European Quidditch Cup

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European Quidditch Cup
Organising bodyQuidditch Europe
European Quidditch Cup vzw
Founded2012;13 years ago (2012)
RegionEurope
Number of teams32 for D1
24 for D2
Current champions Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp QC (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp QC (4 titles)
Website https://www.quidditcheurope.org/events/eqc

The European Quidditch Cup, also known as EQC and formerly as the European Quidditch Championship, [1] is the culminating championship tournament for the sport of quidditch in Europe. It began to be legitimised in 2014 when the International Quidditch Association became an international federation for quidditch. The first tournament took place in 2012 in France as quidditch began to develop across Europe. Today, the tournament is the highest level of championship in Europe besides the European Games with league-level tournaments being the qualifying competitions. In 2019, Division 1 of EQC was held in Harelbeke, Belgium, where the Paris Titans won the championship for the fourth time in their history. [2] [3]

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History

Originally held in Lesparre-Médoc, France, EQC has since grown into the largest quidditch tournament in Europe. EQC 2014 saw teams from almost more countries than the 2014 Global Games, and EQC 2015 received teams from at least twelve different quidditch-playing nations. [4]

Qualification

EQC 2015 saw a different form of qualification than its predecessors that introduced a team limit to the tournament as well as qualification guidelines. The Quidditch Europe committee has planned to change the qualification format for EQC 2016 and onward. Currently, the committee for EQC is distributing bids to individual nations based on discussions with NGBs' representatives and team pre-registration. It is for each national governing body of quidditch to determine how individual bids will be partitioned to teams under their jurisdiction.

Going forward starting with the 2018–19 season, the European Quidditch Cup is held in two divisions, Division 1 and Division 2, in order to facilitate both highly competitive gameplay at the top end and the ever-growing player base in Europe overall. [5]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there was no event in 2020. [6]

Hosts

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Harelbeke (Div 1)
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Warsaw (Div 2)
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Limerick (Div 1)
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Brescia (Div 2)
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Heidelberg (Div 1)
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Golbey (Div 2)
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Salou (Div 1 & 2)
Locations of the European Quidditch Cups

EQC 2018 was held in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany.

2017's edition of the tournament was held in the Belgian city of Mechelen after Gallipoli 2016.

EQC 2015 was being hosted by Oxford University's quidditch club and QuidditchUK. [7] EQC 2014 was hosted by the then-Belgium Muggle Quidditch (current: Belgian Quidditch Federation) and the Brussels Qwaffles. The first EQC was hosted by the then-French Quidditch Association (current: Fédération du quidditch français). [8]

Selection procedures

Interested teams or NGBs submit a bid proposal outlining their location, the cost and the benefits attached to their bid to a sub-committee composed of Quidditch Europe members. The sub-committee then chooses the bid and selects from an applicant pool the tournament director.

Past champions of Division 1

YearHostWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams
2012 [9] Flag of France.svg Lesparre-Médoc Flag of France.svg
Paris Phénix
50*–20 Flag of France.svg
Paris Frog
Flag of Italy.svg
Milano Meneghins
120*–70 Flag of France.svg
Anthéna Lesparre
6
2014 [10] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Radcliffe Chimeras
100*–30 Flag of France.svg
Paris Phénix
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Brussels Qwaffles
50*–20 Flag of Italy.svg
Lunatica QC
12
2015 [11] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oxford Flag of France.svg
Paris Titans
150*–80 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Radcliffe Chimeras
Not played
Southampton QC1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg vs. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nottingham Nightmares
32
2016 [12] Flag of Italy.svg Gallipoli Flag of France.svg
Paris Titans
120*–60 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Deurne Dodo A
(Antwerp QC)
Not played
METU Unicorns Flag of Turkey.svg vs. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nottingham Nightmares
40
2017 [13] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mechelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Antwerp QC
120*–110 Flag of Turkey.svg
METU Unicorns
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Werewolves of London
80*–60 Flag of Norway.svg
NTNUI Rumpeldunk
32
2018 [14] Flag of Germany.svg Pfaffenhofen
an der Ilm
Flag of France.svg
Paris Titans
130*–70 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Antwerp QC
Flag of Turkey.svg
METU Unicorns
160°*–140*° Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Velociraptors QC
32
2019 [15] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Harelbeke Flag of France.svg
Paris Titans
170*–90 Flag of Turkey.svg
METU Unicorns
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Werewolves of London
170*–80 Flag of Turkey.svg
ODTU Hippogriffs
32
2022 [16] Flag of Ireland.svg Limerick Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Werewolves of London
100*–60 Flag of Italy.svg
DNA Quidditch
Flag of France.svg
Paris Titans
140*–50 Flag of France.svg
Paris Frog
32
2023 [17] Flag of Germany.svg Heidelberg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Antwerp QC
130*-30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Werewolves of London
Flag of Germany.svg
Ruhr Phoenix
140*-70 Flag of Germany.svg
Braunschweiger Broomicorns
32
2024 [18] Flag of Spain.svg Salou Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Antwerp QC
150*-30 Flag of Germany.svg
Ruhr Phoenix
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
London QC
120*-100 Flag of France.svg
Paris Titans
32
2025 Flag of Spain.svg Salou Flag of Belgium (civil).svg

Antwerp QC

150-110* Flag of Germany.svg Ruhr Phoenix Flag of Germany.svg Braunschweiger Broomicorns220*-130 Flag of France.svg Paris Titans30

Most successful teams

RankTeamChampionRunner-upThird placeTotal
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp QC4206
2 Flag of France.svg Paris Titans4015
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Werewolves of London1124
4 Flag of France.svg Paris Phénix1102
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Radcliffe Chimeras 1102
6 Flag of Turkey.svg METU Unicorns0224
Flag of Germany.svg Ruhr Phoenix0213
7 Flag of France.svg Paris Frog0101
Flag of Italy.svg DNA Quidditch0101
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nottingham Nightmares0022
10 Flag of Italy.svg Milano Meneghins0011
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels Qwaffles0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Southampton QC10011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London QC0011

Most successful Nations

RankTeamChampionRunner-upThird placeTotal
1 Flag of France.svg France5218
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium4217
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom22610
4 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey0224
Flag of Germany.svg Germany0224
5 Flag of Italy.svg Italy0112

Past champions of Division 2

YearHostWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams
2019 [19] Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw
Flag of Germany.svg
SCC Berlin Bluecaps
120*–50 Flag of Germany.svg
LSV Looping Lux Leipzig
Flag of Austria.svg
Vienna Vanguards
190°°°–180*°° Flag of Germany.svg
Augsburg Owls
16
2022 [20] Flag of Italy.svg Brescia
Flag of Spain.svg
Dementores A Coruña
200*–130 Flag of Germany.svg
Bielefelder Basilisken
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Southsea Quidditch
120–90* Flag of Poland.svg
Kraków Dragons
24
2023 [21] Flag of France.svg Golbey
Flag of Spain.svg
Sevilla Warriors QT
160*–90 Flag of Germany.svg
Münster Marauders
Flag of Austria.svg
Vienna Vanguards
110*–40 Flag of Germany.svg
Darmstadt Athenas
24
2024 [22] Flag of Spain.svg Salou Flag of Germany.svg
Münster Marauders
140*–120 Flag of Catalonia.svg
Barcelona Eagles QT
Flag of France.svg
Olympiens Q
90*–0 Flag of Germany.svg
Cologne Cannons
24

Most successful teams

RankTeamChampionRunner-upThird placeTotal
1 Flag of Germany.svg Münster Marauders1102
2 Flag of Germany.svg SCC Berlin Bluecaps1001
Flag of Spain.svg Dementores A Coruña
Flag of Spain.svg Sevilla Warriors QT
3 Flag of Germany.svg LSV Looping Lux Leipzig0101
Flag of Germany.svg Bielefelder Basilisken
Flag of Catalonia.svg Barcelona Eagles
4 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna Vanguards0022
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Southsea Quidditch0011
Flag of France.svg Olympiens Q

Most successful Nations

RankTeamChampionRunner-upThird placeTotal
1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany2305
2 Flag of Spain.svg Spain2002
3 Flag of Catalonia.svg Catalonia0101
4 Flag of Austria.svg Austria0022
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom0011
Flag of France.svg France0011

See also

References

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