WFTDA Championships
| 2006–present | |
 The Hydra Trophy. | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | various |
| Month played | varies |
| Established | 2006 |
| Format | Knockout |
| Current champion | |
| Victorian Roller Derby League | |
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.[where?]
Format
[edit]
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
[edit]The tournament is broadcast on the WFTDA online service WFTDA.tv on a pay-per-view basis. 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 – were 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 was aired live on American network television.[10]
Championships
[edit]| Team | Champ | 2nd Place | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotham Roller Derby | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Rose City Rollers | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Victorian Roller Derby League | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Oly Rollers | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Texas Rollergirls | 1* | 2 | 2 |
| Kansas City Roller Warriors | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arch Rival Roller Derby | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 13 | Boston Derby Dames | 104 - 98 | Mad Rollin' Dolls |
| November 13 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 239 - 46 | Houston Roller Derby |
| November 13 | Denver Roller Dolls | 175 - 89 | Kansas City Roller Warriors |
| November 13 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 187 - 38 | Detroit Derby Girls |
| November 14 | Texas Rollergirls | 111 - 72 | Boston Derby Dames |
| November 14 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 128 - 121 | Philly Roller Girls |
| November 14 | Denver Roller Dolls | 157 - 125 | Windy City Rollers |
| November 14 | Oly Rollers | 136 - 105 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby |
| November 14 | Texas Rollergirls | 139 - 82 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls |
| November 14 | Oly Rollers | 178 - 91 | Denver Roller Dolls |
| November 15 | Denver Roller Dolls | 151 - 103 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls |
| November 15 | Oly Rollers | 178 - 100 | Texas Rollergirls |
2010 Uproar on the Lakeshore
[edit]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 | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 5[41] | Texas Rollergirls | 72 - 59 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls |
| November 5 | Charm City Roller Girls | 249 - 118 | Minnesota RollerGirls |
| November 5 | Philly Roller Girls | 213 - 53 | Mad Rollin' Dolls |
| November 5 | Oly Rollers | 214 - 53 | Nashville Rollergirls |
| November 6[42] | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 151 - 52 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 6 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 165 - 103 | Charm City Roller Girls |
| November 6 | Philly Roller Girls | 147 - 126 | Kansas City Roller Warriors |
| November 6 | Oly Rollers | 178 - 76 | Windy City Rollers |
| November 6 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 113 - 79 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby |
| November 6 | Oly Rollers | 106 - 81 | Philly Roller Girls |
| November 7[43] | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 162 - 51 | Philly Roller Girls |
| November 7 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 147 - 146 | Oly Rollers |
2011 Continental Divide and Conquer
[edit]The 2011 WFTDA championship tournament, Continental Divide and Conquer, was held at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado hosted by the Denver Derby Dolls. Gotham Girls Roller Derby became the first two-time champion, having previously won in 2008.[44]
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 11 | Minnesota Rollergirls | 160 - 121 | Charm City Roller Girls |
| November 11 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls | 198 - 58 | Nashville Rollergirls |
| November 11 | Kansas City Roller Warriors | 143 - 135 | Rose City Rollers |
| November 11 | Philly Roller Girls | 225 - 68 | Naptown Roller Girls |
| November 12 | Texas Rollergirls | 141 - 108 | Minnesota Rollergirls |
| November 12 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 187 - 134 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls |
| November 12 | Kansas City Roller Warriors | 112 - 95 | Windy City Rollers |
| November 12 | Oly Rollers | 181 - 95 | Philly Roller Girls |
| November 12 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 195 - 113 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 12 | Oly Rollers | 124 - 104 | Kansas City Roller Warriors |
| November 13 | Texas Rollergirls | 136 - 112 | Kansas City Roller Warriors |
| November 13 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 140 - 97 | Oly Rollers |
2012 Grits and Glory
[edit]The 2012 Grits and Glory WFTDA Championships were held from November 2-4 in Atlanta, 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 | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2 | Denver Roller Dolls | 268 - 141 | Charm City Roller Girls |
| November 2 | Minnesota Rollergirls | 244 - 148 | Kansas City Roller Warriors |
| November 2 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls | 169 - 119 | Philly Roller Girls |
| November 2 | Naptown Roller Girls | 169 - 153 | Atlanta Rollergirls |
| November 3 | Texas Rollergirls | 216 - 161 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls |
| November 3 | Oly Rollers | 218 - 125 | Minnesota Rollergirls |
| November 3 | Denver Roller Dolls | 212 - 130 | Windy City Rollers |
| November 3 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 316 - 111 | Naptown Roller Girls |
| November 3 | Oly Rollers | 224 - 147 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 3 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 221 - 120 | Denver Roller Dolls |
| November 4 | Denver Roller Dolls | 210 - 199 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 4 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 233 - 130 | Oly Rollers |
2013 WFTDA Championships
[edit]The 2013 championship tournament was held from November 8-10 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the U.S. Cellular Arena, hosted by the Brewcity Bruisers. Gotham Girls Roller Derby won the title for the third consecutive year.[47] In the Gotham Girls vs. Ohio Roller Girls bout, Gotham scored over 500 points.[clarification needed]
This was also the first Champs to declare different divisions' champions, with Jet City Rollergirls winning the Division 2 title.
| Date | Division | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8 | D1 | Atlanta Rollergirls | 184 - 169 | London Rollergirls |
| November 8 | D1 | Angel City Derby Girls | 228 - 198 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls |
| November 8 | D1 | Ohio Roller Girls | 230 - 212 | Rat City Rollergirls |
| November 8 | D1 | Windy City Rollers | 221 - 174 | Philly Roller Girls |
| November 9 | D1 | Texas Rollergirls | 227 - 134 | Atlanta Rollergirls |
| November 9 | D1 | Denver Roller Dolls | 2000 - 125 | Angel City Derby Girls |
| November 9 | D1 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 509 - 64 | Ohio Roller Girls |
| November 9 | D1 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls | 230 - 135 | Windy City Rollers |
| November 9 | D1 | Texas Rollergirls | 302 - 129 | Denver Roller Dolls |
| November 9 | D1 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 174 - 125 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls |
| November 10 | D2 | Blue Ridge Rollergirls | 215 - 188 | Sac City Rollers |
| November 10 | D2 | Jet City Rollergirls | 195 - 194 | Santa Cruz Derby Girls |
| November 10 | D1 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls | 224 - 174 | Denver Roller Dolls |
| November 10 | D1 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 199 - 173 | Texas Rollergirls |
2014 WFTDA Championships
[edit]Nashville Rollergirls hosted the 2014 WFTDA Championships in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.[48] The tournament was held from October 31 to November 2.
Gotham Girls Roller Derby defended their title, claiming their fourth consecutive championship, following a regular season record of 6-0.[49]
The Division 2 championship was won by Detroit Derby Girls.
| Date | Division | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31 | D1 | Denver Roller Dolls | 148 - 139 | Philly Roller Girls |
| October 31 | D1 | Windy City Rollers | 214 - 192 | Rocky Mountain Rollergirls |
| October 31 | D1 | Texas Rollergirls | 192 - 140 | Angel City Derby Girls |
| October 31 | D1 | Victorian Roller Derby League | 169 - 122 | Minnesota RollerGirls |
| November 1 | D1 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls | 169 - 130 | Denver Roller Dolls |
| November 1 | D1 | Rose City Rollers | 251 - 133 | Windy City Rollers |
| November 1 | D1 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 163 - 117 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 1 | D1 | London Rollergirls | 173 - 142 | Victorian Roller Derby League |
| November 1 | D1 | Rose City Rollers | 187 - 116 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls |
| November 1 | D1 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 280 - 94 | London Rollergirls |
| November 2 | D2 | Bear City Roller Derby | 164 - 163 | Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls |
| November 2 | D2 | Detroit Derby Girls | 244 - 125 | Rideau Valley Roller Girls |
| November 2 | D1 | B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls | 238 - 148 | London Rollergirls |
| November 2 | D1 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 147 - 144 | Rose City Rollers |
2015 WFTDA Championships
[edit]The 2015 WFTDA Championships were held in Saint Paul, Minnesota from November 6-8 and hosted by the Minnesota Rollergirls at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.
Upsetting Gotham Girls Roller Derby, the Rose City Rollers won their WFTDA championship.[50]
The Division 2 championship title was taken by Sacred City Derby Girls in a hard-fought bout versus the Nashville Rollergirls.
2016 WFTDA Championships
[edit]The championship tournament was held at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon 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.
2017 WFTDA Championships
[edit]The 2017 WFTDA Championships were held November 3-5 at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, 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 championship.
2018 WFTDA Championships
[edit]2018's WFTDA championships were held at the Lakefront Arena in New Orleans 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 as the second seed, the tournament was intense, and ended with Rose City taking home their third championship, and with Victoria finishing in second place.
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 9 | Montreal Roller Derby | 184 - 180 | Crime City Rollers |
| November 9 | Angel City Derby | 248 - 85 | Jacksonville Roller Derby |
| November 9 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 143 - 79 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 9 | Denver Roller Derby | 204 - 134 | Arch Rival Roller Derby |
| November 9 | Rose City Rollers | 222 - 107 | Montreal Roller Derby |
| November 9 | Victorian Roller Derby League | 170 - 95 | Angel City Derby |
| November 10 | Crime City Rollers | 173 - 160 | Jacksonville Roller Derby |
| November 10 | Arch Rival Roller Derby | 122 - 92 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 10 | Angel City Derby | 199 - 118 | Montreal Roller Derby |
| November 10 | Rose City Rollers | 150 - 124 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby |
| November 10 | Victorian Roller Derby League | 202 - 129 | Denver Roller Derby |
| November 11 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 164 - 151 | Denver Roller Derby |
| November 11 | Rose City Rollers | 144 - 121 | Victorian Roller Derby League |
2019 WFTDA Championships
[edit]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, Canada and hosted by Montreal Roller Derby. The tournament took place from November 15-17.[53]
Rose City Rollers won the Hydra Trophy for the fourth time.
This tournament featured a exhibition game between two borderless teams, at the time a new concept for the roller derby community. Team Indigenous Roller Derby and Jewish Roller Derby played Saturday morning in a bout called "We Are Nation: A Game Without Borders."[54][55]
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 15 | Philly Roller Derby | 136 - 114 | Texas Rollergirls |
| November 15 | Montreal Roller Derby | 217 - 124 | 2x4 Roller Derby |
| November 15 | Arch Rival Roller Derby | 127 - 122 | Denver Roller Derby |
| November 15 | Victorian Roller Derby League | 169 - 88 | Angel City Derby |
| November 15 | Rose City Rollers | 205 - 50 | Philly Roller Derby |
| November 15 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 170 - 90 | Montreal Roller Derby |
| November 15 | Team Indigenous Roller Derby | 138 - 119 | Jewish Roller Derby |
| November 16 | Texas Rollergirls | 139 - 92 | 2x4 Roller Derby |
| November 16 | Denver Roller Derby | 205 - 116 | Angel City Derby |
| November 16 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 109 - 103 | Victorian Roller Derby League |
| November 16 | Rose City Rollers | 155 - 95 | Arch Rival Roller Derby |
| November 17 | Montreal Roller Derby | 135 - 115 | Philly Roller Derby |
| November 17 | Victorian Roller Derby League | 119 - 107 | Arch Rival Roller Derby |
| November 17 | Rose City Rollers | 145 - 65 | Gotham Girls Roller Derby |
2020
[edit]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.[56]
2024 WFTDA Championships
[edit]After a five-year hiatus while the roller derby community reestablished itself following the onset of the pandemic, the 2024 WFTDA Championships took place from November 1-3, 2024 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Rose City took the championship in their home city for the second time and fifth title overall.[57]
| Date | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1 | Gotham All Stars | 171 - 132 | Jacksonville New Jax City |
| November 1 | Angel City Hollywood Scarlets | 171 - 127 | Nothing Toulouse |
| November 1 | Crime City Rollers | 248 - 66 | Adelaide Ads |
| November 1 | VRDL All Stars | 242 - 64 | Nantes Les Duch.esse.s |
| November 1 | Montreal New Skids on the Block | 238 - 70 | Atlanta Dirty South Derby |
| November 1 | Rose City Wheels of Justice | 241 - 30 | Gotham All Stars |
| November 2 | VRDL All Stars | 179 - 122 | Montreal New Skids on the Block |
| November 2 | Arch Rival All Stars | 151 - 130 | Angel City Hollywood Scarlets |
| November 2 | Denver Mile High Club | 191 - 138 | Crime City Rollers |
| November 2 | Rose City Wheels of Justice | 192 - 84 | VRDL All Stars |
| November 2 | Arch Rival All Stars | 156 - 83 | Denver Mile High Club |
| November 3 | Rose City Wheels of Justice | 141 - 104 | Arch Rival All Stars |
2026 WFTDA Championships
[edit]The 2026 WFTDA Championships took place from October 15-18 in Malmö, Sweden hosted by Crime City Rollers.[58] This was the first WFTDA championship to take place in Europe and the first four-day WFTDA championship tournament.
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