Paris edge Crime City A 143-142 in dramatic regional thriller
Paris survived a 143-142 thriller over Crime City A, preserving third in Europe and locking down a place in Malmö by one point.
Paris Roller Derby’s All Stars survived the narrowest kind of regional elimination fight, edging Crime City A 143-142 to keep third place in Europe and secure a trip to Malmö. In a bout where every penalty, every scoring burst and every late decision carried postseason weight, Paris did just enough when the game tightened to a single point.
The third-place game, Game 16, unfolded Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Centre Namurois des Sports Tabora in Namur, Belgium, the final stage of the 2026 WFTDA European Regional Championships. Toulouse won the event, Rainy City Roller Derby All-Stars finished second and Paris stood third, with Crime City A-Team fourth. Under WFTDA’s format, the top three European finishers advanced to the 2026 WFTDA Championships in Malmö, Sweden, set for October 15-18, so the last few points in Namur carried direct qualification consequences.
The box-score backdrop showed why the game had that kind of edge. Paris came in at 23 games, 17 wins and 6 losses, with 3,716 points for and 2,842 against. Crime City A entered at 13 games, 7 wins and 6 losses, with 1,878 points for and 1,944 against. Paris had already handled Crime City 216-91 on March 8 at a triple-header event, but this rematch looked nothing like that runaway. It was a one-point game from start to finish in the only place that mattered: the final score.
Paris’s place in the regional pecking order made the result even heavier. Its highest-ever regional ranking was third, first reached in December 2024, and this win protected that standing at the exact moment it was on the line. Crime City, whose highest-ever regional ranking was first in February 2023, came into the weekend with enough pedigree to make the matchup feel like a true pressure game rather than a formality. The margin also matched the tournament’s broader logic: when teams are this close, the last jam is not just about points, it is about clock sense, risk control and who can avoid the fatal mistake.
The championship weekend also handed out individual honors, with Flashy Strike of Nantes Roller Derby voted MVP Blocker and Fanilla Slice of Crime City Rollers voted MVP Jammer. But the defining image from Namur was simpler: Paris by one, third place intact, and the road to Malmö still open.
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