2014 Roller Derby World Cup

The 2014 Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from six continents compete for their respective nations.

2014 Roller Derby World Cup
2014
Tournament information
SportRoller derby
LocationDallas, United States
DatesDecember 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)–December 7, 2014 (2014-12-07)
Established2011
Venue(s)Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
Teams30 nations
Websiterollerderbyworldcup.com
Final positions
Champions United States
1st runners-up England
2nd runners-up Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played58
Points scored21212 (365.72 per match)

The 2014 Roller Derby World Cup is the second held, taking place from December 4 through 7, 2014, at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. Team USA defeated Team England in the final,[1] repeating their victory from the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.

Participating countries

Thirty countries took part, including all thirteen teams from the inaugural event. As before, the 2014 event was played and officiated under a ruleset developed and standardized by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), although not a WFTDA-sponsored event. The participating countries were (returning countries in bold):

Group stage

All teams competed in the group stage. Each team was placed in one of eight groups, which contained either three or four teams. Each of the top eight seeds was placed in a different group, with the number one seed placed in Group 8 and the number eight seed placed in Group 1. Every team played all the other teams in their group for forty-minute matches, and this process determined the seeding for the elimination stage, which were sixty-minute matches.

Here are the results of the group stage. Each of the eight top-seeded teams won their group.

Group 1
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 New Zealand330783134+649
 Norway321428403+25
 Wales312373497-124
 South Africa303192742-550
DateResult
4 December 2014 New Zealand21859 Norway
4 December 2014 South Africa97208 Wales
4 December 2014 New Zealand31515 South Africa
4 December 2014 Norway150105 Wales
5 December 2014 Norway21980 South Africa
5 December 2014 New Zealand25060 Wales

Group 2
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 France33099477+917
 Brazil321301562-261
 Portugal312314609-295
  Switzerland303267628-361
DateResult
4 December 2014 France36927  Switzerland
4 December 2014 Brazil167139 Portugal
4 December 2014 France31514 Brazil
4 December 2014  Switzerland132139 Portugal
5 December 2014  Switzerland108120 Brazil
5 December 2014 France31036 Portugal

Group 3
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 Sweden330107480+994
 West Indies321380489-109
 Chile312435453-18
 Japan303123990-867
DateResult
4 December 2014 Sweden31941 West Indies
4 December 2014 Japan53296 Chile
4 December 2014 Sweden4590 Japan
5 December 2014 West Indies23570 Japan
5 December 2014 Sweden29639 Chile
5 December 2014 West Indies104100 Chile

Group 4
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 Finland330686148+538
 Scotland321515224+291
 Colombia312248553-305
 Mexico303158682-524
DateResult
4 December 2014 Finland24832 Colombia
4 December 2014 Scotland20745 Mexico
4 December 2014 Finland12678 Scotland
4 December 2014 Colombia16375 Mexico
5 December 2014 Finland31238 Mexico
5 December 2014 Scotland23053 Colombia

Group 5
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 Australia330131146+1265
 Belgium321470531-61
 Greece312238704-466
 Italy303173911-738
DateResult
4 December 2014 Australia5135 Italy
4 December 2014 Belgium17396 Greece
4 December 2014 Australia34924 Belgium
4 December 2014 Italy82125 Greece
5 December 2014 Australia44917 Greece
5 December 2014 Italy86273 Belgium

Group 6
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 England330895101+794
 Ireland321395532-137
 Germany312376484-108
 Spain303164713-549
DateResult
4 December 2014 England27231 Germany
4 December 2014 Spain74203 Ireland
4 December 2014 England29420 Spain
4 December 2014 Germany129142 Ireland
5 December 2014 England32950 Ireland
5 December 2014 Germany21670 Spain

Group 7
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 Canada22058773+514
 Argentina211252371-119
 Denmark202108503-395
DateResult
4 December 2014 Canada28650 Argentina
4 December 2014 Canada30123 Denmark
5 December 2014 Denmark85202 Argentina

Group 8
Team Pld W L PtsF PtsA PtD
 United States220114218+1124
 Netherlands211224659-435
 Puerto Rico202157846-689
DateResult
4 December 2014 United States50515 Netherlands
4 December 2014 United States6373 Puerto Rico
5 December 2014 Puerto Rico154209 Netherlands

Elimination stage

The first two rounds of the playoffs were played on 6 December 2014, the semifinals and finals were played on 7 December 2014.

After the Round of sixteen, the remaining teams were reseeded for the quarterfinals.

Round of sixteen

All games were played on 6 December 2014. All times are Central Standard Time (UTC−06:00).

The point differential was used to determine the seeding of the next round.

TimeTrackResultPoint differential
9:00AMTrack 1 Canada58175 Brazil506
9:00AMTrack 2 Sweden303133 Ireland170
11:00AMTrack 1 New Zealand35691 Netherlands265
11:00AMTrack 2 United States8546 Norway848
1:00PMTrack 1 France162205 Argentina43
1:00PMTrack 2 Finland383124 Belgium259
3:00PMTrack 1 Australia46435 Scotland429
3:00PMTrack 2 England70831 West Indies677

Quarterfinals through finals

The quarterfinals were played on 6 December 2014. The semis and finals were on 7 December 2014. Team USA won the cup.

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1  United States 569
8  Argentina 14
 United States 259
 Australia 54
4  Australia 284
5  New Zealand 56
 United States 219
 England 105
2  England 278
7  Sweden 72
 England 156 Third place
 Canada 112
3  Canada 290  Australia 197
6  Finland 145  Canada 128

References
  1. Scheer, Robert (8 December 2014). "There's a Roller Derby World Cup and we have 10 amazing photos to prove it". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
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