Development Cup

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The Development Cup, also known as Dev Cup is a British quidditch tournament that runs parallel to the annual British Quidditch Cup, catering for those teams that did not qualify for the latter. [1] The tournament is organised by QuidditchUK, the sport's national governing body, and follows International Quidditch Association rules. The inaugural event, held on 29–30 April 2017, was won by the Liverpuddly Cannons from Liverpool.

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First tournament, April 2017

The first Development Cup took place on the 29–30 April 2017 at Horspath Athletics Ground in Oxford. There were 9 teams in attendance. Four of whom, the Liverpuddly Cannons, St Andrews Snidgets, Holyrood Hippogriffs Seconds team and UCLan Quidditch entered after coming in the bottom four places at Northern Cup 2016. The only team from Southern Cup 2016 to not qualify for British Quidditch Cup 2017 in this manner was The Flying Chaucers from the University of Kent but they declined to attend Development Cup, or indeed any team event for the remainder of that season. Also amongst the teams at Dev Cup were those who had either failed to attend regionals for varying reasons or who had been created after. The newly minted seconds teams of Sheffield Quidditch Club and London Unspeakables competed as well as the Bournemouth Banshees, Glasgow Grim Reapers and Bath Quidditch Club.

Structure

The tournament consisted of a round-robin of all 9 teams, in order to give each side the maximum amount of competitive experience it could - for many sides, such as Bath and Glasgow, it was the first tournament they had competed at. Two of the teams quickly established themselves as dominant from the early stages: Liverpool and Edinburgh would go essentially unchallenged for the entire event, their match against each other being the only snitch-range game (played within 30 points) either would contest over the weekend. They went 7-0 and 6-1 respectively and won gold and silver. Bath established themselves firmly in third place with a 5-3 record, which included a dramatic double-overtime result against London.

Bath Quidditch Club190*20Sheffield SteelfinsBournemouth Banshees40100*Preston Poltergeists
Glasgow Grim Reapers3090*London UnbreakablesHolyrood Hippogriffs 2nds5060*Liverpuddly Cannons
St Andrews Snidgets110*40Sheffield SteelfinsBath Quidditch Club220*50Bournemouth Banshees
Glasgow Grim Reapers10130*Holyrood Hippogriffs 2ndsLondon Unbreakables6060*Preston Poltergeists **

*Indicates that this score included a snitch-catch during regulation play. ^Indicates that this score included a snitch-catch during overtime play. ** London defeated Preston 100^-60 in overtime. ***Bath defeated London 100^*-70 in double overtime. ****Preston defeated Glasgow 70-60 in double overtime.

Final standings

The final standings at the end of the tournament were: [2]

PlacementTeam
1stLiverpuddly Cannons
2ndHolyrood Hippogriffs Seconds
3rdBath Quidditch Club
4thLondon Unbreakables
5thSt Andrews Snidgets
6thPreston Poltergeists
7thGlasgow Grim Reapers
8thBournemouth Banshees
9thSheffield Steelfins

Second Tournament, April 2018

The second Development Cup took place on the 14–15 April 2018 at the University of York. It did not follow the round-robin format of its predecessor, instead utilising a rotating pool structure followed by a knockout bracket. The rotating pool format, known as the 'Naftel Slide', would seed a Pod 1 team into each of four pools with two unseeded opponents. After an initial round-robin, the top team in each pool 'slid' into the pool to the left, and the bottom team similarly moved to the right.

Development Cup 2018 featured 13 teams, most of whom having attended their respective regional tournament but not having qualified for the British Quidditch Cup. Three teams were 'mercenary' squads formed from the merger of two existing clubs who had been unable to field a full roster alone. The teams were grouped as follows:

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Glasgow Grim ReapersSt Andrews SnidgetsBath Quidditch ClubOxford Quidlings
Stirling RidgebacksPreston PoltergeistsNorthern Wyverns - BelfastManchester Minotaurs
Northern LightsLondon UnbreakablesSheffield Sea LionsThe Flying Catapults
Derby Daemons

First round

The first round of gameplay proceeded as follows:

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Team 1ScoreTeam 2Team 1ScoreTeam 2Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Glasgow Grim Reapers110*-40Northern LightsSt Andrews Snidgets30-130*London UnbreakablesBath Quidditch Club70*-60Northern Wyverns BelfastOxford Quidlings30-100*Derby Daemons
Glasgow Grim Reapers130*-60Stirling RidgebacksSt Andrews Snidgets160*-40Preston PoltergeistsBath Quidditch Club100*-40Sheffield Sea LionsThe Flying Catapults130-60*Manchester Minotaurs
Northern Lights110-120*Stirling RidgebacksLondon Unbreakables80-40*Preston PoltergiestsNorthern Wyverns Belfast120-40*Sheffield Sea LionsOxford Quidlings90*-40The Flying Catapults
Derby Daemons150*-30Manchester Minotaurs
Oxford Quidlings110-30*Manchester Minotaurs
Derby Daemons130*-30The Flying Catapults

Second round

The teams at the top of each pool; Glasgow, London, Bath and Derby, all as-yet undefeated, moved one place to the left, whilst the bottom teams (including the bottom two teams from Pool D) moved one place to the right. The new pools thus constructed were;

Pool APool BPool CPool D
London UnbreakablesBath Quidditch ClubDerby DaemonsGlasgow Grim Reapers
Stirling RidgebacksSt Andrews SnidgetsNorthern Wyverns - BelfastOxford Quidlings
The Flying CatapultsNorthern LightsPreston PoltergeistsSheffield Sea Lions
Manchester Minotaurs

This led to a second round of pool play with the following results:

Pool APool BPool CPool D
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Team 1ScoreTeam 2Team 1ScoreTeam 2Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Stirling Ridgebacks80*-60London UnbreakablesNorthern Lights60-110*St Andrews SnidgetsPreston Poltergeists0-90*Northern Wyverns BelfastGlasgow Grim Reapers100-30*Sheffield Sea Lions
London Unbreakables140*-10Manchester MinotaursNorthern Lights20-90*Bath Quidditch ClubPreston Poltergeists10-110*Derby DaemonsGlasgow Grim Reapers90*-40Oxford Quidlings
Stirling Ridgebacks140-150*The Flying CatapultsSt Andrews Snidgets70*-20Bath Quidditch ClubNorthern Wyverns Belfast100*-60Derby DaemonsSheffield Sea Lions40*-100Oxford Quidlings
Stirling Ridgebacks130*-10Manchester Minotaurs
London Unbreakables100*-30The Flying Catapults

Final rounds

Following this second stage of pool play, the teams were divided between those who had played four games and those who had played five. The top four teams in each category entered a single-elimination bracket, whilst the bottom five played a consolation round comprising play-in elimination matches and a round-robin of the three surviving teams. The tournament was won in a commanding fashion by the Glasgow Grim Reapers, who defeated an injury-laden Bath Quidditch Club 160*-0. Meanwhile the St Andrews Snidgets picked up Bronze over the Oxford Quidlings.

Final standings

PlacementTeam
1stGlasgow Grim Reapers
2ndBath Quidditch Club
3rdSt Andrews Snidgets
4thOxford Quidlings
5thLondon Unbreakables
6thDerby Daemons
7thNorthern Wyverns Belfast
8thStirling Dumyat Dragons
9thNorthern Lights
10thPreston Poltergeists
11thThe Flying Catapults
12thSheffield Sealions
13thManchester Minotaurs

Third tournament, March 2019

The third Development Cup took place on the 2–3 March 2019 at the Salford Sports Village in Manchester. [3] 11 teams competed over the weekend and three slots at the British Quidditch Cup in April 2019 were available for the winners. These were claimed by Winchester Wampus, London Unstoppables and the Chester Centurions (although Winchester Wampus did not attend BQC 2019). There were also coaching workshops scheduled over the weekend with the aim to help improve teams' skills and knowledge on topics such as ball handling, contact and refereeing.

PlacementTeam
1stWinchester Wampus
2ndLondon Unstoppables
3rdChester Centurions
4thLoughborough Longshots
5thCambridge University QC
6thKeele Squirrels
7thStirling Dumyat Dragons
8thManchester Minotaurs
9thSheffield Steelfins
10thBangor Broken Broomsticks
11thFalmouth Falcons

Fourth tournament, March 2020

The fourth Development Cup took place on the 7–8 March 2020 and was again held at the Salford Sports Village in Manchester. [4] 9 teams competed over the weekend, with three slots available for the winners at the upcoming British Quidditch Cup in April 2020. However BQC 2020 ended up being cancelled due to COVID-19. Just like in the previous tournament, various coaching workshops were run over the weekend. [5] In phase 1, teams were split into three groups of 3 teams each and played in a round-robin style. Phase 3 consisted of a knockout tournament to determine the final winner.

The full results were as follows: [6] [7]

Phase 1 - Group stage

Group AGroup BGroup C
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Time
Manchester Minotaurs230 - 30*Kent Quidditch Club42:16Durhamstrang0 - 150*London Unbreakables28:39Radcliffe Chimeras220* - 0Sheffield Steelfins27:51
Bangor Broken Broomsticks80* - 0Manchester Minotaurs21:07London Unbreakables140* - 0Stirling Dumyat Dragons22:49Radcliffe Chimeras150* - 40Swansea Scorpions30:07
Bangor Broken Broomsticks160 - 60*Kent Quidditch Club33:19Durhamstrang120* - 50Stirling Dumyat Dragons19:42Sheffield Steelfins40 - 190*Swansea Scorpions25:36
Group rankings
PlacementGroup AGroup BGroup C
TeamWLTeamWLTeamWL
1stBangor Broken Broomsticks20London Unbreakables20Radcliffe Chimeras20
2ndManchester Minotaurs11Durhamstrang11Swansea Scorpions11
3rdKent Quidditch Club02Stirling Dumyat Dragons02Sheffield Steelfins02

Phase 2

Team 1ScoreTeam 2Time
Bangor Broken Broomsticks120* - 10Durhamstrang22:33
Swansea Scorpions120 - 40*Kent Quidditch Club29:38
Bangor Broken Broomsticks220* - 10Sheffield Steelfins27:25
Radcliffe Chimeras170* - 30Manchester Minotaurs20:54
London Unbreakables110* - 50Swansea Scorpions20:51
Radcliffe Chimeras160 - 60*Stirling Dumyat Dragons27:10
Durhamstrang180* - 10Sheffield Steelfins22:37
London Unbreakables200* - 30Kent Quidditch Club23:44
Manchester Minotaurs200* - 40Stirling Dumyat Dragons41:10

Phase 3 - Knockout tournament/Consolidation Round Robin

 
Quarter-finalSemi-finalFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
London Unbreakables170*
 
 
 
Bangor Broken Broomsticks130
 
Bangor Broken Broomsticks150*
 
 
 
Durhamstrang50
 
London Unbreakables70
 
 
Radcliffe Chimeras130*
 
 
 
 
 
Radcliffe Chimeras200*
 
 
 
Swansea Scorpions20 3rd place play-off
 
Swansea Scorpions110°°°
 
 
 
Manchester Minotaurs100*°°
 
Bangor Broken Broomsticks110°°
 
 
Swansea Scorpions90*°
 
 
5th place play-off
 
  
 
 
 
 
Durhamstrang80°°
 
 
Manchester Minotaurs100**
 
Consolidation Round Robin
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Time
Stirling Dumyat Dragons70 - 50*Kent Quidditch Club38:39
Stirling Dumyat Dragons90°° - 70*°Sheffield Steelfins38:53
Kent Quidditch Club120° - 30°Sheffield Steelfins45:00

Final standings

PlacementTeamStage
1stRadcliffe ChimerasFinal
2ndLondon UnbreakablesFinal
3rdBangor Broken BroomsticksSemi-final
4thSwansea ScorpionsSemi-final
5thManchester MinotaursQuarter-final
6thDurhamstrangQuarter-final
7thStirling Dumyat DragonsConsolidation Round Robin
8thKent QCConsolidation Round Robin
9thSheffield SteelfinsConsolidation Round Robin

Fifth tournament, April 2022

Due to COVID-19, no Development Cup took place in 2021. The fifth tournament took place on 23 April 2022 at the Derby Rugby Club in Derby. [8] 3 teams competed over the day with Bangor Broken Broomsticks winning the tournament.

The full results were as follows: [9]

Round Robin 1Round Robin 2
Team 1ScoreTeam 2TimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2Time
Bangor Broken Broomsticks110 - 50*Bristol Bears23:02Bristol Bears170 - 40*Glasgow Grim Reapers27:33
Bristol Bears120* - 0Glasgow Grim Reapers19:00Bangor Broken Broomsticks120* - 60Bristol Bears18:51
Bangor Broken Broomsticks180* - 20Glasgow Grim Reapers18:13Bangor Broken Broomsticks170* - 30Glasgow Grim Reapers

Final standings

PlacementTeam
1stBangor Broken Broomsticks
2ndBristol Bears
3rdGlasgow Grim Reapers

Sixth tournament, April 2023

The sixth Development Cup is scheduled to take place on 15 April 2023 in Derby. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Events | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "QUK All seasons results". Google Docs. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Development Cup 2019". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Development Cup 2020 – QuidditchUK". 5 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Development Cup 2020 Coaching Timetable". Google Docs. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Live". quidditch.live. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dev2020: Schedule - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Development Cup 2022 | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  9. ↑ "Dev Cup 2022". www.quidditchscheduler.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  10. ↑ "QuidditchUK 22/23 Season Structure Announced | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
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