2018 Roller Derby World Cup
The 2018 Roller Derby World Cup is the third international women's Roller Derby World Cup, scheduled for February 1-4, 2018. An international roller derby tournament, it is organised by a committee consisting of ten representatives from various areas of the roller derby community. 38 teams representing nations or regions will compete to become world champions.[1][2]
The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was held in Canada, and the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup in the United States, making England the third host country. The 2018 tournament is expected to be the largest to date. It is being hosted by Rainy City Roller Derby, in Manchester.[1]
Some teams selected their skaters as early as October 2016, when the tournament was expected to be held in 2017.[3]
Participating teams
Teams representing 38 countries have been confirmed as participating.[2] While most national teams are representing a country in the conventional sense, the members of Team Indigenous comprise skaters of Indigenous heritage from Canada, the United States, Argentina, New Zealand and Samoa.[4] The Korean team does not specify North or South Korea in its name.[5]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Denmark
England
France
Finland
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Indigenous
Iran
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Korea[5]
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Scotland
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Wales
West Indies
Tournament structure
The tournament will run on four tracks over four days, with an opening round of short, 30-minute games on the first day to determine seedings for the second and third days, via a ranking algorithm.[6] The second and third days see two additional games for each team (for a total of four games guaranteed for all participants), resulting in a final rating and ranking by the same algorithm. The top eight teams in that ranking proceed to a 8-way elimination tournament, with losing teams playing additional games for final ranking. The teams in positions ninth through sixteenth play one additional game for final ranking. (This system is essentially, a modified Swiss-system tournament for the first three days, with strengths for matchings derived from a power ranking, and Fontes-style matching of multiple games between recalculation of strengths.)
Ranking Round
Blue Round
| 2018-02-01 10:00 |
(Report) | Indigenous
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67–91 | Italy
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 10:00 |
(Report) | Iran
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67–104 | Switzerland
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 10:30 |
(Report) | Mexico
|
245–6 | Romania
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 10:30 |
(Report) | Austria
|
79–77 | Russia
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 11:00 |
(Report) | Canada
|
199–34 | Wales
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 11:00 |
(Report) | Finland
|
131–53 | Germany
|
Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 11:30 |
(Report) | Spain
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120–43 | Brazil
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 11:30 |
(Report) | Denmark
|
117–52 | Portugal
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 12:00 |
(Report) | France
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47–166 | United States
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 12:00 |
(Report) | Scotland
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83–124 | New Zealand
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 12:30 |
(Report) | Greece
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87–76 | South Africa
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 12:30 |
(Report) | Belgium
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6–180 | Argentina
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 13:00 |
(Report) | England
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201–144 | Korea
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 13:00 |
(Report) | Netherlands
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82–79 | Ireland
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 13:30 |
(Report) | West Indies
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11–238 | Sweden
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 13:30 |
(Report) | Philippines
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108–43 | Czech Republic
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 14:00 |
(Report) | Australia
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259–10 | Norway
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 14:00 |
(Report) | Japan
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53–102 | Poland
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 14:30 |
(Report) | Costa Rica
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36–141 | Iceland
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
Pink Round
| 2018-02-01 14:30 |
(Report) | Italy
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114–30 | Iran
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 15:00 |
(Report) | Switzerland
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30–153 | Mexico
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 15:00 |
(Report) | Romania
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41–149 | Austria
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 15:30 |
(Report) | Wales
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54–185 | France
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 15:30 |
(Report) | Brazil
|
89–80 | Denmark
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 16:00 |
(Report) | Russia
|
0–291 | Canada
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 16:00 |
(Report) | Portugal
|
19–231 | Finland
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 16:30 |
(Report) | Germany
|
95–77 | Scotland
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 16:30 |
(Report) | New Zealand
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189–59 | Greece
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 17:00 |
(Report) | United States
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190–15 | Spain
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 17:00 |
(Report) | Korea
|
62–108 | Belgium
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 17:30 |
(Report) | Argentina
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233–10 | Netherlands
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 17:30 |
(Report) | Sweden
|
150–15 | Philippines
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 18:00 |
(Report) | South Africa
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0–283 | England
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 18:00 |
(Report) | Czech Republic
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53–106 | Japan
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-01 18:30 |
(Report) | Norway
|
90–116 | West Indies
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-01 18:30 |
(Report) | Poland
|
287–28 | Costa Rica
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-01 18:00 |
(Report) | Ireland
|
6–238 | Australia
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-01 18:00 |
(Report) | Iceland
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13–173 | Indigenous
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
Yellow Round
| 2018-02-02 09:00 |
(Report) | Argentina
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32–139 | Australia
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-02 09:00 |
(Report) | Indigenous
|
107–140 | Netherlands
|
Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-02 09:30 |
(Report) | Brazil
|
177–152 | Iran
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-02 09:30 |
(Report) | Korea
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154–285 | Ireland
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-02 11:00 |
(Report) | Canada
|
254–155 | France
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-02 11:00 |
(Report) | West Indies
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185–92 | Poland
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-02 11:30 |
(Report) | Norway
|
32–417 | Finland
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-02 11:30 |
(Report) | Japan
|
175–220 | Switzerland
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-02 13:00 |
(Report) | Philippines
|
138–225 | Spain
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-02 13:00 |
(Report) | Czech Republic
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99–610 | Germany
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-02 13:30 |
(Report) | Belgium
|
280–111 | Italy
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-02 13:30 |
(Report) | Romania
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186–210 | South Africa
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-02 15:00 |
(Report) | England
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308–21 | Mexico
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-02 15:00 |
(Report) | Iceland
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13–604 | Scotland
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-02 15:30 |
(Report) | Wales
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21–469 | United States
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-02 15:30 |
(Report) | Sweden
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635–6 | Russia
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-02 17:00 |
(Report) | Costa Rica
|
112–501 | Greece
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-02 17:00 |
(Report) | New Zealand
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268–83 | Denmark
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-02 17:30 |
(Report) | Portugal
|
182–102 | Austria
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
Green Round
| 2018-02-02 17:30 |
(Report) | Netherlands
|
183–201 | Brazil
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-02 19:00 |
(Report) | United States
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361–49 | Argentina
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-02 19:00 |
(Report) | Iran
|
258–160 | Korea
|
Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-03 09:30 |
(Report) | Austria
|
6–591 | England
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-03 09:30 |
(Report) | Scotland
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235–250 | Wales
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-03 10:00 |
(Report) | Ireland
|
287–84 | West Indies
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-03 10:00 |
(Report) | Poland
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131–285 | Norway
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-03 11:30 |
(Report) | Australia
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331–62 | Sweden
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-03 11:30 |
(Report) | Finland
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465–18 | Japan
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-03 12:00 |
(Report) | Switzerland
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121–151 | Philippines
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-03 12:00 |
(Report) | Spain
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476–41 | Czech Republic
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-03 13:30 |
(Report) | Greece
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7–795 | Canada
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-03 13:30 |
(Report) | Germany
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218–139 | Belgium
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-03 14:00 |
(Report) | Italy
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381–35 | Iceland
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-03 14:00 |
(Report) | Denmark
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225–134 | Indigenous
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-03 15:30 |
(Report) | Russia
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232–116 | Romania
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-03 15:30 |
(Report) | France
|
395–59 | Portugal
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-03 16:00 |
(Report) | Mexico
|
70–225 | New Zealand
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-03 16:00 |
(Report) | South Africa
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112–45 | Costa Rica
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Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
Knockout Stage
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Quarter-finals
| 2018-02-03 19:30 |
(Report) | United States
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309–34 | Finland
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-03 19:30 |
(Report) | Canada
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254–70 | Argentina
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Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-03 20:00 |
(Report) | Australia
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238–47 | France
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Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
| 2018-02-03 20:00 |
(Report) | England
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205–134 | Sweden
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
Classification games for 5th-8th place
| 2018-02-04 10:00 |
(Report) | France
|
130–104 | Sweden
|
Track 3 (Roll Line) |
| 2018-02-04 10:30 |
(Report) | Finland
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141–127 | Argentina
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
Semi-finals
| 2018-02-04 10:00 |
(Report) | United States
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274–62 | Canada
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Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
| 2018-02-04 12:30 |
(Report) | Australia
|
222–106 | England
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
Final classification games
Match for 15th place
| 2018-02-04 12:30 |
(Report) | Mexico
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175–120 | Belgium
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
Match for 13th place
| 2018-02-04 12:00 |
(Report) | Germany
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143–108 | Ireland
|
Track 3 (Roll Line) |
Match for 11th place
| 2018-02-04 10:30 |
(Report) | Wales
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191–162 | Scotland
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
Match for 9th place
| 2018-02-04 12:00 |
(Report) | New Zealand
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116–149 | Spain
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
Match for 7th place
| 2018-02-04 14:30 |
(Report) | Sweden
|
197–148 | Argentina
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
Match for 5th place
| 2018-02-04 14:30 |
(Report) | Finland
|
143–114 | France
|
Track 2 (Blood & Thunder) |
Third place play-off
| 2018-02-04 17:30 |
(Report) |  Canada
|
173–147 | England
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
Final
| 2018-02-04 19:00 |
(Report) | Australia
|
– | United States
|
Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
Tournament team rankings
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Rtg[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Canada |
7 | 6 | 1 | 2028 | 687 | +1341 | 616.5 |
| 4 | England |
7 | 5 | 2 | 1841 | 700 | +1141 | 552.2 |
| Eliminated in the quarter finals | ||||||||
| 5 | Finland |
7 | 6 | 1 | 1562 | 672 | +890 | 314.8 |
| 6 | France |
7 | 3 | 4 | 1073 | 1018 | +55 | 286.0 |
| 7 | Sweden |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1520 | 846 | +674 | 394.7 |
| 8 | Argentina |
7 | 2 | 5 | 839 | 1208 | -369 | 351.1 |
| Classification games | ||||||||
| 9 | Spain |
5 | 4 | 1 | 985 | 528 | +457 | 92.4 |
| 10 | New Zealand |
5 | 4 | 1 | 922 | 444 | +478 | 96.6 |
| 11 | Wales |
5 | 2 | 3 | 550 | 1250 | -700 | 87.6 |
| 12 | Scotland |
5 | 1 | 4 | 1161 | 673 | +488 | 82.6 |
| 13 | Germany |
5 | 4 | 1 | 1119 | 554 | +565 | 80.5 |
| 14 | Ireland |
5 | 2 | 3 | 765 | 701 | +64 | 57.1 |
| 15 | Mexico |
5 | 3 | 2 | 664 | 689 | -25 | 47.8 |
| 16 | Belgium |
5 | 2 | 3 | 653 | 746 | -93 | 46.6 |
| Eliminated in the ranking rounds | ||||||||
| 17 | Philippines |
4 | 2 | 2 | 412 | 539 | 127 | 36.7 |
| 18 | Denmark |
4 | 2 | 2 | 505 | 543 | -38 | 35.8 |
| 19 | Brazil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 510 | 535 | -25 | 32.5 |
| 20 | Norway |
4 | 1 | 3 | 417 | 923 | -506 | 31.0 |
| 21 | Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 2 | 415 | 620 | -205 | 30.4 |
| 22 | Korea |
4 | 0 | 4 | 520 | 852 | -332 | 29.8 |
| 23 | Italy |
4 | 2 | 2 | 697 | 412 | +285 | 29.3 |
| 24 | Iran |
4 | 1 | 3 | 507 | 555 | -48 | 24.2 |
| 25 | West Indies |
4 | 2 | 2 | 396 | 707 | -311 | 23.6 |
| 26 | Portugal |
4 | 1 | 3 | 312 | 845 | -533 | 23.5 |
| 27 | Indigenous |
4 | 1 | 3 | 481 | 469 | +12 | 23.3 |
| 28 | Switzerland |
4 | 2 | 2 | 475 | 546 | -71 | 21.4 |
| 29 | Poland |
4 | 2 | 2 | 612 | 551 | +61 | 14.0 |
| 30 | Japan |
4 | 1 | 3 | 352 | 840 | -488 | 13.9 |
| 31 | Czech Republic |
4 | 0 | 4 | 236 | 1300 | -1064 | 10.3 |
| 32 | Austria |
4 | 2 | 2 | 336 | 891 | -555 | 8.1 |
| 33 | Greece |
4 | 2 | 2 | 654 | 1172 | -518 | 6.7 |
| 34 | Russia |
4 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 1121 | -806 | 4.3 |
| 35 | South Africa |
4 | 2 | 2 | 398 | 601 | -203 | 3.5 |
| 36 | Iceland |
4 | 1 | 3 | 202 | 1194 | -993 | 2.4 |
| 37 | Romania |
4 | 0 | 4 | 349 | 836 | -487 | 2.3 |
| 38 | Costa Rica |
4 | 0 | 4 | 221 | 1041 | -820 | 1.0 |
Exhibition matches
In addition to competition matches, three exhibition matches were played during the tournament.
| 2018-02-03 18:00 |
(Report) | Baltic
|
252–194 |  Israel
|
Track 4 (Rainy City Roller Derby) |
| 2018-02-04 14:00 |
(Report) | Russia
|
244–183 | Iceland
|
Track 3 (Roll Line) |
International Juniors Expo
| 2018-02-04 16:00 |
(Report) | Team Dolphins | 263–172 | Team Kingfishers | Track 1 (S-One Helmet Co.) |
Broadcast
The entire weekend will be broadcast online via pay-per-view streaming,[8] and the tournament's fourth day will additionally be carried on BBC Sport.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Rainy City to Host the Next Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, England in February 2018", The Apex, 5 December 2016
- ^ a b "TEAMS – Roller Derby World Cup". www.rollerderbyworldcup.com. Roller Derby World Cup. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Karen Doherty, "England call for our roller girls", Oldham Evening Chronicle, 12 October 2016
- ^ Larsen, Karin (24 September 2017). "Roller Derby mom of 8 inspires with World Cup selection". CBC News. CBC News. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Roller Derby World Cup 2018 to be shown on BBC - and it can be brutal". BBC Sport. 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Team Pairings, Structure for the Roller Derby World Cup – Roller Derby World Cup". www.rollerderbyworldcup.com. Roller Derby World Cup. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Live Rankings". www.rollerderbyworldcup.com. Roller Derby World Cup. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "LIVE STREAM – Roller Derby World Cup". rollerderbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
