MRDA June 2019 Rankings and Qualifiers Announcements

 

As our member leagues start to eye off the 2019 post season, we’re excited to announce our June rankings (rankings period closed June 5 2019)

1 St. Louis Gatekeepers +0
2 Roller Derby Toulouse +1
3 Vancouver Murder +1
4 Magic City Misfits +4
5 Southern Discomfort +0
6 Manchester Roller Derby +0
7 Texas Men’s Roller Derby +0
8 Golden State Heat +7
9 Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder +1
10 Panam Squad UR
11 Tyne and Fear Roller Derby -2
12 Bridgetown Roller Derby -10
13 Denver Ground Control -2
14 Mohawk Valley Roller Derby -1
15 Manneken Beasts +6
16 Lane County Concussion +12
17 Philadelphia Hooligans -5
18 Austin Anarchy -4
19 San Diego Aftershocks -3
20 Chicago Bruise Brothers +9
21 Race City Rebels -4
22 Derby Club le Crès Lattes Montpellier -1
23 Toronto Men’s Roller Derby -5
24 Victoria Men’s Roller Derby +0
25 Mass Maelstrom -3
26 Glasgow Men’s Roller Derby -1
27 Brisbane City Rollers +0
28 Twin Cities Roller Derby -5
29 Oklahoma Men’s Roller Derby -3
30 Carolina Wreckingballs +0
31 Wheels of Mayhem +7
32 Chinook City Roller Derby +1
33 Tampere Rollin Bros UR
34 Granite City Brawlers -15
35 Houston Men’s Roller Derby +2
36 Varsity Derby League +10
37 Pittsburgh Blue Streaks -1
38 Atlanta Men’s Roller Derby UR
39 Casco Bay Roller Derby -4
40 Harm City Men’s Derby +4
41 Flour City Fear Men’s Roller Derby +2
42 Crash Test Brummies -2
43 Nottingham Roller Derby -1
44 Detroit Men’s Roller Derby +1
45 Cleveland Men’s Roller Derby -4
46 Capital City Hooligans +1
47 Sydney City SMASH +1

Not eligible for rankings
Bototos Bandidos Roller Derby Masculino
Dakota Men’s Roller Derby
Light City Derby
Montreal Men’s Roller Derby
New Orleans Brass Roller Derby
New York Shock Exchange
North Wales Roller Derby
Puget Sound Outcast Derby
Tampa Roller Derby
West Swedish Roller Derby Society
Your Mom Men’s Derby

With those rankings set, we can also let you know who’ll be playing at European Qualifiers and North American Qualifiers this year AND who have accepted their Championships bye.

First up, will be the MEQ, co-hosted by the Granite City Brawlers in Aberdeen, Scotland the weekend of August 3 & 4. In the order in which they are seeded:
1. Tyne and Fear Roller Derby
2. Manneken Beasts
3. Derby Club le Crès Lattes Montpellier
4. Glasgow Men’s Roller Derby
5. Granite City Brawlers

Two weeks later, will see the NAQ, co-hosted by Mohawk Valley Roller Derby in Rome, New York August 17 & 18. In the order they are seeded:
1. Bridgetown Roller Derby
2. Denver Ground Control
3. Mohawk Valley Roller Derby
4. Lane County Concussion
5. Philadelphia Hooligans
6. Austin Anarchy
7. Chicago Bruise Brothers
8. Race City Rebels

The top 2 teams from each Qualifier proceed on to the 2019 MRDA Championships, co-hosted by Denver Ground Control and held in Denver October 11-13. In alphabetical order (as seeding will be determined by the September Rankings), we’re pleased to announce:
Golden State Heat
Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder
Magic City Misfits
Manchester Roller Derby
St. Louis Gatekeepers
Southern Discomfort
Texas Men’s Roller Derby
Vancouver Murder