Two area derby leagues received their respective fates Tuesday in the upcoming playoffs for the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
St. Louis-based Arch Rival Roller Girls and St. Charles-based St. Chux Derby Chix received bids to the governing organization’s 2014 international tournament. Playoff seeds and brackets were released Tuesday afternoon.
Arch Rival (5-7) received a seventh seed for the Salt Lake City, Utah Division 1 playoff and faces #10 Tri-City Roller Derby (Waterloo, ON, Canada) on Friday, September 26.
The top three finishers at the10-team weekend tournament will advance to the WFTDA Division 1 Championships, held October 31-November 2 in Nashville, TN.
The St. Chux Derby Chix (8-1) received the top seed for the Duluth, Minnesota Division 2 playoff. As a result of its top seed, the Pack In Black receives a first round bye and plays the winner of #8 Treasure Valley (Boise, ID) vs. #9 Suburbia (Yonkers, NY) on Friday, August 15.
The winner of the 10-team tournament will compete in the Division 2 Championship bout, also held at the aforementioned Division 1 Championship tournament weekend. The team that finishes runner-up in Duluth will play in a Division 2 third place bout in Nashville.
For more information on the Arch Rival Roller Girls, go to archrivalrollergirls.com.
For more information on the St. Chux Derby Chix, go to stchuxderbychix.com.
For a complete look at the teams and seedings for both tournaments, go to wftda.com.
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