- Muggle Quidditch
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A Ravenclaw/Slytherin Muggle Quidditch game.
Muggle Quidditch is a sport based on Quidditch, the fictional sport developed by British author J. K. Rowling in the Harry Potter series of novels. It is popular with fans of the novels, aficionados of fictional sports, and children. The sport was created in Advance, North Carolina.
In Muggle Quidditch, as in fictional Quidditch, there are seven positions on a team. Because Wizarding Quidditch is based on fictional devices and concepts such as magic, Muggle Quidditch has been adapted for play on the ground, with game play confined to a playing field comparable in size to a football field.[1]
The equipment in Muggle Quidditch varies depending on venue. Three circular goals are placed on either side of the pitch. The goals are often hula hoops held up by PVC pipe. All players are required to carry a broom between their legs at all times. Slightly deflated volleyballs usually act as the quaffle, and dodgeballs serve as the bludgers. While the Snitch is a magical object within the canon of the Harry Potter novels, in Muggle Quidditch the Snitch is simply a tennis ball contained in a sock tucked in the waistband of the snitch runner. The snitch runner is a neutral player affiliated with neither team dressed in all gold or yellow, sometimes adorned with wings. After release, the snitch runner (and thereby the snitch itself) is allowed to roam an area beyond the playing field. When played on a college campus the range is often the entire campus.[2]
The game begins with the quaffle and bludgers placed in the center of the field and all players in line with their respective goalposts. After the snitch has been set off, the referee yells 'brooms up!' to start the action.
Positions in Muggle Quidditch
- Chasers are responsible for passing the Quaffle and scoring points by throwing the Quaffle through one of the opponent's goals. Three chasers from a team may be in play at one time. When a Bludger hits a Chaser in possession of the Quaffle, he or she must drop the Quaffle and run back to his or her own goalpost to simulate recovery time.
- Keepers are the goal protectors (similar to goalkeepers in soccer) and must try to block attempts to score by the opposing team's Chasers. One keeper from a team may be in play at a time. The keeper is invulnerable to Bludgers when within a reasonable distance of his/her teams' hoops. In other versions, when the keeper is hit by a bludger from the opposing team while that team is in scoring range, the keeper must freeze for 2–3 seconds to simulate the recovery time in magical Quidditch.
- Beaters attempt to hit the opposing team's players with Bludgers and attempt to block the Bludgers from hitting their team's players. Two Beaters on a team may be in play at a time.
- Seekers attempt to catch the Golden Snitch (in Muggle Quidditch, the Snitch is a runner with a tennis ball inside a yellow sock tucked into his waistband, much like flag football), set into play during the game. (In some variations the snitch is released at halftime, in others at an undisclosed time.) Seekers are able to search for the snitch the entire game, often throughout the college campus.
For an explanation of each position and how the game works watch this video: http://vimeo.com/19373451.
International Quidditch Association
Main article: International Quidditch AssociationInternational Quidditch Association World Cup
The first intercollegiate Quidditch World Cup was held in 2007 at Middlebury College in Vermont, between Middlebury and Vassar College from Poughkeepsie, New York. The World Cup now takes place at Randall Island in New York City. It is a two day event from 9 O'Clock in the morning until 9 O'Clock at night. The event has musical, circus and headlining performers throughout the day while the games take place on ten fields.
The World Cup features: - 100 college and high school teams from 22 states and four nations. - Over 2,000 uniformed, caped, broom-riding athletes. - Over a dozen Live rock bands, Wizard Wrock, Circus sideshows, live owl demonstrations, costumes and more. - Live commentary on every field from professional improv comedians from the PIT club in NYC. - Butterbeer, Turkey Legs, Bertie Botts beans, BBQ, chili, hot chocolate, real beer, and many other things your stomach desires. - Wands, brooms, robes, scarves, and other wizardly gear for sale. - Championships in Icahn Stadium, a world class venue that seats 5,000.
2009 Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup
Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup
2009Tournament information Location Middlebury College
Middlebury, VermontEstablished 2007 Format Month Played October Current champion Middlebury College The 2009 Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup was the third annual instance of the event. It was held on Sunday, October 25, 2009, at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont.[3]
Middlebury College, the hosting team, won the tournament. They won all six games they played, and defeated Emerson College 60 - 10 in the final. Middlebury has won all three Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cups to date.[4]
Qualifying teams
Boston
IPD/Big 3
- Ive's Pond College
- University of Pittsburgh[5]
- Syracuse University
- Vassar College
(MV)^2
- Louisiana State University
- Middlebury College
- Texas A&M University
- Virginia Commonwealth University[6]
North
- Green Mountain College
- McGill University[7]
- St. Lawrence University
- University of Vermont
Pennsylvania
Brackets
Round of 12 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Boston Lafayette Boston Louisiana State Villanova Villanova Boston Vermont Middlebury McGill McGill Middlebury Middlebury 60 Emerson Emerson 10 Syracuse Emerson Vassar Vassar Green Mountain Emerson Texas A&M Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Third place Chestnut Hill Boston 2010 IQA World Cup
2010 Quidditch World Cup 
Poster for the 2010 IQA World CupDates run 14 November 2010 – 18 November 2010 Competitors 46 Nations 2 Venue DeWitt Clinton Park Location New York City The 2010 IQA World Cup was the fourth edition of the Quidditch World Cup, an international Muggle Quidditch tournament sponsored by the International Quidditch Association.
The tournament was hosted in New York City at DeWitt Clinton Park. It was the first year that the cup was hosted in New York.
The World Cup featured 46 teams from across the World, and 757 players. The IQA set a record with 40 media outlets and 20,000 spectators attending the tournament altogether.
On August 15, 2010; the IQA announced that New York University would be hosting the tournament, making it the first time the World Cup was played in a major city.[8]
Bracket
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 Pittsburgh QC 110 16 Boston 20 16 Boston 140 24 Minnesota 50 1 Pittsburgh QC 110 17 Ive's Pond 10 8 Rochester 40 17 Ive's Pond 50 9 Tom's River Hydras 0 17 Ive's Pond 30 1 Pittsburgh QC 40 13 Tufts 50 5 Emerson 50 12 Texas A&M 30 12 Texas A&M 230 20 Michigan State 40 5 Emerson 70 13 Tufts 140 4 Chestnut Hill 40 13 Tufts 120 13 Tufts 80 21 Vermont 10 13 Tufts 50 2 Middlebury 100 3 LSU 110 22 Yale 40 14 Massachusetts 10 22 Yale 40 3 LSU 40 11 Vassar 70 6 St. Lawrence 10 11 Vassar 80 11 Vassar 60 19 Lafayette 10 11 Vassar 0 2 Middlebury 60 7 Villanova 80 10 McGill 20 10 McGill 90 18 Harvard 10 7 Villanova 20 2 Middlebury 110 2 Middlebury 110 15 Penn State 0 15 Penn State 70 23 NYU 30 Statistics
Category Statistic Teams 46 Players 757 U.S. States Represented 16 Countries 2 Spectators 20,000 Trophies 8 Media outlets 40 Total goals scored 1,021 Broken brooms 16 Snitch runners 17 Snitches caught 162 2011 IQA World Cup
Quidditch World Cup V 
The IQA's World Cup V logoDates run 12 November 2011 – 13 November 2011 Competitors 100 Nations 5 Venue Randall's Island Location New York City The 2011 IQA World Cup is the fifth edition of the Quidditch World Cup, an international Muggle Quidditch tournament sponsored by the International Quidditch Association.[9]
The tournament will be hosted at Randall's Island in New York City, November 12th-13th.
The 2011 World Cup will feature 100 teams from 5 different countries. This will mark the first time teams from outside North America will compete in the Quidditch World Cup. Teams are allowed to roster from 7 to 21 players, allowing up to 2,100 athletes to compete.
Championship games will be played in Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island.
The 2011 Quidditch World Cup will be a 2 day festival as well. Announcers will be improv comedians. A variety of entertainers, foods and wizardry shops will take over the Island. Musical artists will be performing during breaks in game play including a Marquee artist soon to be announced.
At the fifth annual Quidditch World Cup, Middlebury College experienced their first loss, to the University of Michigan Quidditch Team. They proceeded to win the tournament via snitch catch.
College Teams Middlebury College-Middlebury VT Harvard University-Cambridge MA UCLA-Los Angeles CA New York University-New York NY Texas A&M University College-Station TX Arizona State University-Tempe AZ University of Florida-Gainesville FL Tufts University-Medford MA Boston University-Boston MA McGill University-Montreal Quebec University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN UC Berkeley-Berkeley CA Emerson College-Boston MA Duke University-Durham NC Yale University-New Haven CT Ives Pond QC-Grand Island NY Michigan State University-East Lansing MI Vassar College-Poughkeepsie NY Chestnut Hill College-Philadelphia PA University of Southern-California Los Angeles CA George Washington University-Washington DC Texas Tech University-Lubbock TX Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge LA Green Mountain College-Poultney VT Carleton University-Ottawa Ontario Ball State Quidditch League-Muncie IN University of Rochester-Rochester NY UMass Amherst-Amherst MA University of South Florida-Tampa FL Johns Hopkins-Baltimore MD The University of Texas at Austin-Austin TX Illinois State University-Normal IL University of Kansas-Lawrence KS Silicon Valley Skrewts-Mountain View CA University of South Alabama-Mobile AL Brandeis University-Waltham MA Order of the Phoenix-Columbus OH Eastern Nazarene-College Quincy MA Hendrix College-Conway AR Vaasa Centaurs-Vaasa Finland Ringling College-Sarasota FL University of Maryland-College Park MD Ryerson University-Toronto Ontario SUNY Fredonia-Fredonia NY University of Vermont-Burlington VT Villanova University-Villanova PA Stony Brook University-Stony Brook NY University of Miami-Miami FL Texas Christian University-Fort Worth TX University of Kentucky-Lexington KY Eastern Michigan University-Ypsilanti MI Smith College-Northampton MA Lafayette College-Easton PA University of Richmond-Richmond VA NY Badassilisks-New York NY Virginia Commonwealth University-Richmond VA Ohio State University-Columbus OH Rochester Institute of Technology-Rochester NY Winthrop University-Rock Hill SC University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh PA Purdue University-West Lafayette IN College of Charleston-Charleston SC Penn State University-State College PA University of Ottawa-Toronto Ontario Virginia Tech-Blacksburg VA Bowling Green State University-Bowling Green OH Grand Valley State University-Allendale MI Delaware Valley Dragons-Delaware Valley DE University of Utah-Salt Lake City UT Jetpack Ninja Dinosaurs-Dinosaur CO Auckland Quidditch-Auckland New Zealand Cape Coral Quidditch Club-Cape Coral FL Baylor University-Waco TX University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI Toms River Hydras-Toms River NJ Syracuse University-Syracuse NY White Tigers-Argentina Franklin & Marshall College-Lancaster PA St. Lawrence University-Canton NY Swarthmore University-Swarthmore PA Suffolk University-Boston MA Pensacola Quidditch League-Pensacola FL Hofstra University-Hempstead NY University of Arkansas-Fayetteville AR SUNY Geneseo-Geneseo NY Ithaca College-Ithaca NY
High school teams North Scott High School-Eldridge IA Eden Prairie High School-Eden Prairie MN Messalonskee Quidditch-Oakland ME Scarsdale High School-Scarsdale NY Darien High School-Darien CT Henry Clay Blue Devils-Lexington KY Briarcliff HS Quidditch-Briarcliff NY Amherst Animagi Quidditch Team-Amherst MA Lamoille Union High School-Hyde Park VT The Ursuline School-New Rochelle NY Trinity High School-Camp Hill PA Lake Braddock Secondary-Burke VA
Florida Quidditch Conference
Florida Quidditch Conference Abbreviation FQC Motto We climbin' in yo' windows, snatchin' yo' snitches up. Formation April 20th, 2011 (Florida Quidditch Association) Legal status Association Headquarters St. Petersburg, Florida Location United States Region served Southeast USA Membership SE USA Teams President David Christopher Moyer Main organ Board of Directors Website [2] The Florida Quidditch Conference (FQC) serves to facilitate competition in the sport of Quidditch "in and around" the state of Florida. The FQC is the first ever incorporated Quidditch Conference. The FQC complies with the rules and regulations set forth by the International Quidditch Association, and all of its members are also required to be members of the International Quidditch Association.
The FQC was founded on April 20th, 2011 by its four original members: University of Florida Quidditch, University of Miami Quidditch, University of South Florida Quidditch, and Ringling College Quidditch. The Conference is rapidly assimilating other teams throughout the state of Florida. Prospective teams include Univeristy of Central Florida Quidditch, Florida State University Quidditch, Pensacola Quidditch, and Lakeland Quidditch Club among others.
FQC Members
The follow teams are listed as official member teams of the FQC:[10]
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
- University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Ringling College, Sarasota, FL
Muggle Quidditch Clubs
University of Miami Quidditch
The University of Miami Quidditch team was founded in the Fall of 2010 at the University of Miami and is an official member of the International Quidditch Association and the Florida Quidditch Conference.[11] [12][13] The team has drawn major attention from local press, and has proven to be immensely popular on the University's campus.[14] The University of Miami's Quidditch team is one of the few teams in existence in South Florida, and in its short lifespan it has done much community service work with local schools.
In collaboration with University of Florida Quidditch, University of South Florida Quidditch, and Ringling College Quidditch, the University of Miami co-founded the Florida Quidditch Association which manages the Florida Quidditch Conference, the first officially incorporated Quidditch conference.[15]
The University of Miami is 17-7 in 2010-2011 play, and is the 2011 Swamp Cup Champions.[16]
Michigan State Spartan Spitfires
The Michigan State Spartan Spitfires are the official Muggle Quidditch team of Michigan State University. It is a leading team in the International Quidditch Association's Midwest US region.[17]
Michigan State Quidditch was founded by Ryan Duffy [18] in Fall 2009 and quickly gained popularity across campus. In Spring 2010 Will Hack was elected the first Coach of the Michigan State Spartan Spitfires and the team played its first intercollegiate matches.
On October 10, 2010, Michigan State hosted its first Quidditch tournament, the Spartan Spectacular.[19] The team attended the 4th annual Quidditch World Cup in New York City, going 2-1 in pool play and holding reigning champions Middlebury to their closest match of the tournament. As the 20th seed, they were soundly defeated in the first playoff round by Texas A&M.[20][21]
Performance In Tournaments
Regional:
- 2010 Spartan Spectacular
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- vs. Eastern Michigan: W 195-40
- vs. Grand Valley Unified Team: W 195-40
- vs. Oberlin College: W 210-75
- vs. Bowling Green State University: W 90-35
- Final - vs. Eastern Michigan: W 140-75
- 2011 Eastern Michigan "Tournament that Shall Not Be Named"
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- @ Eastern Michigan: W 80-40 (OT)
- vs. Grand Valley: W 170-50
- vs. Bowling Green State University: W 120-40
- 2011 Ball State/Purdue Invitational
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- @ Ball State University: L 10-70
- vs. Webster University: W 60-10
- vs. Illinois State University: L 20-50
- vs. St. Mary's College (Indiana): W 130-0
- @ Purdue University: W 90-30
- vs. Loyola University Chicago: L 20-40
International:
- 2010 Quidditch World Cup
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- vs. Franklin and Marshall: W 80-60
- vs. Middlebury College: L 20-60
- vs. Syracuse University: W 70-0
- Playoffs - vs. Texas A&M: L 40-230
Pittsburgh QC
The Pittsburgh Quidditch Club (PQC) is an amateur, Muggle Quidditch club based in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area. The team is currently recognized by the International Quidditch Association as a collegiate club located in the Northeastern United States region.[22]
Founded by John Battaglia[23] in August 2008, the PQC is a recognized student club of the University of Pittsburgh,[24][25] and holds practices and events on the lawn of the university's Cathedral of Learning.[26]
The team has competed in the 2009 and 2010 IQA World Cups. Pitt finished fourth in the 2009 Intercollegiate Quidditch Association World Cup, the only first year team to do so.[23] In the 2010 IQA World Cup held in New York City, PQC entered the tournament with the number one seed. The club again advanced to the semifinals, losing to Tufts, but won the consolation match against Vassar College to finish in third place. Vassar played a wonderfully entertaining game. [27][28]
Performance In Tournaments
Regional:
- 2009 College Quidditch Cup
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- Round of 12 - vs. Texas A&M: W
- Quarterfinals - vs. Chestnut Hill: W
- Semifinals - vs. Emerson: L
International:
- 2010 Quidditch World Cup
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- Second Round - vs. Boston: 110:20
- Quarterfinals - vs. Ive's Pond: W 110-10
- Semifinals - vs. Tufts: L 40-50[29]
- Consolation Match - vs. Vassar College: W
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