EQC 2017 Group H Preview

With European Quidditch Cup (EQC) 2017 rapidly approaching, the Quidditch Post takes a look at each of the teams competing in this year’s tournament.

Group H

Durhamstrang

By Hannah Dignum

Despite the departure of key graduates and others, Durham has performed surprisingly well this season at both Northern Cup and British Quidditch Cup (BQC).  However, this Durham squad struggles with physicality and aggression.

EQC 2017 Group G Preview

With European Quidditch Cup (EQC) 2017 rapidly approaching, the Quidditch Post takes a look at each of the teams competing in this year’s tournament.

Group G

Titans Paris

By Hugues Ribayrol and Fraser Posford

As the two-time defending champions of Europe, the Titans Paris enter as the favorites to capture their third championship. The Parisians started the season by winning their first Barcelona Moustaches title, denying the Mighty and Amazing Quercs a historic threepeat in the process. They then went on to win their second consecutive French Cup, which serves as France’s EQC qualifier, with relative ease, beating local rivals Paris Frog 200*-100 in the final.

EQC 2017 Group F Preview

With European Quidditch Cup (EQC) 2017 rapidly approaching, the Quidditch Post takes a look at each of the teams competing in this year’s tournament.

Group F

Werewolves of London

By Hannah Dignum

As the recent third-place finishers at British Quidditch Cup, the Werewolves of London find themselves with a group they can comfortably top. However, a surprisingly lacklustre passing game and lack of true cohesion between their better players was exposed against Velociraptors QC in Rugeley, and there will be plenty of European teams equally capable of exploiting it. It is possible that under the watchful eye of Simon Bidwell, the Werewolves will have ironed out these creases and should therefore demonstrate a greater ability to come together as a team rather than a group of talented individuals.

EQC 2017 Group E Preview

With European Quidditch Cup (EQC) 2017 rapidly approaching, the Quidditch Post takes a look at each of the teams competing in this year’s tournament. 

Group E

Antwerp A

By Nick de Leu

Since reaching the final in last year’s EQC with a roster of only 14 players, Antwerp A (formerly known as Deurne Dodos) have managed to not only keep the band together, but they have also added a whole new section. In Mechelen, Belgium, close to their hometown Antwerp, Belgium, they will bring a full roster of 21.

EQC 2017 Group D Preview

With European Quidditch Cup (EQC) 2017 rapidly approaching, the Quidditch Post takes a look at each of the teams competing in this year’s tournament.

Group D

Velociraptors Quidditch Club

By Fraser Posford

Fresh from their domination of British Quidditch Cup (BQC), the Velociraptors turn their eyes toward European glory. Earlier this month, Tom Heynes’ team convincingly won all of their matches on their way to their first BQC title, including a 180*-40 rout of rivals Werewolves of London in the semifinal, before an even bigger 260*-60 victory over the Bristol Brizzlebears in the final.

EQC 2017 Group A Preview

With European Quidditch Cup (EQC) 2017 rapidly approaching, the Quidditch Post takes a look at each of the teams competing in this year’s tournament.

Group A

Warwick Quidditch Club

By Dina Caruso and Hannah Dignum

Editor’s Note: both Dina Caruso and Hannah Dignum are affiliated with the team.

After their early exit at the 2017 British Quidditch Cup, Warwick Quidditch Club will be entering the tournament with a renewed vigour.

5 Things We Learnt from BQC

By Ashara Peiris, Hannah Dignum, and Jenny Benson

On the heels of British Quidditch Cup (BQC), the Quidditch Post’s UK staff takes a look at the stories of the tournament.

The community team era is here

With Velociraptors QC taking BQC, the community team era begins. Two of the three medallists were community teams, and all of the UK’s community teams made the upper bracket. With new community teams rumored to be starting next year in Stevenage and Oxford, it doesn’t seem that that they will be letting go of the top any time soon, particularly with a number of university teams such as Warwick Quidditch Club likely exhibiting significant turnover next year.

British Quidditch Cup 2016-2017: 5-3-1

By Fraser Posford

The fourth British Quidditch Cup (BQC) will be taking place in a matter of hours. While the teams make last minute preparations for the biggest tournament of the season, the Quidditch Post takes a look at some of the issues relevant to the tournament and UK quidditch as a whole, who the main contenders are for the title, and who will lift the cup come the end of the weekend.

British Quidditch Cup 2017 Preview: Groups E-H

By Ashara Peiris, Fraser Posford, and Anthony Tatman with contributions from Thomas Newton and Alessandro Zazza

On the weekend of March 11-12, the British Quidditch Cup (BQC) returns to Rugeley Leisure Centre in Staffordshire for the fourth edition of the tournament. Earlier, we took a look at Groups A to D. Below, we continue our BQC preview by looking at Groups E to H and the chances of the competing teams.

British Quidditch Cup 2017 Preview: Groups A-D

By Fraser Posford, Anthony Tatman, and Thomas Newton, with contributions from Georgie Rumney and Alessandro Zazza

On the weekend of March 11-12, the British Quidditch Cup (BQC) returns to Rugeley Leisure Centre in Staffordshire for the fourth edition of the tournament. Below, we take a look at the teams contesting Groups A to D. Read on to find out who we think will make it to the championship bracket and who will enter the consolation bracket on Day Two. Our article on Groups E to H will be coming soon.   

International Weekend Wrap-Up - February 11-12 and 18-19

Contributions by Yeray Espinosa Cuevas, Chula Bruggeling, Austin Wallace

There is a lot going on in the world of quidditch on any particular weekend, and most of us only see the stories immediately relevant to our regions. However, it can be very interesting to look outside of our own bubble every once in a while and take a look at the rest of the global community. To that end, each week the Quidditch Post collects information about tournaments and events that happened during the weekend around the world. 

This week we are covering the Southwest Regional Championship, Spain’s Liga Centro, Spain’s Euskal Quidditch Liga, and tryouts for the Quidditch Premier League in the UK.

Five Things We Learnt From Hateful 8

By Fraser Posford and Ashara Peiris

Editor’s note: Ashara Peiris is a player for London Unspeakables. On the weekend of Jan. 28 and 29, the Hateful 8 tournament took place at Warwick University. With the top four teams from both North and South regions in attendance, this tournament provided us with a progress update for the status of elite quidditch in the UK. The tournament was split via a community/university divide into two groups of four for Day One, playing a round robin from which the top two from each group entered an upper bracket and the bottom two entered a lower bracket for Day Two. Here, we reflect on Velociraptors QC’s tournament victory as well as some other key observations from the tournament.  

International Weekend Wrap-Up - January 28-29

Contributions by Bex McLaughlin, Fraser Posford, Jenny Benson, Serena Cheong, Alex Stewart, Austin Sharp, and Gabriel Bernardes There is a lot going on in the world of quidditch on any particular weekend, and most of us only see the stories immediately relevant to our regions. However, it can be very interesting to look outside of our own bubble every once in a while and take a look at the rest of the global community. To that end, each week the Quidditch Post collects information about tournaments and events that happened during the weekend around the world. This week we are covering the UK’s Hateful 8 and Compass Cup, USQ Northwest Subdued Excitement, USQ Southwest Diamond Cup V, USQ West Anthill Funkdown, and Brazil’s first national quidditch event.

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?

Fly: The Review

By Ajantha Abey

Editor’s Note: Ajantha Abey, of Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography, is the Visuals Director for the Quidditch Post, spent the 2015-16 season playing in the UK, and attended the IQA World Cup in Frankfurt.

If you were looking for a wonderful documentary that perfectly captures the magic and wonder of quidditch, “Fly: Journey to Frankfurt,” is not it. “Fly” is not here to tell the story of the game's origins, its fictional background, its worldly realisation, or its growth into a global community. “Fly” is about athletes and their journeys as sportspeople trying to achieve gold at the first proper Quidditch World Cup, and it tells that story magnificently. The gritty aesthetic in the title logo gives it away. There is no sugar coating on the dedication, desperation, determination, and heartbreak in the sport that “Fly” captures ― a sport that just happens to be quidditch.

UK and Norway Meet in Denmark's First Quidditch Games

By Chula Bruggeling

Every autumn holiday the city of Odense, Denmark turns into a city full of magic and wizardry when the city hosts its annual Harry Potter Festival. This year, the festival was held on Oct. 21-22.

International Weekend Wrap-Up - November 26-27

Contributions by Chula Bruggeling, Can Kaytaz, Fraser Posford, and Stefan Scheurer

There is a lot going on in the world of quidditch on any particular weekend, and most of us only see the stories immediately relevant to our regions. However, it can be very interesting to look outside of our own bubble every once in awhile and take a look at the rest of the global community. To that end, each week the Quidditch Post collects information about tournaments and events that happened during the weekend around the world.

This week we are covering Ireland’s first game between Dublin and Belfast, Spain’s II Copa de España (Spanish Cup II), some Turkish Quidditch League games, and the UK’s Christmas Cup 3.

International Weekend Wrap-Up - November 11-13

Contributions by Chula Bruggeling, Kyle Carey, Serena Cheong, Rebekah Page, Arjun Patel, Ashara Peiris, Carrie Soukup, Cameron VomBaur, and Austin Wallace

There is a lot going on in the world of quidditch on any particular weekend, and most of us only see the stories immediately relevant to our regions. However, it can be very interesting to look outside of our own bubble every once in awhile and take a look at the rest of the global community. To that end, each week the Quidditch Post collects information about tournaments and events that happened during the weekend around the world.

This week we are covering the Eastern and Western Canada Regional Championships, Coupe de France, the UK’s Northern Cup, the US’s Midwest Regional Championship, Next Best West, Hub City Cup, and Officially BAQC At It.

Southern Cup 2016 Review

By Jack Lennard, with additional reporting from Ashara Peiris

On Oct. 29-30, 17 teams from the UK’s South region came together for QuidditchUK’s Southern Cup 2016. There, two things were decided: first, the three teams that would secure places for the 2017 European Quidditch Cup (EQC), and second, which teams would not qualify for the 2017 British Quidditch Cup (BQC). In this article, we outline some of our key storylines from the tournament and explore where the teams will go from here.

Northern Cup 2016 Preview

by Fraser Posford, Ashara Peiris and Claudio Svaluto. With help from Jack Lennard.

After an action-packed (and surprisingly dry) Southern Cup two weeks ago in Southampton, we turn our attention to Northern Cup this weekend, Nov. 12-13. Returning to Belmont School in Durham, this year's tournament has all the ingredients in place for a thrilling showcase of UK quidditch with the prospect of some mouth-watering encounters on both days of the tournament. Here, we break down for you the key storylines and who to watch out for.