The WFTDA Western Regional Tournament or WFTDA West Region Playoffs was one of four

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qualifying tournaments for the

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 ( ...

. The Tournament was organised by the

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(WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the Western Region members were eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues would qualify for the Western Regional Tournament, with the top three finalists qualifying 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 Dust Devil

On February 16, 2007, the

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beat

Tucson Roller Derby Tucson Roller Derby (TRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league located in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in late 2003, Tucson Roller Derby is a skater-run non-profit organization and hosts monthly roller derby competitions showcasing bouts invol ...

83–72 in the finals of the Western Regional Tournament, the Dust Devil, held in

Tucson, Arizona , "(at the) base of the black ill , nicknames = "The Old Pueblo", "Optics Valley", "America's biggest small town" , image_map = , mapsize = 260px , map_caption = Interactive map ...

. The previous year, Tucson Roller Derby had hosted the first Dust Devil tournament, considered the first national roller derby tournament, placing second.

2008 Battle Royale

On October 3, 2008, the

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Texecutioners beat the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls BAD Girls 135-59 in the championship bout. Rat City Rollergirls beat the

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Muñecas Muertas 158-95 in the consolation bout to take third place.

2009 Derby On the Rocks Tournament

On October 4, 2009, the

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' Cosa Nostra Donnas defeated the

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Rocky Mountain Roller Derby (RMRD) is a flat-track roller derby league based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2004, Rocky Mountain is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and has qualified for WFTDA Playoffs every ...

' 5280 Fight Club 119-64 in the West championship bout. The

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' Mile High Club beat the Rat City Rollergirls 172-94 to place third.Feelgood, Justice. (2009-10-04
Western Regionals Capsule Recaps
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References

{{West Region (WFTDA) Recurring sporting events established in 2007 West Region (WFTDA) Roller derby competitions Women's Flat Track Derby Association