WFTDA Western Regional Tournament
The WFTDA Western Regional Tournament or WFTDA West Region Playoffs was one of four roller derby qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships.
| 2007–2012 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Various |
| Month played | September |
| Established | 2007 |
| Format | Knockout |
| Current champion | |
| Oly Rollers | |
The Tournament was organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the Western Region members were eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues would qualify for the Western 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.
Championships
| Year | Date | Name | Venue | Champion | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007[2] | 16-18 February | Dust Devil | Tucson, Arizona | Rat City Rollergirls | Tucson Roller Derby | Texas Rollergirls |
| 2008 | 1-3 October | Battle Royale | Houston, Texas | Texas Rollergirls | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls | Rat City Rollergirls |
| 2009[3] | 11-13 September | Derby on the Rocks | Denver, Colorado | Oly Rollers | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | Denver Roller Dolls |
| 2010[4] | 24-26 September | Rollin' on the River | Sacramento, California | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | Oly Rollers | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls |
| 2011[5] | 16-18 September | Bridgetown Brawl | Portland, Oregon | Oly Rollers | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | Rose City Rollers |
| 2012[6] | 21-23 September | Bay of Reckoning | Oakland, California | Oly Rollers | Denver Roller Dolls | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls |
2007 Dust Devil
On February 16, 2007, the Rat City Rollergirls beat Tucson Roller Derby 83–72 in the finals of the Western Regional Tournament, the Dust Devil, held in Tucson, Arizona.[7] The previous year, Tucson Roller Derby had hosted the first Dust Devil tournament, considered the first national roller derby tournament, placing second.[8]
2008 Battle Royale
On October 3, 2008, the Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners beat the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls BAD Girls 135-59 in the championship bout.[9] Rat City Rollergirls beat the Duke City Derby Muñecas Muertas 158-95 in the consolation bout to take third place.[10]
2009 Derby On the Rocks Tournament
On October 4, 2009, the Oly Rollers' Cosa Nostra Donnas defeated the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls' 5280 Fight Club 119-64 in the West championship bout. The Denver Roller Dolls' Mile High Club beat the Rat City Rollergirls 172-94 to place third.[11]
References
- "WFTDA 2011 Big 5 Tournament Schedule Announced Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 9 November 2010
- 2007 Dust Devil Tournament Archived 2007-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, Tucson Roller Derby
- Derby on the Rocks, WFTDA
- Rollin' on the River, WFTDA
- Bridgetown Brawl, WFTDA
- 2012 WFTDA West Region Playoffs, WFTDA
- "Dust Devil 2007 - Scores". Derby News Network. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- "A Brief History of TRD". Tucson Roller Derby. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- Derby News Network
- "Battle Royale Third Place Bout: Rat City Rollergirls vs. Duke City Derby | Derby News Network | Roller Derby News". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- Feelgood, Justice. (2009-10-04) Western Regionals Capsule Recaps Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine. Derby News Network. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.