The British Championships is the first British roller derby tournament to feature a fluid structure for progression and development, featuring promotion and relegation at the end of the year.
In all divisions, each team plays each other once. Winning teams get 3 points for a win and 0 points for a loss. These points are totaled up and teams are placed in their divisional table in order of points scored. In the event of multiple teams having the same tournament points, game points differential will be used to define the higher placement (game points differential = total game points scored – total game points conceded).
As a summary, here’s how the Tournaments will resolve themselves:
WFTDA-SIDE TOURNAMENT
TIER 1 – UKRDA PREMIER (2 DIVISIONS)
- Top two teams from each Division go to Playoffs
- Winner is the Tier 1 Champion
- Bottom two teams from each Division are relegated to Tier 2
TIER 2 – UKRDA NATIONAL (4 DIVISIONS)
- Top two teams from each Division go to Playoffs
- Top four teams from Playoffs are promoted to Tier 1
- Bottom two teams from each Division are relegated to Tier 3
TIER 3 – REGIONAL (4 DIVISIONS)
- No participation in Playoffs
- Top two teams from each Division are promoted to Tier 2
- No relegation, unless there is a Tier 4 in 2020
MRDA-SIDE TOURNAMENT
TIER 1 – PREMIER (2 DIVISIONS)
- Top two teams from each Division go to Playoffs
- Winner is the Tier 1 Champion
- Bottom team from each Division is relegated to Tier 2
TIER 2 – NATIONAL (2 DIVISIONS)
- No participation in Playoffs
- Top team from each Division is promoted to Tier 1
- No relegation, unless there is a Tier 3 in 2020
