Antwerp A Drive European Competition Extinct - Capture EQC 2017 Title

By Andy Marmer

Antwerp A are the champions of Europe and it could not have happened in more dramatic fashion, as last year’s runners up vanquished the METU Unicorns 120*-110 on a snitch catch by Laurent Venckeleer.

Waja Becomes the Quidditch Post's New COO

The Quidditch Post is delighted to announce the hiring of Mo Waja as its new Chief Operations Officer (COO), effective immediately. Waja comes to the Quidditch Post with experience in entrepreneurship and digital marketing across social media marketing, content marketing, and brand strategy. Waja will join interim co-CEOs Austin Wallace and Andy Marmer, CFO Ryan Cleary, and interim Editor-in-Chief (EIC) Lindsay Garten as a member of  the Quidditch Post’s C-suite. 

USQ Offers Grant for US Quidditch Cup 10 Qualifying Teams in Northwest and West Regions

It may not be much, but it will make it easier for qualifying teams in the Northwest and West regions to make the trek to Florida. 

US Quidditch has released the details of the grants available to West and Northwest teams that qualify for US Quidditch Cup 10. Each of the 11 qualifying teams (nine from the West and two from the Northwest) will be eligible for a $450 grant, which effectively covers the team registration fee at the national tournament. As with other USQ programs, eligible teams will need to submit an application to receive the grant. The link to the grant application can be found here.

Bruggeling Resigns as CEO

The Quidditch Post is saddened to announce that Chula Bruggeling has resigned as Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. She will be remaining with the Quidditch Post as Europe Director, a position she has held since April 2016, including concurrently with the CEO position from September 2016.

Portland Augureys Drop from QCON

By Jordan Kubichek

The Portland Augureys have announced this week that they will be removing themselves from Quidditch Conference of the Northwest (QCON) competition due to a dwindling player base.

“We regret that we cannot continue competing as our own team,” said Benji B’Shalom, co-captain of the Augureys. “With several of our players moving away, we no longer have enough people to even scrape together small rosters for events.”

IQA Incorporation Rejected

The Quidditch Post has learned through a document provided by an internal source that the International Quidditch Association has had its application to become a charitable incorporated organisation rejected by the Charity Commission, the regulator for such bodies in the United Kingdom.

BREAKING: IQA Issues Formal Statement Reversing Stance on Uganda Refunds

Chris Daw, official spokesperson for the four IQA Trustees, has reached out to the Quidditch Post to rectify earlier statements. Contrary to earlier reports from Tournament Director Matthew Guenzel, requests for refunds, resulting from Uganda’s drop from World Cup 2016 that was announced earlier today, will be taken from all donors to the Uganda Indiegogo campaign, the Quidditch Post can exclusively reveal. All requests for refunds will be fulfilled, however without a request for a refund, the funds will remain with the IQA.

Visa Woes Force Uganda to Drop from World Cup

By Quidditch Post Staff

In a story reverberating throughout the worldwide quidditch community, the Quidditch World Cup Organizing Committee has officially announced on July 8 that due to an inability to obtain visas to travel to Germany, Uganda has dropped from the tournament slated to begin in just over two weeks.

IQA Announces Number of Teams Preregistered for World Cup

The IQA has announced that 24 teams from six continents have preregistered to attend this summer’s World Cup.

EQC 2016 To Be Held In Italy

The Quidditch Post can now officially reveal that the 2016 European Quidditch Cup (EQC 2016) will be held in Gallipoli, Italy. The venue will be Ecoresort Le Sirenè, located 5 kilometers outside Gallipoli itself. The dates of the tournament have not yet been finalised, but will be announced shortly, and will be between April 2 and 26 inclusive. The winning bid from the Italian town was competing against one other bid, also from Italy.

BREAKING: Guenzel & Cooke Depart QUK; Give Exclusive Statement

QuidditchUK today announced that Vice President Matthew Guenzel and Teams Director Andy Cooke will be leaving the organisation. Guenzel's departure will take effect immediately, while Cooke will continue as teams director for two weeks so a replacement can be found. The Quidditch Post received this joint statement from Guenzel and Cooke and have their permission to publish it.

Turkey's Intergalaktik Cup Reveals More Details; Agrees Exclusive Coverage Deal With Quidditch Post

The Quidditch Post has agreed an exclusive deal to cover the Intergalaktik Cup, hosted in Adana, Turkey, on 23-24 Jan. 2016. This agreement starts immediately, with the hosts, METU Unicorns, announcing details of the accommodation, pitches, preregistered teams, and tournament format in this press release.

EXCLUSIVE: Belgian Quidditch Federation Announce Major Season Overhaul

The Belgian Quidditch Federation (BQF) announced today a series of major changes for the coming season that it hopes will make quidditch in Belgium more competitive and widespread than ever before. Releasing the news exclusively through the Quidditch Post, the BQF revealed plans for three new fixtures of the Belgian quidditch calendar: a Belgian Quidditch League, the Belgian Cup, and the Belgian Super Cup.

Valentines Cup III Announced; Quidditch Post Secure Exclusive Coverage Agreement

The Quidditch Post can exclusively announce that Valentines Cup III: The Good, The Bad, And The Quovely will be hosted on the 6-7 February, 2016 by Oxford University Quidditch Club (OUQC). We are also delighted to announce a formal media exclusivity contract between the Quidditch Post and OUQC for the event.

Columbia to host 2015-16 US Quidditch Cup

Saluda Shoals Park in Columbia, South Carolina will be the site of the US Quidditch Cup 9, formerly known as World Cup. Columbia was chosen over the other finalist Tulsa, Oklahoma. 

Breaking: Mass Resignations At The French Quidditch Federation

by Jack Lennard (French translation by Caroline Lesueur and Sherrie Talgeri)

On Friday, the French Quidditch Federation (FQF) was hit by three high profile resignations from President Orel Cosseron, Treasurer Alexandre Delaby, and Secretary Yves Ferraris-Bouchez. The search for replacements for these higher-level management figures will take place over the next two weeks, with French teams electing successors from the applicants.

Christmas Cup 2015 Announced

The Quidditch Post can today reveal that the 2015 Christmas Cup, whilst still being supported by and bearing Oxford University Quidditch Club’s (OUQC) brand, will be hosted by a combined committee of Warwick Quidditch Club and the Bristol Brizzlepuffs, in War Memorial Park, Coventry, UK, from 28-29 Nov. 2015. Sign-up details have not been released at this time.  

An Interview with Melanie Piper, the New President of QuidditchUK

Melanie Piper was today announced as the fourth President of QuidditchUK, taking over as the current President, Amy Maidment, steps down from the position. After a successful tenure as Teams Director, Piper will be looking to consolidate QuidditchUK’s strong position a year after a major overhaul. COO of The Quidditch Post Jack Lennard caught up with Piper for an interview.

Purdue Drops From World Cup 8

Purdue Intercollegiate Quidditch Association have confirmed, in an exclusive statement made to the Quidditch Post, that they will no longer be attending World Cup 8. The bid was then offered to Southern Illinois University (which did not complete its gameplay requirements) and (as confirmed by coach Brandon Gillespie) Eastern Michigan University, both of which declined the bid.

Sturm to take over QuidKid Blog

Andy Marmer, Quidditch Post CEO

Recognizing a year-long vacancy in quidditch journalism and wishing to get back to his roots as editor-in-chief of an important quidditch media website, former Eighth Man Managing Editor Ethan Sturm announced that he will be taking over as Editor-in-Chief of the QuidKid blog.