Tucson, AZ

By PyRo Blaze

Game 7 of the Tucson’s D1 Playoffs, featuring Team United Roller Derby of Des Moines, Iowa, vs Arizona Roller Derby (AZRD) of Phoenix, Arizona, was from start to end a fun, fast-paced game played with determination and energy. After losing their bouts yesterday—AZRD falling to Mad Rollin’ Dolls of Madison, WIsconsin, in Game 2 (171-221); Tean United falling to Arch Rival Roller Girls of St Louis, Missouri, in Game 3 (76-241)—both teams brought renewed focus, teamwork, and heart to the track for the first bout of day 2 at the Tucson D1 Playoffs.

By PyRo Blaze

Game 6 of the 2015 International WFTDA Playoffs in Tucson, Arizona, reinforced a cardinal rule of successful game play: power jams are deadly.

Before the whistle, one might have expect a relatively close game between Rocky Mountain Rollegirls (RMRG) of Denver, Seed 4 in the Tucson D1 tournament, against Seed 5, Charm City Rollergirls of Baltimore. But that assumption dissolved almost immediately.

By Momo

The #3 and #35 ranked WFTDA teams met today in game 5 of the first of 4 Division 1 Playoffs in Tucson, AZ. The number 1 seed, Victorian Roller Derby League, a heavy favorite at this event, faced off against the Mad Rollin’ Dolls from Madison, Wisconsin. The highly ranked league from Down Under came out on top of this match-up, but the Rollin’ Dolls fought with spirit to very end.

By Lexistential Crisis

In the first quarterfinal game of the 2015 International WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Tucson the 2nd seed Bay Area Derby Girls of Oakland, California met the 7th seed Terminal City Rollergirls of Vancouver, British Columbia. In June Bay Area took a dominant win of 278-75 and won by a similar margin of 251-77 today. Terminal City played a very tough regular season schedule that also included large losses to Rose City, Denver, and Rocky Mountain and a single-point victory over Rat City last month. Both teams put on a defensive showcase, but Bay Area was able to create more effective walls in order to limit Terminal City’s scoring.

By The Oxford Commakaze

Team United Women’s Roller Derby of Urbandale, Iowa, was a bit of a mystery going into its first-ever tournament in its inaugural WFTDA season -- but the Arch Rival Roller Girls of St. Louis, Mo., solved that mystery pretty quickly, posting a 241-76 victory in the third game of the 2015 International WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs Tucson.