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.[1] The European Games were created in response to the IQA World Cup,[2] the biennial tournament wherein nations from around 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]

European Games
Tournament information
SportQuidditch
Month playedJune / July
Established2015
AdministratorInternational Quidditch Association
Quidditch Europe
ParticipantsVaries
Current champion
 England

History
Locations of the European Games

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 2019 edition was held in Bamberg, Germany.[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
  1. QPD stands for "quaffle point differential" where the final score is tallied ignoring the 30 points given when the snitch is caught.
  2. SWIM stands for "snitch when it matters" coming into play when a team wins when within snitch range, i.e. ± 30 pts.

Results
Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2015
Details		 Italy
Sarteano
France		90*–50
United Kingdom
Norway		150*–80
Belgium		 12
2017
Details		 Norway
Oslo
United Kingdom		90*–70
France
Norway		140*–80
Belgium		 15
2019
Details		 Germany
Bamberg[14]
France		150*–120°
Belgium
United Kingdom		110*–90°
Germany		 20
2022
Details		 Republic of Ireland
Limerick
England		160*–140°
Germany
Australia[lower-alpha 1]		 140-120*°
Norway		 20

Medals summary
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France2103
2 United Kingdom1113
3 England1001
4 Belgium0101
 Germany0101
6 Norway0022
7 Australia0011
Totals (7 entries)44412

Appearance
Team Italy
2015
(12)		 Norway
2017
(15)		 Germany
2019
(20)		 Republic of Ireland
2022
(20)		 Total
 Australia•••3rd[lower-alpha 1]0
 Austria•7th7th6th3
 Belgium4th4th2nd7th4
 Catalonia7th10th9th11th4
 Czech Republic••19th17th2
 Denmark••16th•1
 England•••1st1
 Finland••20th•1
 France1st2nd1st5th4
 Germany8th5th4th2nd4
 Hong Kong•••19th[lower-alpha 1]0
 Ireland11th14th18th13th4
 Italy5th8th5th9th4
 Netherlands10th13th13th12th4
 Norway3rd3rd6th4th4
 Poland12th11th11th10th4
 Scotland••14th15th2
 Slovakia•12th12th14th3
 Slovenia••15th•1
 Spain9th9th10th8th4
 Sweden•15th•20th2
 Switzerland••17th18th2
 Turkey6th6th8th•3
 United Kingdom2nd1st3rd•3
 Wales•••16th1

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •     – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Notes

  1. Allowed to compete in the 2022 European Games after the Oceania-Asian Games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Appearance maps
  • Sarteano 2015
    Sarteano 2015
  • Oslo 2017
    Oslo 2017
  • Bamberg 2019
    Bamberg 2019
  • Limerick 2022
    Limerick 2022

See also

References
  1. "European Games Date and Location Announced". International Quidditch Association. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  2. 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.
  3. Scammell, Rosie (26 July 2015). "France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  4. Marmer, Andrew (27 March 2015). "Andrew Kasimir Takes Over as Asia Editor". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. Marmer, Andrew (26 July 2015). "France Captures European Games Over UK". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. "Quidditch Europe Announces the Inaugural European Games". Quidditch Europe. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. Philipson, Alice (21 July 2015). "First Quidditch European Games to be held in Tuscany". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. Sarteano2015. "Sponsors". Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  9. Gigliotti, Mirco (5 July 2015). "Artisans, hobbyist and local shops for Sarteano2015". Sarteano2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-28. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  10. "IQA European Games 2019 in Bamberg, Germany". www.deutscherquidditchbund.de. Archived from the original on 2019-01-13.
  11. Pantalaemon (6 July 2015). "12 équipes nationales de quidditch aux European Games !" (in French). Gazette du Sorcier. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  12. "EQC III Announcement". Quidditch Europe. Facebook. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  13. Sarteano, Quidditch Europe, International Quidditch Association (5 July 2015). "Tournament Structure". Archived from the original on 27 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  14. "International Quidditch Association".
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