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WFTDA
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues C ...
's East Region was formed in 2006.
In 2009, teams from the western part of the region were moved into the
North Central and
South Central Regions. In 2008, WFTDA changed from having just two regional tournaments (East and West), to five, made up of teams from four regions: East,
North Central,
South Central and
West
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth.
Etymology
The word "west" is a Germanic languages, German ...
.
Members of the WFTDA's Europe Region competed in the East Region, as did members in the eastern part of the Canada Region. WFTDA has now moved away from the Big 5
WFTDA Championships
The International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Championships ("WFTDA Championships" or "Champs" for short) are the leading competition for roller derby leagues.
The Championships are organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association ( ...
qualification tournament structure, last competed in 2012.
Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, the regions were discontinued in favour of an overall-rankings based system, and a new playoff format was created.
Member leagues
Former members
Rankings
Current Official WFTDA Regional Rankings as of January 29, 2013
Member teams unranked at this time:
* Black Rose Rollers
* Central City Roller Derby
* Charlottesville Derby Dames
* Crime City Rollers
* Diamond State Roller Girls
* Go-GO Gent Roller Derby
* Glasgow Roller Derby
* Hellions of Troy Roller Derby
* Helsinki Roller Derby
* Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby
* Mason-Dixon Roller Vixens
* Royal Windsor Roller Derby
* Stockholm Roller Derby
Region Champions
* 2007 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
* 2008 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
* 2009 - Philly Roller Girls
* 2010 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
* 2011 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
* 2012 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
Hydra Trophy winners produced
* 2008 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
* 2011 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
* 2012 - Gotham Girls Roller Derby
East Region titles won by league
See also
*
West Region Western Region or West Region may refer to:
Places
*Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi, the Western Region
*Western Region, Bahrain
*Western Region, Eastern Cape, South Africa
*Western Region, Ghana
*Western Region (Iceland)
*Western Region, Nepal
*Western Regi ...
*
North Central Region
*
South Central Region
References
External links
Eastern Regionals Tournament
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