Dead End Derby
Dead End Derby (DED) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The league currently consists of 4 teams. Two competitive adult travel teams, the "Death Stars" A team and "Living Dead Rollers" B team, 1 development team "Dead Seas" and 1 Juniors Team "The Rolling Dead". Dead End Derby has a successful competitive record with both travel teams competing nationwide. Dead End Derby has Adult & Junior Learn to Skate programs as well as "Freshmeat" learn to roller derby programs. Dead End Derby have 2 officials crews, consisting of on skates referees and non-skating officials. Dead End Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). History The league was founded in November 2007 by Cherry Blunt and her sister Crass, along with MissChevusMynx, Mystique, Bitch n Famous, Stevie Nails, Blood Angel and Ur shadow. The league played its first bout in September 2009, splitting the league into two demonstration teams "Hellbound Harlots" and "School Assassination Squad". The game brought in the country's largest roller derby crowd to that date of around 2000 people. From 2010 to 2012 the league held an internal competition between three intraleague teams, the Filthy Habits,