The Men's Roller Derby World Cup is an international tournament in the sport of men's roller derby. The first World Cup was held between 14–16 March 2014 in Birmingham, England.Andy Frye, "Grateful men riding the roller wave", ESPN, 13 March 2014Alex Bysouth, "Case of world cup hopes in roller derby ", Community Newsgroup, 24 February 2014 The event has since been held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in July 2016, and Barcelona, Spain on 5–8 April 2018""
The tournament planned to be hosted in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on 9–12 July 2020 was cancelled, the next World Cup instead taking place in Orléans, France between 30 April and 3 May 2026.
The tournament is endorsed by the Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA), and is held under the rules of Flat Track Roller Derby developed by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, as used for all MRDA bouts."MRDA Endorses the Men’s Roller Derby World Cup", Men's Roller Derby Association, 29 August 2013
2014 World Cup
Participating countries
Fifteen countries competed in the first tournament:"Australia takes 5th in men's roller derby world cup", ABC News, 19 March 2014 Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, USA, and Wales.Alex Sassoon Coby, "Men's Roller Derby World Cup Preview ", Derby News Network, 13 March 2014 Two other teams, including New Zealand, applied to enter and received invitations, but withdrew before the tournament started."Men's Roller Derby World Cup ", Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
Derby News Network described Team USA as "...clearly the hot favourites to win the World Cup", but noted that the European teams had the most competitive experience, having competed in the two Battle of the Beasts tournaments. Team USA beat Team England in the final by 260 points to 71."Men's Roller Derby champs", CBC, 19 March 2014Beck Wise, "USA Wins Men's World Cup, 260-71 over England ", Derby News Network, 16 March 2014
Teams held tryouts during 2013 and could send a roster of up to twenty skaters. The participating countries were:
Country Leagues sending skatersTeam ArgentinaBuenos Aires Conspiracy, Harm City Homicide, Rayo Naranja, ThunderQuads Roller DerbyThe Wizards of Aus [Australia]Brisbane City Rollers, Light City Derby, Perth Men's Derby, Sydney City SMASH, Tasmania Men's Derby, Tweed Valley Rollers, Victorian VanguardTeam BelgiumDe Kevins, The Mons'ter Munch Derby DudesTeam CanadaGlenmore Reservoir Dogs, Montreal Mont Royals, Ottawa Slaughter Squad, Red Deer Dreadnaughts, River City Riot, Vancouver MurderTeam EnglandCrash Test Brummies, Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder, Manchester Roller Derby, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby, The Inhuman League, Tyne and FearTeam FinlandTampere Rollin' Bros, Unaffiliated skatersTeam FranceBrain Damage, Kamiquadz, Orcet, Panam Squad, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby, Toulouse Quad Guards, ZombeersTeam GermanyDelta Quads, Hot Outstanding Super Sailor Allstars, South German Men's Roller DerbyAll-IrelandBelfast Men's Roller Derby, Drive-by City Rollers, Dublin Capital Offence, Manchester Roller Derby, Pig Town Boys, Plymouth City Roller Girls, St. Louis GateKeepers, Southern Discomfort Roller DerbyNinjapan Rollers (Japan)Unaffiliated skaters (ex-Roller Games)Team NetherlandsAmsterdam Derby Dames, Arnhem Airbomb Rollers, Breda Suckcity Rollers, Crash Test Brummies, Eastside RocknRollers, Eindhoven Bruisers, Groningen Roaring Thunder, Heerlen Pink Peril, Karlsruhe RockArollers, Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder, Rotterdam Death Row HoneysPower of ScotlandBairn City Rollers, Capital City Roller Derby, Granite City Brawlermen, Mean City Roller Derby, Milton Keynes Roller Derby, Tyne and Fear, The Jakey BitesTeam SwedenGothenburg Salty Seamen, Luleå, Malmö Royals, VästeråsTeam USACincinnati Battering Rams, Dallas Deception, Magic City Misfits, Mass Maelstrom Roller Derby, New York Shock Exchange, Puget Sound Outcasts, St. Louis GateKeepers, Your Mom Men's DerbyTeam WalesMilton Keynes Roller Derby, Southern Discomfort Roller Derby, South Wales Silures
Results
Semi-finals
Final
Final rankings (2014) The final rankings released after the Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2014 are as follows:"Results from the 2014 Men's Roller Derby World Cup" 20 March 2014
Rank Team 1st Team USA 2nd Team England 3rd Team Canada 4th Team France 5th Wizards of Aus 6th Team Wales =7th Power of Scotland =7th Team Argentina 9th Team Finland 10th All-Ireland =11th Team Netherlands =11th Team Germany 13th Team Belgium 14th Team Sweden 15th Ninjapan Rollers
2016 World Cup
In 2015 The organisers of the Men's Roller Derby World Cup announced that the next World Cup would be held in July 2016, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Final rankings (2016) The final rankings released after the Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2016 are as follows:"Results from the 2016 Men's Roller Derby World Cup" 20 March 2014
Rank Team 1st USA 2nd England 3rd Australia 4th Canada 5th France 6th Argentina 7th Wales 8th Finland 9th Mexico 10th Scotland 11th Sweden 12th Belgium 13th Ireland 14th Germany 15th Italy 16th Puerto Rico 17th Japan 18th Chile 19th Spain 20th The Netherlands
2018 World Cup 24 nations took part in the 2018 MRDWC in Barcelona Spain, up by 4 teams from 2016.
Final rankings (2018) Rank Team 1st USA 2nd England 3rd Australia 4th France 5th Canada 6th Mexico 7th Argentina 8th Wales 9th Scotland 10th Finland 11th Belgium 12th Spain 13th Sweden 14th Ireland 15th Germany 16th The Netherlands 17th Chile 18th Italy 19th Japan 20th New Zealand21stColombia22ndDenmark23rdPhilippines24thPoland
2026 World Cup The 2026 World Cup took place in Orléans, France between 30 April and 3 May 2026. Host nation Team France secured their first World Cup title, defeating the three-time defending champions, Team USA, in the final.
Results
Championship Bracket Round Team 1 Score Team 2 Quarter-finals France 372–85 Belgium England 243–69 Mexico Canada 138–215 Argentina USA 333–55 Australia Semi-finals France 188–146 England Argentina 76–317 USA Grand Final France 230–137 USA
Classification Bouts Match Team 1 Score Team 2 3rd Place Play-off England 270–84 Argentina 5th Place Play-off Australia 127–121 Mexico 7th Place Play-off Belgium 181–116 Canada 9th Place Play-off Italy 216–122 Wales 11th Place Play-off Colombia 323–108 Netherlands 13th Place Play-off Chile 396–68 Kalmar Union 15th Place Play-off Germany 204–202 Schmear Campaign 17th Place Play-off Spain 188–60 New Zealand 19th Place Play-off Scotland 243–128 Ireland
Final rankings (2026) Rank Team 1st France 2nd USA 3rd England 4th Argentina 5th Australia 6th Mexico 7th Belgium 8th Canada 9th Italy 10th Wales 11th Colombia 12th Netherlands 13th Chile 14th Kalmar Union 15th Germany 16th Schmear Campaign 17th Spain 18th New Zealand 19th Scotland 20th Ireland
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