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, the biennial tournament wherein nations from around the world compete in a similar style to the

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. 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

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, 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 cheese. The 2019 edition was held in

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Format

The twelve teams competing in the 2015 games were separated into two groups of six teams. The group stage began on 25 July 2015 and ended the morning of the 26th. The groups themselves were split into pots based on EQC rankings and seasonal performance matched up. The top four teams from each group qualified for the bracket stage, where brackets were determined using the following criteria: games won, head-to-head, QPD and SWIM catches. Finally, the tournament ended with semi-finals, a third place final and the gold medal match. ;Notes

Results

Medals summary

Appearance

Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Did not enter / Did not qualify * – Hosts *Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament Notes 2015 IQA European Games map.svg , Sarteano 2015 2017 IQA European Games map.svg , Oslo 2017 2019 IQA European Games map.svg , Bamberg 2019 2022 IQA European Games.svg , Limerick 2022

References

External links

IQA website
{{Quidditch Quidditch competitions Recurring sporting events established in 2015 2015 establishments in Europe