Quidditch Australia

Quidditch Australia
Logo of Quidditch Australia
Abbreviation QAI
Formation 2011
Type National sport organisation (NSO)
Legal status Non-Profit Organisation
Location
President
 Luke Derrick
Parent organization
 International Quidditch Association
Website www.quidditch.org.au

Quidditch Australia, formerly the Australian Quidditch Association, is the governing body of quidditch in Australia, and affiliated with the International Quidditch Association.[1] It is governed by a board of seven directors on a rotating 2-year term system.

History

Quidditch Australia began in 2011 as a Facebook group intended to act as a network for quidditch teams and players within Australia to communicate with each other, become aware of local teams and resources, to set up matches, and to set up new teams.

The association is run by a board of 7 directors with further volunteer staff.[2]

Competitions

State Tournaments

Due to the geographical separation of teams in different states, the majority of regular quidditch play in Australia consists of state-based tournaments.

Victoria Cup

Organised by the Victorian Quidditch Association, the Victoria Cup is the year long state championship in Melbourne. The inaugural cup in 2014 was won by the Monash Muggles, and followed on from other local tournaments. [3]

NSW Cup

Organised by Quidditch New South Wales, the NSW Cup is the year long state championship in Sydney and surrounding cities. The NSW was held for the first time in 2015, and follows on from the prior Triwizard Tournaments held in the state. [4]

Other Tournaments

QUAFL

The biggest Australian quidditch tournament is the QUAFL Cup held annually in November/December, which crowns the national champion for that year. The first QUAFL cup was held in 2011 at the University of New South Wales. The tournament remained in Sydney until 2015 when it was held at Monash University in Melbourne. In 2016, the tournament saw a move to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra where it will remain moving forward to the 2017 competition.

The structure of the QUAFL Cup traditionally changes each year depending on the number of registered teams and choices of organisers. More recently, teams have been randomly split into pools based off their respective end of season state rankings, with top teams from each pool progressing to elimination bracket play.

QUAFL Cup Champions:

Year LocationWinning Team
2011 University of New South Wales, SydneyUniversity of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2012 Macquarie University, SydneyUniversity of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2013 University of New South Wales, SydneyPerth Phoenixes
2014 University of Western Sydney, SydneyMelbourne Manticores
2015 Monash University, MelbourneMelbourne Manticores
2016 Australian Institute of Sport, CanberraWrackspurts Q.C.
2017 Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra Whomping Willows

Midwinter Cup

The Midwinter cup is held annually in Newcastle featuring both teams from NSW and interstate. The 2014 winners were the UNSW Snapes on a Plane.[5] In 2015, the tournament was won by the hosts, the Newcastle Fireballs. In 2016, an Australian National University and University of the Sunshine Coast collaboration team, the ANUSC Dement-Owls defeated the Newcastle Fireballs in the grand final to claim the Midwinter cup. In 2017, the winners were the newly formed Sydney City Serpents.

YearWinning Team
2014University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2015University of Newcastle (Australia) Fireballs
2016Australian National University and University of the Sunshine Coast ANUSC Dement-Owls
2017 Sydney City Serpents

Melbourne Mudbash

The Melbourne Mudbash is held annually in the middle of the year in Melbourne. Local teams are joined by interstate teams and teams composed of mercenary players. In 2013, the Melbourne Manticores came out on top of the four local and two other teams competing, and in 2014 the Monash Muggles were the best of the six local and four other teams to compete.[6]

Teams

There are currently official Quidditch Australia teams based in NSW/ACT, VIC, QLD, SA, and WA.

NSW/ACT VIC QLD SA WA
Australian National University Owls Blackburn Basilisks Brisbane City Quidditch Club Adelaide Augureys Bunbury Boggarts
Macarthur Weasleys La Trobe University Trolls Griffith University Grindylows Adelaide University Curtin Chimeras
Macquarie Marauders (Macquarie University) Melbourne Manticores Queensland University of Technology Lycans Flinders Fantastic Beasts ECU Centaurs
Southwest Horntails Melbourne Unicorns Blue University of Queensland Dumblebees Glenelg Gargoyles Murdoch Mandrakes
Sydney City Serpents Melbourne Unicorns Orange University of the Sunshine Coast Dementors Perth Phoenixes†
University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane Monash University Muggles
University of Newcastle Fireballs Monash University Mudbloods
University of Sydney Unbreakables South Melbourne Centaurs
University of Sydney Unforgivables Whomping Willows Quidditch Club
University of Sydney Unspeakables Wrackspurts Quidditch Club
University of Technology Sydney Opaleyes
Western Sydney Spartans

† Due to the geographical isolation of Western Australia, teams from WA form together under the name Perth Phoenixes to travel to and compete at national tournaments.

National team

The Australian National Team, the "Drop Bears", competed at the 2012 Summer Games and the 2014 Global Games, coming third and second respectively. They beat the United States 150–130 to win the 2016 World Cup in Germany.[7] In 2018 the Australian National Team competed in Italy and was ranked 5th.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Get Involved". International Quidditch Association. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Quidditch Australia. "Board of Directors". Quidditch Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Monash Muggles take the Victoria Cup". Victorian Quidditch Association. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Announcing the NSW Cup!". Australian Quidditch Association. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Midwinter Cup 2014". Australian Quidditch Association. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne Mudbash Quidditch Tournament coming to Clayton's Monash University". Waverley Leader. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Marmer, Andy (20 July 2014). "Team USA Secure Gold in Shutout Against Australia". Retrieved 16 November 2014.
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