Roller Derby World Cup

This article is about the women's roller derby tournament. For the men's equivalent, see Men's Roller Derby World Cup.

The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament formerly organized by Blood & Thunder magazine,^[1][2] and currently organized by the Roller Derby World Cup Committee. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world compete for their respective nations.

Roller Derby World Cup

2011–present
Tournament information
Sport	Roller derby
Location	Varies
Month played	December to February
Established	2011
Number of tournaments	3
Format	Ranking matches and knockout
Teams	38
Website	rollerderbyworldcup.com
Current champion
United States

History

The inaugural 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby,^[3] and was held December 1 through 4, 2011, at The Bunker at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1][2] It was won by Team USA, who beat Team Canada by a score of 336 points to 33 in the final.^[4] Live online coverage of the event was broadcast on the Derby News Network.^[5]

The 2014 Roller Derby World Cup took place December 4 through 7, 2014, in Dallas, Texas.^[6] Team USA repeated their victory, this time defeating Team England in the final 219–105. For the 2014 event, the complete live online coverage was broadcast by Blood and Thunder magazine, through the official Roller Derby World Cup website.^[7]

The 2018 Roller Derby World Cup was held in early February 2018, hosted by Rainy City Roller Derby, in Greater Manchester, England.^[8][9] On this occasion, USA Roller Derby defeated Team Australia (roller derby) in the final.^[10]

Results

Year	Host		Winners	Score	Runners-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place		Teams
2011	Toronto		United States	336–33	Canada		England	203–85	Australia		13
2014	Dallas		United States	219–105	England		Australia	197–128	Canada		30
2018	Manchester		United States	187–146	Australia		Canada	173–147	England		38