WFTDA North Central Regional Tournament

The WFTDA North Central Regional Tournament or WFTDA North Central Region Playoffs was one of four annual roller derby regional qualifying tournaments for the WFTDA Championships.

WFTDA North Central Regional Tournament

2009–2012
Tournament information
Location	Various
Month played	September/October
Established	2009
Format	Knockout
Current champion
Windy City Rollers

The Tournament was organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Full WFTDA members in the North Central Region were eligible for ranking, and the top ten leagues would qualify for the North Central Regional Tournament, with the top three finalists qualifying for the Championships. Together, the four qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5".^[1] Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, WFTDA's regions were discontinued in favor of an overall-rankings based system, and a new playoff format was created.

Championships

Year	Date	Name	Venue	Champion	Second	Third
2009[2]	18-20 September	Brawl of America	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Windy City Rollers	Mad Rollin' Dolls	Detroit Derby Girls
2010[3]	10-12 September	Thunda on the Tundra	Green Bay, Wisconsin	Windy City Rollers	Minnesota RollerGirls	Mad Rollin' Dolls
2011[4]	30 September-2 October	Monumental Mayhem	Indianapolis, Indiana	Windy City Rollers	Minnesota RollerGirls	Naptown Roller Girls
2012[5]	14-16 September	Thrill of the Spill	Niagara Falls, New York	Windy City Rollers	Minnesota RollerGirls	Naptown Roller Girls

2009 Brawl of America

On September 20, 2009, the Windy City Rollers defeated the Mad Rollin' Dolls (Dairyland Dolls) 150-56 in the North Central championship bout. The Detroit Derby Girls beat the Cincinnati Rollergirls (Black Sheep) 126-62 to place 3rd.^[6]

References

1. "WFTDA 2011 Big 5 Tournament Schedule Announced Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 9 November 2010
2. Brawl of America, WFTDA
3. Thunda on the Tundra, WFTDA
4. Monumental Mayhem, WFTDA
5. 2012 WFTDA North Central Region Playoffs, WFTDA
6. Feelgood, Justice (2009-10-09). "North Central Regionals Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-10-30.