THE BIG ONE IS COMING TO CALIFORNIA!
Sac City Rollers and Bay Area Derby Girls host the first ever California Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby tournament in Davis, CA.
Saturday, April 5th and Sunday, April 6th, 2008 Roller Derby leagues from Northern and Southern California will converge at the Davis Indoor Sports Center (DISC) for a weekend tournament to compete for the title of California Champion!
Participating leagues include the Sac City Rollers, Bay Area Derby Girls, Sacred City Derby Girls, Angel City Derby Girls, Bakersfield Rollergirls, Central Coast Roller Derby, Orange County Derby Girls and the Port City Roller Girls. Leagues were chosen based on their Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) status and include sanctioned and non-sanctioned leagues. For the sanctioned leagues, participation in this tournament has implications in national WFTDA ranking, making the tournament play much more exciting!
“With Roller Derby growing in the state of California to over 14 leagues, we thought it was time to bring the best of the bunch to Davis and have them compete for the first-ever California WFTDA Championship! With four WFTDA leagues competing, it will really be a battle for the title” says Taxi Scab from the Bay Area Derby Girls.
Tickets are available for $15 (full day) and $25 (weekend) and can be purchased by going tobrownpapertickets.com. This is an all ages event.
Sunday's tournament play begins at 9am and concludes at 2:30pm. The Championship begins at 3:00pm and concludes at 4:30pm followed immediately by the awards ceremony and closing remarks.
Women’s flat track roller derby has experienced a huge resurgence in the last several years with over 100 leagues in the United States and leagues forming in Ireland, England and other European countries.