Men's Roller Derby World Cup
The Men's Roller Derby World Cup is an international men's roller derby tournament. It was first held from 14–16 March 2014 in England.[1][2]
The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) fully endorsed the tournament, which was held under the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby developed by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and used for all MRDA bouts.[3]
Participating countries
Fifteen countries competed in the first tournament:[4] Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, USA, and Wales.[5] Two other teams, including New Zealand, applied to enter and received invitations, but withdrew before the tournament started.[6]
Derby News Network described Team USA as "...clearly the hot favourites to win the World Cup", but noted that the European teams had the most competitive experience, having competed in the two Battle of the Beasts tournaments.[5] Team USA beat Team England in the final by 260 points to 71.[7][8]
Teams held tryouts during 2013 and could send a roster of up to twenty skaters. The participating countries were:
| Country | Leagues sending skaters[5] |
|---|---|
| Team Argentina | Buenos Aires Conspiracy, Harm City Homicide, Rayo Naranja, ThunderQuads Roller Derby |
| The Wizards of Aus [Australia] | Brisbane City Rollers, Light City Derby, Perth Men's Derby, Sydney City SMASH, Tasmania Men's Derby, Tweed Valley Rollers, Victorian Vanguard |
| Team Belgium | De Kevins, The Mons'ter Munch Derby Dudes |
| Team Canada | Glenmore Reservoir Dogs, Montreal Mont Royals, Ottawa Slaughter Squad, Red Deer Dreadnaughts, River City Riot, Vancouver Murder |
| Team England | Crash Test Brummies, Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder, Manchester Roller Derby, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby, The Inhuman League, Tyne and Fear |
| Team Finland | Tampere Rollin' Bros, Unaffiliated skaters |
| Team France | Brain Damage, Kamiquadz, Orcet, Panam Squad, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby, Toulouse Quad Guards, Zombeers |
| Team Germany | Delta Quads, Hot Outstanding Super Sailor Allstars, South German Men's Roller Derby |
| All-Ireland | Belfast Mens Roller Derby, Drive-by City Rollers, Dublin Capital Offence, Manchester Roller Derby, Pig Town Boys, Plymouth City Roller Girls, St. Louis GateKeepers, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby |
| Ninjapan Rollers (Japan) | Unaffiliated skaters (ex-Roller Games) |
| Team Netherlands | Amsterdam Derby Dames, Arnhem Airbomb Rollers, Breda Suckcity Rollers, Crash Test Brummies, Eastside RocknRollers, Eindhoven Bruisers, Gronigen Roaring Thunder, Heerlen Pink Peril, Karlsruhe RockArollers, Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder, Rotterdam Death Row Honeys |
| Power of Scotland | Bairn City Rollers, Capital City Roller Derby, Granite City Brawlermen, Mean City Roller Derby, Milton Keynes Roller Derby, Tyne and Fear |
| Team Sweden | Gothenburg Salty Seamen, Luleå, Malmö Royals, Västerås |
| Team USA | Cincinnati Battering Rams, Dallas Deception, Magic City Misfits, Mass Maelstrom Roller Derby, New York Shock Exchange, Puget Sound Outcasts, St. Louis GateKeepers, Your Mom Men's Derby |
| Team Wales | Milton Keynes Roller Derby, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby, South Wales Silures |
Results
Semi-finals
| 16 March 2014 | England | 227-112 | France | |
| (84-47) | ||||
| [1] |
| 16 March 2014 | USA | 307-127 | Canada | |
| (207-43) | ||||
| [2] |
Final
| 16 March 2014 | USA | 260-71 | England | |
| (159-39) | ||||
| [3] |
Final Rankings
The final rankings released after the Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2014 are as follows[9]:
1st - Team USA 2nd - Team England 3rd - Team Canada 4th - Team France 5th - Wizards of Aus 6th - Team Wales =7th - Power of Scotland =7th - Team Argentina 9th - Team Finland 10th - All-Ireland =11th - Team Netherlands =11th - Team German 13th - Team Belgium 14th - Team Sweden 15th - Ninjapan Rollers
References
- ^ Andy Frye, "Grateful men riding the roller wave", ESPN, 13 March 2014
- ^ Alex Bysouth, "Case of world cup hopes in roller derby", Community Newsgroup, 24 February 2014
- ^ "MRDA Endorses the Men’s Roller Derby World Cup", Men's Roller Derby Association, 29 August 2013
- ^ "Australia takes 5th in men's roller derby world cup", ABC News, 19 March 2014
- ^ a b c Alex Sassoon Coby, "Men's Roller Derby World Cup Preview", Derby News Network, 13 March 2014
- ^ "Men's Roller Derby World Cup", Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
- ^ "Men's Roller Derby champs", CBC, 19 March 2014
- ^ Beck Wise, "USA Wins Men's World Cup, 260-71 over England", Derby News Network, 16 March 2014
- ^ "Results from the 2014 Men's Roller Derby World Cup" 20 March 2014