| European Games | |
| Sport: | Quidditch |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| Start Date: | 7 |
| End Date: | 9 July 2017 |
| Administrator: | International Quidditch Association Quidditch Europe |
| Tournament Format: | Pool play Single elimination bracket |
| Host: | Norges Rumpeldunkforbund OSI Vikings |
| Venues: | Haraløkka Sports Complex |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Previous: | Sarteano 2015 |
| Next: | Bamberg 2019 |
The 2017 IQA European Games were the second European championship for the sport of quidditch. The tournament was held on 7–9 July 2017 in Oslo,[1] Norway and was hosted by the Norges Rumpeldunkforbund and local club OSI Vikings.[2] [3] All European IQA member nations in good standing were allowed to compete.[4] The winner of the tournament was the United Kingdom, who defeated the defending champion France 90*-70 in the final.[5] [6] France subsequently took the silver medal and Norway won the bronze, after defeating Belgium 140*-80. This tournament marked the United Kingdom's first international gold medal at quidditch.
The following 15 teams have registered to compete:[7]
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (2016) | ||
| 3 (2014, 2015, 2016) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| (host) | 2 (2015, 2016) | |
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 1 (2016) | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 0 | ||
| 2 (2015, 2016) | ||
| 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
The tournament followed the usual two stage format with a group stage on Day One and a bracket on Day Two. The 15 participating teams were divided into three five-member stacked groups according to their previous World Cup standing, with Group A comprising the five highest-ranked teams and Group C the five lowest-ranked teams.[8] Following the group stage, all teams within each group were seeded according to their performance and moved on to the bracket.[9]
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| Seed | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 170 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 90 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | −80 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | −180 |
| Seed | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 270 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 3 | −160 | ||
| 10 | 0 | 4 | −200 |
| Seed | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 200 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 1 | 150 | ||
| 13 | 3 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 3 | −120 | ||
| 15 | 0 | 4 | −370 |