European Quidditch Cup Explained

European Quidditch Cup
Month Played:March/April
Organiser:Quidditch Europe European Quidditch Cup vzw
Region:International
Current Champions: Antwerp QC (3rd title)
Most Successful Team: Paris Titans (4 titles)

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]

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

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] Lesparre-Médoc
Paris Phénix
50*–20
Paris Frog

Milano Meneghins
120*–70
Anthéna Lesparre
6
2014[10] Brussels
Radcliffe Chimeras
100*–30
Paris Phénix

Brussels Qwaffles
50*–20
Lunatica QC
12
2015 Oxford
Paris Titans
150*–80
Radcliffe Chimeras
Not played
Southampton QC1 vs. Nottingham Nightmares
32
2016 Gallipoli
Paris Titans
120*–60
Deurne Dodo A
(Antwerp QC)
Not played
METU Unicorns vs. Nottingham Nightmares
40
2017 Mechelen
Antwerp QC
120*–110
METU Unicorns

Werewolves of London
80*–60
NTNUI Rumpeldunk
32
2018 Pfaffenhofen
an der Ilm

Paris Titans
130*–70
Antwerp QC

METU Unicorns
160°*–140*°
Velociraptors QC
32
2019 Harelbeke
Paris Titans
170*–90
METU Unicorns

Werewolves of London
170*–80
ODTU Hippogriffs
32
2022 Limerick
Werewolves of London
100*–60
DNA Quidditch

Paris Titans
140*–50
Paris Frog
32
2023 Heidelberg
Antwerp QC
130*-30
Werewolves of London

Ruhr Phoenix
140*-70
Braunschweiger Broomicorns
32
2024 Salou
Antwerp QC
150*-30
Ruhr Phoenix

London QC
120*-100
Paris Titans
32

Most successful teams

Rank Team Champion Runner-up Third place Total
1 Paris Titans 4 0 1 5
2 Antwerp QC 3 2 0 5
3 Werewolves of London 1 1 2 4
4 Paris Phénix 1 1 0 2
Radcliffe Chimeras 1 1 0 2
6 METU Unicorns 0 2 2 4
7 Paris Frog 0 1 0 1
DNA Quidditch 0 1 0 1
9 Nottingham Nightmares 0 0 2 2
Ruhr Phoenix 0 1 1 2
10 Milano Meneghins 0 0 1 1
Brussels Qwaffles 0 0 1 1
Southampton QC1 0 0 1 1
London QC 0 0 1 1

Most successful Nations

Rank Team Champion Runner-up Third place Total
1 France 5 2 1 8
2 Belgium 3 2 1 6
3 United Kingdom2 2 6 10
4 Turkey0 2 2 4
5 Italy 0 1 1 2
Germany 0 1 1 2

Past champions of Division 2

YearHostWinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams
2019 Warsaw

SCC Berlin Bluecaps
120*–50
LSV Looping Lux Leipzig

Vienna Vanguards
190°°°–180*°°
Augsburg Owls
16
2022 Brescia

Dementores A Coruña
200*–130
Bielefelder Basilisken

Southsea Quidditch
120–90*
Kraków Dragons
24
2023 Golbey

Sevilla Warriors QT
160*–90
Münster Marauders

Vienna Vanguards
110*–40
Darmstadt Athenas
24
2024 Salou
Münster Marauders
160*–90
Barcelona Eagles QT

Olympiens Q
90*–0
Cologne Cannons
24

Most successful teams

Rank Team Champion Runner-up Third place Total
1 Münster Marauders 1 1 0 2
2 SCC Berlin Bluecaps 1 0 0 1
Dementores A Coruña
3 LSV Looping Lux Leipzig 0 1 0 1
Bielefelder Basilisken
Barcelona Eagles
1 Vienna Vanguards 0 0 2 2
5 Southsea Quidditch 0 0 1 1
Olympiens Q

Most successful Nations

Rank Team Champion Runner-up Third place Total
1 Germany2 3 0 5
2 Spain2 0 0 2
3 Catalonia0 1 0 1
4 Austria0 0 2 2
5 United Kingdom0 0 1 1
France0 0 1 1

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: European Regional Championship. International Quidditch Association. 12 October 2012. 16 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416133830/https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2012/10/european-regional-championship. dead.
  2. News: EQC2019 Division 1 to be held in Harelbeke, Belgium. Quidditch Europe. 23 October 2018.
  3. News: EQC2019 Division 2 to be held in Warsaw, Poland. Quidditch Europe. 23 October 2018.
  4. News: EQC pre-registration. Quidditch Europe. 4 December 2014.
  5. News: quidditcheurope EQC Basics. quidditcheurope. 2018-10-22. en.
  6. Web site: 2020-08-07 . Public Statement Postponement EQC D2 – European Quidditch Cup 2020 . 2024-07-09 . web.archive.org.
  7. News: EQC III Announced. Quidditch Europe. 4 December 2014.
  8. News: Tournament Director Selected. Quidditch Europe. 4 December 2014.
  9. Web site: 2012 European Championships. 5 December 2014.
  10. Web site: EQC II. 4 December 2014.