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Metro area | Paris |
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Country | France |
Founded | 2010 |
Teams | All Stars (A team) Quedalle (B team) San Cullotes (C team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Université de Nanterre |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | http://www.parisrollergirls.com |
Paris Roller Derby 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]
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]
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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]
Season | Final ranking[13] | Playoffs | Championship |
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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 |