The WFTDA East Region Playoffs or WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament was one of four annual

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regional qualifying tournaments for the

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. The Tournament was organised by the

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(WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the Eastern Region members were eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues would qualify for the Eastern Regional Tournament, and the top three finalists would qualify for the Championships. Together, the four qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5". Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, WFTDA's regions were discontinued in favor of an overall-rankings based system, and a new playoff format was created.

Championships

2007 Heartland Havoc

The 2007 Eastern Regional Tournament was held August 17 - 19 in

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. It was a 12-team single-elimination tournament with the same structure as February's Dust Devil Western Regional. There were numerous upsets on the second day:

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, ranked #14 in the nation at the time, defeated the

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, ranked #1 at the time. Additionally, the #19

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defeated the #6

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, and the #10

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defeated #9 Philly. In the championship bout, Gotham beat Windy City, 134–71.

2008 Derby In Dairyland

On October 10, 2008, the

(GGRD All-Stars) beat the

133-92 in the championship bout. Philly Rollergirls' Liberty Belles beat the

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112-48 in the consolation bout to take third place.

2009 Wicked Wheels of the East

On September 13, 2009, the Philly Rollergirls' Liberty Belles beat Gotham Girls Roller Derby 90-89 in the East championship bout. The

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' Boston Massacre defeated the

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156-142 to take 3rd place.

2010 Derby In the Burbs

The 2010 tournament was held in White Plains, NY, and featured the first appearance by a non-American team at a WFTDA regional tournament, in 6th-ranked

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's New Skids on the Block, who wound up finishing in 7th place. Gotham won the tournament for the third time in four years, defeating Philly 133 - 103 on day three, while 4th-ranked Charm City beat Boston 162 - 128 to take third place.

References

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