# 2011 Roller Derby World Cup

The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world were fielded to compete for their respective nations.
The inaugural 2011 Roller Derby World Cup was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and was held December 1 through 4, 2011, at The Bunker at Downsview Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was won by Team USA, who beat Team Canada by a score of 336 points to 33 in the final.
Live online coverage of the entire event was broadcast on the Derby News Network.

## Participating countries

The 2011 Roller Derby World Cup had thirteen countries taking part. Each team sent a roster of 20 skaters, plus alternates, to take part. Though not affiliated with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, the World Cup was played and officiated under a ruleset developed and standardized by the WFTDA. Teams held tryouts during 2011 and started naming the rosters in August. The participating countries were:
| Country | Leagues sending skaters |
| Argentina | 2x4 Roller Derby, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Houston Roller Derby, Los Angeles Derby Dolls, Queen City Roller Girls, Windy City Rollers |
| Australia | Adelaide Roller Derby, Brisbane City Rollers, Canberra Roller Derby League, Coastal Assassins Roller Derby, Newcastle Roller Derby League, Sun State Roller Derby League, Sydney Roller Derby League, Victorian Roller Derby League |
| Brazil | Capital City Derby Dolls, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Gray City Rebels, Ladies of HellTown, South Bay Derby Mizfits, Hell Girls From Oz Of Hell Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz, Sugar Loathe Derby Girls |
| Canada | 709 Derby Girls, E-Ville Roller Derby, Forest City Derby Girls, Houston Roller Derby, Montreal Roller Derby, Oil City Derby Girls, Pile O' Bones Derby Club, Red Deer Roller Derby Association, Rideau Valley Roller Girls, Terminal City Roller Girls, Toronto Roller Derby, Tri-City Roller Girls, West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby |
| England | Birmingham Blitz Dames, Central City Rollergirls, Dolly Rockit Rollers, Hellfire Harlots, Leeds Roller Dolls, London Rockin' Rollers, London Rollergirls, Rainy City Rollergirls |
| Finland | Bristol Roller Derby, Crime City Rollers, Dirty River Roller Grrrls, Helsinki Roller Derby, Kallio Rolling Rainbow, Tampere Rollin' Hos |
| France | DC Rollergirls, Les Petites Morts de Bordeaux, Montreal Roller Derby, Paris Rollergirls, Pioneer Valley Roller Derby, Roller Derby Metz Club, Roller Derby Toulouse |
| Germany | Barock City Roller Derby, Bear City Roller Derby, Harbor Girls Hamburg, Philly Rollergirls, Ruhrpott Roller Girls, Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz |
| Ireland | Birmingham Blitz Dames, Cork City Firebirds, Dolly Rockit Rollers, Dublin Roller Girls, Glasgow Roller Girls, GTA Rollergirls, Kernow Rollers, London Rollergirls, Rat City Rollergirls, |
| New Zealand | Dead End Derby, Hellmilton Roller Ghouls, Mount Militia Derby Crew, Northland Nightmares, Pirate City Rollers, Richter City Roller Derby |
| Scotland | Auld Reekie Roller Girls, Glasgow Roller Girls, Granite City Roller Girls, SoCal Derby |
| Sweden | Crime City Rollers, London Rockin' Rollers, London Rollergirls, Stockholm Roller Derby. |
| United States | Boston Derby Dames, Charm City Rollergirls, Dutchland Rollers, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Minnesota RollerGirls, Oly Rollers, Philly Rollergirls, Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, Rose City Rollers, Steel City Derby Demons, Windy City Rollers |

## Final standings

The final standings at the completion of the World Cup games were:
* United States
* Canada
* England
* Australia
* Finland
* Sweden
* France
* New Zealand
* Germany
* Ireland
* Scotland
* Brazil
* Argentina

## Group stage

All teams competed in the group stage. Each team was placed in one of four groups, which contained either three or four teams. Every team played all the other teams in their group, and this process determined the seeding for the elimination stage.

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | L | PtsF | PtsA | PtD |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 848 | 50 | +798 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 299 | 272 | +27 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 275 | 382 | -107 |
| Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 783 | -718 |
| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 December 2011 | Canada | 244 | 17 | France |
| 1 December 2011 | Brazil | 30 | 163 | Sweden |
| 2 December 2011 | Canada | 196 | 26 | Sweden |
| 2 December 2011 | Brazil | 28 | 212 | France |
| 2 December 2011 | France | 46 | 110 | Sweden |
| 2 December 2011 | Brazil | 7 | 408 | Canada |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | L | PtsF | PtsA | PtD |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 315 | 82 | +233 |
| Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 216 | -59 |
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 283 | -174 |
| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 December 2011 | Australia | 136 | 53 | Germany |
| 1 December 2011 | Australia | 179 | 29 | Finland |
| 2 December 2011 | Finland | 80 | 104 | Germany |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | L | PtsF | PtsA | PtD |
| United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 812 | 9 | +803 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 488 | -356 |
| Scotland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 559 | -447 |
| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 December 2011 | New Zealand | 8 | 377 | United States |
| 2 December 2011 | New Zealand | 124 | 111 | Scotland |
| 2 December 2011 | Scotland | 1 | 435 | United States |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | L | PtsF | PtsA | PtD |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 472 | 95 | +377 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 250 | -22 |
| Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 437 | -355 |
| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 December 2011 | Argentina | 51 | 164 | Ireland |
| 2 December 2011 | England | 199 | 64 | Ireland |
| 2 December 2011 | Argentina | 31 | 273 | England |

## Elimination stage
### Round 1

In the first round of the elimination stage, the ten lowest ranked teams played. The winners advanced to the quarter-finals, while the losers entered the consolation stage.
| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 2 December 2011 | Australia (4) | 251 | 48 | Scotland (13) |
| 2 December 2011 | Argentina (12) | 65 | 190 | Sweden (5) |
| 2 December 2011 | Brazil (11) | 138 | 212 | France (6) |
| 2 December 2011 | Finland (10) | 148 | 134 | Ireland (7) |
| 3 December 2011 | Germany (8) | 127 | 142 | New Zealand (9) |

### Quarter finals

In the quarter-finals, the five winners from the round 1 were joined by the three top-ranked teams. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, while the losers entered round 2 of the consolation stage.
| 3 December 2011 | Australia | 126-80 | Sweden |
| 3 December 2011 | | (81-6) | |
| 3 December 2011 | | Report | |
| 3 December 2011 | New Zealand | 8-470 | United States |
| 3 December 2011 | | (5-237) | |
| 3 December 2011 | | Report | |
| 3 December 2011 | England | 383-14 | France |
| 3 December 2011 | | (181-12) | |
| 3 December 2011 | | Report | |
| 3 December 2011 | Canada | 499-11 | Finland |
| 3 December 2011 | | (278-11) | |
| 3 December 2011 | | Report | |

### Semi finals

| 4 December 2011 | Canada | 161-90 | England |
| 4 December 2011 | | (78-51) | |
| 4 December 2011 | | Report | |
| 4 December 2011 | Australia | 4-532 | United States |
| 4 December 2011 | | (0-277) | |
| 4 December 2011 | | Report | |

### Final

| 4 December 2011 | Canada | 33-336 | United States |
| 4 December 2011 | | (9-178) | |
| 4 December 2011 | | Report | |

## Consolation stage
### Round 1

| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result | Report |
| 3 December 2011 | Scotland (13) | 114 | 91 | Argentina (12) | |

### Round 2

| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result | Report |
| 3 December 2011 | Brazil (11) | 57 | 213 | Ireland (7) | |
| 3 December 2011 | Germany (8) | 104 | 41 | Scotland (13) | |

### Consolation Semifinals

| Date | Result | Result | Result | Result | Report |
| 3 December 2011 | New Zealand (9) | 66 | 94 | Sweden (5) | |
| 3 December 2011 | Finland (10) | 115 | 84 | France (6) | |

### Placement round

| Place | Date | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 11th Place | 3 December 2011 | Brazil (11) | 64 | 113 | Scotland (13) |
| 9th Place | 3 December 2011 | Germany (8) | 116 | 60 | Ireland (9) |
| 7th Place | 4 December 2011 | France (6) | 180 | 129 | New Zealand (9) |
| 5th Place | 4 December 2011 | Finland (10) | 126 | 100 | Sweden (5) |
| 3rd Place | 4 December 2011 | Australia (4) | 85 | 203 | England (3) |