2017 WFTDA D1 Champs: #9 Montréal Skids past #12 Crime City, 133-129

2017 WFTDA D1 Champs: #9 Montréal Skids past #12 Crime City, 133-129 Photo credit: Derby With Recess. facebook.com/DerbyWithRecess
November 3, 2017

PHILADELPHIA, PA – In the first game of the tournament Crime City was sure to make a statement in their debut performance at Championships. The #9-ranked Montréal New Skids on the Block took 3rd Place in Seattle while #12 Crime City finished 4th in Malmö. The crowd seemed to have a large Canadian presence, cheering on each of Montréal’s small victories, but Crime City kept taking the momentum back. With the score tied up with under five minutes left, this game was uncertain down to the very last jam.

Crime City won lead percentage for the game at an average of 52.6% but Montréal took hold of the game in the final quarter of play. Both teams had very consistent halves with the same amount of penalties and nearly the same amount of points in each period. The New Skids took a slight edge, however, and even with Falcon Punch taking a seat in the penalty box in the final seconds of the game, Montréal won 133-129.

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2017 WFTDA D1 Championships Central

2017 WFTDA D1 Championships Central Photo credit: Derby With Recess. facebook.com/DerbyWithRecess
November 3, 2017

Hosted by Philly Roller Derby, the 2017 WFTDA Division 1 Championships are upon us with 12 teams converging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to decide who is the best of the best. Gotham has had their legendary run with the Hydra, and now Rose City has kept it for two years in a row. Many think the trophy will end up down under while others hope to see it go a mile high. Ultimately, with the way the bracket fell into place this season, we will at least get a different matchup for the final game.

The annual November Championship tournament is only a Division 1 bracket this year since D2’s Playoffs and Champs were all in one weekend back in August in Pittsburgh, PA. Catch up on how each of the 12 D1 teams did this season, and how they are looking in their first-round matchups with Part 1 and Part 2 of our weekend preview.

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2017 WFTDA Championships Preview: Quarterfinal Games

2017 WFTDA Championships Preview: Quarterfinal Games Photo credit: Danforth Johnson.
November 1, 2017

In Part 1 of our 2017 WFTDA Championships preview, we looked at the teams who are battling it out in the first four games for a chance to take on the top seeds in the quarterfinal round of games. Now we will take a look at Victoria, Gotham, Rose City, and Denver who earned byes for this tournament and will play the winners of the play-in games.

The WFTDA had previously announced that the final game would air one ESPN2 but since then the schedule has changed and now the live broadcast will be on ESPN3 with a rerun the following Sunday on ESPN2. The rest of the games can be watched on WFTDA.tv, or check out WFTDA’s partnership with Twitch and their Roller Derby Watch Party.

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2017 WFTDA Championships Preview: Play-in Games

2017 WFTDA Championships Preview: Play-in Games 2016 Champs: Lonon vs Arch. Photo credit: Quick'N'Derby
October 31, 2017

Hosted by Philly Roller Derby, the 2017 WFTDA Division 1 Championships are upon us with 12 teams converging in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to decide who is the best of the best. Gotham has had their legendary run with the Hydra, and now Rose City has kept it for two years in a row. Many think the trophy will end up down under while others hope to see it go a mile high. Ultimately, with the way the bracket fell into place this season, we will at least get a different matchup for the final game.

There will be no Division 2 element to Champs this season since their Playoffs and Championships all played out in one weekend in Pittsburgh months ago. That leaves room for every team to at least play two games this weekend and keep the focus on one bracket. After everyone gets an extra hour of sleep Saturday night due to Daylight Saving Time, the Championship game will air on ESPN3*** Sunday at 6 PM EST. The rest of the games can be watched on WFTDA.tv, or check out WFTDA’s partnership with Twitch and their Roller Derby Watch Party. (***WFTDA previously announced that the final game would air on ESPN2, read here about the changes.)

We have analyzed each team for the first four games, the Play-in games which determine who moves on to face the four teams who earned a bye into this tournament. The team is listed with the placement they left their respective Playoff in along with their WFTDA ranking as of September 30th.

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The S.S. Roller Derby sails into Champs

The S.S. Roller Derby sails into Champs
October 30, 2017

HAPPY FALL! The S.S. Roller Derby set sail a little early this month, because we’re just that excited to share the new episode with you all. Plus! We found ourselves a proper recording studio, so things are sounding a lot better aboard this ship, if we do say so ourselves.

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