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(WFTDA). 2017 was the league's last active year. The league was founded in 2013, spending its first years training at the

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, before being asked to relocate for fear of damaging its floors from skating on it. Paradise City hosted the Royal Rumble tournament at

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, and was considered a favourite after defeating

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the week before. Paradise City finished in second place to

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, losing the final 235-122. By 2016, the league's All Star squad was ranked third in Australia and 65th overall. In April 2016, Paradise City again hosted Royal Rumble, billed as the year's biggest Asia-Pacific roller derby tournament in Australia, at the Runway Bay Indoor Stadium with 18 teams competing. By the end of 2017, the league's WFTDA ranking had dropped to 327.

WFTDA

In January 2014, Paradise City was accepted as a member of the

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Program. On October 2, 2014, Paradise City was made a full member of the WFTDA. Paradise City debuted in the WFTDA Rankings at 66th overall in June 2015. In 2016, Paradise City competed at the Brew Ha-Ha tournament in

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, Wisconsin, and went 2-1 on the weekend, losing to Calgary Roller Derby Association 168-155, but defeating

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of Berlin 201-144, and the hosts

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229-115. When the June 2016 WFTDA rankings were released, Paradise City was ranked at 54th overall, which qualified them for Division 2 Playoffs, however Paradise City was one of two leagues to not attend Playoffs in North America, allowing #61

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and #62

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to take part.

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References

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