Paris Rollergirls

The Paris Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Paris, France. Founded in February 2010, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Paris Rollergirls
Metro areaParis
CountryFrance
Founded2010
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Quedalle (B team)
San Cullotes (C team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueUniversité de Nanterre
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitehttp://www.parisrollergirls.com

History

The league was founded by Inès Habhab, following the release of Whip It! in France (under the title Bliss).[2] As the sport was not established in France, she was assisted by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in forming a league.[3] In October 2010, the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the WFTDA,[4] and it became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013.[5]

The league has been described as diverse, with French skaters joined by some originally from Finland, Germany, Indonesia and the United States. In May 2011, the team defeated the B-team of the German champions, Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz.[6]

More than half of the skaters for France at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup were from the Paris Rollergirls.[7]

WFTDA competition
Gallery

In 2017, Paris qualified for WFTDA Playoffs for the first time, entering the Division 2 Playoffs in Pittsburgh as the third seed, and winning their opening game against Bear City Roller Derby, 205-152.[8] After defeating the Columbia Quadsquad, Paris fell to Boston Roller Derby, 198-115.[9] Paris then defeated Dublin Roller Derby 259-152 in the semifinals,[10] setting up a rematch against Boston in the final, which was again won by Boston, 166-150, with Paris finishing the tournament in second place.[11]

In 2018, Paris was the eleventh seed at the WFTDA Playoff in A Coruña, Spain, but finished out of the medals after losing both of their games.[12]

Rankings
Season Final ranking[13] Playoffs Championship
2013 NR DNQ DNQ
2014 169 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ
2015 148 WFTDA[15] DNQ DNQ
2016 71 WFTDA[16] DNQ DNQ
2017 41 WFTDA[17] N/A 2 D2[11]
2018 35 WFTDA[18] CR[12] DNQ
  • CR = consolation round

References
  1. "Paris Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. Billard, Sébastien (3 March 2011). "A la découverte du roller-derby, le". Le Monde.fr (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. Lucile Roger, "Le «roller derby» débarque en France! Archived 2011-09-25 at the Wayback Machine", Têtu, 27 May 2010 (in French)
  4. "WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 10 New Leagues", WFTDA, 5 October 2010
  5. "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America", 6 June 2013
  6. "Le roller-derby, le sport sexy et violent qui séduit les françaises", Les Inrockuptibles, 28 May 2011 (in French)
  7. "Equipe Archived October 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine", Team France Roller Derby (in French)
  8. Khaos, Merry (18 August 2017). "#3 Paris Rollergirls Beat #14 Bear City in their First Playoff, 205-152". Derby Central. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. Khaos, Merry (19 August 2017). "#7 Boston takes out #3 Paris, 198-115". Derby Central. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. Khaos, Merry (20 August 2017). "#3 Paris ends the run for #16 Dublin, 259-152". Derby Central. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. Deadwards, Lisa (21 August 2017). "#7 Boston repeats victory against #3 Paris, 166-150". Derby Central. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. "Arch Rival Roller Derby Wins 2018 International WFTDA Playoffs A Coruña – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  13. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  14. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  15. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  16. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  17. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  18. "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
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