By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur roller derby leagues on every inhabited continent in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Singapore.
Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby was the first roller derby league to be formed in Germany and the second in Europe, being set up in April 2006. In 2008, they assisted Bear City Roller Derby in establishing itself in Berlin, and by the end of 2009, there were seven leagues in the country.Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder No. 15, pp.18–23
In October 2010, Bear City was accepted as the first German apprentice member of the WFTDA."WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues ", WFTDA, 5 October 2010
The first German Championship was held in 2010, Stuttgart beating Bear City Roller Derby 128–124 in the final.Melanie Sevcenko, "Roller derby warriors skate to glory", The Local, 13 December 2010
Leagues Berlin, Germany – Bear City Roller Derby Bremen, Germany – Meatgrinders Essen, Germany - Ruhrpott Roller Derby Frankfurt, Germany – Bembel Town Roller Derby Frankfurt, Germany – Roller Derby Frankfurt Hamburg, Germany – St. Pauli Roller Derby Kaiserslautern, Germany – Kaiserslautern Roller Derby Karlsruhe, Germany – rocKArollers Köln, Germany – Cologne Roller Derby Leipzig, Germany - Rolling Raptors Ludwigsburg, Germany – Barockcity Rollerderby Mannheim, Germany - Rhein-Neckar Delta Quads München, Germany – Munich Rolling Rebels Stuttgart, Germany – Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby
Roller Derby World Cup
2011
The first Roller Derby World Cup took place in 2011 from December 1 until December 4 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The first Team Germany roster featured skaters from Stuttgart Valley Roller Derby, Bear City Roller Derby, Barock City Roller Derby, Harbor Girls Hamburg (St. Pauli Roller Derby), Philly Roller Derby and Ruhrpott Roller Derby.
OpponentScoreResultTeam Australia136-53LossTeam Finland104-80WinTeam New Zealand127-143LossTeam Scotland41-104WinTeam Ireland60-116Win
2014 The second Roller Derby World Cup took place in 2014 from December 4 to December 7 in Dallas, Texas.
OpponentScoreResultEngland Roller Derby272-31LossTeam Ireland129-142LossTeam Spain216-70WinSelección Chilena de Roller Derby166-330Win
2018 The 2018 Roller Derby World Cup took place from February 1–4, 2018 in Manchester, England. Team Germany came in 13th place out of 38 teams.
Team Germany played the second highest-scoring bout in the 2018 World Cup, scoring 610 against Team Czech Republic.https://www.flattrackstats.com/teams/6672 The only other two teams to score over 600 points in a single bout were Team Sweden against Russia (635-6) and Team Scotland (13-604) against Team Iceland.
OpponentScoreResultTeam Finland Roller Derby131-53LossTeam Scotland Roller Derby95-77WinTeam Czech Republic99-610WinTeam Belgium218-139WinTeam Ireland143-108Win
See also
Roller derby
References