Gotham Girls ready for WFTDA East Regionals 2009
September 9, 2009
The WFTDA's 2008 Champions - the Gotham Girls Roller Derby All-Stars, a combined roster representing Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens - take the track in Raleigh, NC to begin their title defense.
The Carolina Rollergirls host the Wicked Wheels of the East, a three-day tournament (Sept 11-13) between the WFTDA's top Eastern Region squads.
Tournament seeding:
1) Gotham Girls Roller Derby (New York)
2) Philly Rollergirls (Philadelphia)
3) Charm City Rollergirls (Baltimore)
4) Carolina Rollergirls (Raleigh)
5) Boston Derby Dames (Boston)
6) Rhode Island Riveters (Providence)
7) Steel City Derby Demons (Pittsburgh)
8) CT RollerGirls (Waterbury, Connecticut)
9) DC Rollergirls (Washington, D.C.)
10) Dominion Derby Girls (Hampton Roads, VA)
The bracket first pits #1 Gotham against #6 Providence at 2:45pm on Friday, September 11. The tournament concludes with its championship bout at 8pm on Sunday, September 13.
The Gotham Girls roll into Carolina riding a WFTDA-record sixteen bout winning streak. Earlier this season, the Gotham All-Stars defeated #3 Charm City, #4 Carolina, and #5 Boston. Expect each of these squads, along with #2 Philly, to bring their best game to the track to challenge Gotham for its East Region title.
The top three teams emerging from the brackets move on to the WFTDA National Tournament in Philadelphia, November 13-15.
Point your web browser to Derby News Network for live videocasts of all the weekend's tournament action! First Gotham game: 2:45pm Friday.
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The Gotham All-Stars took the East Region title in 2008 (above) and 2007.
Can the champs make it three in a row? (Photo: Margaret Hart)