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Jenna Cloughley
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November 20, 2009
WFTDA congratulates the Oly Rollers of Olympia, WA, on winning the 2009 WFTDA National Tournament. WFTDA tournament season came to an end on Nov. 15, after the top 12 seeds for the 2009 roller derby season faced off at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA, at an event hosted by the Philly Roller Girls.
Appropriately named "Declaration of Derby," the National Tournament once again brought together the best talent flat-track roller derby has to offer.
The Oly Rollers joined WFTDA in April 2008, and this was the first tournament season in which the league was eligible to participate. Oly's Cosa Nostra Donnas won the 2009 Western Regional Tournament in October and entered the 2009 National Tournament as the #1 seed from their region, earning a first-round bye. The team defeated two prior national champions, Gotham Girls Roller Derby (2008) and Texas Rollergirls (2006), on their path to claim the Hydra, WFTDA’s championship trophy.
“This year is our Cinderella story. We were not even ranked at the beginning of the year,” said Oly Rollers skater Atomatrix. “Thanks to the Rose City Rollers for giving us a chance. We are now the National Champions!”
The Texas Rollergirls of Austin, TX, took second place in the tournament, followed by the Denver Roller Dolls in third place and the Rocky Mountain Roller Girls in fourth place. Both Denver and Rocky Mountain hail from Denver, CO. Other results are as follows:
Day 1 Day 2 Madison 96/Boston 104 Boston 72/Texas 111 Rocky Mountain 239/Houston 46 Rocky Mountain 128/Philly 121 Kansas City 89/Denver 175 Denver 157/Windy City 125 Gotham Girls 187/Detroit 38 Gotham Girls 105/Oly 136 Rocky Mountain 82/Texas 139 Denver 91/Oly 178
Day 3 Denver 151/Rocky Mountain 103 Oly 178/Texas 101
The top three teams from each region – East, North Central, South Central and West – participated in the WFTDA National Tournament. This was the inaugural year for the North Central and South Central tournaments, resulting in the largest tournament pool in WFTDA history. The top teams from each division were:
Eastern Division North Central Division Eastern Regional Tournament was held North Central Regional Tournament was held Sept. 11-13, 2009 Sept. 18-20, 2009 Hosted by Carolina Roller Girls, Raleigh, N.C. Hosted by Minnesota Roller Girls, St. Paul, MN 1 Philly Roller Girls - Philadelphia, PA 1 Windy City Rollers - Chicago, IL 2 Gotham Girls Roller Derby - New York, NY 2 Mad Rollin' Dolls - Madison, WI 3 Boston Derby Dames - Boston, MA 3 Detroit Derby Girls - Detroit, MI
South Central Division Western Division South Central Regional Tournament was held Western Regional Tournament was held Sept. 25-27, 2009 Oct 2-4, 2009 Hosted by Atlanta Roller Girls, Atlanta, GA Hosted by Denver Roller Dolls and 1 Texas Roller Girls - Austin, TX Rocky Mountain Roller Girls, Denver, CO 2 Kansas City Roller Warriors - Kansas City, MO 1 Oly Rollers - Olympia, WA 3 Houston Roller Derby - Houston, TX 2 Rocky Mountain Roller Girls - Denver, CO 3 Denver Roller Dolls - Denver, CO
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