Twin City Derby Group (TCDG) is a roller derby league based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Founded in 2010, the league currently consists of three teams, which play teams from other leagues. In 2022 the league changed its name from Twin City Derby Girls to Twin City Derby Group to reflect a policy of gender inclusivity.
Twin City Derby Group is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History Twin City was established at the beginning of 2010."Twin City Derby Girls hosting fundraiser", The News-Gazette, February 2, 2010 By the end of the year, it was regularly sold out its venue - for the final bout of the season, it sold out in twelve minutes. As a result, it, moved to the 1,200-seater University of Illinois Ice Arena for the 2011 season."Local roller derby league kicks off 2011 season May 21", County Star, May 18, 2011 Home games were then played out of Skateland in Savoy, IL and the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, IL.
The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,"WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues", 8 July 2010 and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2012."WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Member Leagues", 1 March 2012
Up until December 2013, the Twin City Derby Girls consisted of three league teams (the Damagin' Dames, the 'Paign, and the Boneyard Bombshells) as well as two travel leagues, an A and a B team. , Twin City has three teams, the Evil Twins (Travel A), Dead Ringers (Travel B), and the Alter Egos (C) as well as a new skater program, Doppel Gang.
WFTDA rankings
SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship201222 NCDNQDNQ201371 WFTDADNQDNQ201483 WFTDADNQDNQ201592 WFTDADNQDNQ201668 WFTDADNQDNQ
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