As a result of the organization’s continuing growth, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is launching a new format for its annual tournament season. This fall, more teams than ever before have a chance to win the WFTDA national title.

In previous years, there was one regional tournament for each half of the country (East and West), and one national tournament for the eight teams who qualified from both regional tournaments. With the creation of four WFTDA regions in 2008 (East, North Central, South Central, West) there are now five tournaments, called the ‘Big Five.’

During September and October, forty teams will compete in four regional tournaments governed by WFTDA. Each regional tournament will include the top ten ranked teams from that region competing in a multilevel tournament. The top three teams from each regional tournament will advance to the third annual WFTDA National Tournament held in Philadelphia, PA from November 13 to 15. This year’s tournament structure increases the number of teams at the National tournament to twelve, from eight teams for the past two years. Downloadable PDF Press Release