Roller Derby World Cup

20/06/2024

Join the Roller Derby Nations Committee!

10/06/2024

Our volunteer sign-up form is now open! Come join us, have fun, and make new friends! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1851xb4-ILddim-hCxYDEpegshbEHe2IG6b3mRIYS1v8

07/06/2024

TEAMS! Are you planning on participating in RDWC 2025? Please have your team's authorised representative fill out this form to let us know. RDWC 2025 will be held the first week of July in Innsbruck Austria and is hosted by Fearless Bruisers - Roller Derby Innsbruck. 🏆

The Roller Derby World Cup 2025 will be held in the first week of July 2025, in Innsbruck, Austria. Fill this form out if you are an authorised representative of a recognised Roller Derby National Team planning to attend and compete at this World Cup event. In this context, "recognised" means that y...

16/05/2024

Applications are now open for various Tournament Head positions for RDWC 2025. The deadline is 15 June 2024. (This single form includes all Tournament Head positions).

The Roller Derby World Cup 2025 will be held in the first week of July 2025, in Innsbruck, Austria. In order to manage an event expected to have 50 competing nations, across 5 tracks and 4 competition days, we will need highly experienced, enthusiastic and adept Tournament Heads in various categorie...

14/05/2024

The Roller Derby World Cup Committee are very pleased to announce the hosts and dates for the next Roller Derby World Cup, in collaboration with the Roller Derby Nations Committee (RDNC), representing all involved nations.

Our hosts, Fearless Bruisers - Roller Derby Innsbruck, of INNSBRUCK, Austria, will be welcoming skaters from around the World to the Olympiaworld Sports Complex from 3-6 JULY 2025, for what will be the largest World Cup to date.

We will very shortly be making announcements of application processes for:
Teams (who must be RDNC members at the time of application) and Tournament Head Officials, Announcers, Photographers and other roles for this event. The latter positions will become part of the RDWC Organising Committee for the event on selection.

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The host league, Fearless Bruisers Roller Derby Innsbruck, were established in 2016, during the years when Austrian Roller Derby was just getting its wheels on the ground. What started as a feminist initiative quickly turned into a passionate team, dedicated to the sport and culture of roller derby. Their founding goal remains an important part of the team's character today: "to bring queer-feminist contact sports on roller skates to Innsbruck and to take down conventional ideas of femininity* in a strong, courageous and self-determined way."

Innsbruck, Austria, with its rich history, amazing natural beauty, vibrant cultural scene, and diverse attractions, allures travelers from around the globe. Thanks to the mountain sport enthusiasts who flock to the city year-round and the university, which brings in students from all over the world, the atmosphere in the city is diverse and open.

The venue, Olympiaworld, was originally built for the Winter Olympic Games in 1964. It has since been renovated and expanded to become a modern, multi-use sports complex that hosts a variety of events from concerts to conferences to large sporting events. This venue is large enough to support the anticipated 5 simultaneous tracks that will be necessary for the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup, as well as offering plenty of ancillary spaces for spectators, participants, vendors, and press.

The Roller Derby World Cup Committee is the advisory and organizing committee for the 2025 World Cup. It consists of 3 permanent members with extensive experience of previous World Cups and other Roller Derby events, and is chaired by Robin Graves, who has extensive experience from organizing the previous three World Cups. Its membership expands during World Cup planning to incorporate the expertise from across the Roller Derby community necessary to achieve such an event.

The Roller Derby Nations Committee is a body formed post the 2014 World Cup, consisting of representatives from each Nation capable of competing in a World Cup or other International Event, and representing their collective views and will. Since its formal convening in late 2015, it has established a series of criteria for the functioning of National Team based events, including the definitions of eligible Nations themselves. The RDWC works in collaboration with the RDNC as the democratic voice of the Nations.

13/05/2024

Stay tuned! Tomorrow we will be making an announcement regarding the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup!

28/03/2024

Our hearts are with those who are grieving the loss of a great human. 💔

18/10/2023

Would your league be interested in hosting the next Roller Derby World Cup? Fill out this form to get the application!

Fill out this form if your league or organization is interested in hosting the next Roller Derby World Cup! Please only fill this out if you are a representative of the league/organization and have the authority to correspond as such. The suggested date for the event is between Sept-December 2025 an...

12/09/2023

Would your league be interested in hosting the next Roller Derby World Cup? Fill out this form to get the application!

Fill out this form if your league or organization is interested in hosting the next Roller Derby World Cup! Please only fill this out if you are a representative of the league/organization and have the authority to correspond as such. The suggested date for the event is between Sept-December 2025 an...