The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) released its calculated rankings of international leagues Wednesday and the two primary travel squads featured at archcitysports.com retained Top 40 status for the sixth straight month.
Photo Credit: Bob Dunnell
Out of the 238 international leagues eligible for rank, St. Louis-based Arch Rival Roller Girls climbed three positions to #20 while St. Charles-based St. Chux Derby Chix fell three positions to #39.
Calculated rankings are determined mathematically utilizing an algorithm that incorporates strength of opponent and game outcomes. The Top 40 teams listed at the end of the June rankings period are eligible for the WFTDA Division 1 playoffs, scheduled for Fall 2015.
Arch Rival (4-0) returns to the WFTDA Top 20 since February 2014. The league hit a highmark of #13 in 2013.
St. Louis hosts unranked Team United at Midwest Sport Hockey in Ballwin on Saturday, May 2.
St. Chux (2-6) finished 1-3 at its hosted “Skate to Thrill” invitational last weekend in St. Peters. Those results were not calculated in its current ranking. The Pack In Black host #38 Oklahoma Victory at Matteson Square Gardens in St. Peters on Saturday, June 20.
Photo Credit: Jeff Higgins
To see the entire WFTDA calculated rankings, go to THIS LINK.
For more info on the Arch Rival Roller Girls, go to archrivalrollergirls.com.
For more info on the St. Chux Derby Chix, go to stchuxderbychix.com.
(Featured image photography: Bob Dunnell & Jeff Higgins)
By trade, he is a six-time, regional Emmy Award-winning news videographer/editor for KTVI/KPLR-TV. By hobby, he is a writer for Arch City Media, dating back to February 2014. Emphasis is on featuring and promoting local women's sports, but will cover anything that is not reported by traditional media outlets. Also a contributor to local concert reviews.
