2×4 Roller Derby
 | |
| Metro area | Buenos Aires |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Teams |
Team OSOM (A team) Las Pibas (B team) Team C (C team) Bully Chicks Cowgirls From Hell Bloody Furias |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Chacabuco Park |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website |
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2x4 Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams that play against each other: Bully Chicks, Cowgirls From Hell and Bloody Furias. It is also represented by three travel teams (Team OSOM, Las Pibas and Team C) that play against travel teams from other leagues.
2x4 Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), [1] and as of December 31, 2016, ranked 40th in the WFTDA.[2]
History
The league was founded in June 2010 as Roller Derby Argentina, but was soon renamed as the Bully Chicks Roller Derby, then by the end of the year as 2x4 Roller Derby. Bully Chicks was re-used as the name of one of its home teams, representing the city centre.[3]
It is the first roller derby league in Argentina, and when the Argentina All Stars team was created to play in the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, most of its skaters belonged to the league. The rest of the national squad were skaters based in the United States.[4]
In April 2013, the league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program.[5] In February 2016, it was promoted as WFTDA Class C member,[6] becoming the first WFTDA Full Member of Argentina.
In August 2016, Team OSOM visited the United States for the first time to play sanctioned bouts, so as to appear in the WFTDA rankings.[7] In October 2016, WFTDA announced its September 30 rankings, where 2x4 Roller Derby debuted in 40th place,[8] meaning a Division 1 debut.
2016 Road Trip (midwest tour)
During August 2016, Team OSOM made their first tour in the United States playing WFTDA sanctioned games to become officially ranked.[7] During the tour they visited Lincoln (NE), Kansas City (MO) and Oklahoma City (OK). The first bout of the tour was a sanctioned game against No Coast Derby Girls (ranked 25th[9]) for a 176-143 loss.[10] It was the first time in the recorded history of the travel team to have ever lost a game.[11] Despite the loss, 2x4 Roller Derby earned 451.86 ranking points and thus (unofficially and temporarily) would have been positioned 22nd overall.
The second bout of the tour was a Strength Factor Challenge[12] game against Arch Rival Roller Derby (ranked 8th[9]) for a 340-76 loss.[13] The result of that particular bout earned Team OSOM a boosted Strength Factor of 1.25[14] for having scored at least 50 points against a Tier 1 league. This helped boost the ranking points of the next two sanctioned opponents of the tour.
The third bout was a sactioned game against Kansas City Roller Warriors (ranked 50th[9]) for a 159-140 win.[15] The following day there was an exhibition non-sanctioned game against KCRW Plan B team, for a 225-61 win.[16]
The final bout of the tour was a sanctioned game against Oklahoma City Roller Derby (ranked 100th[9]) for a 324-48 win.[17] This was the last WFTDA sanctioned bout of the Oklahoma City travel team,[18] which merged with Oklahoma Victory Dolls on January 3, 2017.[19]
As a result of the games played during this tour, 2x4 Roller Derby debuted in 40th place[8] of the WFTDA rankings, meaning a Division 1 debut.
Titles and achievements
2012
Torneo Violentango 1: 1st place
2013
Torneo Latinoamericano 2013 (Bogotá, Colombia): 1st place
Torneo Violentango 2: 1st place
2014
Torneo Violentango 3: 1st place
2015
Torneo Latinoamericano 2015 (São Paulo, Brazil): 1st place
Torneo Violentango 4: 1st place
2016
Division 1 debut in the WFTDA rankings, ranking 40th.[8]
2017
Torneo Violentango 5: 1st place
Home Teams
| Bully Chicks | Cowgirls From Hell | Bloody Furias | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Temis | 10 | Yam Cox | 0 | Playsick |
| 100 | Leyenda | 1313 | Anestesia | 00 | Putita |
| 12 | Shaw | 14 | Mandarina | 131 | Profe |
| 15 | Rebelión | 18 | Dracarys | 16 | Lucia Mal |
| 1726 | Darth Piby | 23 | Perra Loba (C) | 17 | Mumi Moore |
| 1807 | Dixon | 26 | Tropical Mecánica (A) | 2087 | Pipo Razo |
| 19 | Ardilla | 27 | Paoli | 24 | Ana |
| 1917 | Debochca | 28 | Julisuelta | 3 | Carla |
| 22 | Belen F | 44 | Cutucuchillo | 333 | Poio |
| 265 | Lula Zan | 5 | Sheeba Baby | 35 | Cureya (C) |
| 31 | Cama (C) | 513 | Gualicho | 376 | Popi |
| 3113 | Mancuso | 55 | Hans | 609 | Qamola |
| 45 | Maki Lombera | 77 | Mafia | 67 | Ginebra |
| 46 | Toty | 8 | Papap | 69 | Maia Monstruo |
| 625 | Némesis | 85 | Cross | 7 | Rayo |
| 76 | Coitus Interruptus | 88 | Juli | 72 | Vendetta |
| 84 | Perséfone (A) | 9 | Loba | 87 | Flor |
| 94 | Ladrillo | 95 | Sun | 99 | Chinaski (A) |
| 97 | Kero | ||||
| Coach | (vacant) | Coach | Desfachatado | Coach | (vacant) |
| Bench | (vacant) | Bench | (vacant) | Bench | (vacant) |
Travel Teams
| Equipo OSOM | Las Pibas | Team C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 | Temis | 00 | Putita | 0 | Playsick |
| 100 | Leyenda | 12 | Shaw | 10 | Yam Cox |
| 131 | Profe | 1313 | Anestesia | 16 | Lucia Mal |
| 14 | Mandarina | 15 | Rebelión | 1726 | Darth Piby |
| 18 | Dracarys | 17 | Mumi Moore | 1807 | Dixon |
| 26 | Tropical Mecánica | 1917 | Debochca | 19 | Ardilla |
| 265 | Lula Zan | 2087 | Pipo Razo | 22 | Belen F |
| 27 | Paoli | 23 | Perra Loba (C) | 24 | Ana |
| 28 | Julisuelta (C) | 31 | Cama (A) | 3113 | Mancuso |
| 3 | Carla | 376 | Popi | 333 | Poio |
| 35 | Cureya | 46 | Toty | 44 | Cutucuchillo |
| 45 | Maki Lombera (A) | 55 | Hans | 5 | Sheeba Baby |
| 609 | Qamola | 67 | Ginebra | 513 | Gualicho |
| 7 | Rayo | 85 | Cross | 625 | Némesis |
| 72 | Vendetta | 88 | Juli | 69 | Maia Monstruo |
| 8 | Papap | 9 | Loba | 76 | Coitus Interruptus |
| 84 | Perséfone | 97 | Kero | 77 | Mafia |
| 94 | Ladrillo | 87 | Flor | ||
| 99 | Chinaski | 95 | Sun | ||
| Coach | Yago Stecher | Coach | Tropical Mecánica | Coach | Chinaski |
| Bench | Hans | Bench | Desfachatado | Bench | Animal |
References
- ↑ "2 x 4 Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Nuestra Historia", 2x4 Roller Derby (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Team Argentina-Roller Derby World Cup 2011", Scottish Roller Derby Blog, 12 October 2011
- ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 16 Apprentice Members Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine.", WFTDA, 26 April 2013
- ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 26 New Member Leagues - Latest News - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". www.wftda.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- 1 2 "How 2x4 Roller Derby got in the WFTDA rankings". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- 1 2 3 "Rankings: September 30, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rankings: June 30, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "8/5/16: 2x4 (143) @ No Coast (176) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "2x4 Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Strength Factor Challenge (SFC) Program – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "8/6/16: 2x4 (76) @ Arch Rival (340) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Current Table of Strength Factors – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "8/6/16: 2x4 (159) @ Kansas City (140) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "8/7/16: 2x4 (225) @ KCRW: KCRW Plan-B (61) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "8/10/16: 2x4 (324) @ Oklahoma City (48) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Oklahoma City Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
- ↑ "Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma City Roller... - Oklahoma City Roller Derby | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.