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Taking the lead in the last jam of the game with just a 3-point win, the Victorian Roller Derby league of Melbourne, Australia, snatched First Place and a first round bye at Championships from the grasp of Angel City Derby Girls, of Los Angeles. The dramatic final game capped a weekend full of fierce competition and surprising performances at the 2016 International WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Three more teams punched their tickets to Portland during the 2016 International WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. The Rose City Rollers of Portland, Oregon, secured their spot in the 2016 International WFTDA Championships, which the league is also hosting, with a semifinal win over the Atlanta Rollergirls. They finished the tournament in first place, defeating Denver Roller Derby 250-137 and earning a first-round bye at Champs.

The London Rollergirls (London, United Kingdom) fended off a fierce challenge from the Texas Rollergirls (Austin, Texas) to take First Place in the 2016 International WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Both teams will advance to the 2016 International WFTDA Championships on Nov. 4-6 in Portland, Oregon, but London will get a first-round bye due to taking the top spot at the Montréal tournament.

The second weekend of WFTDA Division 2 tournament games kept fans and skaters on the edge of their seats. Following in Wichita’s footsteps, the 2016 International WFTDA D2 Playoffs in Lansing, Michigan, USA served up a good deal of final-jam wins and seeding upsets. The top-seeded teams were knocked out of contention and the #5 and #7 seed teams rocketed up to earn two spots in the D2 bracket at the 2016 International WFTDA Championships.

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association is excited to announce the election of a new member of the Board of Directors, F-Bomb of the Rose City Rollers from Portland, Oregon. She will hold the position of Second Vice President.