I sat in a hotel room after a row with my then boyfriend and invented it. Looking back, I can understand why I liked the idea of Bludgers
- JK ROWLINGS
I sat in a hotel room after a row with my then boyfriend and invented it. Looking back, I can understand why I liked the idea of Bludgers
- JK ROWLINGS
Quidditch is a fast, dangerous, exciting game in which two teams flying on brooms compete for points scored by throwing a ball – the Quaffle – through hoops on either end of a large grassy pitch.
There are three goal posts at either ends of a field. That field is called a Quidditch pitch. There are seven players on each side: the Keeper, the Seeker, three Chasers and two Beaters. One player is also appointed as the Captain. Professional teams will also have a manager.
Quaffle = 10 pts.Snitch = 150 pts.
This scoring seems unfair, but typically Quidditch is played in a series of matches, and the team with the most accumulative points at the end of the series is the winner.
The Quidditch World Cup is played every year, similar to the Muggles Olympics. However, what some may not know is that the action actually starts two years prior to the World Cup.
Any country capable of producing a Quidditch team is allowed to play in the World Cup. The first round, or 'group round', is when all the participating teams are separated into 16 groups, and over the course of two years, play each other. The accumulated points are tallied and the winners from each group progress on to the World Cup.
| Year | Teams | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Canada vs. Scotland | 270 - 240 |
| 1994 | Ireland vs. Bulgaria | 170 - 160 |
| 1998 | Malawi vs. Senegal | 260 - 180 |
| 2002 | Egypt vs. Bulgaria | 450 - 300 |
| 2006 | Burkina Faso vs. France | 300 - 220 |
| 2010 | Moldova vs. China | 750 - 640 |
| 2014 | Bulgaria vs. Brazil | 170 - 60 |
The Irish National Quidditch Team are a national Quidditch team representing Ireland. They won the 1994 Quidditch World Cup, beating Bulgaria in the final. The mascots of the team are Leprechauns.
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The Bulgarian National Quidditch Team is the national Quidditch team of Bulgaria. In 1994, Bulgaria reached the final of the Quidditch World Cup. Bulgarian supporters wave flags of white, green, and red, the same colours as the Bulgarian flag in the Muggle world. They reached the final of the 2002 Quidditch World Cup but lost once again. They once again reached the finals in 2014 and won, beating Brazil amungst a rush of controversy.
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The Brazilian National Quidditch team is the national Quidditch team of Brazil. Their mascots for the 2014 Quidditch World Cup final were Curupiras.
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The U.S.A. has a basketball-style Team Special Move named The Harlem Shuffle (20 points). The name is taken from the popular No-Maj basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters, who are best known for their skilful and entertaining play involving a ball of similar size to the Quaffle, during games.
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The Gryffindor Quidditch team is the Quidditch team of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Gryffindor House. They play in robes of scarlet, their House colour. The mascot of Gryffindor House and its Quidditch team is a lion.
Interestingly, a member of the Weasley family has held every one of the positions on the team. Ginny was a Chaser and a substitute Seeker, Charlie was a Seeker, Fred and George Weasley were Beaters, and Ron was the Keeper.
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The Hufflepuff Quidditch team is the Quidditch team of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry's Hufflepuff House. They play in robes of canary yellow, their House colour. The mascot of Hufflepuff House and its Quidditch team is a badger. One known captain of the team was Cedric Diggory.
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The Ravenclaw Quidditch team is one of the four house Quidditch teams at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. One known captain of the Quidditch team was Roger Davies.
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The Slytherin Quidditch team is the Quidditch team for the Hogwarts Slytherin house. Each year, they compete for the Inter-House Quidditch Cup, an award presented to the Hogwarts House team that earns the most points. Unlike the Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw teams, the Slytherin team has no qualms with cheating and unsportsmanlike conduct.
It has been noted that the Slytherin team employs players of brute strength, rather then skill. An example of this is Gregory Goyle, who was given the position of Beater in his fifth year. The Slytherin team's cheers are usually very insulting, like that of Weasley is Our King.
LEARN MOREThe US National Team (USNT) will move toward a standing team model in preparation for the 2019 IQA Continental Games and 2020 IQA World Cup. Amanda Dallas and Michael “Yada” Parada will return as USNT coordinator and head coach, respectively. Miguel Esparza will return as the USNT photographer. The decision to move the USNT in the direction of a standing team is one that was not taken lightly. While it may seem like a no-brainer, it comes with its own pros and cons, just like any other system. After extensive discussions with European teams and USNT players and stakeholders, USNT staff and USQ management have decided to move in the direction of a standing USNT. The decision process for the USNT standing roster will take place over the course of Oct. 2018 through April 2019. The primary reason for the length of this process is that this roster will undergo minimal changes over the course of the next two years, with the next major round of adds and cuts scheduled for the 2020-21 USQ season.
While the IQA has not updated their eligibility requirements for the 2019 Continental Games, we are currently working under the assumption that they will remain the same as they were for the recent IQA World Cup. Every National Governing Body (NGB) or Emerging Area may set their own criteria for who can compete on their team, however, at a minimum, athletes must: