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Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3

Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3

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The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3 (WFTDA Division 3) was the third level of play in women's flat track roller derby, from 2013 through 2014.

Organisation

Historically, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) operated four regions, based on geographic location: East, North Central, South Central and West. At the start of 2013, these were replaced by three divisions, each operating worldwide. However, foreseeing continued growth in membership, the WFTDA stated that future developments were likely to include new regional structures alongside the divisional system.[1]

Division 1 comprised the top 40-ranked member leagues, and Division 2 comprised those ranked 41–100; Division 3 consisted of member leagues who were ranked below 100.[1] WFTDA rankings are set at the start of each year, based on performance over the previous year. Although rankings are updated during the year, teams would only transfer between divisions at the start of each year. Teams which graduated from the WFTDA Apprentice Program during the year were placed in Division 3. After the 2014 tournament season, the definition of the WFTDA competitive divisions changed, and Division 2 was contracted from 60 teams (places 41–100) to 20 (only those teams qualifying for the WFTDA Division 2 tournament, places 41–60).[2] With this update, in-season division assignments no longer applied, and as such Division 3 is no longer active.

Although there was no end-of-year Division 3 Playoff, teams in Division 3 could qualify for one of the end-of-year Division 1 or Division 2 playoff tournaments if they were ranked in WFTDA's top sixty at the end of June each year.[1]

Member leagues

The initial Division 3 membership list was introduced ahead of the 2013 competitive season, comprising the teams that had been ranked at 26 and lower in each of the four previous geographic regions, plus teams that had yet to earn a rank.[1] Teams were automatically added to Division 3 upon gaining membership. The final publication of Division 3 designation was in the October 2014 rankings release,[3] and the below lists teams that were members at any time from the beginning of the designation, through October 2014.

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Choice City appears to have gone dormant after 2012, and while placed in D3 for 2013 did not bout that year
  2. [N 2]
    Cowboy Capital last played and was last ranked by the WFTDA in March 2015
  3. [N 3]
    Denali left the WFTDA at some point, having never gained a ranking. League is still active as a non-member organization
  4. [N 4]
    Fox City Foxz merged with Paper Valley Rollergirls in late 2015, and the merged organization rebranded as Fox Cities Roller Derby
  5. [N 5]
    Hub City Derby Dames was last ranked by the WFTDA in March 2015, and no longer is listed as a member organization
  6. [N 6]
    Leeds Roller Dolls merged with Hot Wheel Roller Derby in December 2016, and the merged organization rebranded as Leeds Roller Derby
  7. [N 7]
    Magnolia Roller Vixens merged into non-WFTDA league Capital City Roller Girls in 2016, and the merged organization continues as Capital City, without WFTDA status
  8. [N 8]
    McLean County Missfits was last ranked in 2015, and is no longer listed as a member, and appears to be inactive as of December 2017
  9. [N 9]
    Oklahoma City Roller Derby merged into Oklahoma Victory Dolls in early 2017, and the merged organization continues under the latter's name
  10. [N 10]
    Rideau Valley merged with Capital City Derby Dolls in 2018, and the merged organization continues as Ottawa Valley Roller Derby
  11. [N 11]
    Sac City merged with Sacred City Derby Girls in late 2017, and rebranded in January 2018 as Sacramento Roller Derby
  12. [N 12]
    Worcester is no longer is listed as a member organization by the WFTDA

References

  1. [1]
    "WFTDA COMPETITIVE DIVISIONS SYSTEM" (PDF). wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. [2]
    "WFTDA Releases Nov. 30 Rankings, Announces Change to Division Assignment Process - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Rankings: October 5, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. [4]
    "WFTDA Welcomes 22 New Full Member Leagues", WFTDA, 23 December 2013
  5. [5]
    "WFTDA Accepts 9 New Members - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. [6]
    "WFTDA Welcomes 16 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  7. [7]
    "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America", 6 June 2013
  8. [8]
    "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues", WFTDA, 10 September 2013
  9. [9]
    "WFTDA Welcomes New Member, Apprentice Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  10. [10]
    "WFTDA Welcomes 5 New Members", WFTDA, 7 March 2013
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