Velociraptors QC Take Home the Gold at Northern Cup

By Ashara Peiris

On the weekend of Nov. 12-13, the UK’s northern regionals were held in Durham for the second time. The newest community team, Velociraptors QC, eased their way to victory as expected, eventually triumphing 160*-30 against Durhamstrang — last year’s runners up — to take home the gold medal. Tornadoes QC — a rebranding of Taxes QC — took home the bronze medal and the final European Quidditch Cup (EQC) spot in overtime against last year’s bronze medallists Loughborough Longshots. So what did we learn?

Northern Cup 2015 Review

by Matt O'Connor

With the first of QuidditchUK’s Regional Tournaments complete, and the Nottingham Nightmares crowned champions of the North, Matt O’Connor takes a look back at the play from the weekend. He starts by going through each group team-by-team briefly, before taking a look at the bracket play in closer detail chronologically. Stay tuned for our mid-season rankings and analysis over Christmas as we delve into even more detail for each individual team!