Roller derby in Germany
Roller derby in Germany |
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By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent,[1] in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden[2] and Singapore[3]
The Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz were 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.[4] In October 2010, Bear City was accepted as the first German apprentice member of the WFTDA.[5]
The first German Championship was held in 2010, Stuttgart beating Bear City Roller Derby 128-124 in the final.[6]
Germany sent a team to the first Roller Derby World Cup, held in 2011, with skaters from Stuttgart, Bear City, Barock City Roller Derby, Harbor Girls Hamburg, Philly Rollergirls and Ruhrpott Roller Girls.[7]
Leagues
- Berlin, Germany – Bear City Roller Derby[8]
- Hamburg, Germany – Harbor Girls[9]
- Ludwigsburg, Germany – Barockcity Rollerderby[10]
- Stuttgart, Germany – Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz[11]
- Bremen, Germany – Meatgrinders[12]
- Köln, Germany – Graveyard Queens[13]
- Essen, Germany – Ruhrpott Roller Derby[14]
- Frankfurt, Germany – Bembel Town Rollergirls[15]
- Frankfurt, Germany – Frankfurt Roller Derby[16]
- Kaiserslautern, Germany – K-Town Derby Girls[17]
- Karlsruhe, Germany – rocKArollers[18]
- München, Germany – Munich Roller Derby[19]
- Wuppertal, Germany – Red Lion Roller Derby[20]
See also
References
- ↑ Roller Derby Worldwide. "Find a Roller Derby League". Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ Cat O'Ninetails (2011). "Roller Derby Worldwide". Retrieved 8 Sep 2011.
- ↑ "Chilipadi Roller Girls".
- ↑ Marta Popowska, "A short history of roller derby in Europe", Blood and Thunder No. 15, pp.18–23
- ↑ "WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues", WFTDA, 5 October 2010
- ↑ Melanie Sevcenko, "Roller derby warriors skate to glory", The Local, 13 December 2010
- ↑ "Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft" (in German). Roller Derby Germany. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Bear City Roller Derby League (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Hamburg Harbor Girls Website".
- ↑ "Barockcity Rollerderby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Meatgrinders (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Graveyard Queens (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Ruhrpott Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Bembel Town Rollergirls (league-run site)". Retrieved 21 August 2001.
- ↑ "Frankfurt Roller Derby (league-run site)". Retrieved 21 August 2001.
- ↑ "K-Town Derby Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "rocKArollers (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Munich Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Red Lion Roller Derby (league-run site)".