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.

WFTDA Western Regional Tournament
2007–2012
Tournament information
LocationVarious
Month playedSeptember
Established2007
FormatKnockout
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

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Bay Area take on Rose City at the 2012 Tournament
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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "WFTDA 2011 Big 5 Tournament Schedule Announced Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 9 November 2010
  2. ^ 2007 Dust Devil Tournament Archived 2007-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, 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. Archived from the original on 2 July 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  9. ^ [1] Derby News Network
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ 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.