Metro area | Dallas, Texas |
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Country | United States |
Founded | November 2004 |
Teams |
Army of Darkness (A team) Death Row Rumblers High Seas Hotties The Slaughterers Suicide Shifters Wrecking Crew |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | NYTEX Sports Centre |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Org. type | Domestic Non-Profit |
Website | derbydevils.com |
The Dallas Derby Devils (DDD) is an all-female flat track roller derby league in Dallas, Texas and surrounding area of Ft. Worth, Texas. Founded in November 2004, the Dallas Derby Devils is the original North Texas roller derby league with a current roster of over one hundred active skaters, making DDD one of the largest flat track derby leagues in the south United States. The Dallas Derby Devils are an original member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
The Dallas Derby Devils have completed sell-out home seasons since 2006 featuring the five home teams that comprise the league; The Death Row Rumblers, The High Seas Hotties, The Slaughterers, The Suicide Shifters, and The Wrecking Crew. Skaters of these five teams make up an All-Star Travel Team for the Dallas Derby Devils called the Army of Darkness, that compete in interleague play against other WFTDA member leagues.
Since 2008, league games are held at the NYTEX Sports Centre in North Richland Hills, Texas.
The Dallas Derby Devils is a skater-owned and skater-operated Domestic Non-Profit organization.
The Dallas Derby Devils has 6 teams: an all-star travel team known as the Army of Darkness, and five home teams, the Death Row Rumblers, the High Seas Hotties, the Slaughters, the Suicide Shifters and the Wrecking Crew.
The Dallas Derby Devils' all-star travel team is called the Army of Darkness, and is composed of 20 members from all five of the Dallas Derby Devils home teams. Army of Darkness competes in interleague game play with other WFTDA member leagues.
Dallas has made various appearances at WFTDA Playoffs over the years. In 2013, Dallas competed at the first Division 2 Playoff, held in Des Moines, Iowa. Dallas entered the tournament as the ninth seed, and finished the weekend in fifth place. In 2015, Dallas hosted a Division 1 Playoff tournament, for which they themselves also qualified. They entered the weekend as the sixth seed, and finished in fifth place. In 2016, Dallas returned to Division 1 Playoffs in Montreal, entering as the fifth seed and finishing in the same position.