Founded in March 2007 by eight local women, Columbia played its first bout in August 2007. The league consisted of the Allstars, who represented the league in WFTDA interleague competitions around the country, and the Miss B-havers, the B team. There were also three home teams: Belles on Wheels, Capitol City Vixens and Spawn of Skatin'. The travel teams have since been renamed Columbia QuadSquad (A) and Soda City Jerks (B). In April 2009, it hosted and won the first South Carolina state championships, defeating the
Lowcountry Highrollers and the Richland County Regulators. It has attracted attention for the diverse jobs held by its members, including a figure skater and an aquatic biologist, while its coach is a law professor at the
University of South Carolina. The QuadSquad was accepted into the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in April 2011, and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2012. The league was described in the local
Free Times as having "regional dominance". Columbia defeated
Carolina Roller Derby in February 2012, following which, it was ranked at number 25 in the
Derby News Network Power Rankings. Announced a few hours before becoming a full WFTDA member, Columbia Roller Derby was the second apprentice league ever to enter the Power Rankings, after the
London Rollergirls. In 2016, Columbia hosted a WFTDA
Division 1 Playoff tournament at the
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, which was forecasted to create over $300,000 in economic impact. ==WFTDA competition==