Salt Lake City, UT

by Danger (ismymiddlename)

Words like 'solid' and 'controlled' are familiar ones to describe the stature and playing styles of both teams entering the first placement game. B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls, from San Francisco, California, and Angel City Derby Girls, of Los Angeles, California, are also a familiar match, having met twice in the last few months. Their first game played against one another this season had a large point disparity in Bay Area's favor, but their last meeting at Golden Bowl worked out quite different with a far narrower 41-point difference, even though it was played on BAD's home turf. What this meant was that this game had the potential to tip in either direction - both teams with two wins and an assured trip to Championships in Nashville under their belt.

by Shelly Shankya

With multiple jammer penalties, Charm City Roller Girls (seed 4, rank #15) of Baltimore, Maryland, USA fell to the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (seed 3, rank #10) of Denver, Colorado, USA in Game 16 of Day 3 at the international WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Salt Lake City. Because of their win Rocky Mountain will head to Championships in Nashville on Oct. 31-Nov 2.

by Danger (ismymiddlename)

Montreal Roller Derby, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, faced the Arch Rival Roller Girls,from St. Louis, Missouri, in the game to determine 5th sudden momentum switches, with walls breaking into the front and back of the pack. While the score stayed close for the first half, the second half brought Montreal back with an almost visible hunger, resulting in defensive control and persistent lead jammer grabs. The game ended in a convincing win for the Canadians, 205-142.

By Vile Love It

In an almost repeat game from earlier in the season, Wasatch Roller Derby, Salt Lake City, UT (seed 6) and the No Coast Derby Girls, Lincoln, NE (seed 9) met up in the battle for 7th place that came down to the last jam and was decided by 3 points. The last time these two teams met in sanctioned play, the game was decided in the last jam with No Coast winning by 2 points.

By Danger (ismymiddlename)

Tri-City Roller Derby did what none of the other teams in the international 2014 WFDA Playoffs Salt Lake City had been able to - they slowed Oklahoma Victory Dolls’ play down somewhat. The notoriously speedy Oklahoma City, OK team kept tangling with Tri-City’s determined back-of-pack play, and even starts right on the jam line for Tri-City weren’t letting Oklahoma start racing. While the teams have never met before, they proved in breathtaking style just how closely matched they are, when a game that was tied after 60 minutes game was decided in overtime, finishing with a narrow win for Tri-City, 190-185.