The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby

Roller derby

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...

 tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world are fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2011 event is being hosted by Toronto Roller Derby

Toronto Roller Derby

Toronto Roller Derby , is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2006, the league started play in 2007, and completed its fifth season in 2011...

, and is being held December 1 through 4, at The Bunker at Downsview Park

Downsview Park

Downsview Park is a former Canadian Forces Base in the community of Downsview in Toronto, Canada. It contains about 231.5 hectares of land, of which more than 130 hectares are earmarked for traditional parkland, recreational and cultural amenities...

 in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

, Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Live online coverage of the entire event will be broadcast on the Derby News Network

Derby News Network

Derby News Network is an internet broadcast network featuring the international sport of roller derby, using the internet to collect remote streaming video, photographs, audio, and text from reporters around the world, and distribute it internationally. DNN is frequently cited as an authoritative...

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Participating Countries

The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup is scheduled to have thirteen countries taking part. Each team will send a roster of 20 skaters, plus alternates, to take part. Teams have been holding tryouts during 2011 and have started naming the rosters in August. The participating countries are:

Country	Leagues sending skaters
Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...	Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham Girls Roller Derby was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area... , Houston Roller Derby Houston Roller Derby Houston Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Houston, Texas, . HRD was founded in early 2005, and is a member league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association... , Los Angeles Derby Dolls Los Angeles Derby Dolls The L. A. Derby Dolls is Los Angeles' original women's quad-skate banked track roller derby league. It was founded in October 2003 by Rebecca Ninburg and Wendy Templeton . The league is composed of more than 120 women divided into five teams who skate on a banked track.LADD plays real, unscripted... , Queen City Roller Girls Queen City Roller Girls Queen City Roller Girls or QCRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 2006, the league played their fourth season in 2010... , Windy City Rollers Windy City Rollers The Windy City Rollers are an all-female flat-track Roller Derby league located in Chicago, the city where roller derby first emerged as a sport in 1937... , 2x4 Roller Derby
Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	Adelaide Roller Derby Adelaide Roller Derby Adelaide Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 2007, the league has four competitive teams who compete at the Adelaide Showgrounds, and a combined team that competes with other Australian and New Zealand leagues.-History:Adelaide Roller Derby was... , Brisbane City Rollers, Canberra Roller Derby League Canberra Roller Derby League The Canberra Roller Derby League is a Canberra-based all-women's roller derby league. It was created in 2008, with the first bouts occurring in 2009... , Coastal Assassins Roller Derby, Newcastle Roller Derby League Newcastle Roller Derby League Newcastle Roller Derby League is a roller derby league based in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales founded in 2009. Their representative team is called the Dockyard Dames while their two local teams are the Harbour Hellcats and the Fort Smashleys.... , Sun State Roller Derby League, Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League Sydney Roller Derby League is a roller derby league based in the New South Wales city of Sydney.-History:Sydney Roller Derby League was established in late 2007, by a handful of women interested in creating a league in which to play roller derby. The league has been steadily growing ever since.... , Victorian Roller Derby League Victorian Roller Derby League The Victorian Roller Derby League is a roller derby league based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2007, the VRDL contains three teams: the Dead Ringer Rosies, Dolls Au-Go-Go and The Toxic Avengers. They also feature two teams, the VRDL All Stars, and Queen Bees, who compete in interleague...
Brazil Brazil Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...	Capital City Derby Dolls, Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham Girls Roller Derby was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area... , Gray City Rebels, Ladies of Hell Town, South Bay Derby Mizfits, Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz, Sugar Loathe Derby Girls
Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...	709 Derby Girls, E-Ville Roller Derby E-Ville Roller Derby E-Viller Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of four teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.... , Forest City Derby Girls Forest City Derby Girls Forest City Derby Girls is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in London, Ontario. Founded in August 2006, Forest City Derby Girls are the first and only full contact league in London. FCDG is a not for profit organization owned and operated by the skaters.The Forest City Derby Girls... , Houston Roller Derby Houston Roller Derby Houston Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Houston, Texas, . HRD was founded in early 2005, and is a member league of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association... , Montreal Roller Derby Montreal Roller Derby Montreal Roller Derby, the first flat-track roller derby league in Montreal, is a non-profit organization that was started in 2006 by Georgia W. Tush.Montreal Roller Derby League became the first non-U.S... , Oil City Derby Girls Oil City Derby Girls The Oil City Derby Girls is a roller derby league based in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two teams who compete against teams from other leagues, and a men's team.... , Pile O' Bones Derby Club, Red Deer Roller Derby Association, Rideau Valley Roller Girls Rideau Valley Roller Girls The Rideau Valley Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Ottawa, Ontario in Canada. Founded in 2008, the league currently consists of two home teams and one travel team who compete against teams from other leagues in Canada and the USA.... , Terminal City Roller Girls, Toronto Roller Derby Toronto Roller Derby Toronto Roller Derby , is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2006, the league started play in 2007, and completed its fifth season in 2011... , Tri-City Roller Girls Tri-City Roller Girls Tri-City Roller Girls is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Kitchener, Ontario. On December 1, 2010, Tri-City became the third Canadian roller derby league to be granted membership in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, an organization that thus far, is overwhelmingly composed of... , West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby
England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Auld Reekie Roller Girls Auld Reekie Roller Girls The Auld Reekie Roller Girls are an all female flat track roller derby league based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was formed in April 2008. ARRG were the first roller derby league in Edinburgh and are the second league in Scotland. ARRG is skater owned and run, with the aim of promoting... , Birmingham Blitz Dames Birmingham Blitz Dames The Birmingham Blitz Dames are a roller derby league based in Birmingham in England. Founded in October 2006, the league currently has two teams, the Bombshells and the Sirens, and a mixed team which competes with teams from other leagues.... , Central City Rollergirls Central City Rollergirls Central City Rollergirls are a flat track roller derby league based in Birmingham, UK. The league was founded in 2007 and play by Women's Flat Track Derby Association rules.- League History :... , Dolly Rockit Rollers Dolly Rockit Rollers The Dolly Rockit Rollers are Leicester's only roller derby team. They skate Flat Track Roller Derby by the rules of WFTDA, the governing body for Roller Derby.They started up in January 2010 and are still going strong... , Hellfire Harlots, London Rockin' Rollers, London Rollergirls London Rollergirls The London Rollergirls is an all-women flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in London, England. Founded in April 2006, the London Rollergirls is the oldest all-female roller derby league in the United Kingdom... , Rainy City Rollergirls
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	Bristol Harbour Harlots, Crime City Rollers Crime City Rollers The Crime City Rollers are an all-female flat track roller derby league based in Malmö, Sweden.Established in 2010, the Crime City Rollers comprises one home team and two traveling teams representing the league in competition with other leagues... , Dirty River Roller Grrrls, Helsinki Roller Derby Helsinki Roller Derby Helsinki Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Helsinki in Finland. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of two home teams and one travel team who compete against teams from other leagues.... , Kallio Rolling Rainbow, Tampere Rollin' Hos
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	DC Rollergirls DC Rollergirls The DC Rollergirls are the only flat track roller derby league in Washington, D.C. Historically, DC was home to the Washington, D.C. Jets, which played banked track derby until 1978. Roller derby has grown in popularity since 2003, largely due to the creation of the WFTDA... , Les Petites Morts de Bordeaux, Montreal Roller Derby Montreal Roller Derby Montreal Roller Derby, the first flat-track roller derby league in Montreal, is a non-profit organization that was started in 2006 by Georgia W. Tush.Montreal Roller Derby League became the first non-U.S... , Paris Rollergirls Paris Rollergirls The Paris Rollergirls is a roller derby league based in Paris, France. Founded in February 2010, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues.-History:... , Pioneer Valley Roller Derby Pioneer Valley Roller Derby Pioneer Valley Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Founded in early 2006, the league was the first in the new flat-track roller derby movement that featured both women's and men's teams.... , Roller Derby Metz Club, Roller Derby Toulouse
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	Barock City Roller Derby, Bear City Roller Derby Bear City Roller Derby Bear City Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Berlin. Founded in 2008, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues.-History:... , Harbor Girls Hamburg, Philly Rollergirls Philly Rollergirls The Philly Rollergirls, or PRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, the league played their fourth season in 2009... , Ruhrpott Roller Girls, Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz
Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...	Birmingham Blitz Dames Birmingham Blitz Dames The Birmingham Blitz Dames are a roller derby league based in Birmingham in England. Founded in October 2006, the league currently has two teams, the Bombshells and the Sirens, and a mixed team which competes with teams from other leagues.... , Cork City Firebirds, Dolly Rockit Rollers Dolly Rockit Rollers The Dolly Rockit Rollers are Leicester's only roller derby team. They skate Flat Track Roller Derby by the rules of WFTDA, the governing body for Roller Derby.They started up in January 2010 and are still going strong... , Dublin Roller Girls Dublin Roller Girls The Dublin Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Dublin. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of two teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.-History:... , Glasgow Roller Girls Glasgow Roller Girls The Glasgow Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league has three teams, and two combined teams which compete with other leagues.-History:... , Kernow Rollers, London Rollergirls London Rollergirls The London Rollergirls is an all-women flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in London, England. Founded in April 2006, the London Rollergirls is the oldest all-female roller derby league in the United Kingdom... , Rat City Rollergirls Rat City Rollergirls The Rat City Rollergirls are a flat-track roller derby league in Seattle, Washington. The league is composed of four member teams for intra-league play, an all-star travel team that competes with other leagues, and another travel team that plays in exhibition games with other leagues...
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	Dead End Derby, Hellmilton Roller Ghouls, Mount Militia Derby Crew, Northland Nightmares, Pirate City Rollers Pirate City Rollers Pirate City Rollers is a roller derby league based in Auckland. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of three teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.... , Richter City Roller Derby Richter City Roller Derby Richter City Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Wellington. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues....
Scotland Scotland Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...	Auld Reekie Roller Girls Auld Reekie Roller Girls The Auld Reekie Roller Girls are an all female flat track roller derby league based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was formed in April 2008. ARRG were the first roller derby league in Edinburgh and are the second league in Scotland. ARRG is skater owned and run, with the aim of promoting... , Glasgow Roller Girls Glasgow Roller Girls The Glasgow Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league has three teams, and two combined teams which compete with other leagues.-History:... , Granite City Roller Girls Granite City Roller Girls The Granite City Roller Girls is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently has a single team which competes with teams from other leagues.-History:... , So Cal Derby
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Crime City Rollers Crime City Rollers The Crime City Rollers are an all-female flat track roller derby league based in Malmö, Sweden.Established in 2010, the Crime City Rollers comprises one home team and two traveling teams representing the league in competition with other leagues... , London Rockin Rollers London Rockin Rollers The London Rockin' Rollers are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in London, England and play by Women's Flat Track Derby Association rules.... , London Rollergirls London Rollergirls The London Rollergirls is an all-women flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in London, England. Founded in April 2006, the London Rollergirls is the oldest all-female roller derby league in the United Kingdom... , Stockholm Roller Derby Stockholm Roller Derby Stockholm Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Sweden. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues.... .
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Team USA has assembled a roster of 28 skaters to send for an all-star All-star All-star is a term designating an individual as having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry...  bout slated for play ahead of the tournament proper. Almost half of the skaters have experience skating for WFTDA Championships WFTDA Championships The WFTDA Championships are the leading competition for roller derby leagues.The Championships are organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association . They originated in 2006 as the National WFTDA Championship...  squads. Boston Derby Dames Boston Derby Dames The Boston Derby Dames, or BDD, are a flat-track roller derby league based in Boston, Massachusetts. The league was founded in May 2005. The BDD are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .-Teams:... , Charm City Rollergirls, Dutchland Rollers Dutchland Rollers Dutchland Rollers or Dutchland DerbyRollers , are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, the league played their fifth season in 2010... , Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Girls Roller Derby Gotham Girls Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in New York City, New York. Founded in late 2003, Gotham Girls Roller Derby was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the metropolitan New York area... , Minnesota RollerGirls Minnesota RollerGirls Minnesota RollerGirls is an all-women amateur flat-track roller derby league based in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area of the U.S. state of Minnesota... , Oly Rollers Oly Rollers The Oly Rollers are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Olympia, Washington. The league was founded in February of 2006. The Oly Rollers are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .-Teams:... , Philly Rollergirls Philly Rollergirls The Philly Rollergirls, or PRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, the league played their fourth season in 2009... , Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Rocky Mountain Rollergirls The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, or RMRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Denver, Colorado. The league was founded in 2004. The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association .-Teams:... , Rose City Rollers Rose City Rollers The Rose City Rollers are an all-female flat track roller derby league founded in Portland, Oregon, United States. Established in 2004, the Rose City Rollers comprises four local home teams and two all-star traveling teams that represent the league in competition with other leagues... , Steel City Derby Demons Steel City Derby Demons Steel City Derby Demons or SCDD, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2006, the league played their fourth season in 2010... , Windy City Rollers Windy City Rollers The Windy City Rollers are an all-female flat-track Roller Derby league located in Chicago, the city where roller derby first emerged as a sport in 1937...

Group Stage

All teams compete in the group stage. Each team was placed in one of four groups, which contain either three or four teams. Every team will play all the other teams in their group, and this process will determine the seeding for the elimination stage.

Group A

Team
Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0
Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0
France	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group B

Team
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group C

Team
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland	0	0	0	0	0	0
USA	0	0	0	0	0	0

Group D

Team
Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0
England	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0

External links

• Official Blood & Thunder World Cup info page