Paradise City Roller Derby
Metro area | Burleigh, Queensland |
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Country | Australia |
Founded | 2013 |
Dissolved | 2017 |
Teams | All Stars (A team) Lightning (B team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Affiliations | Skate Australia, WFTDA |
Website | www |
Paradise City Roller Derby was a women's flat track roller derby league based in Burleigh, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 2013, the league consisted of two teams, which competed against teams from other leagues, and was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1] 2017 was the league's last active year.[2]
The league was founded in 2013, spending its first years training at the
Sun State Roller Girls, losing the final 235-122.[6] By 2016, the league's All Star squad was ranked third in Australia and 65th overall.[3] In April 2016, Paradise City again hosted Royal Rumble, billed as the year's biggest Asia-Pacific roller derby tournament in Australia, at the Runway Bay Indoor Stadium with 18 teams competing.[7] By the end of 2017, the league's WFTDA ranking had dropped to 327.[8]
WFTDA
This section needs to be updated.(October 2023) |
In January 2014, Paradise City was accepted as a member of the
Carolina Rollergirls to take part.[15]
Rankings
Season | Final ranking[16] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2015 | 66 WFTDA[17] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 57 WFTDA[18] | DNP D2[15] | DNQ |
2017 | 337 WFTDA[19] | DNQ | DNQ |
References
- ^ "Paradise City Roller Derby – WFTDA". WFTDA. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Paradise City Roller Derby - Facebook". Facebook. 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b Utting, Alexandra (1 May 2016). "Roller girls looking for a new home". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Royal Rumble Roller Derby Tournament |". www.royalrumblegc.com. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Roller derby women ready to rumble". Gold Coast Bulletin. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Results - Swarm". SSRG. Sun State Roller Girls. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Doherty, Denis (21 April 2016). "Roller derby sure to be a smash". Gold Coast Bulletin. Gold Coast Sun. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "WFTDA Rankings: December 31, 2017". 7 August 2019.
- ^ "WFTDA Apprentice ProgramAccepts 22 Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes New Member, Apprentice Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (7 January 2016). "2015 WFTDA Rankings Review". Derby Central. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (4 June 2016). "2016 Midwest BrewHaHa Day 1 Recap". Derby Central. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (5 June 2016). "2016 Midwest BrewHaHa Day 2 Recap". Derby Central. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: June 30, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. July 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (15 July 2016). "2016 WFTDA June Rankings and Tournament Seeding". Derby Central. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.