WFTDA Western Regional Tournament

WFTDA Western Regional Tournament
2007–2012
Tournament information
Location Various
Month played September
Established 2007
Format Knockout
Current champion
Oly Rollers

The WFTDA Western Regional Tournament or WFTDA West Region Playoffs was one of four roller derby qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships.

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 qualifyinh 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

Bay Area take on Rose City at the 2012 Tournament
YearDateNameVenueChampionSecondThird
2007[2]16-18 FebruaryDust DevilTucson, ArizonaRat City RollergirlsTucson Roller DerbyTexas Rollergirls
20081-3 OctoberBattle RoyaleHouston, TexasTexas RollergirlsB.ay A.rea D.erby GirlsRat City Rollergirls
2009[3]11-13 SeptemberDerby on the RocksDenver, ColoradoOly RollersRocky Mountain RollergirlsDenver Roller Dolls
2010[4]24-26 SeptemberRollin' on the RiverSacramento, CaliforniaRocky Mountain RollergirlsOly RollersB.ay A.rea D.erby Girls
2011[5]16-18 SeptemberBridgetown BrawlPortland, OregonOly RollersRocky Mountain RollergirlsRose City Rollers
2012[6]21-23 SeptemberBay of ReckoningOakland, CaliforniaOly RollersDenver Roller DollsB.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

  1. ↑ "WFTDA 2011 Big 5 Tournament Schedule Announced", WFTDA, 9 November 2010
  2. ↑ 2007 Dust Devil Tournament, Tucson Roller Derby
  3. ↑ Derby on the Rocks, WFTDA
  4. ↑ Rollin' on the River, WFTDA
  5. ↑ Bridgetown Brawl, WFTDA
  6. ↑ 2012 WFTDA West Region Playoffs, WFTDA
  7. ↑ "Dust Devil 2007 - Scores". Derby News Network. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "A Brief History of TRD". Tucson Roller Derby. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. ↑ Derby News Network
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081208074225/http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/leadjammer/2008/10/05/battle_royale_third_place_bout_rat_city_rollergirls_vs_duke_city_derby. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved September 29, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Feelgood, Justice. (2009-10-04) Western Regionals Capsule Recaps. Derby News Network. Retrieved on 2011-10-30.
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