IQA World Cup VII should not be confused with 2014 IQA Global Games.
| IQA World Cup VII | |
| Sport: | Quidditch |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Location: | North Myrtle Beach |
| Start Date: | 5 |
| End Date: | 6 April 2014 |
| Administrator: | International Quidditch Association |
| Tournament Format: | Pool play Single elimination bracket |
| Venues: | North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex |
| Teams: | 79 |
| Champion: | University of Texas at Austin |
| Runner-Up1: | Texas State University |
| Matches: | 203 |
| Next: | USQ World Cup VIII |
| Previous: | IQA World Cup VI |
The IQA World Cup VII was the 2014 edition of the IQA World Cup (now the US Quidditch Cup), a quidditch club tournament then organized by the International Quidditch Association. The tournament was held in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina from April 5–6, 2014.[1]
The Cup featured 73 teams from the United States, five from Canada and one from Australia, that qualified through eight regional championships.[2] The final, which saw two Texan teams competing against each other, resulted in a 130*–70 victory for the University of Texas at Austin against Texas State University.[3]
80 teams qualified for the cup and were divided into 16 pools of five team each.[4] However, due to a late withdrawal from the Rutgers Nearly Headless Knights less than a week from the tournament, pool 14 ended up with only four teams and the tournament was finally contested by 79 teams.[2] Each team played against all other teams in their pool, and the three best teams of each pool advanced to the 48-team single-elimination bracket phase. The winner of each pool received a bye in the first round, entering the bracket at the round of 32.[4]
Three out of four teams in the semi-finals hailed from Texas. University of Texas at Austin beat Texas A&M Quidditch 110*–50, while Texas State University defeated Emerson College Quidditch 140*–80. The University of Texas claimed its second championship with a 130*–70 victory against Texas State University.[5] [6]