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Roller Derby World Cup

Roller derby tournament

Summary

Roller derby tournament

Field	Value
name	Roller Derby World Cup
image	Roller Derby World Cup Icon.jpg
year	2011–present
sport	Roller derby
location	Varies
month_played	December to February
established	2011
teams	38
number	4
format	Ranking matches and knockout
current_champion
final_champion
website

The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament formerly organized by Blood & Thunder magazine, and currently organized by the Roller Derby World Cup Committee. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world compete for their respective nations. The most recent Roller Derby World Cup was held in 2025 in Innsbruck, Austria.

History

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

The 2014 Roller Derby World Cup took place December 4 through 7, 2014, in Dallas, Texas. Team USA repeated their victory, this time defeating Team England in the final 219–105. For the 2014 event, the complete live online coverage was broadcast by Blood and Thunder magazine, through the official Roller Derby World Cup website.

The 2018 Roller Derby World Cup was held in early February 2018, hosted by Rainy City Roller Derby, in Greater Manchester, England. On this occasion, USA Roller Derby defeated Team Australia (roller derby) in the final.

The 2025 Roller Derby World Cup is hosted by Fearless Bruisers Roller Derby, of Innsbruck, Austria and will be welcoming skaters from around the World to the Olympiaworld Sports Complex from 3 to 6 July 2025, for what will be the largest World Cup to date, with 48 teams participating in 80 matches.https://rollerderbyworldcup.com/

Results

Year	Host	Score	Score	Teams
2011	CAN Toronto	336–33	203–85	13
2014	USA Dallas	219–105	197–128	30
2018	ENG Manchester	187–146	173–147	38
2025	Austria Innsbruck	208–55	149–84	48

References

"Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup 2011". Blood & Thunder Magazine.
"Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup hosted by Toronto Roller Derby". Blood & Thunder Magazine.
Yuen, Jenny. (20 February 2011). "Roller Derby attracts a crowd". Toronto Sun.
(4 December 2011). "U.S. pummels Canada to win roller derby title". [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]].
(April 2018). "DNN Live Coverage: Blood & Thunder World Cup". Derby News Network}}{{dead link.
(10 June 2013). "Dallas to Host 2014 Roller Derby World Cup". Derby News Network.
"2014 Roller Derby World Cup live broadcast".
(5 December 2016). "2018 Roller Derby World Cup Announced! {{!}} Roller Derby World Cup". Roller Derby World Cup.
(5 December 2016). "2018 Roller Derby World Cup Announcement". Derby Central.
(2018-02-06). "America Wins Its Third Roller Derby World Cup In A Row".

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