2015 IQA European Games

European Games Quidditch 2015 2015 IQA European Games logo.png Sarteano, Italy 25 26 July 2015 International Quidditch Association Quidditch Europe Pool play Single elimination bracket Associazione Italiana Quidditch Pian di Mengole 12 FranceIQA European Games 625361275594403842 @IQAEuroGames France with the catch to win European Games 26 July 2015 26 July 2015 English United Kingdom Norway 38 SWIM Oslo 2017 The 2015 IQA European Games, also known simply as the European Games, was the inaugural European championship for the sport of quidditch organized jointly by Sarteano2015, Quidditch Europe and the International Quidditch Association. The tournament was held the weekend of the 24–26 July 2015 in the city of Sarteano, Italy. France took firsthttp://quidditchpost.blogspot.ca/2015/07/france-captures-european-games-over-uk.html The Quidditch Post Marmer Andrew 26 July 2015 26 July 2015 France Captures European Games Over UK against the United Kingdom with a final score of 90*–50,IQA European Games 625361670274203648 26 July 2015 @IQAEuroGames Final score 90*-50 France 26 July 2015 English and Norway came in third winning 150*–80IQA European Games 625345110503489536 @IQAEuroGames Belgium with a last minute goal and Norway with the snitch catch!!! Final score is 150*-80 with Norway winning the bronze! 26 July 2015 26 July 2015 English against Belgium.https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jul/26/france-beats-britain-to-win-european-quidditch The Guardian France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch Games 26 July 2015 26 July 2015 Rosie Scammell As these were the first European Games and since Quidditch is still expanding in Europe, the only requirement for teams wishing to compete was to have a national governing body. Planning is underway for the 2017 European Games. Quidditch Europe and the IQA will work together and start accepting bids in the 2015–2016 season. Organization After a bidding process released by Quidditch Europe and the IQA,https://www.facebook.com/QEurope/posts/740692862690332 Quidditch Europe Announces the Inaugural European Games Quidditch Europe 22 November 2014 26 July 2015 Sarteano was announced as the winner.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/11753884/First-Quidditch-European-Games-to-be-held-in-Tuscany.html The Telegraph First Quidditch European Games to be held in Tuscany Alice Philipson 21 July 2015 26 July 2015 Building up to the events, Sarteano established several marketing campaigns across the country, across Europe and in the United States. Teams arrived to major airports within Italy with buses prepared to transport athletes to the site of the Games. The pitches themselves were maintained and organized to offer teams space to practise, to rest and to take shelter. Additionally, the town organized several entertainment events open to the public, from workshops to live concerts.http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/elethnica/ Sarteano2015 Elethnica 13 July 2015 27 July 2015 Mirco Gigliotti https://web.archive.org/web/20150728024027/http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/elethnica/ 2015-07-28 dead Competing teams The following twelve teams competed in the 2015 European Games:http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/tournament-and-teams/ Tournament and Teams Sarteano2015, IQA, Quidditch Europe 27 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150519103611/http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/tournament-and-teams/ 2015-05-19 dead thumb|upright=2| gold Winner #777 Runner-up #c96 Third place royalblue Participant Team Number of athletes National governing body Previous appearances in World CupBold: winner, Italics: host. Belgium 21 Belgian Quidditch Federation 1 (2014) Catalonia 21 Associació de Quidditch de Catalunya France 21 Fédération du quidditch français 2 (2012, 2014) Germany 14 Deutscher Quidditchbund Ireland 8 Quidditch Ireland Italy (host) 20 Associazione Italiana Quidditch Netherlands 13 Muggle Quidditch Nederland Norway 17 Norges Rumpeldunkforbund Poland 7 Polska Liga Quidditcha Spain 21 Asociación Quidditch España Turkey 14 Quidditch Derneği UK 21 QuidditchUK 2 (2012, 2014) Broadcasting Unlike many other quidditch events, there was no livestream available. However, volunteers updated a live Twitter account for online followers and several media outlets were present to report on the games. Match officials As the games happened during the off-season for most leagues, several officials came from the United States and Canada to referee and snitch events. Most teams supplied volunteer referees to fill in gaps where there was a lack of availability of non-playing officials. There were no player-snitches; in fact, the snitch with the most play time was Nicole Stone of QuidditchUK nicknamed "Little Snitch". Marketing Italy Sarteano, Italy 42.983333 11.866667 The city of Sarteano established an aggressive marketing campaign that extended beyond the city's and country's borders. Importantly, craftspeople and artisans across the city started to sell European Games wares available for a limited amount of time such as pottery, wine and cheese. One of the most ambitious advertising campaigns run was for free bottles of specialty wine where adverts were places across European citieshttps://www.facebook.com/Sarteano2015/photos/a.773500192729607.1073741828.766697576743202/853760821370210/?type=1 Facebook Sarteano2015 Catch the Snitch 8 July 2015 27 July 2015 and even in New York.https://www.facebook.com/Sarteano2015/photos/a.773500192729607.1073741828.766697576743202/853770381369254/?type=1 Facebook Sarteano2015 Catch the Snitch 8 July 2015 27 July 2015 Structure and results The tournament structure consisted of an initial pool play where pools consisted of pots which were based on EQC rankingshttps://www.facebook.com/QEurope/posts/727139714045647 EQC III Announcement Quidditch Europe Facebook 1 November 2014 19 November 2014 and seasonal performance matched up. The top four teams from each group then would proceed to bracket play, where brackets were decided using the following criteria: games won, head-to-head, QPDQPD stands for "quaffle point differential" where the final score is tallied ignoring the 30 points given when the snitch is caught. QPD is capped at ±150 per game. "note" and SWIM catches.SWIM stands for "snitch when it matters" coming into play when a team wins when within snitch range, i.e. ± 30 pts. "note" Finally, matches will end in semi-finals, third place final and the gold medal match.http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/tournament-structure/ Tournament Structure ((Sarteano, Quidditch Europe, International Quidditch Association)) 5 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150727005210/http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/tournament-structure/ 27 July 2015 Notes Group phase Group A Pos Position Team W Won L Lost QPD Quaffle Point Difference SWIM Snitch When it Matters Qualification Poland Spain Catalonia Turkey Belgium 1 France 5 0 +570 0 Qualify for knock-out phase 360*–10 160*–10 190*–30 190*–60 150*–50 2 Belgium 4 1 +380 0 150*–0 140*–20 190*–50 140–50* 3 Turkey 3 2 −40 1 200*–0 100*–30 100*–80 4 Catalonia 2 3 −30 0 190*–0 160*–70 5 Spain 1 4 −170 0 170*–0 6 Poland 0 5 −720 0 Group B Pos Position Team W Won L Lost QPD Quaffle Point Difference SWIM Snitch When it Matters Qualification Ireland quidditch Netherlands Germany Italy Norway 1 United Kingdom 5 0 +500 0 Qualify for knock-out phase 260*–0 200–30* 120–30* 110*–30 100*–40 2 Norway 4 1 +370 0 280*–10 220*–0 80–50* 110*–40 3 Italy 3 2 +170 0 180*–0 120*–20 100*–30 4 Germany 2 3 −20 0 110–50* 120–40* 5 Netherlands 1 4 −480 1 60*–30 6 Ireland quidditch 0 5 −540 0 Bracket phase N8 high yes yes France 160 Germany 30* Norway 160* Turkey 50 United Kingdom 190* Catalonia 0 Belgium 90 Italy 30* France 110* Norway 40 United Kingdom 80* Belgium 40 France 90* United Kingdom 50 Norway 150* Belgium 80 Final rankings Rank Team France United Kingdom Norway 4 Belgium 5 Italy 6 Turkey 7 Catalonia 8 Germany 9 Spain 10 Netherlands 11 Ireland quidditch 12 Poland Prizes The European Games offered two prizes in total: First Place and MVP. The first place prize was a handcrafted, metal sculpture created by a local artisan for this event,http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/european-quidditch-champion-cup/ European Quidditch Champion Cup Sarteano2015 Mirco Gigliotti 21 July 2015 27 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150727015437/http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/european-quidditch-champion-cup/ 2015-07-27 dead which was awarded to Team France upon their win. The MVP award, a hand-painted artwork,http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/best-player-award/ Best Player Award Sarteano2015 Mirco Gigliotti 21 July 2015 27 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150728074432/http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/best-player-award/ 2015-07-28 dead went to player Ollie Craig for his efforts within the tournament.Facebook Fiona K.T. Howat https://www.facebook.com/groups/QuidditchUK/permalink/892729840782817/ FYI - Ollie got awarded MVP of EG! #captainSuave 26 July 2015 27 July 2015 See also Sports International Quidditch Association Muggle quidditch European Games (quidditch) European Quidditch Cup References External links IQA website Category:Quidditch (real-life sport) competitions Category:Province of Siena Category:July 2015 sports events in Italy Category:Sport in Tuscany