The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine.[1][2] Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations.
Live online coverage of the entire event was broadcast on the Derby News Network.[5]
Participating countries
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:
Final standings
The final standings at the completion of the World Cup games were:[20]
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.[21]
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Elimination stage
Round 1
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.
Quarter finals
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.
Semi finals
Final
Consolation stage
Round 1
Round 2
Consolation Semifinals
Placement round
References
^ a b"Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup 2011". Blood & Thunder Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^ a b"Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup hosted by Toronto Roller Derby". Blood & Thunder Magazine. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
^Yuen, Jenny (20 February 2011). "Roller Derby attracts a crowd". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
^"DNN Live Coverage: Blood & Thunder World Cup". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
^ a bHurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Argentina, Brazil Announce World Cup Rosters". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^Hurt Reynolds (14 September 2011). "Team Australia Announces World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^Mercy Less (5 August 2011). "Team Canada Roster Announced". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^"Skaters". Team England. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
^Hurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Team Finland Announces World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^Mercy Less (5 October 2011). "Team France 2011 World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 2011-10-22. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^"Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft" (in German). Roller Derby Germany. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
^Hurt Reynolds (5 October 2011). "World Cup Team Ireland Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^eSkimo Jo, "Are all great Molly fans Wrench Heads and Photographers?", GTA Rollergirls, 20 November 2011
^"World Cup NZ Team Announcement!". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
^Hurt Reynolds (2 September 2011). "Team Scotland World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^"WFTDA and the Roller Derby World Cup". Women's Flat Track Derby Association. 1 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^"Kit Kat Power". Team Sweden. Retrieved 1 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
^Justice Feelgood Marshall (7 August 2011). "Team USA Announces 28-Skater Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^"Day Four: Roller Derby World Cup". Roller Derby AU. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
^Justice Feelgood Marshall (17 November 2011). "Roller Derby World Cup Groups Set". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
^"Canada trounces France 244-17 at roller derby World Cup", City News Toronto, 1 December 2011