Silicon Valley Roller Girls

The Silicon Valley Roller Girls (SVRG) roller derby league is based in San Jose, California. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Silicon Valley is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Silicon Valley Roller Girls
Metro areaSan Jose, California
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
Teams
  • Dot.Kamikazes (A team)
  • KillaBytes (B team)
  • Hard Drivers (C team)
Track type(s)Flat
Venue
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.svrollergirls.com

History

The league played its first bout in August 2008, against the Port City Roller Girls.[2] SVRG was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in September 2009,[3] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2010.[4]

One former Silicon Valley skater, Brazilian Bombshell, competed for Roller Derby Brasil at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[5]

The league also supports a junior roller derby program[6] and a recreational league.[7]

WFTDA rankings
Season Final ranking[8] Playoffs Championship
2011 14 W[9] DNQ DNQ
2012 9 W[10] DNQ DNQ
2013 63 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2014 110 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2015 225 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2016 213 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ
2017 122 WFTDA[15] DNQ DNQ
2018 218 WFTDA[16] DNQ DNQ

References
  1. "Silicon Valley Roller Girls". WFTDA. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. Felipe Buitrago, Roller Brawl, Metro Silicon Valley, 27 August 2008
  3. Apprentice Leagues, WFTDA [version of 16 November 2009]
  4. WFTDA welcomes 11 new members, adds new regions Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine, WFTDA, 17 June 2010
  5. Scott J. Adams, ROLLER DERBY: Morgan Hill 'Bombshell' eager to lead Brazil in inaugural Roller Derby World Cup, Morgan Hill Times, 24 November 2011
  6. Derby 2.0
  7. Circuit Jerks
  8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  10. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  11. "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  14. "Rankings: December 31, 2016". WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  15. "Rankings: December 31, 2017". WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  16. "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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