Australian national quidditch team

Team Australia
Full name Australian National Quidditch Team
Nicknames Australian Dropbears
Sport Quidditch
Founded 2011
League Australian Quidditch Association
Anthem Advance Australia Fair
Championships 2016 IQA World Cup
Website www.quidditch.org.au

The Australian national quidditch team is the official quidditch team of Australia. The team is regulated by Australian Quidditch Association and is a national member of the International Quidditch Association. Australia made its debut in 2012 at the IQA Summer Games in Oxford, UK.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

History

The national team made its debut in 2012 at the International Quidditch Association (IQA) Summer Games in Oxford, UK.

The Australian National Team 'The Drop Bears' competed at the IQA Global Games in 2012 and 2014, coming third and second respectively.[10] In 2016 the Australian Dropbears beat America 150*-130 to win the World Cup in Germany.

Competitive record

CompetitionPosition
United Kingdom 2012 Summer Games3rd of 5
Canada 2014 Global Games2nd of 7
Germany 2016 World Cup1st of 21

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-25/australia-dropbears-win-quidditch-championship/7658246
  2. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-31/australia-win-silver-in-harry-potter-sport-quidditch-world-games/5636384
  3. ↑ https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2014/03/global-games-team-australia-announced
  4. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/anna-james/the-day-i-played-quidditch-with-muggles-was-magic/
  5. ↑ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/canberra-to-host-national-quidditch-tournament-20160429-goilue.html
  6. ↑ http://www.quidditch.org.au/dropbears/
  7. ↑ http://www.quidditch.org.au/2016/02/22/australian-dropbears-2016/
  8. ↑ http://www.stringerpress.com.au/news/world/australia-wins-quidditch-world-cup/
  9. ↑ http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2016/07/25/australia-makes-history-winning-2016-quidditch-world-cup
  10. ↑ Marmer, Andy (July 20, 2014). "Team USA Secure Gold in Shutout Against Australia". Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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