Sacramento, CA

by Vile Love It

The No. 3 seed Denver Roller Dolls and the No. 2 seed Minnesota RollerGirls met on the road to Champs in a grinding bout that had the pack moving so slowly at times as the jammers tried to chisel their way through the defensive walls, it seemed that the play was in slow motion. But once Denver caught the momentum, they picked up speed and skated away with the win. They will play the Gotham Girls Roller Derby for 1st place on Sunday and make the trip to the international 2014 WFTDA Championships in Nashville Oct. 31-Nov. 2 to play for the coveted Hydra.

Tampa Tantrums Pull Out a Win Over the Santa Cruz Bombshells

By Jezebelle Z. Bub

Coming off their loss to Denver on Friday and win over New Hampshire Saturday morning, the 6 seed Santa Cruz Derby Girls (rank #25) from Santa Cruz, California play 7 seed Tampa Roller Derby (rank #26) from Tampa, Florida, for a chance to move into the 5th Place game in the international 2014 WFTDA Division 1 playoffs. Tampa executed the first rankings upset of the tournament to take the win, 278-101.

Terminal City rolls through Kansas City to advance for fifth / sixth place.

by Shelly Shankya

In a re-match of their game in May at the Big O Tournament, Terminal City Rollergirls of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (seed 5, rank #18) finished with a repeat win over Kansas City Roller Warriors of Kansas City, Missouri, USA (seed 8, rank #33) in Game 10 of international WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Sacramento.

GOTHAM GIRL ROLLER DERBY ALL-STARS STAKE THIER CLAIM TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

By Jezebelle Z. Bub

Coming off yesterday’s wins, first seed Gotham Girls Roller Derby All-Stars (rank #1) from New York, New York, played fourth seed Rat City Rollergirls All-Stars (rank #16) from Seattle, Washington for a ticket to the dance in Sunday night’s international 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Championship game. Gotham comes out ahead, 297-92.

by Vile Love It

If you looked at the numbers before the game between the No. 6 seed Santa Cruz Derby Girls and the No. 9 seed New Hampshire Roller Derby, you might have expected a closer game. In last year’s Division 1 tournament, New Hampshire placed 8th. Santa Cruz, on the other hand, won their Division 2 tournament and fell to the Jet City Rollergirls in the Division 2 Championships. The 2013-2014 season left Santa Cruz ranked 25th and New Hampshire ranked 34th.