Did we mention that we're going to play our first US roller derby tournament?

Maybe we did, maybe we didn't but the instigator for this adventure was an invitation to participate in the annual Dust Devil Tournament held in Tucson Arizona.

"Tucson Roller Derby's annual tournament in the desert.The Dust Devil in Tucson will commence over three days in 2012: 13-15 April 2012.10 teams will compete for the title of Dust Devil Champion!"

Who are we competing against? The participants list in seeded order is:

1.  Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (Denver, CO)
2. Angel City Derby Girls (Los Angeles, CA)
3. Tucson Roller Derby (Tucson, AZ)
4. Arizona Roller Derby (Phoenix, AZ)
5. Silicon Valley Roller Girls (San Jose, CA)
6. Pikes Peak Derby Dames (Boulder, CO)
7. Assassination City Roller Derby (Houston, TX)
8. Pacific Roller Derby (Honolulu, HI)
9. Rage City Rollergirls (Anchorage, AK)
10. Victorian Roller Derby League (Melbourne, VIC - that's us!)

Here is the draw:

Our team has a fundraising page and if you would like to help out, please click here.

Any contribution would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!