The league was founded as the Berlin Bombshells,[2] although it now reserves that name for its interleague bouting team. It was the second roller derby league in Germany, and was assisted in its early development by the first league, the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz.[3] In its early days, it was thrown out of its practice hall by Berlin's sports department; the team decided to take legal action to regain access to a public practice space.[4] The league was given a boost when Diane Rott transferred from the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls.[4]
It competed in the first roller derby bout between two German leagues, against the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz in 2009. In the same year, it competed in "Roll Britannia", the first roller derby tournament in Europe, while in December it hosted the first European Roller Derby Organisational Conference (EROC).[2]
Bear City hosted the first German Roller Derby Championship, held in December 2010, losing 124-128 to Stuttgart in the final.[5]
In July 2016, the league announced it had officially changed the name of the organization to Bear City Roller Derby.[6]
In March 2012, Bear City Roller Derby became the WFTDA’s first full member league in continental Europe.[9]
In 2014, Bear City competed at the WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario,[10] where they placed second to Rideau Valley Roller Girls.[11] This playoff appearance was the first in WFTDA history by a team from continental Europe.[12] Later that year they made their debut at the 2014 WFTDA Championships,[13] where they placed third in Division 2.[14] In 2015, Bear City returned to Division 2 Playoffs in Detroit,[15] entering as the tenth seed and finishing in sixth place.[16] In 2016 Bear City again qualified for Division 2 Playoffs as the eighth seed in Lansing, Michigan, and finished in fifth place with a 177-153 victory over Tri-City Roller Derby.[17]
Bear City again qualified for the Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 as the #14 seed in Pittsburgh, losing their opening game to Paris Rollergirls 205-152.[18] Bear City rebounded with a 275-253 win in overtime against Pirate City Rollers,[19] followed by a 207-187 loss to E-Ville Roller Derby.[20] On day 3 Bear City fell 176-155 to Ohio Roller Derby to finish in tenth place.[21] At the 2018 WFTDA Playoffs in Atlanta, Bear City was the twelfth seed and ended their weekend with a tight consolation round victory over Queen City Roller Girls, 218-212.[22]
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Bear City Roller Derby BCRD is a flat track roller derby league based in Berlin Founded in 2008 Bear City is a member of the Women s Flat Track Derby Association WFTDA 1 Bear City Roller DerbyMetro areaBerlinCountryGermanyFounded2008TeamsA TeamB TeamC Team Breaking Bears Track type s FlatAffiliationsWFTDAWebsitebearcityrollerderby com Contents 1 History 2 WFTDA competition 2 1 Rankings 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe league was founded as the Berlin Bombshells 2 although it now reserves that name for its interleague bouting team It was the second roller derby league in Germany and was assisted in its early development by the first league the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz 3 In its early days it was thrown out of its practice hall by Berlin s sports department the team decided to take legal action to regain access to a public practice space 4 The league was given a boost when Diane Rott transferred from the B ay A rea D erby Girls 4 It competed in the first roller derby bout between two German leagues against the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz in 2009 In the same year it competed in Roll Britannia the first roller derby tournament in Europe while in December it hosted the first European Roller Derby Organisational Conference EROC 2 Bear City hosted the first German Roller Derby Championship held in December 2010 losing 124 128 to Stuttgart in the final 5 In July 2016 the league announced it had officially changed the name of the organization to Bear City Roller Derby 6 WFTDA competition Edit Original Berlin Bombshells logo Secondary Bear City logo In October 2010 the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the WFTDA 7 By May 2011 it had more than 60 skaters 8 In March 2012 Bear City Roller Derby became the WFTDA s first full member league in continental Europe 9 In 2014 Bear City competed at the WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs in Kitchener Waterloo Ontario 10 where they placed second to Rideau Valley Roller Girls 11 This playoff appearance was the first in WFTDA history by a team from continental Europe 12 Later that year they made their debut at the 2014 WFTDA Championships 13 where they placed third in Division 2 14 In 2015 Bear City returned to Division 2 Playoffs in Detroit 15 entering as the tenth seed and finishing in sixth place 16 In 2016 Bear City again qualified for Division 2 Playoffs as the eighth seed in Lansing Michigan and finished in fifth place with a 177 153 victory over Tri City Roller Derby 17 Bear City again qualified for the Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 as the 14 seed in Pittsburgh losing their opening game to Paris Rollergirls 205 152 18 Bear City rebounded with a 275 253 win in overtime against Pirate City Rollers 19 followed by a 207 187 loss to E Ville Roller Derby 20 On day 3 Bear City fell 176 155 to Ohio Roller Derby to finish in tenth place 21 At the 2018 WFTDA Playoffs in Atlanta Bear City was the twelfth seed and ended their weekend with a tight consolation round victory over Queen City Roller Girls 218 212 22 Rankings Edit Season Final ranking 23 Playoffs Championship2012 23 E 24 DNQ DNQ2013 132 WFTDA 25 DNQ DNQ2014 52 WFTDA 26 2 D2 11 3 D2 14 2015 45 WFTDA 27 6 D2 16 DNQ2016 50 WFTDA 28 5 D2 17 DNQ2017 50 WFTDA 29 N A 10 D2 21 2018 31 WFTDA 30 CR 22 DNQCR consolation roundReferences Edit Bear City Roller Derby WFTDA wftda com WFTDA Retrieved 23 January 2019 a b About Archived September 20 2011 at the Wayback Machine Bear City Roller Derby in German Manda Singer Bombshelled ProvokatoR 6 September 2010 a b Marta Popowska A short history of roller derby in Europe Blood and Thunder 15 pp 18 23 Stuttgarter Rollergirlz siegen in Berlin Good News 18 December 2010 in German Berlin Bombshells become Bear City Roller Derby Bear City Roller Derby 11 July 2016 Archived from the original on 11 August 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2016 WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues Archived 2014 05 17 at the Wayback Machine WFTDA 5 October 2010 Rollschuhfahren mal anders Seit drei Jahren spielen Frauen aus Berlin und dem Umland Rollerderby Markische Allgemeine 14 May 2011 in German WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Member Leagues Latest News Women s Flat Track Derby Association Wftda com 2012 03 01 Archived from the original on 2016 05 18 Retrieved 2016 07 27 Rivert Christine 23 August 2014 Derby gals invade Waterloo Waterloo Region Record Retrieved 27 July 2016 a b August 22 24 Kitchener Waterloo Ontario Canada Women s Flat Track Derby Association wftda org WFTDA Retrieved 12 December 2016 Rideau Valley Makes WFTDA History at Thrilling D2 Tournament in Kitchener Waterloo Derby Nerd 27 August 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2016 Frye Andy 31 October 2014 Why Stars Are Coming And Going During Roller Derby s Global Boom ESPN Retrieved 27 July 2016 a b WFTDA 2014 D1 amp D2 Playoffs amp Championships WFTDA Retrieved 27 July 2016 Murdoch Robin 28 August 2015 Women s 2015 roller derby playoffs in Dearborn Heights this weekend FOX 2 Detroit Retrieved 27 July 2016 a b D2 Playoffs Detroit MI Aug 28 30 WFTDA Archived from the original on 8 August 2016 Retrieved 27 July 2016 a b D2L 5th Place 8 Bear City wins rematch against 9 Tri City 177 153 Derby Central 28 August 2016 Retrieved 12 December 2016 Khaos Merry 18 August 2017 3 Paris Rollergirls Beat 14 Bear City in their First Playoff 205 152 Derby Central Retrieved 5 January 2018 Fristoe Chelsea 19 August 2017 14 Bear City Claws Past 10 Pirate City 275 253 Derby Central Retrieved 5 January 2018 15 E Ville rises over Bear City 207 187 Derby Central 19 August 2017 Retrieved 5 January 2018 a b 2017 WFTDA D2 Tournaments Pittsburgh Central Derby Central 26 August 2017 Retrieved 5 January 2018 a b 2018 Playoffs Atlanta Game 10 Bear City vs Queen City WFTDA wftda com WFTDA 22 September 2018 Retrieved 23 January 2019 Current Rankings Archived 2009 02 02 at the Wayback Machine WFTDA Current Rankings WFTDA Archived from the original on 20 March 2013 Retrieved 12 December 2016 Rankings December 31 2013 WFTDA Retrieved 12 December 2016 Rankings December 31 2014 WFTDA wftda com WFTDA Retrieved 12 December 2016 Rankings December 31 2015 WFTDA wftda com WFTDA Retrieved 12 December 2016 Rankings December 31 2016 WFTDA wftda com WFTDA Retrieved 7 January 2017 Rankings December 31 2017 WFTDA wftda com WFTDA Retrieved 5 January 2018 Rankings December 31 2018 WFTDA wftda com WFTDA Retrieved 23 January 2019 External links EditOfficial website Bear City Roller Derby on Facebook Bear City Roller Derby on Twitter Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bear City Roller Derby amp oldid 1118973830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
