2×4 Roller Derby

2x4 Roller Derby
League logo
Metro area Buenos Aires
Country Argentina
Founded 2010
Teams Team Osom (A team)
Las Pibas (B team)
Team C (C team)
Bully Chicks
Cowgirls From Hell
Bloody Furias
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Chacabuco Park
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.2x4rollerderby.com.ar

2x4 Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams that play against each other: Bully Chicks, Cowgirls From Hell and Bloody Furias. It is also represented by three travel teams (Team Osom, Las Pibas and Team C) that play against travel teams from other leagues.

The name 2x4 is a reference to Tango, the typical music genre of Buenos Aires. In technical terms, Tango has binary form (theme and chorus) and a quadruple compass, so in Argentina it is known as “the two by four”[1]. Hence, 2x4 Roller Derby.

2x4 Roller Derby is a class A member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA),[2] and as of June 30, 2018, ranked 18th in the WFTDA rankings.[3]

History

The league was founded in June 2010 as Roller Derby Argentina, but was soon renamed as the Bully Chicks Roller Derby, then by the end of the year as 2x4 Roller Derby. Bully Chicks was re-used as the name of one of its home teams, representing the city centre.[4]

It is the first roller derby league in Argentina, and when the Argentina All Stars team was created to play in the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, most of its skaters belonged to the league. The rest of the national squad were skaters based in the United States.[5]

In April 2013, the league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program.[6] In February 2016, it was promoted to be a WFTDA Class C member,[7] becoming the first WFTDA full member of Argentina.

Home Teams

Bully Chicks Cowgirls From Hell Bloody Furias
03 Temis 10 Yam Cox 0 Playsick
100 Leyenda 1313 Anestesia 00 Putita
12 Shaw 14 Mandarina 131 Profe
15 Rebelión 18 Dracarys 16 Lucia Mal
1726 Darth Piby 23 Perra Loba (C) 17 Mumi Moore
1807 Dixon 26 Tropical Mecánica (A) 2087 Pipo Razo
19 Ardilla 27 Paoli 24 Ana
1917 Debochca 28 Julisuelta 3 Carla
22 Belen F 44 Cutucuchillo 333 Poio
265 Lula Zan 5 Sheeba Baby 35 Cureya (C)
31 Cama (C) 513 Gualicho 376 Popi
3113 Mancuso 55 Hans 609 Qamola
45 Maki Lombera 77 Mafia 67 Ginebra
46 Toty 8 Papap 69 Maia Monstruo
625 Némesis 85 Cross 7 Rayo
76 Coitus Interruptus 88 Juli 72 Vendetta
84 Perséfone (A) 9 Loba 87 Flor
94 Ladrillo 95 Sun 99 Chinaski (A)
97 Kero
Coach (vacant) Coach Desfachatado Coach (vacant)
Bench (vacant) Bench (vacant) Bench (vacant)

Travel Teams

Team Osom Las Pibas Team C
03 Temis 00 Putita 0 Playsick
100 Leyenda 12 Shaw 10 Yam Cox
131 Profe 1313 Anestesia 16 Lucia Mal
14 Mandarina 15 Rebelión 1726 Darth Piby
18 Dracarys 17 Mumi Moore 1807 Dixon
26 Tropical Mecánica 1917 Debochca 19 Ardilla
265 Lula Zan 2087 Pipo Razo 22 Belen F
27 Paoli 23 Perra Loba (C) 24 Ana
28 Julisuelta (C) 31 Cama (A) 3113 Mancuso
3 Carla 376 Popi 333 Poio
35 Cureya 46 Toty 44 Cutucuchillo
45 Maki Lombera (A) 55 Hans 5 Sheeba Baby
609 Qamola 67 Ginebra 513 Gualicho
7 Rayo 85 Cross 625 Némesis
72 Vendetta 88 Juli 69 Maia Monstruo
8 Papap 9 Loba 76 Coitus Interruptus
84 Perséfone 97 Kero 77 Mafia
94 Ladrillo 87 Flor
99 Chinaski 95 Sun
Coach Yago Stecher Coach Tropical Mecánica Coach Chinaski
Bench Hans Bench Desfachatado Bench Animal

In August 2016, Team Osom visited the United States for the first time to play sanctioned bouts, so as to appear in the WFTDA rankings.[8] In October 2016, WFTDA announced its September 30 rankings, where 2x4 Roller Derby debuted in 40th place,[9] meaning a Division 1 debut.

In September 2017, Team Osom became the first Latin American team to participate in the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs.[10]

2016 Road Trip (midwest tour)

During August 2016, Team Osom made their first tour in the United States playing WFTDA sanctioned games to become officially ranked.[8] During the tour they visited Lincoln, Nebraska, Kansas City, Missouri and Oklahoma City. The first bout of the tour was a sanctioned game against No Coast Derby Girls (ranked 25th[11]) for a 176-143 loss.[12] It was the first time in the recorded history of the travel team to have ever lost a game.[13]

The second bout of the tour was a Strength Factor Challenge[14] game against Arch Rival Roller Derby (ranked 8th[11]) for a 340-76 loss.[15] The result of that particular bout earned Team Osom a boosted Strength Factor of 1.25[16] for having scored at least 50 points against a Tier 1 league. This helped boost the ranking points of the next two sanctioned opponents of the tour. The third bout was a sactioned game against Kansas City Roller Warriors (ranked 50th[11]) for a 159-140 win.[17] The following day there was an exhibition non-sanctioned game against KCRW Plan B team, for a 225-61 win.[18] The final bout of the tour was a sanctioned game against Oklahoma City Roller Derby (ranked 100th[11]) for a 324-48 win.[19] This was the last WFTDA sanctioned bout of the Oklahoma City travel team,[20] which merged with Oklahoma Victory Dolls on January 3, 2017.[21]

As a result of the games played during this tour, 2x4 Roller Derby debuted in 40th place[9] of the WFTDA rankings, meaning a Division 1 debut.

The Big O Tournament 2017

Following its debut in Division 1, Team Osom received invitations to notable roller derby tournaments, such as Anarchy in the UK 6 (hosted by London Rollergirls)[22] and East Coast Derby Extravaganza 2017 (hosted by Philly Roller Derby),[23] but decided to go for the early-season Division 1 classic, The Big O Tournament, an international roller derby tournament hosted by Emerald City Roller Girls of Eugene, Oregon. The tournament includes women’s, men’s, and junior roller derby teams from both the U.S. and around the world, and has grown continually since its inception in 2011.[24]

At The Big O, Team Osom's first bout was against Boulder County Bombers (ranked 57th[25]) for a 273-88 win.[26] This bout earned Team Osom 532.22 ranking points, showing a result in accordance to its then-current average. The second bout was against Windy City Rollers (ranked 38th[25]) for a 145-150 loss.[27] Despite 2x4 dominating most of the first half with a score of 86-37, Windy made an amazing comeback in the second half which caught the attention of announcers and fans, and was described as a "nail biter" by the press.[28] This game would eventually be praised, a rematch be expected and eventually fulfilled in the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs.[29] The third and final bout was against Helsinki Roller Derby (ranked 16th[25]) for a 113-203 loss.[30] Despite the loss, Team Osom showed the ability to adapt to its rival, scoring almost twice as many points in the second half (71) than those of the first half (42) while receiving similar points against in both halves.[31] A fourth matchup was offered, so as to comply with WFTDA Playoffs policy, but was declined since Team Osom had already played one sanctioned game in April.

Lula Zan was voted the MVP of Team Osom by its rivals,[32] and was invited to play the MVP Game against Team USA. Team Osom's coach was invited as guest coach for the MVP Team.[33]

WFTDA playoffs and rankings

In 2017, 2×4 Roller Derby qualified for WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs for the first time as the eighth seed in Seattle, Washington, and won their opening game against Windy City Rollers, 178-135.[34] They were then eliminated from the medals by a 360-80 loss to the Rose City Rollers,[35] and finished their weekend by winning their consolation game against Ann Arbor Roller Derby 255-105.[36]

Season Final ranking[37] Playoffs Championship
2016 40 WFTDA[38] DNQ DNQ
2017 21 WFTDA[39] CR D1[36] DNQ
  • CR = consolation round

Titles and achievements

2012

Torneo Violentango 1: 1st place

2013

Torneo Latinoamericano 2013 (Bogotá, Colombia): 1st place

Torneo Violentango 2: 1st place

2014

Torneo Violentango 3: 1st place

2015

Torneo Latinoamericano 2015 (São Paulo, Brazil): 1st place

Torneo Violentango 4: 1st place

2016

Division 1 debut in the WFTDA rankings, ranking 40th.[9]

2017

Torneo Violentango 5: 1st place

The Big O Tournament 2017, participated

WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs, participated

References

  1. ↑ Di Pasqua, Damián (2011). "La imagen del Tango. Identidad, marca y valor del 2x4". Reflexión Académica en Diseño y Comunicación. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Universidad de Palermo. XV: 216. ISSN 1668-1673.
  2. ↑ "2 x 4 Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rankings: June 30, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Nuestra Historia Archived 2014-06-05 at the Wayback Machine.", 2x4 Roller Derby (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ "Team Argentina-Roller Derby World Cup 2011", Scottish Roller Derby Blog, 12 October 2011
  6. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 16 Apprentice Members Archived 2013-09-02 at the Wayback Machine.", WFTDA, 26 April 2013
  7. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 26 New Member Leagues - Latest News - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". www.wftda.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  8. 1 2 "How 2x4 Roller Derby got in the WFTDA rankings". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  9. 1 2 3 "Rankings: September 30, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  10. ↑ "Seattle – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Rankings: June 30, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  12. ↑ "8/5/16: 2x4 (143) @ No Coast (176) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  13. ↑ "2x4 Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  14. ↑ "Strength Factor Challenge (SFC) Program – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  15. ↑ "8/6/16: 2x4 (76) @ Arch Rival (340) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  16. ↑ "Current Table of Strength Factors – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  17. ↑ "8/6/16: 2x4 (159) @ Kansas City (140) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  18. ↑ "8/7/16: 2x4 (225) @ KCRW: KCRW Plan-B (61) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  19. ↑ "8/10/16: 2x4 (324) @ Oklahoma City (48) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  20. ↑ "Oklahoma City Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  21. ↑ "Oklahoma City, OK – Oklahoma City Roller... - Oklahoma City Roller Derby | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  22. ↑ "Anarchy In The UK 6 – Division 1 Tournament | London Rollergirls". londonrollergirls.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  23. ↑ multia.in. "ECDX | East Coast Derby Extravaganza". ecdx.phillyrollergirls.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  24. ↑ "About". Big O Tournament. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  25. 1 2 3 "Rankings: April 30, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  26. ↑ "5/5/17: Boulder County (88) @ 2x4 (273) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  27. ↑ "5/6/17: 2x4 (145) @ Windy City (150) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  28. ↑ Prime (2017-06-09). "FOOTAGE: The 2x4/Windy City Nail Biter (FIRST HALF)". The Apex. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  29. ↑ "9/1/17: Windy City (135) @ 2x4 (178) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  30. ↑ "5/7/17: 2x4 (113) @ Helsinki (203) | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  31. ↑ Emerald City Roller Derby (2017-05-07), Big O 2017: Helsinki All-Stars vs. 2x4 Team Osom [WFTDA] (T3G14), retrieved 2017-10-17
  32. ↑ "2017 Big O MVPs". Big O Tournament. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  33. ↑ Emerald City Roller Derby (2017-05-07), Big O 2017: Big O Women's MVPs vs. USA Roller Derby [Women's Exhibition] (T1G19), retrieved 2017-10-17
  34. ↑ Deadwards, Lisa (1 September 2017). "D1S: #8 2x4 takes revenge on #9 Windy City, 178-135". Derby Central. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  35. ↑ Deadwards, Lisa (2 September 2017). "D1S: #1 Rose City stops #8 2x4, 360-80". Derby Central. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  36. 1 2 Deadwards, Lisa (3 September 2017). "D1S: #8 2x4 muscles past #10 Ann Arbor, 255-105". Derby Central. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  37. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  38. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  39. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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