Charleston, WV

By The Oxford Commakaze

Kicking off the second day of the international 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs Charleston, the higher-seeded Boston Derby Dames (6 seed, WFTDA 22) defeated the Jet City Rollergirls (8 seed, WFTDA 30) of Everett, Wash. – but not without a good scare from the West Coast team in the first half.

By Lexistential Crisis

In the final Friday game of the international WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Charleston, the top seed Rose City Rollers of Portland, Oregon (#4) proved their dominance against the 9 seed, Columbia QuadSquad of Columbia, South Carolina (#37).

By The Oxford Commakaze

A crowd-pleasing bout pitting the underdog Mad Rollin’ Dolls (7 seed, WFTDA 29) of Madison, Wisc., against the Victorian Roller Derby League (2 seed, WFTDA 5) of Melbourne, Australia, did not end with a close score, but both teams had little – or big – victories to end their first day at the WFTDA 2014 Division 1 Playoffs Charleston. Madison more than quadrupled its score in the second half of the game, and VRL came away with a big 338-59 win and valuable playoff experience.

By Lexistential Crisis

Naptown Roller Girls (seed 5, #21) kept up with the Atlanta Rollergirls (seed 4, #13) throughout the first half of Game 6 of the International 2014 WFTDA D1 Playoffs in Charleston, West Virgina, but Atlanta extended the score in the second half for a solid win. Naptown of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Atlanta of Atlanta, Georgia, last played each other in July with a similar outcome, as Atlanta won 221-72.

By The Oxford Commakaze

In a fast-moving game that never gave the audience a chance to catch its breath (let alone the skaters), the Philly Roller Girls (seed 3, WFTDA #12) shut down the Boston Derby Dames (seed 6, WFTDA #22) 320-116 in the third game at the International 2014 WFTDA Division 1 playoffs, Charleston. After Boston climbed its way to the lead for a brief moment in the first half, Philly stole the lead again and never looked back.