British Quidditch Cup


The British Quidditch Cup is a quidditch tournament held in the United Kingdom that follows the rules laid out by the International Quidditch Association. It is organised by QuidditchUK, currently led by President Melanie Piper.

Other regular tournaments in the United Kingdom include the Highlander Cup held in Edinburgh, Scotland, Whiteknights held in Reading, England and the two regional tournaments Northern and Southern Cup

Results

The following table shows a list of all British Quidditch Cups to date. The team that caught the snitch is denoted with an asterisk.

All Time

First tournament, November 2013

The first British Quidditch Cup took place in Oxford, England on 9 and 10 November 2013. Sixteen teams from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland competed over two days for the inaugural cup, playing in four groups of four with the highest placed eight going on to take part in the knock out format quarter finals, semi finals and the final.

Group stages

DNQ= Did Not Qualify

Knockout stage scores

indicates a snitch catch. Source
indicates a snitch catch in overtime

Final Positions

Overall, the winners were the Radcliffe Chimeras from Oxford University led by captain Ashley Cooper, with Keele Squirrels of Keele University taking the silver medals and the Bangor Broken Broomsticks from Bangor University taking the bronze medals.

Second tournament, March 2015

The second British Quidditch Cup took place on 7–8 March 2015. After five location bids were submitted in May–June 2014, the location for the tournament was narrowed down to the venues proposed by the Loughborough Longshots, Nottingham Nightmares and Norwich Nifflers. After much deliberation, site visits and further communication, the organising committee accepted the bid put forward by the Nightmares, resulting in the 23 teams competing at Wollaton Hall and Deer Park, Nottingham.

Group stage results

SeedingTeamSeedingTeam
1stRadcliffe Chimeras1stSouthampton QC Firsts
2ndBristol Brizzlepuffs2ndLondon Unspeakables
DNQNorwich NifflersDNQHolyrood Hippogriffs
DNQSt. Andrews SnidgetsWithdrewSurrey Stags
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DNQ= Did Not Qualify

Knockout stage results

Final standings

At the second British Quidditch cup Southampton Quidditch Club's first team claiming gold, Oxford Radcliffe Chimeras silver and the Keele Squirrels bronze.
PositionTeamStagePositionTeamStagePositionTeamStage
1stSouthampton QC firstsFinal9thDurhamstrangR1617thHolyrood HippogriffsGroup
2ndOxford Radcliff ChimerasFinal10thOxford QuidlingsR1618thLeedsGroup
3rdKeele SquirrelsSemis11thCambridge QCR1619thNorwich NifflersGroup
4thLoughborough LongshotsSemis12thDerbyR1620thSt Andrews SnidgetsGroup
5thNottingham NightmaresQuarters13thBristol's BrizzlepuffsR1621stReading RocsGroup
6thLondon UnspeakablesQuarters14thBangorR1622ndChesterGroup
7thFalmouthQuarters15thWarwick QCR1623rdThe Flying ChaucersGroup
8thLeicesterQuarters16thSouthampton QC secondsR16WithdrewSurrey StagsN/A
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Third Tournament, March 2016

The third British Quidditch Cup took place at Rugeley Leisure Centre on the 19 and 20 March 2016. 32 teams competed, with the first day involving 8 groups of 4 teams where the first two teams entered the upper bracket and the rest entered a lower bracket. These two brackets were then played as knock-out stages on day two.

Group stage results

SeedingTeamSeedingTeamSeedingTeamSeedingTeam
1stSouthampton QC Firsts1stLeicester Thestrals1stDurhamstrang1stNottingham Nightmares
2ndFalmouth Falcons2ndLoughborough2ndChester Centurions2ndLeeds Griffins
3rdHogYork Horntails3rdBrizzleBees3rdTaxes QC3rdSwansea
4thManchester Manticores4thThe Flying Chaucers4thKeele Krakens4thHolyrood hippogriffs seconds
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Knockout stage results

Upper bracket

The third place match went to overtime without a snitch catch.

Consolation bracket

The third place match went to overtime without a snitch catch.

Final Standings

This tournament saw Oxford reclaiming gold, Warwick QC claiming silver, and the Durham's durhamstrang claiming bronze. The LB bracket was won by York university's HogYork Horntails with Taxes QC coming runners up.
PositionTeamstagePositionTeamstagePositionTeamstagePositionTeamstage
1stOxford ChimerasFinal9thLeicesterR1617thHogYork HorntailsLB finals25thDurham DirewolvesLB R16
2ndWarwick QCFinal10thBrizzlebearsR1618thTaxesLB Finals26thOxford QuidlingsLB R16
3rdDurhamstrangSemis11thWerewolves Of LondonR1619thSwanseaLB semis27thSouthampton QC secondsLB R16
4thNottingham NightmaresSemis12thBangorR1620thBrizzlebeesLB semis28thNorwich NifflersLB R16
5thSouthampton QC firstsQuarters13thChesterR1621stReading RocsLB Quarters29thManchesterLB R16
6thKeele squirrelsQuarters14thFalmouthR1622ndSt Andrews SnidgetsLB Quarters30thThe Flying ChaucersLB R16
7thLeedsQuarters15thEdinburgh FirstsR1623rdCambridge QCLB Quarters31stKeele KrakensLB R16
8thLoughborough LongshotsQuarters16thDerbyR1624thLondon UnspeakablesLB Quarters32ndEdinburgh SecondsLB R16
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Fourth Tournament, March 2017

The fourth British cup took place at Rugeley leisure centre on 11–12 March 2017. the top 16 teams from the northern and southern regional tournaments competed, with the first day involving 8 groups of 4 teams where the top two teams entered the champions bracket and the others entered the consolation bracket. These two brackets were then played as knock-out stages on day two.

Group stage results

SeedingTeamSeedingTeamSeedingTeamSeedingTeam
1stDurhamstrang1stBrizzleBears1stLoughborough Longshots1stHolyrood Hippogriffs firsts
2ndSouthampton QC Firsts2ndBangor2ndSwansea2ndWarwick QC
3rdHogYork Horntails3rdExeter Eagles3rdDerby3rdSheffield
4thFalmouth Falcons4thManchester Manticores4thOxford Quidlings4thSouthampton QC seconds
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Knockout stage results

Champions bracket

indicates snitch catch
Brizzlebears vs Durhamstrang went to double overtime with no snitch catch

Consolation bracket

Final standings

This tournament saw Velociraptors QC claiming gold, Bristol's Brizzlebears claiming silver, and the Werewolves of London claiming bronze. The consolation bracket was won by Falmouth Falcons with York university's HogYork Horntails coming runners up.
PositionTeamstagePositionTeamstagePositionTeamstagePositionTeamstage
1stVelociraptors QCFinal9thLoughborough LongshotsR1617thFalmouth FalconsCons Final25thChesterCons R16
2ndBrizzlebearsFinal10thSouthampton QC 1stsR1618thHogYorkCons final26thNottingham NightmaresCons R16
3rdWerewolves of LondonSemis11thLeedsR1619thPortsmouthCons Semis27thNorwichCons R16
4thEdinburgh 1stSemis12thOxford ChimerasR1620thSheffieldCons Semis28thSouthampton QC 2ndsCons R16
5thDurhamstrangQuarters13thLondon UnspeakablesR1621stExeter EaglesCons Quarters29thOxford QuidlingsCons R16
6thTornadoes QCQuarters14thSwanseaR1622ndCambridgeCons Quarters30thBrizzlebeesCons R16
7thWarwick QCQuarters15thLeicesterR1623rdDerbyCons Quarters31stDurham DirewolvesCons R16
8thKeele squirrelsQuarters16thBangorR1624thManchesterCons quarters32ndReading RocsCons R16
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