IQA World Cup
2016
Tournament information
SportQuidditch
LocationFrankfurt, Germany
Dates23–24 July 2016
AdministratorInternational Quidditch Association
Tournament
format(s)
Pool Play+Knockout
Host(s)Deutscher Quidditchbund
Venue(s)Rebstockanlage
Teams21 (of 4 continents)
Final positions
Champion Australia
1st runner-up United States
2nd runner-up United Kingdom
Tournament statistics
Matches played71
Points scored12450 (175.35 per match)

The 2016 IQA World Cup is the third edition of the IQA World Cup, the international quidditch championship organized by the International Quidditch Association. It was held in Frankfurt, Germany on 23–24 July 2016.[1] Australia won the cup 150*–130 against the United States; the latter team had won all the previous editions. 21 nations competed, including Australia,[2] Canada,[3][4] Ireland,[5] and the United Kingdom.[6] A crowdfunding campaign aimed to send the Ugandan team as the first-ever African nation to compete internationally.[7] However, the team members failed to obtain a German visa and withdrew from the competition.[8] The Peruvian team also withdrew before the competition due to a lack of funds.[9] A documentary entitled Fly the Movie: Journey to Frankfurt followed the British team in their preparation before the cup.[10][11]

Participating teams

     Runner-up      Third place      Participant      Withdrawn 24 teams were expected to participate to the Cup:[12]

Team Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Australia 2 (2012, 2014)
 Austria
 Belgium 2 (2014, 2015)
 Brazil
 Canada 2 (2012, 2014)
 Catalonia 1 (2015)
 France 3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
 Germany (host) 1 (2015)
 Ireland 1 (2015)
 Italy 1 (2015)
 Mexico 1 (2014)
 Netherlands 1 (2015)
 Norway 1 (2015)
 Peru withdrawn
 Poland 1 (2015)
 Slovakia
 Slovenia
 South Korea
 Spain 1 (2015)
 Turkey 1 (2015)
 Uganda withdrawn
 United Kingdom 3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
 United States 2 (2012, 2014)

Draw

The 2014 world medalists and the 2015 European finalists were placed in pod 1. Other teams who have participated in international tournaments filled up pods 2 through 4 based on their finishing rank. Teams participating for the first time were placed randomly in pods 4 and 5.[12]

Pod 1
Team Rank
 United States W1
 Australia W2
 Canada W3
 France E1
 United Kingdom E2
Pod 2
Team Rank
 Mexico W5
 Norway E3
 Belgium E4
 Italy E5
 Turkey E6
Pod 3
Team Rank
 Catalonia E7
 Germany E8
 Spain E9
 Netherlands E10
 Ireland E11
Pod 4
Team Rank
 Poland E12
 Uganda –
 South Korea –
 Brazil –
 Slovakia –
Pod 5
Team Rank
 Austria –
 Peru –
 Slovenia –

The teams were drawn into five groups of four or five teams, with one team per pod in each group, and Pod 5 teams assigned to three randomly chosen groups. Every group was guaranteed at least one non-European team.[13] However, with Peru[14][9] and Uganda[8] withdrawing, only one five-team pool was left, and Pool 1 consisted of European teams only.

Pool 1
Team Pod
 France 1
 Italy 2
 Netherlands 3
 Uganda (withdrawn) 4
 Slovenia 5
Pool 2
Team Pod
 Australia 1
 Belgium 2
 Ireland 3
 Slovakia 4
Pool 3
Team Pod
 United Kingdom 1
 Turkey 2
 Spain 3
 South Korea 4
 Austria 5
Pool 4
Team Pod
 Canada 1
 Mexico 2
 Catalonia 3
 Poland 4
 Peru (withdrawn) 5
Pool 5
Team Pod
 United States 1
 Norway 2
 Germany 3
 Brazil 4

Structure

After the pool play, all teams were seeded and moved on to the bracket phase. Teams were seeded according to the following criteria:

  1. Rank in pool;
  2. Number of losses;
  3. Head-to-head result;
  4. Average point differential (With a cap of 120, includes snitch catches);
  5. Snitch catch percentage;
  6. Coin flip.

Since all teams would participate to the bracket phase, seeds 12 to 21 started with play-in games whereas seeds 1 to 11 got a bye to the round of 16. During bracket play, each round beginning with the round of 16 generated a consolation bracket. The bracket phase determined the final ranking for teams 1 to 16.[15]

Results

Asterisks* indicate the team that ended the game by catching the snitch.

Pool play

Bracket seeding
Category Seed Team
Pool
winners 		1  Canada
2  United States
3  United Kingdom
4  France
5  Australia
Pool
runners-up 		6  Turkey
7  Belgium
8  Mexico
9  Norway
10  Italy
Pool
3rd place 		11  Austria
Play-in cutoff
12  Germany
13  Slovakia
14  Slovenia
15  Catalonia
Pool
4th place 		16  Spain
17  Netherlands
18  Poland
19  Ireland
20  Brazil
Pool
5th place		 21  South Korea

Pool 1

Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1  France 3 0 116.7 100% 4
2  Italy 2 1 13.3 33% 10
3  Slovenia 1 2 −53.3 67% 14
4  Netherlands 0 3 −76.7 0% 17
Italy  140* – 40  Netherlands
France  240* – 50  Slovenia
Italy  130 – 80*  Slovenia
France  240* – 0  Netherlands
France  160* – 50  Italy
Netherlands  90 – 100*  Slovenia

Pool 2

Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1  Australia 3 0 100 67% 5
2  Belgium 2 1 53.3 67% 7
3  Slovakia 1 2 −50 67% 13
4  Ireland 0 3 −103.3 0% 19
Ireland  50 – 120*  Slovakia
Australia  130 – 70*  Belgium
Belgium  250* – 20  Ireland
Australia  230* – 10  Slovakia
Australia  260* – 0  Ireland
Belgium  160 – 60*  Slovakia

Pool 3

Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1  United Kingdom 4 0 117.5 75% 3
2  Turkey 3 1 55 50% 6
3  Austria 2 2 −22.5 75% 11
4  Spain 1 3 −37.5 25% 16
5  South Korea 0 4 −112.5 25% 21
United Kingdom  170* – 40  Turkey
Spain  110* – 10  South Korea
United Kingdom  170* – 0  Austria
Turkey  200* – 40  South Korea
Spain  70 – 80*  Austria
United Kingdom  150 – 40*  South Korea
Turkey  180* – 50  Spain
Turkey  160 – 60*  Austria
United Kingdom  220* – 0  Spain
South Korea  Forfeit (0 – 150*)  Austria

Pool 4

Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1  Canada 3 0 120 100% 1
2  Mexico 2 1 40 67% 8
3  Catalonia 1 2 −66.7 0% 15
4  Poland 0 3 −93.3 33% 18
Canada  180* – 20  Catalonia
Mexico  200* – 20  Poland
Catalonia  110 – 70*  Poland
Canada  180* – 20  Mexico
Mexico  260* – 130  Catalonia
Canada  240* – 0  Poland

Pool 5

Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1  United States 3 0 120 67% 2
2  Norway 2 1 13.3 67% 9
3  Germany 1 2 −26.7 67% 12
4  Brazil 0 3 −106.7 0% 20
Norway  140* – 60  Germany
United States  210* – 0  Brazil
United States  170 – 40*  Germany
Norway  150* – 70  Brazil
United States  230* – 10  Norway
Germany  200* – 50  Brazil

Championship bracket

Play-in gamesRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
9:30
 Canada170*
8:00
 Spain30
 Spain130
12:15
 Netherlands60*
 Canada140*
 Mexico30
10:15
 Mexico100*
 Norway80
15:45
 Canada40
 Australia80*
9:30
 France190
8:00
 Brazil50*
 Slovakia40
12:15
 Brazil150*
 France60
 Australia110*
10:15
 Australia150*
Forfeit
 Germany20
 Germany150*
18:30
 South Korea0
 Australia150*
 United States130
9:30
 United States270*
8:00
 Catalonia10
 Catalonia90
12:15
 Poland40*
 United States130*
 Belgium50
10:15
 Belgium210*
 Italy130
15:45
 United States140*
 United Kingdom40 Third place
9:3017:30
 United Kingdom220* United Kingdom190*
8:00
 Slovenia20  Canada60
 Slovenia150*
12:15
 Ireland70
 United Kingdom180*
 Turkey40
10:15
 Turkey100
 Austria50*

Quarter-final consolation

 
First roundFifth place
 
      
 
13:45
 
 
 Mexico10
 
16:30
 
 France160*
 
 France140*
 
13:45
 
 Turkey50
 
 Belgium140
 
 
 Turkey150*
 
Seventh place
 
 
16:30
 
 
 Mexico30
 
 
 Belgium150*

Round of 16 consolation

 
First roundSecond roundNinth place
 
          
 
11:30
 
 
 Norway180*
 
13:45
 
 Brazil40
 
 Norway80*
 
11:30
 
 Germany60
 
 Slovenia30
 
15:00
 
 Germany140*
 
 Norway170*
 
11:30
 
 Spain30
 
 Italy50
 
13:45
 
 Spain110*
 
 Spain130*
 
13:45
 
 Catalonia80 Eleventh place
 
 Catalonia130*
 
16:30
 
 Austria70
 
 Germany250*
 
 
 Catalonia60
 
 
Second roundThirteenth place
 
      
 
13:00
 
 
 Italy200*
 
15:00
 
 Brazil60
 
 Italy140*
 
13:00
 
 Austria40
 
 Slovenia110
 
 
 Austria120*
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
15:00
 
 
 Slovenia170*
 
 
 Brazil120

References

  1. ^ Bold: winner, Italics: host.
    Odd years are European Games, even years are World Cups.
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