WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament
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The WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament or WFTDA East Region Playoffs is one of four roller derby
qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships
.
The Tournament is organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
(WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the Eastern Region members are eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues qualify for the Eastern Regional Tournament. The top three leagues qualify for the Championships. Together, the four qualifying tournaments and Championships are termed the "Big 5".
. It was a 12-team single-elimination tournament with the same structure as February's Dust Devil Western Regional. There were numerous upsets on the second day: Chicago
's Windy City Rollers
, ranked #14 in the nation at the time, defeated the Mad Rollin' Dolls
of Madison, Wisconsin
, ranked #1 at the time. Additionally, the #19 Detroit Derby Girls
defeated the #6 Minnesota Rollergirls
, and the #10 Gotham Girls Roller Derby
defeated #9 Philly. In the championship bout, Gotham beat Windy City, 134–71.
(GGRD All-Stars) beat the Windy City Rollers
133-92 in the championship bout. Philly Rollergirls
' Liberty Belles beat the Carolina Rollergirls
112-48 in the consolation bout
to take third place.
' Boston Massacre defeated the Charm City Rollergirls 156-142 to take 3rd place.
's New Skids on the Block, who wound up finishing in 7th place. Gotham won the tournament for the third time in four years, defeating Philly 133 - 103 on day three, while 4th-ranked Charm City beat Boston 162 - 128 to take third place.
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...
qualifying tournaments for the 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...
.
The Tournament is organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
(WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the Eastern Region members are eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues qualify for the Eastern Regional Tournament. The top three leagues qualify for the Championships. Together, the four qualifying tournaments and Championships are termed the "Big 5".
Championships
| Year | Date | Name | Venue | Champion | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17-19 August | Heartland Havoc | Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
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... |
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... |
Carolina Rollergirls Carolina Rollergirls Founded in January 2004, the Carolina Rollergirls, known as CRG or Carolina Roller Derby, Inc. is an all-women, flat-track roller derby league with a stated mission to foster an alternative sport in North Carolina while training for national competition. Operating as a 501 non-profit organization,... |
| 2008 | 8-10 October | Derby in Dairyland | Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... |
Gotham Girls Roller Derby | Windy City Rollers | 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... |
| 2009 | 11-13 September | Wicked Wheels of the East | Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh... |
Philly Rollergirls | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | 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:... |
| 2010 | 24-26 September | Derby in the Burbs | White Plains, New York White Plains, New York White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound... |
Gotham Girls Roller Derby | Philly Rollergirls | Charm City Roller Girls Charm City Roller Girls The Charm City Roller Girls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association WFTDA roller derby league based in Baltimore, Maryland. The league was established in 2005. It is composed of four local teams, one all-star travel team and a B travel team, Female Trouble... |
| 2011 | 16-18 September | Nightmare on 95 | Baltimore, Maryland | Gotham Girls Roller Derby | Philly Rollergirls | Charm City Roller Girls |
2007 Heartland Havoc
The 2007 Eastern Regional Tournament was held August 17 - 19 in Columbus, OhioColumbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. It was a 12-team single-elimination tournament with the same structure as February's Dust Devil Western Regional. There were numerous upsets on the second day: Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's 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...
, ranked #14 in the nation at the time, defeated the Mad Rollin' Dolls
Mad Rollin' Dolls
Mad Rollin' Dolls is an all-women flat-track roller derby league based in Madison, Wisconsin.-League:As a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association , the Mad Rollin' Dolls compete as part of the WFTDA North Central region....
of Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
, ranked #1 at the time. Additionally, the #19 Detroit Derby Girls
Detroit Derby Girls
The Detroit Derby Girls, or DDG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Detroit, Michigan. The league was formed in January, 2005 and held their first bouts in February, 2006...
defeated the #6 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...
, and the #10 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...
defeated #9 Philly. In the championship bout, Gotham beat Windy City, 134–71.
2008 Derby In Dairyland
On October 10, 2008, the Gotham Girls Roller DerbyGotham 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...
(GGRD All-Stars) beat the 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...
133-92 in the championship bout. 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...
' Liberty Belles beat the Carolina Rollergirls
Carolina Rollergirls
Founded in January 2004, the Carolina Rollergirls, known as CRG or Carolina Roller Derby, Inc. is an all-women, flat-track roller derby league with a stated mission to foster an alternative sport in North Carolina while training for national competition. Operating as a 501 non-profit organization,...
112-48 in the consolation bout
Third place playoff
The third place playoff is a single match that is included in many sporting knockout tournaments to decide which competitor or team will be credited with finishing third and fourth. The teams that compete in the third place playoffs are usually the two losing semi-finalists in a particular...
to take third place.
2009 Wicked Wheels of the East
On September 13, 2009, the Philly Rollergirls' Liberty Belles beat Gotham Girls Roller Derby 90-89 in the East championship bout. The Boston Derby DamesBoston 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:...
' Boston Massacre defeated the Charm City Rollergirls 156-142 to take 3rd place.
2010 Derby In the Burbs
The 2010 tournament featured the first appearance by a non-American team at a WFTDA regional tournament, in 6th-ranked Montreal Roller DerbyMontreal 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...
's New Skids on the Block, who wound up finishing in 7th place. Gotham won the tournament for the third time in four years, defeating Philly 133 - 103 on day three, while 4th-ranked Charm City beat Boston 162 - 128 to take third place.