Detroit, MI

By The Oxford Commakaze

For most of the first half of the 1st Place game at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Detroit, it looked like the Nashville Rollergirls of Nashville, Tennessee, had a clear handle on the path to the top seed at the Division 2 Championships in November. Not to be discounted, however, the Sacred City Derby Girls of Sacramento, California, kept things interesting with a two-point gap at halftime, seven lead changes in the second half and a narrow five-point lead with just seconds on the clock for the last jam. In a last-second power jam to flip the score, Nashville gathered just enough points to flip the lead and end the game in first place.

By Vile Love It

The game for the WFDTA D2 Playoffs Detroit bronze metal between the #4 Seed Naptown Roller Girls (#48) and #6 Seed Chicago Outfit Roller Derby (#52) was a tale of two periods. The first period was a low-scoring defensive battle. After halftime though, Naptown pulled away from The Outfit and ran away with third place in the tournament.

By The Oxford Commakaze

Wasatch Roller Derby of Salt Lake City, Utah, held on to its #5 seeding at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Detroit by holding back Bear City Roller Derby of Berlin, Germany, relying on both skilled skaters and a savvy bench that won three of four official reviews -- a rarity.

By Vile Love It

The battle for 7th place in the WFTDA Playoffs Detroit between the #3 Seed Emerald City Roller Girls (#47) and the #8 Seed Sac City Rollers (#56) was typical of many of the games in this D2 Playoffs with tight packs, star passes and stashes and a late-stage come back.

By The Oxford Commakaze

The Boulder County Bombers (#7) of Longmont, Colorado, found their first win of the weekend as they toppled the Brewcity Bruisers (#9) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to claim 9th Place at the 2015 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Detroit.