Go-Go Gent Roller Derby

GO-GO Gent Roller Derby

Metro area	Ghent
Country	Belgium
Founded	2008
Teams	All Stars (travel team) Cubs (B team)
Track type(s)	Flat
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	www.gogogent.be

GO-GO Gent Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Ghent, Belgium. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of an All-star travel team and a B-team which compete against teams from other leagues.^[1] GO-GO Gent is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[2]

History

GO-GO Gent Roller Girls was the first roller derby league in Belgium, with the Antwerp-based One Love Roller Dolls quickly following their lead.^[3] GO-GO Gent was accepted as apprentice members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in January 2011,^[4] and graduated to full membership in December 2012.^[5] In December 2011, GO-GO Gent and One Love were named as the top two Belgian leagues by Het Laatste Nieuws.^[6]

Their intraleague home bout in January 2011 was the first ever roller derby event to be organized in Belgium. The Mad Megs beat the Bells of Mayhem^[7] and the league instantly gained a fanbase in their hometown.

Bouts

The GO-GO Gent travel team was victorious in their bouts against the Paris Rollergirls and RuhrPott RollerGirls. Other previous opponents include the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz, Bear City Roller Derby and Copenhagen Roller Derby. They hosted the Brighton Rockers Roller Derby travel team on their Think Pink! breastcancer awareness themed home bout on 10 March 2012.^[8]

WFTDA rankings

Season	Final ranking[9]	Playoffs	Championship
2013	150 WFTDA[10]	DNQ	DNQ
2014	145 WFTDA[11]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	133 WFTDA[12]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	184 WFTDA[13]	DNQ	DNQ
2017	165 WFTDA[14]	DNQ	DNQ
2018	289 WFTDA[15]	DNQ	DNQ

References

1. "GO-GO Gent | Roller Derby". Retrieved 30 November 2024.
2. "GO-GO Gent Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
3. "Le roller derby débarque en Belgique francophone", Focus Vif, 27 January 2011 (in French)
4. "WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues Archived 7 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 13 January 2011
5. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 6 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
6. "Wij zijn fier op blauwe plekken", Het Laatste Nieuws, 11 December 2011 (in Dutch)
7. "Gent GO-GO Roller Girls, Bout scores", Gent GO-GO Roller Girls, 2012 Archived 1 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. "GO-GO Gent vs Brighton Rockers for Think Pink!", Gent GO-GO Roller Girls, 6 February 2012^{[permanent dead link‍]}
9. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
10. "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
11. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
12. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
13. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
14. "Rankings: December 31, 2017". WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
15. "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.