Cleveland, OH

By The Oxford Commakaze

The Kansas City Roller Warriors of Kansas City, Missouri, edged out Demolition City Roller Derby of Evansville, Indiana, to take the top spot on the podium at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Cleveland in a game too tight to allow either team to ever get too comfortable.

By Lexistential Crisis

In the 3rd Place game of the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Cleveland Santa Cruz Derby Girls (Seed #1) competed against Houston Roller Derby (#6). These two teams last met in June at Midwest BrewHaHa where Santa Cruz took a 201-171 win. In a very defensive game Santa Cruz again came out victorious with a score of 154-141 to earn 3rd Place. Houston had the largest jams of the game with 21 and 17 point jams, but Santa Cruz was able to earn lead status more often and score more consistently.

By The Oxford Commakaze

Five lead changes, three tied jams and a one-point margin at the final whistle made for a high-intensity fifth-place game, with the St. Chux Derby Chix of O’Fallon, Missouri, overtaking the Brandywine Roller Girls of Downingtown, Pennsylvania, at the last second to end the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Cleveland in fifth place.

By Lexistential Crisis

The 8th and 9th seeded Jet City Rollergirls of Everett, Washington and Oklahoma Victory Dolls of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma met for the first time in Game 2 of the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs in Cleveland. After Oklahoma won with a score of 222-190 they moved on to lose to Santa Cruz Derby Girls and Brandywine Roller Girls while Jet City defeated Columbia and lost to St. Chux. This led both teams to a rematch in the 7th Place game. Despite some scoring surges from Oklahoma, Jet City remained in control of the game and finished in 7th Place.

By The Oxford Commakaze

After a back-and-forth game that saw eight lead changes and came down to a nail-biting final two-minute jam, the Columbia QuadSquad Rollergirls of Columbia, South Carolina, prevailed over Treasure Valley Roller Derby of Boise, Idaho, to take ninth place at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Cleveland.