The IQA European Games (EG) are the biennial games for the sport of Quadball held in Europe where national governing bodies send national teams to compete.[2] The European Games were created in response to the IQA World Cup,[3] the biennial tournament wherein nations from around the world compete in a similar style to the FIFA World Cup.[4] Both Games alternate years so in the off years regional tournaments such as the European Games or the Asian Quidditch Cup[5] 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.[6]

History

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Locations of the European Games

The 2015 European Games were the inaugural championships of this tournament. Bid on by European cities,[7] the organizational body Quidditch Europe decided on Sarteano, Italy to host the games.[8] Sarteano proceeded to host an aggressive advertising campaign across the country[9] as well as locally which included the sale of specially made artisanal crafts, wine and cheese.[10] The 2019 edition was held in Bamberg, Germany.[11]

Format

The twelve teams competing in the 2015 games were separated into two groups of six teams.[12] 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[13] and seasonal performance matched up.[14] 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.[14]

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[15]
France		 150*–120°
Belgium
United Kingdom		 110*–90°
Germany 		20
2022
Details 		Republic of Ireland
Limerick
England		 160*–140°
Germany
Australia[a] 		140-120*°
Norway 		20
2024
Details 		England
London
Germany		 90*–40
England
Belgium		 110*-50
France		 15

Medals summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France2103
2 United Kingdom1113
3 England1102
 Germany1102
5 Belgium0112
6 Norway0022
7 Australia0011
Totals (7 entries)55515

Appearance

Team Italy
2015
(12) 		Norway
2017
(15) 		Germany
2019
(20) 		Republic of Ireland
2022
(20) 		England
2024
(15) 		Total
 Australia • • • 3rd[a] • 1
 Austria • 7th 7th 6th 8th 4
 Belgium 4th 4th 2nd 7th 3rd 5
 Catalonia 7th 10th 9th 11th 13th 5
 Czech Republic • • 19th 17th • 2
 Denmark • • 16th • • 1
 England • • • 1st 2nd 2
 Finland • • 20th • • 1
 France 1st 2nd 1st 5th 4th 5
 Germany 8th 5th 4th 2nd 1st 5
 Hong Kong • • • 19th[a] • 1
 Ireland 11th 14th 18th 13th 12th 5
 Italy 5th 8th 5th 9th 7th 5
 Netherlands 10th 13th 13th 12th • 4
 Norway 3rd 3rd 6th 4th 6th 5
 Poland 12th 11th 11th 10th 10th 5
 Scotland • • 14th 15th 14th 3
 Slovakia • 12th 12th 14th • 3
 Slovenia • • 15th • • 1
 Spain 9th 9th 10th 8th 5th 5
 Sweden • 15th • 20th • 2
 Switzerland • • 17th 18th 15th 3
 Turkey 6th 6th 8th • 9th 4
 United Kingdom 2nd 1st 3rd • • 3
 Wales • • • 16th 11th 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

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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
  • London 2024
    London 2024

See also

References

  1. ^ "IQA European Games – Quidditch Europe". www.quidditcheurope.org. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  2. ^ "European Games Date and Location Announced". International Quidditch Association. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Scammell, Rosie (26 July 2015). "France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ Marmer, Andrew (27 March 2015). "Andrew Kasimir Takes Over as Asia Editor". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ Marmer, Andrew (26 July 2015). "France Captures European Games Over UK". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Quidditch Europe Announces the Inaugural European Games". Quidditch Europe. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  8. ^ Philipson, Alice (21 July 2015). "First Quidditch European Games to be held in Tuscany". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  9. ^ Sarteano2015. "Sponsors". Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 26 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "IQA European Games 2019 in Bamberg, Germany". www.deutscherquidditchbund.de. Archived from the original on 2019-01-13.
  12. ^ Pantalaemon (6 July 2015). "12 équipes nationales de quidditch aux European Games !" (in French). Gazette du Sorcier. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  13. ^ "EQC III Announcement". Quidditch Europe. Facebook. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  14. ^ a b 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)
  15. ^ "International Quidditch Association".
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