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The WFTDA Championships are the leading competition for roller derby leagues. The Championships are organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). They originated in 2006 as the National WFTDA Championship. The "Dust Devil" tournament was contested in front of several thousand fans in Tucson, Arizona.〔"Hot on the Track", ''Buffalo News'', 5 August 2006〕 This was the first multi-league flat track roller derby tournament.〔Alex Cohen and Jennifer Barbee, ''Down and Derby: The Insider's Guide to Roller Derby''〕 The tournament is broadcast on the WFTDA online service WFTDA.tv on a pay-per-view basis; in 2015 the WFTDA entered into a partnership with ESPN whereby some of the games will be carried on ESPN3. ==Format== In 2007, Western and Eastern Region Tournaments were held in order to determine qualifiers for the "Texas Shootout" National Championship, held in Austin, Texas.〔"(Steel City Derby Demons put their bodies on the line for the thrill of the game )", ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', 18 January 2007〕〔Molly Yanity, "(Roller derby enjoys rollicking resurgence )", ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', 16 August 2007〕 By 2010, with leagues in Canada and the United Kingdom also enjoying membership of the WFTDA, "National" was dropped from the title of the contest. Through the 2012 WFTDA season, the WFTDA was divided into regions based on geography. Each region held a tournament contested by its top ten leagues: the Eastern (2007-2012), North Central (2009-2012), South Central (2009-2012) and Western (2007-2012) Regional Tournaments. The top three leagues from each of these four tournaments qualified for the Championships. Together, the qualifying tournaments and Championships were termed the "Big 5".〔"(WFTDA 2011 Big 5 Tournament Schedule Announced )", WFTDA, 9 November 2010〕 Starting with the 2013 WFTDA season, full WFTDA members are eligible for ranking in one of the association's three divisions. Division 1 comprises the top 40-ranked teams in the WFTDA, and the top 40 teams that meet eligibility requirements based on the June 30 rankings of that year are invited to Division 1 Playoffs, and are divided into four playoff tournaments (10 per tournament) using an S-curve for seeding. Participants in Division 1 Playoffs are not required to be current members of Division 1, as long as they meet ranking and other requirements. The teams that finish first through third at each Division 1 Tournament then move on to the WFTDA Championship tournament. Division 2 comprises the teams ranked 41 through 100, and the next 20 teams overall that meet requirements after the 40 confirmed Division 1 playoff participants are then invited to Division 2 Playoffs, and are divided into two playoff tournaments. The top 2 teams of each Division 2 Tournament then play each other at the WFTDA Championship Tournament, with the winner crowned the Division 2 champion. Division 3 comprises all ranked teams from 101 on, and there are no Division 3 Playoffs. Since 2008, the winner of the Championships has been awarded the Hydra Trophy.〔"(The Hydra )", WFTDA〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WFTDA Championships」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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