Hong Kong national quadball team

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Hong Kong
Full nameHong Kong National Quadball Team
Founded2018
AssociationHong Kong Quadball Association
Head coachAlex Lai Kwun Ho
Website hkquidditch.org

The Hong Kong national quadball team is the official national quadball team of Hong Kong.

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History

Quadball, initially formally known as quidditch, was introduced in Hong Kong as an organized sport in 2016 when the University of Hong Kong Quidditch Club was established by Lau Kwun-shing and his friends. They were joined by returning players from the United Kingdom. Quadball is based on the fictional sport of quidditch from the Harry Potter franchise. [1] [2]

In January 2018, the sole quidditch club in Hong Kong received funding from its parent university enabling it to organize friendlies with overseas-based teams but still experience struggles in attracting players due to the perceived strangeness of the nature of quidditch. [2]

The club contributed six players for the Hong Kong national team at the 2018 Quidditch World Cup. [2] It finished 25th out of 28 teams in its Quidditch World Cup debut. [3]

In 2022, quidditch's name was formally changed to quadball by the now International Quadball Association. In the same year, Hong Kong guested at the 2022 European Games. [4]

Hong Kong featured for at least two more editions of the Qudditch World Cup, now known as the IQA World Cup in 2023 and 2025. [5] [6]

Competitive records

IQA World Cup

IQA World Cup record
YearPositionRef.
Flag of Italy.svg 2018 25th place [7]
Flag of the United States.svg 2023 13th place [8]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2025 29th place [9]
Total3/6

European Games

European Games record
YearPositionRef.
Flag of Ireland.svg 202219th place [10]
Total1/5

Head coaches

NameTournament(s)Ref.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Samuel Hunters Baxter2018 Quidditch World Cup [7]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Fraser Posford2022 IQA European Games
2023 IQA World Cup
[8] [10]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Alex Lai Kwun Ho2025 IQA World Cup [9]

References

  1. Ting, Victor (28 September 2019). "Move over Harry Potter, Hong Kong quidditch players looking for 'snitch'". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brooms up for quidditch – Hong Kong's only team is going places". South China Morning Post. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  3. Creery, Jennifer (1 August 2018). "In Pictures: Hong Kong flies high with historic Quidditch World Cup performance". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. "魁地奇Quidditch改名「魁地球」 與作者羅琳劃清界線". Hong Kong 101 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. "Quadball players set off for US". The Standard. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  6. "Team Hong Kong finishes 29th at IQA World Cup 2025". Hong Kong Quadball Association 香港魁地奇總會. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Team Hong Kong for the IQA Quidditch World Cup 2018". Hong Kong Quadball Association. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Team Hong Kong for the IQA World Cup 2023". Hong Kong Quadball Association. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Team Hong Kong for the IQA World Cup 2025". Hong Kong Quadball Association. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Team Hong Kong for the IQA European Games 2022". Hong Kong Quadball Association. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2025.