Gotham Girls Roller Derby Wins Sacramento Playoffs

WFTDA tournament season resumed in Sacramento, California, USA, this weekend with the first round of the international 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs. Despite strong challenges from their opponents, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, of New York, New York, USA, maintained their multi-year undefeated streak and advanced to the international 2014 WFTDA Championships as a 1 seed. Gotham are the reigning WFTDA Champions, having won the title three years in a row.

Joining Gotham in Nashville Oct. 31-Nov. 2 will be Denver Roller Dolls, of Denver, Colorado, USA, and Minnesota RollerGirls, of St. Paul, Minnesota, USA, as the 2 and 3 seeds, respectively.

Blocker OMG WTF of Gotham Girls Roller Derby was named tournament MVP.

If you missed out on some of the action this weekend, check out photos and game recaps in our Sacramento tournament blog, and keep an eye out later this week for the WFTDA.tv game archives!

Final standings:

1st Place – Gotham Girls Roller Derby (1 seed)
2nd Place – Denver Roller Dolls (3 seed)
3rd Place – Minnesota RollerGirls (2 seed)
4th Place – Rat City Rollergirls (4 seed)
5th Place – Tampa Roller Derby (7 seed)
6th Place – Terminal City Rollergirls (5 seed)
7th Place – Santa Cruz Derby Girls (6 seed)
8th Place – Kansas City Roller Warriors (8 seed)
9th Place – New Hampshire Roller Derby (9 seed)
10th Place – Blue Ridge Rollergirls (10 seed)

Congratulations to all the participating teams and thanks to all the officials, sponsors and volunteers who supported the event. Special thanks to tournament hosts Sacred City Derby Girls for welcoming the derby community to Sacramento!

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