European Games (quidditch)

European Games
Tournament information
SportQuadball
Month playedJune / July
Established2015
AdministratorInternational Quadball Association[1]
Quidditch Europe
ParticipantsVaries
Current champion
 Germany

The IQA European Games (EG) are the biennial games for the sport of Quadball held in Europe where national governing bodies send national teams to compete.[2] The European Games were created in response to the IQA World Cup,[3] the biennial tournament wherein nations from around the world compete in a similar style to the FIFA World Cup.[4] Both Games alternate years so in the off years regional tournaments such as the European Games or the Asian Quidditch Cup[5] can occur. These games are the highest level of championships in quidditch aside from Global Games. The 2015 champions were Team France, narrowly beating Team UK.[6]

  1. ^ "IQA European Games – Quidditch Europe". www.quidditcheurope.org. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  2. ^ "European Games Date and Location Announced". International Quidditch Association. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  3. ^ Solinsky, Kolby (25 February 2014). "Grab Your Brooms! Quidditch Global Games coming to Burnaby, B.C. in July". Burnaby Newsletter. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  4. ^ Scammell, Rosie (26 July 2015). "France beats Britain to win first European Quidditch Games". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  5. ^ Marmer, Andrew (27 March 2015). "Andrew Kasimir Takes Over as Asia Editor". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
  6. ^ Marmer, Andrew (26 July 2015). "France Captures European Games Over UK". The Quidditch Post. Retrieved 26 July 2015.