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 11th 2PM MDT Minnesota Rollergirls 160 - 121 Charm City Roller Girls
November 11th 3:45PM MDT Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 198 - 58 Nashville Rollergirls
November 11th 5:30PM MDT Kansas City Roller Warriors 143 - 135 Rose City Rollers
November 11th 7:15PM MDT Philly Roller Girls 225 - 68 Naptown Roller Girls
November 12th 9:30AM MDT Texas Rollergirls 141 - 108 Minnesota Rollergirls
November 12th 11:15AM MDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 187 - 134 Rocky Mountain Rollergirls
November 12th 1PM MDT Kansas City Roller Warriors 112 - 95 Windy City Rollers
November 12th 2:45PM MDT Oly Rollers 181 - 95 Philly Roller Girls
November 12th 5:30PM MDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 195 - 113 Texas Rollergirls
November 12th 7:15PM MDT Oly Rollers 124 - 104 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 13th 2PM MDT Texas Rollergirls 136 - 112 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 13th 4PM MDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 140 - 97 Oly Rollers

2012 Grits and Glory

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The 2012 Grits and Glory WFTDA Championships were held from November 2nd-4th in Atlanta, GA hosted by the Atlanta Rollergirls. Gotham Girls Roller Derby dominated the title again this year, taking the championship for the third time overall and for the second year in a row. [45]

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 2nd 2PM EST Denver Roller Dolls 268 - 141 Charm City Roller Girls
November 2nd 4PM EST Minnesota Rollergirls 244 - 148 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 2nd 6PM EST B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 169 - 119 Philly Roller Girls
November 2nd 8PM EST Naptown Roller Girls 169 - 153 Atlanta Rollergirls
November 3rd 10AM EST Texas Rollergirls 216 - 161 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
November 3rd 12PM EST Oly Rollers 218 - 125 Minnesota Rollergirls
November 3rd 2PM EST Denver Roller Dolls 212 - 130 Windy City Rollers
November 3rd 4PM EST Gotham Girls Roller Derby 316 - 111 Naptown Roller Girls
November 3rd 6:30PM EST Oly Rollers 224 - 147 Texas Rollergirls
November 3rd 8:30PM EST Gotham Girls Roller Derby 221 - 120 Denver Roller Dolls
November 4th 1PM EST Denver Roller Dolls 210 - 199 Texas Rollergirls
November 4th 3PM EST Gotham Girls Roller Derby 233 - 130 Oly Rollers

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2013 WFTDA Championships

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The 2013 championship tournament was held from November 8-10 in Milwaukee, WI at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena (At the time known as the U.S. Cellular Arena) hosted by the Brewcity Bruisers. Gotham Girls Roller Derby brought home the title for the third consecutive year. [47] In the Gotham Girls vs. Ohio Roller Girls bout, Gotham walked away with over 500 points scored in a single bout.

This was also the first Champs to declare different divisions' champions, with Jet City Rollergirls walking away with the D2 title.

Date Time Division Winner Score Runner-Up
November 8th 2PM CDT D1 Atlanta Rollergirls 184 - 169 London Rollergirls
November 8th 4PM CDT D1 Angel City Derby Girls 228 - 198 Rocky Mountain Rollergirls
November 8th 6PM CDT D1 Ohio Roller Girls 230 - 212 Rat City Rollergirls
November 8th 8PM CDT D1 Windy City Rollers 221 - 174 Philly Roller Girls
November 9th 10AM CDT D1 Texas Rollergirls 227 - 134 Atlanta Rollergirls
November 9th 12PM CDT D1 Denver Roller Dolls 2000 - 125 Angel City Derby Girls
November 9th 2PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 509 - 64 Ohio Roller Girls
November 9th 4PM CDT D1 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 230 - 135 Windy City Rollers
November 9th 6:30PM CDT D1 Texas Rollergirls 302 - 129 Denver Roller Dolls
November 9th 8:30PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 174 - 125 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
November 10th 12PM CDT D2 Blue Ridge Rollergirls 215 - 188 Sac City Rollers
November 10th 2PM CDT D2 Jet City Rollergirls 195 - 194 Santa Cruz Derby Girls
November 10th 4PM CDT D1 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 224 - 174 Denver Roller Dolls
November 10th 6PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 199 - 173 Texas Rollergirls

2014 WFTDA Championships

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Nashville Rollergirls hosted the 2014 WFTDA Championships in their home city, Nashville, TN at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. [48] The tournament was held from October 31st to November 2nd.

Gotham Girls Roller Derby defended their title, claiming their fourth consecutive win. Their season record of 6-0,[49] 2008 win, and holding the title since 2011 preluded their 2014 win making it their fifth championship title.

For the Division 2 championships, Detroit Derby Girls came out on top with the D2 title.

Date Time Division Winner Score Runner-Up
October 31 2PM CDT D1 Denver Roller Dolls 148 - 139 Philly Roller Girls
October 31 4PM CDT D1 Windy City Rollers 214 - 192 Rocky Mountain Rollergirls
October 31 6PM CDT D1 Texas Rollergirls 192 - 140 Angel City Derby Girls
October 31 8PM CDT D1 Victorian Roller Derby League 169 - 122 Minnesota RollerGirls
November 1st 10AM CDT D1 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 169 - 130 Denver Roller Dolls
November 1st 12PM CDT D1 Rose City Rollers 251 - 133 Windy City Rollers
November 1st 2PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 163 - 117 Texas Rollergirls
November 1st 4PM CDT D1 London Rollergirls 173 - 142 Victorian Roller Derby League
November 1st 6:30PM CDT D1 Rose City Rollers 187 - 116 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
November 1st 8:30PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 280 - 94 London Rollergirls
November 2nd 12PM CDT D2 Bear City Roller Derby 164 - 163 Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls
November 2nd 2PM CDT D2 Detroit Derby Girls 244 - 125 Rideau Valley Roller Girls
November 2nd 4PM CDT D1 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 238 - 148 London Rollergirls
November 2nd 6PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 147 - 144 Rose City Rollers

2015 WFTDA Championships

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The 2015 WFTDA Championships were held in Saint Paul, MN from November 6-8 hosted by the Minnesota Rollergirls at The Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium.

Upsetting Gotham Girls Roller Derby from their spot at number one, Rose City Rollers took home the WFTDA championship title for their first time ever. [50]

The Division 2 championship title was taken by Sacred City Derby Girls from Sacramento, CA in a hard-fought bout versus the Nashville Rollergirls who were no stranger to the championship tournaments.

Date Time Division Winner Score Runner-Up
November 6th 10AM CDT D2 Nashville Rollergirls 232 - 91 Demolition City Roller Derby
November 6th 12PM CDT D2 Sacred City Derby Girls 242 - 160 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 6th 2PM CDT D1 Angel City Derby Girls 161 - 101 Rat City Rollergirls
November 6th 4PM CDT D1 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 179 - 148 Denver Roller Derby
November 6th 6PM CDT D1 Jacksonville RollerGirls 149 - 141 Arch Rival Roller Girls
November 6th 8PM CDT D1 Texas Rollergirls 185 - 173 Minnesota RollerGirls
November 7th 10AM CDT D1 London Rollergirls 158 - 126 Angel City Derby Girls
November 7th 12PM CDT D1 Rose City Rollers 191 - 145 B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
November 7th 2PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 299 - 114 Jacksonville RollerGirls
November 7th 4PM CDT D1 Victorian Roller Derby League 181 - 85 Texas Rollergirls
November 7th 6:30PM CDT D1 Rose City Rollers 166 - 154 London Rollergirls
November 7th 8:30PM CDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 143 - 141 Victorian Roller Derby League
November 8th 12PM CDT D2 Demolition City Roller Derby 149 - 139 Kansas City Roller Warriors
November 8th 2PM CDT D2 Sacred City Derby Girls 211 - 163 Nashville Rollergirls
November 8th 4PM D1 Victorian Roller Derby League 122 - 99 London Rollergirls
November 8th 6PM CDT D1 Rose City Rollers 206 - 195 Gotham Girls Roller Derby

2016 WFTDA Championships

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The championship tournament was held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR from November 4-6, with defending champions Rose City Rollers hosting the event. [51] Rose City successfully defended their title and took home the championship for the second year in a row, with Blue Ridge Rollergirls taking the Division 2 title.

Date Time Division Winner Score Runner-Up
November 4 10AM PDT D2 Brandywine Roller Derby 205 - 200 Charlottesville Derby Dames
November 4 12PM PDT D2 Blue Ridge Rollergirls 225 - 183 Calgary Roller Derby Association
November 4 2PM PDT D1 Arch Rival Roller Derby 177 - 165 Denver Roller Derby
November 4 4PM PDT D1 Angel City Derby Girls 217 - 116 Montreal Roller Derby
November 4 6PM PDT D1 Jacksonville RollerGirls 207 - 158 Minnesota RollerGirls
November 4 8PM PDT D1 Texas Rollergirls 238 - 50 Rat City Rollergirls
November 5 10AM PDT D1 London Rollergirls 197 - 94 Arch Rival Roller Derby
November 5 12PM PDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 197 - 168 Angel City Derby Girls
November 5 2PM PDT D1 Victorian Roller Derby League 231 - 98 Jacksonville RollerGirls
November 5 4PM PDT D1 Rose City Rollers 186 - 172 Texas Rollergirls
November 5 6:30PM PDT D1 Gotham Girls Roller Derby 189 - 163 London Rollergirls
November 5 8:30PM PDT D1 Rose City Rollers 155 - 152 Victorian Roller Derby League
November 6 12PM PDT D2 Calgary Roller Derby Association 252 - 197 Charlottesville Derby Dames
November 6 2PM PDT D2 Blue Ridge Rollergirls 257 - 188 Brandywine Roller Derby
November 6 4PM PDT D1 Victorian Roller Derby League 198 - 108 London Rollergirls
November 6 6PM PDT D1 Rose City Rollers 186 - 166 Gotham Girls Roller Derby

2017 WFTDA Championships

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The 2017 WFTDA Championships were held November 3-5 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, PA with Philly Roller Derby hosting. [52]

Victorian Roller Derby League took home their first championship title, having upset Rose City Rollers from their two-time domination.

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 3 10AM EST Montreal Roller Derby 133 - 129 Crime City Rollers
November 3 12PM EST Angel City Derby 281 - 144 Minnesota RollerGirls
November 3 2PM EST Arch Rival Roller Derby 225 - 82 London Rollergirls
November 3 4PM EST Texas Rollergirls 254 - 128 Rat City Roller Derby
November 3 6PM EST Victorian Roller Derby League 253 - 99 Montreal Roller Derby
November 3 8PM EST Denver Roller Derby 196 - 165 Angel City Derby
November 4 10AM EST Gotham Girls Roller Derby 148 - 145 Texas Rollergirls
November 4 12PM EST Rose City Rollers 237 - 109 Arch Rival Roller Derby
November 4 2PM EST London Rollergirls 231 - 152 Montreal Roller Derby
November 4 4PM EST Angel City Derby 219 - 94 Rat City Roller Derby
November 4 6PM EST Victorian Roller Derby League 287 - 65 Denver Roller Derby
November 4 8PM EST Rose City Rollers 159 - 113 Gotham Girls Roller Derby
November 5 12PM EST Texas Rollergirls 280 - 153 Minnesota RollerGirls
November 5 2PM EST Arch Rival Roller Derby 220 - 160 Crime City Rollers
November 5 4PM EST Gotham Girls Roller Derby 178 - 128 Denver Roller Derby
November 5 6PM EST Victorian Roller Derby League 180 - 101 Rose City Rollers

2018 WFTDA Championships

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2018's WFTDA championships were held at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans, LA from November 9-11 hosted by Big Easy Rollergirls.

With Victorian Roller Derby League holding the 2017 title and two-time winners Rose City Rollers having been bumped down to the second seed, the tournament was an intense one. In the end, Rose City took home a third championship title and upset Victorian to second place.

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 9 10AM CDT Montreal Roller Derby 184 - 180 Crime City Rollers
November 9 12PM CDT Angel City Derby 248 - 85 Jacksonville Roller Derby
November 9 2PM CDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 143 - 79 Texas Rollergirls
November 9 4PM CDT Denver Roller Derby 204 - 134 Arch Rival Roller Derby
November 9 6PM CDT Rose City Rollers 222 - 107 Montreal Roller Derby
November 9 8PM CDT Victorian Roller Derby League 170 - 95 Angel City Derby
November 10 12PM CDT Crime City Rollers 173 - 160 Jacksonville Roller Derby
November 10 2PM CDT Arch Rival Roller Derby 122 - 92 Texas Rollergirls
November 10 4PM CDT Angel City Derby 199 - 118 Montreal Roller Derby
November 10 6PM CDT Rose City Rollers 150 - 124 Gotham Girls Roller Derby
November 10 8PM CDT Victorian Roller Derby League 202 - 129 Denver Roller Derby
November 11 2PM CDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 164 - 151 Denver Roller Derby
November 11 4PM CDT Rose City Rollers 144 - 121 Victorian Roller Derby League

2019 WFTDA Championships

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2019 marked the first WFTDA championships to be held outside of the United States with the tournament taking place at Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and hosted by Montreal Roller Derby. The tournament took place from November 15-17. [53]

Rose City Rollers takes first place, once again taking home the Hydra trophy for their fourth time.

This tournament featured a groundbreaking expo game with two borderless teams, at the time a new concept for the roller derby community. Team Indigenous Roller Derby and Jewish Roller Derby took the track Saturday morning in a bout titled "WE ARE NATION: A GAME WITHOUT BORDERS."

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 15 10AM EDT Philly Roller Derby 136 - 114 Texas Rollergirls
November 15 12PM EDT Montreal Roller Derby 217 - 124 2x4 Roller Derby
November 15 2PM EDT Arch Rival Roller Derby 127 - 122 Denver Roller Derby
November 15 4PM EDT Victorian Roller Derby League 169 - 88 Angel City Derby
November 15 6:30PM EDT Rose City Rollers 205 - 50 Philly Roller Derby
November 15 8:30PM EDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 170 - 90 Montreal Roller Derby
November 15 11:30AM EDT Team Indigenous Roller Derby 138 - 119 Jewish Roller Derby
November 16 1:30PM EDT Texas Rollergirls 139 - 92 2x4 Roller Derby
November 16 3:30PM EDT Denver Roller Derby 205 - 116 Angel City Derby
November 16 6PM EDT Gotham Girls Roller Derby 109 - 103 Victorian Roller Derby League
November 16 8PM EDT Rose City Rollers 155 - 95 Arch Rival Roller Derby
November 17 12PM EDT Montreal Roller Derby 135 - 115 Philly Roller Derby
November 17 2PM EDT Victorian Roller Derby League 119 - 107 Arch Rival Roller Derby
November 17 4:30PM EDT Rose City Rollers 145 - 65 Gotham Girls Roller Derby

2020

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The 2020 International WFTDA Championships were canceled in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[28] joining the previously-announced cancellation of the season's Playoffs and Continental Cups.[54]

2024 WFTDA Championships

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The 2024 WFTDA Championships took place from November 1-3 2024 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Rose City took the championship title in their home city. [55]

Date Time Winner Score Runner-Up
November 1st 10AM PDT Gotham All Stars 171 - 132 Jacksonville New Jax City
November 1st 12PM PDT Angel City Hollywood Scarlets 171 - 127 Nothing Toulouse
November 1st 2PM PDT Crime City Rollers 248 - 66 Adelaide Ads
November 1st 4PM PDT VRDL All Stars 242 - 64 Nantes Les Duch.esse.s
November 1st 6PM PDT Montreal New Skids on the Block 238 - 70 Atlanta Dirty South Derby
November 1st 8PM PDT Rose City Wheels of Justice 241 - 30 Gotham All Stars
November 2nd 10AM PDT VRDL All Stars 179 - 122 Montreal New Skids on the Block
November 2nd 12PM PDT Arch Rival All Stars 151 - 130 Angel City Hollywood Scarlets
November 2nd 2PM PDT Denver Mile High Club 191 - 138 Crime City Rollers
November 2nd 6PM PDT Rose City Wheels of Justice 192 - 84 VRDL All Stars
November 2nd 8PM PDT Arch Rival All Stars 156 - 83 Denver Mile High Club
November 3rd 6PM PST Rose City Wheels of Justice 141 - 104 Arch Rival All Stars

2026 WFTDA Championships

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The 2026 WFTDA Championships will take place from October 15-18 in Malmö, Sweden hosted by Crime City Rollers. [56] This will be the first WFTDA championship to take place in Europe and the first four-day WFTDA championship tournament.

References

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