Lansing, MI

By Zack “NoMad” Sherman

The second day of the 2016 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Lansing closed with an eagerly awaited game between the third-seeded Wasatch Roller Derby’s Midnight Terrors of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the seventh-seeded Charlottesville Derby Dames’ All-Stars of Charlottesville, Virginia, to determine which team would go on to play at the 2016 International Division 2 Championships in November. Although both squads showed a similarly hard-hitting style of play, Charlottesville demonstrated their recent D1 experience even though they came in as the lower seed. Wasatch simply wasn’t able to check the unending avalanche of points Charlottesville piled on in their 233-146 win.

By Ms. Judgment

Saturday’s fifth game of 2016 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Lansing was a consolation bracket matchup between fourth-seeded Cincinnati Rollergirls of Cincinnati, OH USA and eighth-seeded Bear City Roller Derby of Berlin, Germany. Cincinnati arrived via a first-round upset loss to fifth-seed Calgary Roller Derby Association, while Bear City won their first-round match against ninth-seeded Tri-City Roller Derby, but lost to the tournament’s highest seed, Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore, MD).

By NoMad

Tri-City Roller Derby Tri-City Thunder of Kitchener, Ontario Canada readily leapt into Game 10 of the 2016 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Lansing against Sac City Rollers Capitol Punishers from Sacramento, California, and they were able to carry that early momentum all the way to the finish with a 223-164 win.

By Ms. Judgment

The third game of Saturday’s 2016 International WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs Lansing pitted the #1 seed Charm City Roller Girls of Baltimore, MD USA against the #5 seed Calgary Roller Derby Association of Calgary, AB Canada. Perennial D1 contender Charm may have been the heavy favorite, but Calgary’s scrappy determination and resilience helped them come out ahead after an intense battle with damaging penalties and multiple lead changes.

By NoMad

Saturday afternoon in Lansing saw the Cincinnati Rollergirls Black Sheep from Cincinnati, OH USA (seed #4, WFTDA #48) run a route on the Grand Raggidy Roller Derby All Stars from Grand Rapids, MI USA. Cincinnati dominated for most of the game, and despite an ambitious 39-2 push from Grand Raggidy in the final two jams, they came out with a strong win, 292-126.