European Games (quidditch)
Tournament information | |
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Sport | Quidditch |
Month played | July |
Established | 2015 |
Administrator(s) |
International Quidditch Association Quidditch Europe |
Participants | Varies |
Website | Official EG website |
Current champion | |
United Kingdom | |
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.[1] The European Games were created in response to the IQA World Cup,[2] the biennial tournament wherein nations from across the world compete in a similar style to the FIFA World Cup.[3] Both Games alternate years so in the off years regional tournaments such as the European Games or the Asian Quidditch Cup[4] 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.[5]
History
The 2015 European Games were the inaugural championships of this tournament. Bid on by European cities,[6] the organizational body Quidditch Europe decided on Sarteano, Italy to host the games.[7] Sarteano proceeded to host an aggressive advertising campaign across the country[8] as well as locally which included the sale of specially made artisanal crafts, wine and cheese.[9] The 2017 edition was held in Oslo, Norway, on 7-9 July.[10]
Format
The twelve teams competing in the 2015 games were separated into two groups of six teams.[11] 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[12] and seasonal performance matched up.[13] 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[note 1] and SWIM catches.[note 2] Finally, the tournament ended with semi-finals, a third place final and the gold medal match.[13]
- Notes
Results
Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
2015 Details |
Sarteano |
France | 90*–50 | United Kingdom |
Norway | 150*–80 | Belgium |
12 | |||
2017 Details |
Oslo |
United Kingdom | 90*–70 | France |
Norway | 140*–80 | Belgium |
15 |
Medals summary
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Appearance
Team | 2015 (12) |
2017 (15) |
Total |
---|---|---|---|
• | 7th | 1 | |
4th | 4th | 2 | |
7th | 10th | 2 | |
1st | 2nd | 2 | |
8th | 5th | 2 | |
11th | 14th | 2 | |
5th | 8th | 2 | |
10th | 13th | 2 | |
3rd | 3rd | 2 | |
12th | 11th | 2 | |
• | 12th | 1 | |
9th | 9th | 2 | |
• | 15th | 1 | |
6th | 6th | 2 | |
2nd | 1st | 2 | |
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
See also
References
- ↑ "European Games Date and Location Announced". International Quidditch Association. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Solinsky, Kolby (25 February 2014). "Grab Your Brooms! Quidditch Global Games coming to Burnaby, B.C. in July". Burnaby Newsletter. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ Scammell, Rosie (26 July 2015). "France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Marmer, Andrew (27 March 2015). "Andrew Kasimir Takes Over as Asia Editor". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Marmer, Andrew (26 July 2015). "France Captures European Games Over UK". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "Quidditch Europe Announces the Inaugural European Games". Quidditch Europe. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Philipson, Alice (21 July 2015). "First Quidditch European Games to be held in Tuscany". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Sarteano2015. "Sponsors". Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ Gigliotti, Mirco (5 July 2015). "Artisans, hobbyist and local shops for Sarteano2015". Sarteano2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/InternationalQuidditchAssociation/posts/1264169206955193
- ↑ Pantalaemon (6 July 2015). "12 équipes nationales de quidditch aux European Games !" (in French). Gazette du Sorcier. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- ↑ "EQC III Announcement". Quidditch Europe. Facebook. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- 1 2 Sarteano, Quidditch Europe, International Quidditch Association (5 July 2015). "Tournament Structure". Archived from the original on 27 July 2015.