2009 WFTDA Nationals: Declaration of Derby

Top twelve teams from around the U.S. and Canada face off in Philadelphia at WFTDA's 2009 National Championship.

"The Philly Roller Girls are excited to host the 2009 WFTDA Nationals Tournament — Declaration of Derby — November 13-15, 2009. A major transportation hub, the Philadelphia metropolitan area is rich in revolutionary history and cultural excitement, the perfect environment for this tournament pitting the top teams from each of the four North American regions in a battle for flat track roller derby supremacy!

The Philly Roller Girls look forward to sharing the historic culture of the “City of Sisterly Shove” with our roller derby family from all over the world."

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Comment by Grand Poobah on September 23, 2009 at 3:36am

Oh yeah. Philly goes in with a #1 seed. Their first opponent is likely to be impacted by jet lag, though it could also be an "altitude" team with great endurance.

They know when their first big bout is going to be, and they're fairly likely to advance to semi-finals and finals. Aside from their own fans, derby skaters and fans from across the country are likely to come out for this, and being located in Philly makes it a short drive (albeit in November weather) from across the Eastern seaboard.

I'll probably be there helping with stats (if I'm needed). Watch for my fabulous fezes on the intarweb, I guess. Luckily I think the stats crew gets to wear black shirts instead of the pink the NSOs wear.

Comment by Grand Poobah on September 23, 2009 at 3:27am

Derby News Network posted an interesting picture of how the brackets are filling out after the first two of four regional tournaments.

Gotham ought to be able to handle Detroit on Friday, but they're likely to face Oly Rollers on Saturday morning (in what could be the bout of the year) a lot earlier in the tournament than had been expected. Having five "unbeatable" powerhouses in four regions is kinda what makes things like this happen. No shame coming in fifth here.

Madison vs Boston (Friday) ought to be a great game. Looking forward to watching that one, the winner has to face the fresh Texecutioners, who've already beaten both this season.

In the lower half of the black pool I'd speculate that the Denver Roller Dolls (or Oly?) will trample Houston/Dallas/Atlanta and give Philly a tough game.

On the top half of the pink pool, you probably have Kansas City facing a TOUGH 3rd seed from the West (Rat City, Rose City, Rocky Mountain or Bay Area?) with the winner facing off against a fresh Windy City.

I should probably figure out what the usually-right DerbyTron predicts...