DC Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league in Washington, D.C. DC Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History DC Roller Derby (founded as the DC Rollergirls) was founded in early 2006 by Ginger Park, Shannon Flowers and Katelyn Coram. After spending much of the first year recruiting and training, the league first held public games in 2007 at the Dulles SportsPlex. By 2010, attendance for home games at the DC Armory was averaging between 1300 and 1500 fans.
In 2011, DC Roller Derby co-hosted the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament along with the now-defunct Baltimore league Charm City Roller Derby.
Before DC Roller Derby, the area was home to the Washington, D.C. Jets, which played banked track roller derby until 1978.
DC Roller Derby plays most of their bouts at the DC Armory and Dulles SportsPlex.
Teams , the league consists of four home teams: the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, DC DemonCats, Majority Whips and Scare Force One.
Upon creation in 2006, the league consisted of the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, DC DemonCats, Scare Force One, and the now-defunct Secretaries of Hate. The Majority Whips were formed in 2011.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:
Seasons SeasonChampion1Scare Force One2Scare Force One3DC DemonCats4DC DemonCats5Scare Force One6Scare Force One7Scare Force One8Scare Force One9DC DemonCats
WFTDA competition DC Roller Derby's All-Star team competes on an international level. , they occupied 42nd place in the WFTDA's rankings.Current Rankings - Women's Flat Track Derby Association In 2009, DC competed at the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament as the ninth seed and finished in eighth place. At the 2010 Eastern Regional, DC was the tenth seed but finished in ninth place after defeating Dutchland Rollers 206–118. DC returned for the final Eastern Regional in 2012 as the tenth seed, but improved to a sixth-place finish, ending with a 252–112 loss to Montreal Roller Derby.
In 2013, DC qualified for the newly created Division 2 Playoffs as the fourth seed in Des Moines, Iowa, but finished in ninth place, salvaging their weekend with a 345–135 victory over Tallahassee RollerGirls. DC was the second seed at the 2014 Division 2 Playoff in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, but finished in sixth place.
When WFTDA reverted back to geographic regional divisions in 2023, DC Roller Derby was placed in the North American Northeast (NA Northeast) division. https://stats.wftda.com/rankings/na-northeast
Rankings SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship20089 EDNQDNQ20099 E8 EDNQ20109 E9 EDNQ201111 EDNQDNQ20127 E6 EDNQ201357 WFTDA9 D2DNQ201451 WFTDA6 D2DNQ201578 WFTDADNQDNQ201677 WFTDADNQDNQ201760 WFTDADNQDNQ201885 WFTDADNQDNQ201996 WFTDA https://stats.wftda.com/rankings?r=2841 DNQDNQ202372 NA Northeast https://stats.wftda.com/rankings?r=5176 DNQDNQ202469 NA Northeast https://stats.wftda.com/rankings/na-northeast?r=7199 DNQDNQ
References
External links
DC Roller Derby official site Washington Post video NPR feature