Non-US/Canadian Derby Roundup: 21st/22nd October Edition

We’re bringing you another roundup of the upcoming Roller Derby this weekend from across the world. As always, we’re using Flat Track Stats for much of this information – for regions with less good coverage, we also do a bit of intensive searching using a tool which scans the Facebook events of Roller Derby leagues known to Derby Listing.

Predictions of bouts are from FTS, if possible, and from our own SRD Rank where FTS cannot make predictions (for example: Latin America, or non-MRDA men’s bouts).  (SRDRank also has recent WFTDA rankings, including the 31st June ranking, as well as SRDRank, and allows you to make predictions from them.)

If we’ve missed you from our roundup, please let us know! [Or add yourselves to FTS and/or Derbylisting]

Scotland

This weekend, there's all the derby on in Scotland:

  • Inverness: Inverness City Roller Derby are hosting a bootcamp run by the famous Quadzilla, open to mins-passed skaters (and almost-mins-passed if they're only missing the 27/5). [EVENT]
  • (Sat+Sun) Kirkwall, Orkney: new UKRDA members Orkney ViQueens are hosting a two-day bootcamp run by Power of Scotland's Nuke and Team Scotland's Udder Mayhem! [EVENT]
  • Dundee: Dundee Roller Girls host the Dundee Sevens Extravaganza, a seven-team double-elimination Derby Sevens tournament with a RuPaul's Drag Race theme [EVENT]
  • Edinburgh: Auld Reekie Roller Girls host a C team game, as their ASTROs face off against Nottingham's Hellfire Harlots B [FTS][EVENT]

UK

With British Champs over for the year, there's still quite a bit of derby:

  • Friday, Ipswich, England: Suffolk Roller Derby are holding a recruitment / intake evening [EVENT]
  • Belfast, Northern Ireland: Belfast Roller Derby host Kent Rollergirls [FTS][EVENT]
  • London, England: London Rockin' Rollers are celebrating 10 years of existence by holding a triple-header [EVENT]
    • Wreck-league exhibition bout
    • LRR A versus Liverpool Roller Birds [FTS]
    • Old-School Rules Game (featuring LRR veterans returning)
  • Oxford, England: it's possible that there's an Oxford Men's Roller Derby scrimmage against Suffolk Men's - but it's not listed on Facebook [FTS]
  • Swansea, Wales: Swansea City Roller Derby are holding a double-header to launch their new Junior team: [EVENT]
    • Swansea Juniors mixed team game
    • Swansea City Roller Derby versus London Rollergirls C (Batter C Power) [FTS]
  • Sunday, Flint, Wales: North Wales Roller Derby are holding the next of their free taster sessions (for the duration of October), for all genders interested in joining [EVENT]
  • Sunday, Blackpool, England: Blackpool Roller Derby are holding an open day / fresh meat recruitment [EVENT]
  • Sunday, Swindon, England: Wiltshire Roller Derby host the "Ultimate alliance" men's derby tournament - where each team is a fusion of two men's leagues, allowing the smaller leagues to get bout experience. [EVENT]
    • Wiltshire Men's Derby + Borderland Brawlers [Rutland]
    • Bridgend Roller Derby + Portsmouth Scurvy Dogs
    • Milton Keynes (Quads of War) + Cornwall Roller Derby
    • Bristol Roller Derby Men + Surry Jammerwockies

Europe

In Europe, there's several tournaments, double headers and other bouts going on:

  • Tallinn, Estonia: Tartu Roller Derby and Riga Roller Derby are combining forces to play their first mixed-scrimmage, against St Petersburg's White Night Furies B, the Ingria Rollers. [EVENT]
  • Helsinki, Finland: Kallio Rolling Rainbow host the next leg of the 2017/8 Suomi Cup, with a triple-header + special national teams expo: [FTS Tournament][EVENT]
    • Kouvola versus Tampere
    • Helsinki Roller Derby B versus Kallio Rolling Rainbow B
    • Dirty River B (Turku) versus Oulu B
    • Exhibition: Team Finland versus Team Finland Men's [FTS]
  • Bordeaux, France: Roller Derby Club Bordeaux host Vienna (B)easts [FTS][EVENT]
  • Lyon, France: Lyon Association Roller Derby are hosting a party to welcome back everyone from break? [EVENT]
  • Montpellier, France: DCCLM host a double header [EVENT]
    • Kamiquadz (Montpellier Men) versus Track'Ass (Tours Men) [FTS]
    • DCCLM (Montpellier) versus La Horde (Orcet) [FTS]
  • Nantes, France: Nantes Derby Girls are 7 years old, and celebrating with a triple header [EVENT]
    • Coed / Open To All Mixed game: Nantes v Unnamed
    • Nantes B (Les Divines Machines) vs Les Pétroleuses (Caen B) [FTS]
    • Nantes A (Les Duchesses) v Unnamed Bitches (French exhibition team)
  • Hamburg, Germany: St Pauli Roller Derby are hosting The Awesome Kick-ass Cup 2017, a 4 team round-robin tournament featuring [FTS Tournament][EVENT]
    • Hit Girls (Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz)
    • Brussels Derby Pixies A
    • Leopard Avengers (Roller Derby Caen)
    • Harbor Girls Hamburg (St Pauli)
  • Kassel, Germany: Kassel Roller Derby's Bashlorettes are taking on Sucker Punch Roller Derby of Nürnberg in a German Bundesliga Div 3 bout [FTS Tournament][EVENT]
  • Koblenz, Germany: Chaos Crushers Coblenz are hosting a double header [EVENT]
    • a mixed team versus Frankfurt's Roller Grrl Gang
    • Rhein Main Syndikat (Koblenz + Mainz) vs. Rat Pack Regensburg
  • Leipzig, Germany: Roller Derby Leipzig are holding a roller derby open day and trial practice for recruitment [EVENT]
  • Torino, Italy: Bloody Wheels Roller Derby Torino host an intermediate-level bootcamp with coaches Bouffonne and Miss Gadin of Equipé de France! [EVENT]
  • Groningen, Netherlands: Roller Derby Groningen host a coed/open to all game, as their Thunder & Lightning face off against Odense's O-Town Roller Derby Squid Squad [FTS?][EVENT]
  • Oslo, Norway: Oslo Roller Derby host a beginner/intermediate bootcamp run by Furrrocious from Amsterdam Roller Derby [EVENT]
  • Poznan, Poland: Bad to the Bone Roller Derby are holding their 4th Birthday party, and celebrating by taking on a mixed team of skaters from Breslau Rebels and Vratislavia MadChix! [EVENT]
  • Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Roller Derby B are hosting a double-header [EVENT]
    • Ingles de Acero (Barcelona) versus As Brigantias Roller Derby (Coruña) [FTS]
    • Ingles de Acero versus Las Palmas Roller Derby [FTS]
  • Norrköping, Sweden: Norrköping Roller Derby are hosting a double-header, as part of the Swedish National Tournament (Seriespel) [EVENT]
    • Blockwork Orange (Norrköping B) versus Kunglig Uppväxt (mixed: Royal Brigade [Stockholm], Jackdaw City [Uppsala] and Växjö)
    • Sundsvall Demolition Rollers / Sun City Rollers (Karlstad) versus Stockholm C-Stars [first division 2 game in Seriespel]
  • Sunday, Graz, Austria: Dust City Rollers are hosting Innsbruck's Fearless Bruisers - in the first game for Dust City in the new Austria Roller Derby Championships! [FTS Tournament][EVENT]
  • Sunday, Mannheim, Germany: the Delta Quads are hosting the start of their NSO training course [EVENT]
  • Sunday, Vicenza, Italy: The Anguanas are running a fresh-meat recruitment/try-out day [EVENT]
  • Sunday, Stavanger, Norway: Oil City Rollers are running a trip to Tugenes, finishing with coffee and cake :) [EVENT]
  • Sunday, Barcelona, Spain: Barcelona Rocknrollaz invite everyone to their regular open scrimmage [EVENT]

Pacific

In Australia and New Zealand there's a bit more skating, and even more tournaments:

  • Friday (as we write this), Maitland, NSW, Australia: Maitland Roller Derby are hosting a coed/open to all scrim [EVENT]
  • Friday, Gladstone, QLD, Australia: Gladstone PCYC are hosting a Halloween Roller Disco. [EVENT]
  • Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Brisbane hosts Tasmania Mens Roller Derby (in an event which was very hard to find) for two bouts [EVENT]
    • Tasmania Mens v Coffs Coast Mens [FTS]
    • Tasmania Mens v Brisbane Men's [FTS]
  • Cairns, QLD, Australia: Reef City Rollergirls are hosting an "old-school throwback game", featuring their current roster and returnees from their history playing under an older ruleset [EVENT]
  • Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Rocky Roller Derby host Knocktobertest 2017, a 6 team knockout tournament, followed by a coed/open to all finishing bout. [EVENT] Competing are:
    • Rocky Roller Derby (Rockhampton)
    • Brisbane City Rollers
    • North Brisbane Rollers
    • Towns Villains Roller Derby (Townsville)
    • Guild of Roller Derby (SE QLD)
    • Mackay City Roller Maidens
    • Gladstone Haulstars
  • Albany, WA, Australia: Albany Roller Derby League are hosting a quiz night [EVENT]
  • Perth, WA, Australia: Western Australia Roller Derby League host Victoria's South Sea Sirens for a bout [FTS][EVENT]
  • Manawau, New Zealand: Swamp City Roller Derby host Northland Nightmares of Whangarei, in a New Zealand Top 10 fixture [FTS Tournament][EVENT]
  • Sunday, Perth, WA, Australia: Western Australia Roller Derby continue their South Sea Sirens collaboration with an open scrimmage [EVENT]
  • Monday, Camp Zama, Japan: Zama Killa Katanas (part of Tokyo Rollergirls) are recruiting, with their open fresh-meat practice session [EVENT]

Latin America

In Latin America, Argentina has another tournament + some birthdays:

  • Friday, San José, Costa Rica: Dark Side Roller Girls are hosting their 3rd Birthday Party, with food, drinks and general celebration [EVENT]
  • Cancùn, Mexico: Reinas Rojas Roller Derby host the next fixtures in the Mexican National Tournament (Torneo Nacional AMRD 2017), division 2. [FTS Tournament][EVENT] Competing are:
    • Vipers Roller Derby (Tijuana)
    • Reinas Rojas (Cancún)
    • Fugaz Roller Derby (CDMX/Toluca)
    • Monterrey Roller Derby
  • Mendoza, Argentina: The ScarcastiCats are hosting a coed/open to all scrimmage to celebrate their 3rd Birthday [EVENT]
  • Sunday, Parque Chucabuco, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Seleccion Argentina de Roller Derby, the Argentinian National Team, are running a bootcamp to raise funds to attend RDWC2018. [EVENT]

Africa and Middle East

  • Sunday, Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Roller Derby are hosting the last night of their recruitment period, for anyone who wants to start Roller Derby [EVENT]