Roller Derby team
Roller Derby Germany represents Germany in women's international roller derby , in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup . The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup and finished the tournament in ninth place.[ 1]
At the World Cup, Germany lost in round one to Team New Zealand , by 143 to 127.[ 2] In the consolation stage, it easily beat Team Scotland ,[ 3] then also beat Ireland to finish ninth.[ 4]
The 2018 German team finished in 13th place at the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester .
Team roster
2011 team roster
The team named an initial roster of twenty skaters:[ 5]
(league affiliations listed as of at the time of the announcement )
References
^ "Tattoos, Strapse, blaue Flecken ", Rheinische Post , 7 December 2011 (in German)
^ Lex Talionis, "World Cup: (9) New Zealand Upsets (8) Germany, 143-127 Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine ", Derby News Network , 3 December 2011
^ Lex Talionis, "World Cup Consolation: (8) Germany Stifles (13) Scotland, 104-41 ", Derby News Network , 3 December 2011
^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup 9th Place: (8) Germany Denies (7) Ireland, 116-60 ", Derby News Network , 3 December 2011
^ Die Mannschaft , Roller Derby Germany, Retrieved 8 April 2015 (archived link, 25 April 2012) (in German)