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Thank you for your interest in day 3 of the 2016 International WFTDA Championships, live from Portland, Oregon.If you're new to roller derby and the WFTDA, this page will give you all of the information you need about our sport and our organization.

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WFTDA Championships Day 3 Game Schedule

(Pacific Standard Time)

12:00 PM D2 Game 3: Loser D2 Game 1 v Loser D2 Game 2 (D2 3rd Place)
2:00 PM D2 Game 4: Winner D2 Game 1 v Winner D2 Game 2 (D2 1st Place)
4:00 PM Game 11: Loser Game 9 v Loser Game 10 (D1 3rd Place)
6:00 PM Game 12: Winner Game 9 v Winner Game 10 (D1 1st Place)
7:30 PM Medals Ceremony

About Roller Derby

The sport of roller derby was first conceived in the 1930s, and was played on a banked track and was popular in the United States until it fizzled out in the 1970s. In the early 2000s, modern women’s roller derby got its start in Austin, Texas. Starting with the Texas Rollergirls, flat track roller derby leagues began forming as businesses run by the athletes themselves. The flat track version of the sport spread like wildfire in subsequent years, as the ability to mark track boundaries on a skating rink floor or other venues, rather than building and storing a large banked track, made it possible to play the game just about anywhere. Today, several hundred leagues exist all over the world.

While the original version of the sport eventually became more of a spectacle with fights and other staged theatrics, today's roller derby is a legitimate sport played by true athletes.

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For a brief overview of the basics of flat track roller derby, watch the video below.

About WFTDA

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women’s flat track roller derby and a membership organization for leagues to collaborate and network. The WFTDA sets standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determines guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. With more than 400 affiliated members worldwide, WFTDA is the largest roller derby organization in the world.

The governing philosophy of the WFTDA is “by the skaters, for the skaters.” Female skaters are primary owners, managers, and/or operators of each member league and of the association itself. Operational tasks include setting standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determining guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. The WFTDA is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, and is governed by a five-member, volunteer Board of Directors.

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About Playoffs and Championships

Each WFTDA Member League has a Charter team that competes with other WFTDA leagues in sanctioned games that determine placement in the WFTDA Rankings. The top ranked teams as of the June 30th Rankings compete in six Playoff tournaments in the fall, with the top finishers advancing to the Championship tournament.

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