WFTDA Events
Oly Rollers win 2009 WFTDA National Championships
Photo by Jules Doyle
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) congratulates the Oly Rollers of Olympia, WA, on winning the 2009 WFTDA National Tournament. The WFTDA tournament season came to an end on Nov. 15, 2009 after the top 12 seeds for the 2009 roller derby season faced off at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, at an event hosted by the Philly Roller Girls. Appropriately named "Declaration of Derby," the National Tournament once again brought together the best talent flat-track roller derby has to offer.
The Oly Rollers joined WFTDA in April 2008, and this was the first tournament season in which the league was eligible to participate. The Cosa Nostra Donnas won the 2009 Western Regional Tournament in October and entered the 2009 National Tournament as the #1 seed from their region, earning a first-round Bye. The team defeated two prior national champions, Gotham Girls Roller Derby (2008) and Texas Rollergirls (2006), on their path to claim The Hydra, WFTDA’s championship trophy.
The Texas Rollergirls of Austin, TX, took second place in the tournament, followed by the Denver Roller Dolls in third place and the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls in fourth place.
- Read all the 2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps on Derby News Network.
2009 Tournaments
In previous years, there was just one regional tournament for each half of the country (East and West), and one national tournament for the eight teams who qualified from both regional tournaments. With the creation of four regions in 2008 (West, North Central, South Central, and East), we now have five tournaments, called the “Big Five:”
RollerCon 2009
Amid a flurry of beach balls and bouting, WFTDA was represented by members from all over the nation at RollerCon 2009.
The big draw of the weekend was the WFTDA-sponsored and sanctioned bout between Boston Derby Dames and B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls. WFTDA hosted sessions all week, and presented lots of helpful information that your home leagues can use.
Real. Strong. Athletic. Revolutionary.
