Derby News
Track Queens 9th Place: Glasgow Outlasts Central City, 208-149
BERLIN, GERMANY--Central City and Glasgow were fighting to avoid tenth place in the opening bout of the final day of Track Queens: Battle Royal. A 51-0 opening run gave Glasgow the cushion they needed to absorb a hatful of jammer penalties later in the game and finish 208-149 winners.
Track Queens Consolation: Gent Fends Off Crime City, 234-135
BERLIN, GERMANY -- Crime City opened up an early lead, but the game turned on two consecutive power jams for Gent halfway through the first period. They’d been held scoreless for the first several minutes, but opened up a 40 point lead with 17 minutes left in the first period; they never looked back en route to a 234-135 win.
Track Queens Consolation: Helsinki Pummels Leeds, 233-94
BERLIN, GERMANY -- In a hard-hitting and fast-moving bout, a physical Helsinki team ran all over Leeds, opening up a 90-point lead in the first 15 minutes of the game.
Track Queens Semifinal: Berlin Edges Out Stockholm, 185-181
BERLIN, GERMANY--Bout four of day two of Track Queens saw the hosts playing again after narrowly escaping a massive upset against Gent last night. A nearly full-house greeted the home team rapturously--but that was nothing compared the noise they made as Berlin snatched a last-jam win from the jaws of defeat.
Track Queens Semifinal: London Dismisses Auld Reekie, 475-28
BERLIN, GERMANY--The first semifinal of Track Queens: Battle Royal was the third bout of the second day, and saw a rematch of the most lopsided bout in WFTDA history--London's 667-18 demolition of Auld Reekie earlier in 2012. While the result was never in doubt, it was clear from the very first jam it wasn't going to be as much of a blowout this time around.
Track Queens Consolation: Crime City Arrests Glasgow, 171-145
BERLIN, GERMANY--An increasingly raucous crowd cheered on the second bout of the second day of Track Queens in a bout that was as much of a nailbiter as many of the bouts on day one. A back-and-forth first half saw Glasgow hold a three-point half-time lead, but it was Crime City who triumphed, 171-145.
Track Queens Consolation: Leeds Punishes Central City, 180-105
BERLIN, GERMANY--Day two of Track Queens: Battle Royal saw two of the tournament's English teams face off in the consolation bracket in an attempt to avoid the wooden spoon bout.
Track Queens: Berlin Survives Gent, 167-139
BERLIN, GERMANY -- A raucous full-house were present to see the final quarter-final of Track Queens: Battle Royal--tournament hosts and second seeds Bear City Roller Derby's Berlin Bombshells against tenth seed Go-Go Gent Roller Girls, fresh from their upset of Leeds earlier in the day.
Track Queens: London Finishes Helsinki, 584-37
BERLIN, GERMANY--Tournament favourites and DNN #11 London Rollergirls took on Helsinki in the penultimate bout of the first day of Track Queens: Battle Royal. They were never in danger of being victims of the day's fourth seeding upset against ninth-seed Helsinki, and delivered a 584-37 blowout despite giving habitual jammer Kamikaze Kitten a break from jamming for the entire second period.
Track Queens: Stockholm Denies Glasgow, 205-134
BERLIN, GERMANY--After the first three games had all resulted in upsets, Stockholm started their bout against Glasgow with reason to worry about the tournament six seeds--but while a 73-4 run from Glasgow towards the end of the first period showed they had reason to worry, it was the Swedes who ended up comfortable 205-134 winners after a dominant second-half display.
Track Queens: Auld Reekie Scotches Central City, 160-142
BERLIN, GERMANY--The first quarter-final of Track Queens: Battle Royale was fought between two British teams who knew each other quite well--Birmingham's Central City Rollergirls and Edinburgh's Auld Reekie Rollergirls. CCR had got the better of Auld Reekie in their last encounter, but it was Auld Reekie who took the win this time, 160-142.
Track Queens: Gent Shocks Leeds, 202-147
BERLIN, GERMANY -- The second bout of the day saw the 10-seeded Gent Go Go Roller Girls, the only Belgian team in the tournament, upset 7-seeded Leeds Roller Dolls and will get the chance to take on tournament hosts and second seeds Berlin in the final quarterfinal tonight.
Track Queens: Helsinki Escapes Crime City, 199-190
BERLIN, GERMANY -- A Nordic battle took the ice off the Arena Berlin for the first bout of the day. A back-and-forth first half saw the Swedes mostly in the ascendency, but a strong second half from the Finns saw Helsinki progress over Crime City 199-190.
Preview: Track Queens: Battle Royal
BERLIN, GERMANY: Oh, you thought tournament season was over? You thought you were all done with minors in sanctioned play? And perhaps you even thought you had seen your last regional tournament. Well, 2012 has some life left in it yet.
WFTDA Championships Final: 1E Gotham Repeats on 1W Oly, 233-130
ATLANTA, GA -- On Sunday afternoon, 1E Gotham became the first team to ever win the WFTDA's championship trophy in consecutive years when they defeated 1W Oly in the WFTDA Championships final for the second year in a row.
Championships Third Place: 2W Denver Rallies Past 1SC Texas, 210-199
ATLANTA, GA -- For the second year in a row the Texecutioners found themselves confounding expectations, the odds and all reason to compete for third place. They came up against a Denver team who found themselves competing for third for the second time in two visits.
Championships Semifinal: 1E Gotham Marches Over 2W Denver, 221-120
ATLANTA, GA – The favoured Gotham squad will defend the WFTDA Championship tomorrow following a 221-120 win over Denver. Denver exhibited spirited defence and, especially when they had a full pack, were often able to contain Gotham’s jammers – but it took them the better part of the match to get a handle on Bonnie Thunders, and at that point it was just too late.
Championships Semifinal: 1W Oly Vaults 2SC Texas, 224-147
ATLANTA, GA -- 1W Oly improved to 12-0 on the year and earned their 4th straight trip to the WFTDA championship game with a big win over Texas in the WFTDA semifinal. Three power jams in the first 10 minutes staked Oly to a 70 point lead right out of the box, and Oly was in never in danger of seeing that advantage evaporate on their way to a 224-147 win.
Championships Quarterfinal: 1E Gotham Routs 3NC Naptown, 316-111
ATLANTA, GA -- In the final quarterfinal bout of the 2012 WFTDA Championships tournament, 1E Gotham rolled to an expected big win over 3NC Naptown, running up a 205 margin of victory by a final of 316-111. Naptown had particular trouble with the penalty box, giving up 37 minutes of penalty time against 23 for Gotham -- they also lost their jammer 7 times against 4 for Gotham.
Championships Quarterfinal: 2W Denver Thumps 1NC Windy City, 212-130
ATLANTA, GA -- When the Windy City Rollers and the Denver Roller Dolls last met, it was a last-jam thriller, with the Mile High Club escaping Chicago with a nine-point win in their final game before playoff season began. This bout was penalty heavy for both teams but didn't have any of those fireworks or late-game drama; Denver took the lead in the very first jam, and never relinquished it.
Championships Quarterfinal: 1W Oly Ejects 2NC Minnesota, 218-125
ATLANTA, GA -- For the first twenty minutes of the quarterfinal bout between 1W Oly and 2NC Minnesota, it looked as if Minnesota might be able to land a major upset -- but Oly took over in the last minutes of the first half and never relinquished control of the game. Oly's lead was as high as 115 points in the second half, and they took a 218-125 win to advance to the semifinals against Texas.
Championships Quarterfinal: 1SC Texas Escapes 3W Bay Area, 216-161
ATLANTA, GA – The first half was almost all Bay Area, but major penalty trouble for the team in gold and an exceptionally strong performance from Texas’ Killbox saw the pendulum shift in the second half. Texas took the lead halfway through the second period and held it, skating away with a 216-161 win to progress in the tournament.
Championships Opening Round: 3NC Naptown Comes Back on 2SC Atlanta, 169-153
ATLANTA, GA -- In the final opening-round bout of the WFTDA Championships tournament, host league 2SC Atlanta jumped out to a 50-0 lead in the first ten minutes but could not hold back a determined comeback from 3NC Naptown.
Championships Opening Round: 3W Bay Area Rebuffs 2E Philly, 169-119
ATLANTA, GA -- Bay Area returned to Championships for the first time since 2010 aiming to survive the first round for the first time, with Philly looking to find the sort of form that guided them to 4th place that same year. While Philly opened the scoring, Bay Area had taken the lead by the end of jam three and never looked in any serious danger of surrendering it.
Championships Opening Round: 2NC Minnesota Stops 3SC Kansas City, 244-168
ATLANTA, GA -- In the second bout of the WFTDA Championships opening round, 2NC Minnesota got revenge for a late-second unsanctioned loss against 3SC Kansas City with a 96 point win, 244-168. Kansas City still had an outside chance with under ten minutes to play, but a late 23-0 followed by a 15-0 for Minnesota put the game far out of reach.
