Five Nations Roller Derby Championships

Five Nations Roller Derby Championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2019
FormerlyEnd of the World Series
Heartland Series
British Roller Derby Championships
SportRoller derby
Founded2015
CountryUnited Kingdom
Most recent
champion(s)		Central City Rollergirls
Level on pyramid3 (women)
2 (men)
Official websitefivenationsrollerderby.com

The Five Nations Roller Derby Championships is an annual competition for roller derby leagues in the United Kingdom.

History

The tournament originated as the End of the World Series, a 2012 league of six roller derby teams in central England. The success of this competition led it to expand in 2013 under the new name of the Heartland Series, with twelve teams in two division, and it doubled in size again in 2014. In 2021, the competition rebranded as the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships.[1]

Year Competition Champions
2012 End of the World Series Milton Keynes Roller Derby
2013 Heartland Series Severn Roller Torrent
2014 Heartland Series Romsey Town Rollerbillies

2015 Championships

In 2015, the tournament partnered with the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and was renamed as the British Roller Derby Championships.[2][3] This greatly expanded competition consisted of 72 teams playing across several tiers, making it the largest roller derby competition in Europe.[4] For the first time, it accepted teams from across the UK, including a separate competition for men's teams.[3]

Tier Tournament Champions[5] Runners-up
1 Women Glasgow Roller Derby Auld Reekie Roller Girls
2 Women Newcastle Roller Girls Nottingham Hellfire Harlots
3 Women Birmingham Blitz Dames Cambridge Rollerbillies
4 North Women Hallam Hellcats Roller Derby Preston Roller Girls
4 South Women Wirral Whipiteres Roller Derby Bath Roller Derby Girls
4 West Women The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby Killa Hurtz Roller Girls
1 Men Southern Discomfort Roller Derby South Wales Silures
2 Men New Wheeled Order Barrow Infernos
3 Men Wirral Pack Animals Kings of Block and Roll

2016 Championships

As of 2016, the women's section of the tournament is divided into five tiers. Tiers 2 to 4 are further split between geographical divisions of four to six teams.[6] Teams competing in the two top tiers must hold membership of the UKRDA.

The men's section is divided into three tiers, with the third tier divided into two geographical divisions.[7]

Tier Tournament Champions[8] Runners-up
1 Women Newcastle Roller Girls London Rollergirls Brawl Saints
2 Women Birmingham Blitz Dames Bristol Roller Derby
3 Women Swansea City Roller Derby Manchester Roller Derby
4 East Women Rebellion Roller Derby Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby
4 North Women Granite City Roller Girls Halifax Bruising Banditas
4 South Women Dorset Roller Girls Riot City Ravens
4 West Women Nottingham Roller Derby Dolly Rockit Rollers
5 Women Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby Wiltshire Roller Derby
1 Men Southern Discomfort Roller Derby Tyne and Fear Roller Derby
2 Men The Inhuman League Crash Test Brummies
3 Men Suffolk Roller Derby Bristol Vice Quad

2017 Championships

For 2017, the women's section was rationalised to four tiers.

Tier Tournament Champions[9] Runners-up
1 Women Middlesbrough Roller Derby London Rollergirls Brawl Saints
2 Women Rainy City Roller Derby B London Rockin Rollers
3 Women Rebellion Roller Derby The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby
4 East Women Wiltshire Roller Derby Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls
4 North Women Mansfield Roller Derby Wakey Wheeled Cats
4 South Women Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby Hereford Roller Girls
4 West Women Roller Derby Leicester Riverside Rebels Roller Derby
1 Men Tyne and Fear Roller Derby New Wheeled Order
2 Men Southern Discomfort Roller Derby Mild Discomfort Barrow Infernos
3 Men Oxford Men's Roller Derby Teesside Skate Invaders

2018 Championships

Tier Tournament Champions[10][11] Runners-up
1 Women Central City Rollergirls Liverpool Roller Girls
2 Women Rebellion Roller Derby Norfolk Roller Derby
3 Women Cambridge Rollerbillies Hulls Angels Roller Derby
4 North Women Furness Firecrackers Spa Town Roller Girls
4 East Women Suffolk Women's A Vendetta Vixens
4 South Women Plymouth City Roller Derby Milton Keynes Concrete Cows
4 West Women Arcadia Roller Derby Blackpool Roller Derby
1 Men New Wheeled Order Tyne and Fear
2 Men Lincolnshire Thugly Duckings Oxford Men's Roller Derby
3 Men Bristol Roller Derby North Wales Roller Derby

2019 Championships

Tier Tournament Champions[12][13] Runners-up
1 WFTDA Liverpool Roller Birds Manchester Roller Derby
2 WFTDA Wiltshire Roller Derby North Wales Roller Derby
3 East WFTDA Grimsby Roller Derby York Minxters Roller Derby
3 North WFTDA Belfast Roller Derby Spa Town Roller Derby
3 South WFTDA Big Bucks High Rollers Vendetta Vixens
3 West WFTDA Severn Roller Torrent Wolverhampton Honour Rollers
1 MRDA New Wheeled Order Lincolnshire Thugly Ducklings
2 North MRDA North Wales Roller Derby Tyne and Fear B
2 South MRDA Kent Men's Roller Derby Dorset Knobs Roller Derby

References

  1. ^ "Five Nations Roller Derby". Five Nations Roller Derby. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
  2. ^ "Hallamshire Hellcats raise the roof in home roller derby debut", The Star, Sheffield, 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b Katy Gordon, "UKRDA's role in British Championships", UKRDA, 26 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Exeter's South West Angels of Terror on a roll with another crushing victory Archived 2015-08-17 at the Wayback Machine", Express and Echo, 9 March 2015.
  5. ^ British Roller Derby Championships, "Roll of Honour".
  6. ^ British Roller Derby Championships, "Women's Tables 2016 Archived 2018-11-02 at the Wayback Machine".
  7. ^ British Roller Derby Championships, "Men's tables 2016".
  8. ^ British Roller Derby Championships, "Roll of Honour".
  9. ^ British Roller Derby Championships, "Roll of Honour".
  10. ^ "British Champs Playoffs 2018 Results – British Roller Derby Championships". Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  11. ^ "League Tables 2018 – British Roller Derby Championships". Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  12. ^ "Playoffs 2019 Results". Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  13. ^ "2019 League Tables". Retrieved 2020-09-08.