Rock And Roller Queens
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Metro areaBogotá
CountryColombia
Founded2009
TeamsAll-Stars (A Team)
Baby Queens (B Team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueEl Polo
AffiliationsWFTDA
CoachAzaela
Websitehttps://www.instagram.com/rollerqueens/?hl=es

Rock and Roller Queens (RRQ) is a roller derby league based in Bogotá, Colombia. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Rock and Roller Queens is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded in December 2009[2] by María Paola Hernandez, a local graphic designer with experience of roller skating, after she saw the movie Whip It.[3] By late 2011, the league was one of about ten in the country, and the sport was recognised by Colombian Sports Federation.[4]

The league won the first roller derby tournament in Colombia, which was contested by eight teams, in June 2012.[5] In July, it was accepted as the first member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme from South America,[6][2] and it became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013.[7]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking[8] Playoffs Championship
2014 141 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2015 151 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2016 174 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2017 141 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2018 341 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2019 unranked WFTDA[14] - -
2020 unranked WFTDA[15] - -
2023 10 Latin America[16] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Rock n Roller Queens – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Acerca de Rock&Rollers Queens", Rock and Roller Queens
  3. ^ "Roller derby finds a home in Colombia", Public Radio International, 12 October 2011
  4. ^ John Otis, "Postcard from Bogotá", TIME, 16 October 2011
  5. ^ "DNN Live Coverage: 1er Torneo Roller Derby Colombia 2012", Derby News Network
  6. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  7. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America", 6 June 2013
  8. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2014". WFTDA Stats Home.
  10. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2015". WFTDA Stats Home.
  11. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2016". WFTDA Stats Home.
  12. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2017". WFTDA Stats Home.
  13. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2018". WFTDA Stats Home.
  14. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2019". WFTDA Stats Home.
  15. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2020". WFTDA Stats Home.
  16. ^ "Current International WFTDA Rankings December 2023". WFTDA Stats Home.
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