European Games (quidditch)

European Games
Tournament information
Sport	England

The IQA European Games (EG) are the biennial games for the sport of

Team UK.^[5]

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

^ QPD stands for "quaffle point differential" where the final score is tallied ignoring the 30 points given when the snitch is caught.
^ 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
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
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
2019 Details	Bamberg^[14]	France	*150–120°**	Belgium	United Kingdom	*110–90°**	Germany	20
2022 Details	Limerick	England	*160–140°**	Germany	Australia^[a]	*140-120°**	Norway	20

Medals summary


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		4	4	4	12

Appearance

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

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

^ ^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
Oslo 2017
Bamberg 2019
Limerick 2022

References

^ "European Games Date and Location Announced". International Quidditch Association. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. 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". Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 26 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ 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.
^ "IQA European Games 2019 in Bamberg, Germany". www.deutscherquidditchbund.de. Archived from the original on 2019-01-13.
^ 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.
^ ^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)
^ "International Quidditch Association".

External links

IQA website

[14] QPD stands for "quaffle point differential" where the final score is tallied ignoring the 30 points given when the snitch is caught.

[15] SWIM stands for "snitch when it matters" coming into play when a team wins when within snitch range, i.e. ± 30 pts.

[covid19-17] Allowed to compete in the 2022 European Games after the Oceania-Asian Games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[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.

[Structure-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)

[16] "International Quidditch Association".

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