Paris Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in

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. Founded in February 2010, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the

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(WFTDA).

History

The league was founded by Inès Habhab, following the release of ''

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'' in France (under the title ''Bliss''). As the sport was not established in France, she was assisted by the

(WFTDA) in forming a league. In October 2010, the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the WFTDA, and it became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013.WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America
, 6 June 2013 The league has been described as diverse, with French skaters joined by some originally from Finland, Germany, Indonesia and the United States. In May 2011, the team defeated the B-team of the German champions, Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz. More than half of the skaters for

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at the 2011

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were from the Paris Rollergirls.

WFTDA competition

In 2017, Paris qualified for WFTDA Playoffs for the first time, entering the Division 2 Playoffs in Pittsburgh as the third seed, and winning their opening game against

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, 205–152. After defeating the

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, Paris fell to Boston Roller Derby, 198–115. Paris then defeated Dublin Roller Derby 259–152 in the semifinals, setting up a rematch against Boston in the final, which was again won by Boston, 166–150, with Paris finishing the tournament in second place. In 2018, Paris was the eleventh seed at the WFTDA Playoff in

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, Spain, but finished out of the medals after losing both of their games.

Rankings

* ''CR = consolation round''

References

{{WFTDA Division 2 Roller derby leagues in France Sport in Paris Roller derby leagues established in 2010 Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 2010 establishments in France