Charlottesville Derby Dames
League logo
Metro areaCharlottesville, VA
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars (A team),
Belmont Bruisers (B team),
Charlottesville Junior Roller Derby
Track type(s)Flat
VenueCharlottesville Main Street Arena
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.charlottesvillederbydames.com

Charlottesville Derby Dames (CDD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 2007, CDD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History and organization

Following a social media post by Shannon "Hoytie Toytie" Hoyt,[2] the league was founded in 2007 by Jessika Daver and Anna "Phenol Barbie Doll" Perron,[3][4] and held its first practices late that year.[5] CDD played its first home bout in October 2009, against the Northside Stranglers.[6] In August 2012, the league hosted a state roller derby championship, "Virginia is for Shovers".[7] The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Apprentice Program in January 2012,[8] and graduated to full membership of the WFTDA in December 2012.[9] In January 2013, they were declared Charlottesville's "official roller derby team", by the city's mayor.[10]

As of 2017, Charlottesville has two travel teams, the All Stars and the Belmont Bruisers. The league's mission is "to promote sportsmanship and community by providing an alternative form of fitness and entertainment to the women and men of Charlottesville and surrounding counties".[3]

The league has also run a junior roller derby team since April 2014, Charlottesville Junior Roller Derby, who are members of JRDA.[11]

WFTDA competition

Charlottesville qualified for WFTDA Playoffs for the first time in 2015, entering the Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville as the tenth seed.[12] After an opening round upset over Glasgow, Charlottesville fell to Denver, Detroit and Steel City (Pittsburgh) to finish in eighth place.[13] In 2016, Charlottesville entered the Division 2 Playoff in Lansing, Michigan as the seventh seed, and defeated #10 Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (Grand Rapids, MI), #2 Sac City Rollers (Sacramento) and #3 Wasatch Roller Derby (Salt Lake City) before falling 189-165 to Calgary to finish in second place, albeit with a berth in the Division 2 bracket of WFTDA Championships.[14] At Championships, a narrow 205-200 loss to Brandywine Roller Derby (Downingtown, PA)[15] led to a rematch against Calgary in the third place game, a 252-197 Calgary victory, which gave Charlottesville a fourth-place finish.[16] Charlottesville returned to Division 1 Playoffs in 2017 at Seattle as the twelfth seed, but lost both their games to Montreal Roller Derby (486-144)[17] and Jacksonville RollerGirls (318-161)[18] to finish outside of the medal round.

In 2018, Charlottesville for the WFTDA North American East Continental Cup held in Kalamazoo, Michigan as the third seed, and finished in second place, losing the gold medal game to Boston Roller Derby 206-169.[19] Charlottesville skater River Styx Phoenix was named tournament MVP.[19]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[20] Playoffs Championship
2013 106 WFTDA[21] DNQ DNQ
2014 73 WFTDA[22] DNQ DNQ
2015 34 WFTDA[23] 8 D1[13] DNQ
2016 48 WFTDA[24] 2 D2[14] 4 D2[16]
2017 37 WFTDA[25] CR D1[18] DNQ
2018 33 WFTDA[26] 2 CC NA East[19] NA
  • CR = consolation round

References

  1. ↑ "Charlottesville Derby Dames – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Stoltzfus, Kate (10 February 2011). "Charlotte "Stonewallop" Barnett experiences life on wheels | The Record". The Record. Goshen College. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 "About Us". Charlottesville Derby Dames.
  4. ↑ Tammaro, Hunter (31 March 2008). "The Cavalier Daily -  :: Rollin' into town". www.cavalierdaily.com. The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  5. ↑ McNair, David (20 November 2007). "Derby Dames rock!". www.readthehook.com. The Hook. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Eric Fink, "Charlottesville's Derby Dames A Big Hit Archived 2015-06-01 at the Wayback Machine", NBC 29, November 1, 2009
  7. ↑ Mary Dunleavy, "'Virginia is for Shovers' Roller Derby Tournament Archived 2012-08-05 at the Wayback Machine", NBC 29, August 3, 2012
  8. ↑ "13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 31 January 2012
  9. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members", 3 December 2012
  10. ↑ Graham Moomaw, "City Council loosens music restrictions", The Daily Progress, January 23, 2013
  11. ↑ "Charlottesville Derby Dames - Juniors". www.charlottesvillederbydames.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  12. ↑ Fox, Mike (15 September 2015). "Charlottesville team skates onto world stage". The Daily Progress. The Daily Progress. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  13. 1 2 Deadwards, Lisa (20 September 2015). "D1J 7th Place: #8 Steel City Meddles With #10 Charlottesville, 281-134". Derby Central. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  14. 1 2 Deadwards, Lisa (28 August 2016). "D2L 1st Place: #5 Calgary takes gold against #7 Charlottesville, 189-165". Derby CentralDerby Central. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  15. ↑ Berrick, Genevieve D (4 November 2016). "2016 WFTDA D2 Champs: #50 Brandywine sneaks past #52 Charlottesville, 205-200". Derby Central. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  16. 1 2 Berrick, Genevieve D (6 November 2016). "WFTDA Champs: Calgary takes 3rd vs Charlottesville, 252-197". Derby Central. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  17. ↑ "D1S: #5 Montréal beats Charlottesville, 486 -144". Derby Central. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  18. 1 2 "D1S: #3 Jacksonville avalanches #12 Charlottesville, 318-161". 3 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 "Boston Roller Derby Wins 2018 WFTDA Continental Cup – North America East – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  21. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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