The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) released its latest set of calculated rankings Wednesday afternoon and, as a result, the two local franchises featured at archcitysports.com received post-season bids.
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St. Louis-based Arch Rival Roller Girls is ranked #11 internationally and is designated as the third seed in the WFTDA Division 1 playoff round held in Tucson, AZ. St. Louis (11-0) will face sixth-seeded Team United Roller Derby in a quarterfinal match-up held on Friday, September 4.
The top three finishers of the ten-team bracketed tournament will advance to the WFTDA Division 1 Championships, held in St. Paul, MN in November.
St. Charles-based St. Chux Derby Chix is ranked #54 internationally and is designated as the seventh seed in the WFTDA Division 2 playoff round held in Cleveland, OH. St. Chux (2-7) will face the tenth-seeded Brandywine Belligerents in a quarterfinal play-in game on Friday, August 21.
The top two finishers of this bracketed tournament will also advance to the WFTDA Division 2 Championships, held during the same weekend as the Division 1 finale.
The see the four Division 1 playoff round and the two Division 2 playoff rounds, go to THIS LINK.
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To see the lastest set of WFTDA calculated rankings, go to THIS LINK.
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.
By trade, he is a six-time, regional Emmy Award-winning news videographer/editor for KTVI/KPLR-TV. By hobby, he is a writer for Arch City Media, dating back to February 2014. Emphasis is on featuring and promoting local women's sports, but will cover anything that is not reported by traditional media outlets. Also a contributor to local concert reviews.
