Bear City Roller Derby (BCRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Berlin. Founded in 2008, the league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History The league was founded as the Berlin Bombshells.https://www.bearcityrollerderby.com/about-bcrd/ It was the second roller derby league in Germany, and was assisted in its early development by the first league, the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz.Manda Singer, "Bombshelled ", ProvokatoR, 6 September 2010 In its early days, it was forced out of its practice hall by Berlin's sports department; the team took legal action to regain access to public space.Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder #15, pp.18–23 The league gained visibility when skater Diane Rott transferred from the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls.
It competed in the first roller derby bout between two German leagues, against the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz in 2009. The same year, it participated in "Roll Britannia", the first roller derby tournament in Europe, and in December hosted the first European Roller Derby Organisational Conference (EROC).About , Bear City Roller Derby
Bear City hosted the first German Roller Derby Championship in December 2010, losing 124–128 to Stuttgart in the final."Stuttgarter Rollergirlz siegen in Berlin ", Good News, 18 December 2010
In July 2016, the league announced it had officially changed its name to Bear City Roller Derby.
WFTDA competition
In October 2010, the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the WFTDA."WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues ", WFTDA, 5 October 2010 By May 2011, it had more than 60 skaters."Rollschuhfahren mal anders: Seit drei Jahren spielen Frauen aus Berlin und dem Umland „Rollerderby“", Märkische Allgemeine, 14 May 2011
In March 2012, Bear City Roller Derby became the WFTDA’s first full member league in continental Europe.
The league has since competed in multiple Division 2 Playoffs and Championships, with its 2014 appearance marking the first time a continental European team competed at a WFTDA Championship event.
Rankings SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings ", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship201223 EDNQDNQ2013132 WFTDADNQDNQ201452 WFTDA2 D23 D2201545 WFTDA6 D2DNQ201650 WFTDA5 D2DNQ201750 WFTDAN/A10 D2201831 WFTDACRDNQ201925 WFTDAhttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings?r=2841CRhttps://wftda.com/events/tournament-central/2019-playoffs-winston-salem/DNQ202313 Europehttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings/europe?r=5176NPSNPS202414 Europehttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings/europe?r=7199DNQDNQ CR = consolation round NPS = no postseason no final WFTDA rankings 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
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