Host city Birmingham Nations participating 15 countries Website mrdwc.com | Country England Main venue Futsal Arena | |
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Dates March 14, 2014 (2014-03-14)–
March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16) | ||
Mrdwc 2016 england v usa championship final mens roller derby world cup
The Men's Roller Derby World Cup is an international men's roller derby tournament. It was first held from 14–16 March 2014 in England.
Contents
- Mrdwc 2016 england v usa championship final mens roller derby world cup
- Mrdwc 2016 scotland v mexico 9 10 place mens roller derby world cup
- Participating countries
- Final Rankings
- 2016 World Cup
- References
The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) fully endorsed the tournament, which was held under the Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby developed by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and used for all MRDA bouts.
Mrdwc 2016 scotland v mexico 9 10 place mens roller derby world cup
Participating countries
Fifteen countries competed in the first tournament: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Scotland, Sweden, USA, and Wales. Two other teams, including New Zealand, applied to enter and received invitations, but withdrew before the tournament started.
Derby News Network described Team USA as "...clearly the hot favourites to win the World Cup", but noted that the European teams had the most competitive experience, having competed in the two Battle of the Beasts tournaments. Team USA beat Team England in the final by 260 points to 71.
Teams held tryouts during 2013 and could send a roster of up to twenty skaters. The participating countries were:
Final Rankings
The final rankings released after the Men's Roller Derby World Cup 2014 are as follows:
2016 World Cup
In 2015 The organisers of the Men's Roller Derby World Cup had announced that the next World Cup was to be held in July 2016, in Calgary, Canada.