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2015 IQA European Games
The 2015 IQA European Games, also known simply as the European Games, was the inaugural European championship for the sport of quidditch organized jointly by Sarteano2015, Quidditch Europe and the International Quidditch Association. The tournament was held the weekend of the 24–26 July 2015 in the city of Sarteano, Italy. France took first against the United Kingdom with a final score of 90*–50, and Norway came in third winning 150*–80 against Belgium. As these were the first European Games and since Quidditch is still expanding in Europe, the only requirement for teams wishing to compete was to have a national governing body. Planning is underway for the 2017 European Games. Quidditch Europe and the IQA will work together and start accepting bids in the 2015–2016 season. Organization After a bidding process released by Quidditch Europe and the IQA, Sarteano was announced as the winner. Building up to the events, Sarteano established several marketing campaigns across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Games (quidditch)
The IQA European Games (EG) are the biennial games for the sport of quidditch held in Europe where national governing bodies send national teams to compete. The European Games were created in response to the IQA World Cup, the biennial tournament wherein nations from around the world compete in a similar style to the FIFA World Cup. Both Games alternate years so in the off years regional tournaments such as the European Games or the Asian Quidditch Cup can occur. These games are the highest level of championships in quidditch aside from Global Games. The 2015 champions were Team France, narrowly beating Team UK. History The 2015 European Games were the inaugural championships of this tournament. Bid on by European cities, the organizational body Quidditch Europe decided on Sarteano, Italy to host the games. Sarteano proceeded to host an aggressive advertising campaign across the country as well as locally which included the sale of specially made artisanal crafts, wine and chee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 IQA Global Games
The 2014 IQA World Cup, known at the time as the Global Games, was the second edition of the international team quidditch championship. It was played in Burnaby, Canada, and the United States won the tournament for the second time in a row, winning 210*–0 over Australia in the final. Participating teams Group stage Final stage Final ranking Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:IQA World Cup 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... 2014 in Canadian sports Sport in Burnaby July 2014 sports events in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quidditch Competitions
Quidditch is a fictional sport invented by author J.K. Rowling for her fantasy book series ''Harry Potter''. It first appeared in the novel ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' (1997). It is a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks. Matches are played on a large oval pitch with three ring-shaped goals of different heights on each side, between two opposing teams of seven players each: three Chasers, two Beaters, the Keeper, and the Seeker. The Chasers and the Keeper respectively score with and defend the goals against the Quaffle; the two Beaters bat the Bludgers away from their teammates and towards their opponents; and the Seeker locates and catches the Golden Snitch, whose capture simultaneously wins the Seeker's team 150 points and ends the game. The team with the most points at the end wins. Harry Potter plays as Seeker for his house team at Hogwarts. Regional and international Quidditch competitions are mentioned thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Quidditch Cup
The European Quidditch Cup, also known as EQC and formerly as the European Quidditch Championship, is the culminating championship tournament for the sport of quidditch in Europe. It began to be legitimised in 2014 when the International Quidditch Association became an international federation for quidditch. The first tournament took place in 2012 in France as quidditch began to develop across Europe. Today, the tournament is the highest level of championship in Europe besides the European Games with league-level tournaments being the qualifying competitions. In 2019, Division 1 of EQC was held in Harelbeke, Belgium, where the Paris Titans won the championship for the fourth time in their history. History Originally held in Lesparre-Médoc, France, EQC has since grown into the largest quidditch tournament in Europe. EQC 2014 saw teams from almost more countries than the 2014 Global Games, and EQC 2015 received teams from at least twelve different quidditch-playing nations. Qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muggle Quidditch
Quidditch, also known as quadball, is a sport of two teams of seven players each mounted on a broomstick, and is played on a hockey rink-sized pitch. The sport was created in 2005 at Middlebury College in Vermont, and was inspired by the fictional game Quidditch in the ''Harry Potter'' books by author J. K. Rowling. It is sometimes referred to as "muggle quidditch" to distinguish it from the books-based fictional game that involves magical elements such as flying broomsticks and enchanted balls; in the ''Harry Potter'' universe, a Muggle is a person without the power to use magic. The sport is played around the world. In contrast with the books, in which the pitch is oval, the "muggle" pitch is rectangular with 3 hoops of varying heights at either end. The ultimate goal is to have more points than the other team by the time the snitch, a tennis ball inside a long sock hanging from the shorts of an impartial official dressed in yellow, is caught. Rules of the sport are governed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
QuidditchUK
QuadballUK (formerly QuidditchUK) is the official governing body of quidditch in the United Kingdom and is affiliated with the International Quidditch Association. It began in 2011 as a Facebook group intended to act as a network for quidditch teams and players within the UK to communicate with each other, become aware of local teams and resources, and set up matches and new teams. In July 2022 QUK made a statement saying they plan to rebrand with the new name Quadball later in 2022. The rebrand was completed in October 2022. History and internal structure Since its foundation, QuadballUK has become vastly developing organisation as, after hosting the Summer Games in August 2012, there was a massive growth of quidditch teams throughout the country. It was at this point that QuadballUK advanced from a network for UK teams and players, to become an established governing body of quidditch in the UK. A staffing structure was set up whose aim would be to develop and promote quiddi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muggle Quidditch Nederland
Quidditch Nederland, formerly known as Muggle Quidditch Nederland, is the official governing body of the sport quidditch in the Netherlands, and affiliated with the International Quidditch Association and its European Committee. Quidditch is a sport which combines elements of handball, dodgeball, and rugby, and is derived from the fictional sport of the same name from the Harry Potter series. Its current president is Marit Epskamp, and the vice-president is Jori Noordenbos. Quidditch Nederland, then Muggle Quidditch Nederland, was founded in 2014 by Jerona van der Gevel and Bram Vries as part of Quidditch Benelux. History QNL discussion began before and during the 2014 IQA European Championships where ideas from Belgium Muggle Quidditch were shared. Earlier that year, WizardWear had planned a Harry Potter-themed Quidditch tournament at the Netherlands' largest fantasy fair, Elfia. Through a series of discussions with WizardWear staff and QNL heads, it was decided that instead o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 IQA Summer Games
The 2012 IQA World Cup, known at the time as the Summer Games, was the first edition of this national teams international championship. It was played at Cutteslowe Park and South Park in Oxford, United Kingdom. The Cup was scheduled to coincide with the arrival of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch. The United States won the tournament 160*–0 to France in the final. An exhibition match was also played on Monday, July 9 between the United States and the United Kingdom as part of the official Oxford Olympic torch ceremony. Participating teams Group stage Bracket phase References External linksVideo stream of the tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:IQA World Cup |
Belgian Quidditch Federation
Belgian Quidditch Federation (french: Fédération belge de quidditch; nl, Belgische Quidditch Federatie; german: Belgischer Quidditchverband), or BQF, is the governing body of quidditch in Belgium. It was founded in 2012 as a Facebook page to garner interest from potential players and teams within Belgium and began to take shape in 2013 with the introduction of its first two teams: Deurne Dodo's and the Brussels Qwaffles. The organisation began to take shape as a non-profit (french: ASBL; nl, VZW) in early 2014 with the formation of the newly-international International Quidditch Association in the form an international federation. Belgian Quidditch Federation maintains one delegate within the IQA Congress as a member of Quidditch Europe alongside Quidditch Nederland (QNL) and the Luxembourgish Quidditch Federation (FLQ). On 10 October 2014, BQF changed its name from Belgium Muggle Quidditch to its current name to better integrate with other sports in the country. History Belg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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