European Games (quidditch)

European Games

Tournament information
Sport	Quadball
Month played	June / July
Established	2015
Administrator	International Quadball Association [1] Quidditch Europe
Participants	Varies
Current champion
Germany

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

Sarteano

Oslo

Bamberg

Limerick

London

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

Medals summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	France	2	1	0	3
2	United Kingdom	1	1	1	3
3	England	1	1	0	2
	Germany	1	1	0	2
5	Belgium	0	1	1	2
6	Norway	0	0	2	2
7	Australia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		5	5	5	15

Appearance

Team	2015 (12)	2017 (15)	2019 (20)	2022 (20)	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. Allowed to compete in the 2022 European Games after the Oceania-Asian Games were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Appearance maps
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  Sarteano 2015
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  Oslo 2017
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  Bamberg 2019
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  Limerick 2022
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  London 2024

See also

• Sports portal

• International Quidditch Association
• IQA World Cup
• Muggle quidditch
• European Quidditch Cup

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.
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. Sarteano, Quidditch Europe, International Quidditch Association (5 July 2015). "Tournament Structure". Archived from the original on 27 July 2015.
15. "International Quidditch Association".

External links

• IQA website