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2011 Roller Derby World Cup

The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations.

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The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations.

The inaugural 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and was held December 1 through 4, 2011, at The Bunker at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was won by Team USA, who beat Team Canada by a score of 336 points to 33 in the final.

Live online coverage of the entire event was broadcast on the Derby News Network.

Countries sending teams to the World Cup (in red)

The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup had thirteen countries taking part. Each team sent a roster of 20 skaters, plus alternates, to take part. Though not affiliated with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the World Cup was played and officiated under a ruleset developed and standardized by the WFTDA. Teams held tryouts during 2011 and started naming the rosters in August. The participating countries were:

CountryLeagues sending skaters
Argentina2x4 Roller Derby, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Houston Roller Derby, Los Angeles Derby Dolls, Queen City Roller Girls, Windy City Rollers
AustraliaAdelaide Roller Derby, Brisbane City Rollers, Canberra Roller Derby League, Coastal Assassins Roller Derby, Newcastle Roller Derby League, Sun State Roller Derby League, Sydney Roller Derby League, Victorian Roller Derby League
BrazilCapital City Derby Dolls, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Gray City Rebels, Ladies of HellTown, South Bay Derby Mizfits, Hell Girls From Oz Of Hell Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz, Sugar Loathe Derby Girls
Canada709 Derby Girls, E-Ville Roller Derby, Forest City Derby Girls, Houston Roller Derby, Montreal Roller Derby, Oil City Derby Girls, Pile O' Bones Derby Club, Red Deer Roller Derby Association, Rideau Valley Roller Girls, Terminal City Roller Girls, Toronto Roller Derby, Tri-City Roller Girls, West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby
EnglandBirmingham Blitz Dames, Central City Rollergirls, Dolly Rockit Rollers, Hellfire Harlots, Leeds Roller Dolls, London Rockin' Rollers, London Rollergirls, Rainy City Rollergirls
FinlandBristol Roller Derby, Crime City Rollers, Dirty River Roller Grrrls, Helsinki Roller Derby, Kallio Rolling Rainbow, Tampere Rollin' Hos
FranceDC Rollergirls, Les Petites Morts de Bordeaux, Montreal Roller Derby, Paris Rollergirls, Pioneer Valley Roller Derby, Roller Derby Metz Club, Roller Derby Toulouse
GermanyBarock City Roller Derby, Bear City Roller Derby, Harbor Girls Hamburg, Philly Rollergirls, Ruhrpott Roller Girls, Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz
IrelandBirmingham Blitz Dames, Cork City Firebirds, Dolly Rockit Rollers, Dublin Roller Girls, Glasgow Roller Girls, GTA Rollergirls, Kernow Rollers, London Rollergirls, Rat City Rollergirls,
New ZealandDead End Derby, Hellmilton Roller Ghouls, Mount Militia Derby Crew, Northland Nightmares, Pirate City Rollers, Richter City Roller Derby
ScotlandAuld Reekie Roller Girls, Glasgow Roller Girls, Granite City Roller Girls, SoCal Derby
SwedenCrime City Rollers, London Rockin' Rollers, London Rollergirls, Stockholm Roller Derby.
United StatesBoston Derby Dames, Charm City Rollergirls, Dutchland Rollers, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Minnesota RollerGirls, Oly Rollers, Philly Rollergirls, Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, Rose City Rollers, Steel City Derby Demons, Windy City Rollers

The final standings at the completion of the World Cup games were:

  1. United States
  2. Canada
  3. England
  4. Australia
  5. Finland
  6. Sweden
  7. France
  8. New Zealand
  9. Germany
  10. Ireland
  11. Scotland
  12. Brazil
  13. Argentina

All teams competed in the group stage. Each team was placed in one of four groups, which contained either three or four teams. Every team played all the other teams in their group, and this process determined the seeding for the elimination stage.

Team.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}PldWLPtsFPtsAPtD
Canada33084850+798
Sweden321299272+27
France312275382-107
Brazil30365783-718
DateResultReport
1 December 2011Canada24417France[1]
1 December 2011Brazil30163Sweden[2]
2 December 2011Canada19626Sweden[3]
2 December 2011Brazil28212France[4]
2 December 2011France46110Sweden[5]
2 December 2011Brazil7408Canada[6]
TeamPldWLPtsFPtsAPtD
Australia22031582+233
Germany211157216-59
Finland202109283-174
DateResultReport
1 December 2011Australia13653Germany[7]
1 December 2011Australia17929Finland[8]
2 December 2011Finland80104Germany[9]
TeamPldWLPtsFPtsAPtD
United States2208129+803
New Zealand211132488-356
Scotland202112559-447
DateResultReport
1 December 2011New Zealand8377United States[10]
2 December 2011New Zealand124111Scotland[11]
2 December 2011Scotland1435United States[12]
TeamPldWLPtsFPtsAPtD
England22047295+377
Ireland211228250-22
Argentina20282437-355
DateResultReport
1 December 2011Argentina51164Ireland[13]
2 December 2011England19964Ireland[14]
2 December 2011Argentina31273England[15]

In the first round of the elimination stage, the ten lowest ranked teams played. The winners advanced to the quarter-finals, while the losers entered the consolation stage.

DateResultReport
2 December 2011Australia (4)25148Scotland (13)[16]
2 December 2011Argentina (12)65190Sweden (5)[17]
2 December 2011Brazil (11)138212France (6)[18]
2 December 2011Finland (10)148134Ireland (7)[19]
3 December 2011Germany (8)127142New Zealand (9)[20]

In the quarter-finals, the five winners from the round 1 were joined by the three top-ranked teams. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, while the losers entered round 2 of the consolation stage.

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
3 December 2011Australia126-80Sweden
(81-6)
Report
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
3 December 2011New Zealand8-470United States
(5-237)
Report
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
3 December 2011England383-14France
(181-12)
Report
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
3 December 2011Canada499-11Finland
(278-11)
Report
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
4 December 2011Canada161-90England
(78-51)
Report
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
4 December 2011Australia4-532United States
(0-277)
Report
Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
4 December 2011Canada33-336United States
(9-178)
Report
DateResultReport
3 December 2011Scotland (13)11491Argentina (12)[21]
DateResultReport
3 December 2011Brazil (11)57213Ireland (7)[22]
3 December 2011Germany (8)10441Scotland (13)[23]
DateResultReport
3 December 2011New Zealand (9)6694Sweden (5)[24]
3 December 2011Finland (10)11584France (6)[25]
PlaceDateResultReport
11th Place3 December 2011Brazil (11)64113Scotland (13)[26]
9th Place3 December 2011Germany (8)11660Ireland (9)[27]
7th Place4 December 2011France (6)180129New Zealand (9)[28]
5th Place4 December 2011Finland (10)126100Sweden (5)[29]
3rd Place4 December 2011Australia (4)85203England (3)[30]
  • Official Blood & Thunder World Cup info page
  • https://torontorollerderby.com/ Host
  • http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/ Broadcaster
  • http://www.hinckleydesign.com/ Producer
  • http://www.canuckderbytv.com/ Boutcast Technical
  • http://layer9.ca/ Boutcast Technical
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