Three days of hard-hitting action will come to Mt Warren Park Sports Centre for the Royal Rumble Roller Derby Tournament 2019.
The tournament, from June 8 to 10, will be the first of two national roller derby events the centre will host this year.
The National Roller Derby Championships will be held from November 8 to 10, also as part of Logan City Council’s Events Attraction Strategy to position the city as a specialist sporting and cultural event destination.
Roller derby is a bruising contact sport.
Played on a circular skating rink, the aim of the sport is for the jammer to score points by lapping three opposition blockers and a pivot.
The result is plenty of physical contact with bruises and sprains worn as badges of honour.
And spectators are just metres from the fast-paced action.
Roller derby was founded in the United States. Since its inception in Australia in 2007, it has become one of the country’s fastest-growing sports.
An Australian team, the Victorian Roller Derby League, is ranked second in the world behind American outfit the Rose City Rollers.
The City of Logan tournament has attracted some of the best skaters in the Asia-Pacific region. It will feature 22 teams of up to 14 players each from around Australia and New Zealand.
There will be 33 games held over the three days.
Tickets are $10 per day or $15 for a tournament pass.
