Name/TitleProgramme: Track Queens Battle Royal
About this objectColour printed A5 programme for the 1st European WFTDA Tournament: Track Queens Battle Royal hosted by Bear City Roller Derby at the Arena Berlin on 16-18 November 2012. The tournament featured the Berlin Bombshells and teams from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Gent, Helsinki, Malmo and Stockholm.
MakerBear City Roller Derby
MakerWFTDA
Date MadeNov 2012
Period2010s
Place MadeGermany, Berlin
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 208 x W: 145 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Keywordssports tournament
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://www.bearcityrollerderby.com:
Bear City Roller Derby (BCRD) is a Berlin-based Roller Derby league founded in May 2008 by eight women under the name Berlin Bombshells. Shortly afterwards it joined the traditional Kreuzberg sports club Sport-Club Lurich 02 e.V. as a separate department. In the past ten years one of the biggest roller derby leagues in Germany has developed from that handful of women. Currently 3 competitive teams, a talent pool, own Officials and a junior derby department belong to the league. BCRD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the international roller derby governing body, and is the only German league in the WFTDA Class A Division 1 – currently ranked 24th.
https://wftda.com:
The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body of women’s flat track roller derby, representing more than 400 member leagues on 6 continents. The WFTDA sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition each year, and provides guidance and resources to the sport of flat track derby.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeProgramme
Object numberGWL-2020-22-11
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved