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European Quidditch Cup

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European Quidditch Cup
Organising bodyQuidditch Europe
European Quidditch Cup vzw
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
RegionInternational
Number of teams32 for D1
24 for D2
Current championsBelgium Antwerp QC (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)France 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

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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

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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

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Locations of the European Quidditch Cups

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

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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

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Year Host Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
2012[9] France Lesparre-Médoc France
Paris Phénix
50*–20 France
Paris Frog
Italy
Milano Meneghins
120*–70 France
Anthéna Lesparre
6
2014[10] Belgium Brussels United Kingdom
Radcliffe Chimeras
100*–30 France
Paris Phénix
Belgium
Brussels Qwaffles
50*–20 Italy
Lunatica QC
12
2015 United Kingdom Oxford France
Paris Titans
150*–80 United Kingdom
Radcliffe Chimeras
Not played
Southampton QC1 United Kingdom vs. United Kingdom Nottingham Nightmares
32
2016 Italy Gallipoli France
Paris Titans
120*–60 Belgium
Deurne Dodo A
(Antwerp QC)
Not played
METU Unicorns Turkey vs. United Kingdom Nottingham Nightmares
40
2017 Belgium Mechelen Belgium
Antwerp QC
120*–110 Turkey
METU Unicorns
United Kingdom
Werewolves of London
80*–60 Norway
NTNUI Rumpeldunk
32
2018 Germany Pfaffenhofen
an der Ilm
France
Paris Titans
130*–70 Belgium
Antwerp QC
Turkey
METU Unicorns
160°*–140*° United Kingdom
Velociraptors QC
32
2019 Belgium Harelbeke France
Paris Titans
170*–90 Turkey
METU Unicorns
United Kingdom
Werewolves of London
170*–80 Turkey
ODTU Hippogriffs
32
2022 Republic of Ireland Limerick United Kingdom
Werewolves of London
100*–60 Italy
DNA Quidditch
France
Paris Titans
140*–50 France
Paris Frog
32
2023 Germany Heidelberg Belgium
Antwerp QC
130*-30 United Kingdom
Werewolves of London
Germany
Ruhr Phoenix
140*-70 Germany
Braunschweiger Broomicorns
32
2024 Spain Salou Belgium
Antwerp QC
150*-30 Germany
Ruhr Phoenix
United Kingdom
London QC
120*-100 France
Paris Titans
32

Most successful teams

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

Most successful Nations

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

Past champions of Division 2

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Year Host Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
2019 Poland Warsaw
Germany
SCC Berlin Bluecaps
120*–50 Germany
LSV Looping Lux Leipzig
Austria
Vienna Vanguards
190°°°–180*°° Germany
Augsburg Owls
16
2022 Italy Brescia
Spain
Dementores A Coruña
200*–130 Germany
Bielefelder Basilisken
United Kingdom
Southsea Quidditch
120–90* Poland
Kraków Dragons
24
2023 France Golbey
Spain
Sevilla Warriors QT
160*–90 Germany
Münster Marauders
Austria
Vienna Vanguards
110*–40 Germany
Darmstadt Athenas
24
2024 Spain Salou Germany
Münster Marauders
160*–90 Catalonia
Barcelona Eagles QT
France
Olympiens Q
90*–0 Germany
Cologne Cannons
24

Most successful teams

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

Most successful Nations

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Rank Team Champion Runner-up Third place Total
1 Germany Germany 2 3 0 5
2 Spain Spain 2 0 0 2
3 Catalonia Catalonia 0 1 0 1
4 Austria Austria 0 0 2 2
5 United Kingdom United Kingdom 0 0 1 1
France France 0 0 1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "European Regional Championship". International Quidditch Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ "EQC2019 Division 1 to be held in Harelbeke, Belgium". Quidditch Europe. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  3. ^ "EQC2019 Division 2 to be held in Warsaw, Poland". Quidditch Europe. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  4. ^ "EQC pre-registration". Quidditch Europe. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  5. ^ "quidditcheurope | EQC Basics". quidditcheurope. Retrieved 2018-10-22.
  6. ^ "Public Statement Postponement EQC D2 – European Quidditch Cup 2020". 2020-08-07. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  7. ^ "EQC III Announced". Quidditch Europe. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Tournament Director Selected". Quidditch Europe. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  9. ^ "2012 European Championships". Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  10. ^ "EQC II". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
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