The English national quadball team is the official national quadball team of England.[1] The team, which is organised by QuadballUK, was founded in 2021 after the splitting of Team UK into separate teams for each of the individual Home Nations. They made their debut at the 2022 IQA European Games in Limerick, winning the tournament.[2]

Team England
Full nameEngland National Quadball Team
SportQuadball
Founded2021
AssociationQuadballUK
LeagueInternational Quadball Association
ColoursRed and White
   
Head coachSeb Waters
CaptainLuke Twist
Championships1st place, gold medalist(s) 2022 IQA European Games
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2023 WISE Cup
WebsiteQuidditchUK webpage
Quadball England Facebook Page

History

Previously Team UK represented all the countries of the United Kingdom at international tournaments organised by the International Quadball Association. Team UK was founded in 2012, making their debut at the Summer Games in Oxford. Their final tournament appearance was at the 2019 IQA European Games in Bamberg.[3] In 2021, the decision was made to split Team UK into separate teams for England, Scotland (Team Scotland) and Wales (Team Wales).[4] Players from Northern Ireland compete as part of an all-Ireland team with the Republic of Ireland organised by Quidditch Eire.[5]

Competitive record

Overview

Competition Position Number of Teams
Republic of Ireland 2022 European Games 1st 20
Scotland 2023 WISE Cup 1st 5
United States 2023 World Cup 4th 15

2022 European Games

Team England made their debut at the 2022 European Games held on 22–24 July in Limerick in Ireland,[6] where they placed 1st of 20 teams. The team were placed into group D along with Scotland, Germany, Netherlands and Czech Republic for the group stage on day 1.[7][8] They finished 2nd in the group below Germany after a 110–140* defeat in their match against them. In the match Germany caught the snitch from behind to even the scores and then went on to score the 3 extra goals required to reach the set score in overtime.[9][10] During the knockout stage on day 2 they won against Poland, France and then Norway.[11][12] The final was a rematch against Germany with England winning after catching while 30 points behind then successfully reaching the set score in overtime for a final score of 160*-140.[2][13]

2023 WISE Cup

The 2023 Wales-Ireland-Scotland-England (WISE) Cup was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, organised by Quadball Scotland. England first played Scotland, winning 220*-20. England then beat Wales 230*-10 and Ireland 210*-30. England's final game was an exhibition match against the Celtic Nations, a mix of the Scotland, Welsh and Irish national teams. England were victorious 230*-30. England finished 1st in the tournament: the inaugural champions of the WISE cup.[14][15]

2023 World Cup

The 2023 IQA Quadball World Cup was hosted in Richmond, Virginia, USA, and was Quadball England's World Cup debut. Seeded second, inheriting Team UKs ELO rating, England were placed in Pool B with France, Austria, Mexico and India.[16] In game 1, England beat Austria 190*-40, followed by a set-score victory against Mexico 170–50*. England's highest-ranked opponents of the pool stages, France, were beaten 150*-40 with a second flag catch of the day by Reuben Thompson. In the final game of Pool B, postponed until day 2 due to weather delays, England beat India 220–100* to finish top of their group and second seed overall.

As second seed, England progressed directly to the quarter finals to play Canada. In a lengthy game further delayed by the weather, England ground out a result of 140*-60 thanks to a Jordan Aymer-Jeffrey flag catch. In a tight and tense semi-final against 2022 IQA European Games finalists Germany, England were denied the chance of a game-winning catch by Aymer-Jeffrey for "impeding the flag runner", allowing Germany to go on to catch the flag shortly after to win the game 50–100*. England were to face Belgium after their tightly-fought semi-final against the USA for 3rd place. In front of a large crowd, England lost 60–120* after a lengthy video review showed the Belgium seeker to have been beaten after the catch, and therefore the flag catch was called good.[17]

Players

IQA European Games 2022 (Limerick, Ireland)

The squad for the 2022 IQA European Games was coached by Alice Walker and captained by Luke Twist.[5][18]

Surname First Name Number
Macartney Alex 34
Hull Andy 24
Malpass Ben 20
Lowe Bex 13
Werner Carina 17
Trick Dan 3
Bryant Doug 5
Brett Ed 18
Southwell El 50
Fisher Elliot 14
Davies Fey 2
Adams Isla 95
Sartori Jacopo 99
Aymer-Jeffrey Jordan 23
Aziz Kerry 89
Barrington Lucy 4
Twist (C) Luke 7
Kreft Michal 61
Orridge Mikey 15
Marmolejo Morazo Paula 31
Spencer Sam 28
Waters Seb 10
Ferenczy Tash 6
Harris Tristan 55
Karling Tua 44

WISE Cup 2023 (Edinburgh, Scotland)

The 2023 WISE Cup squad was coached by Seb Waters and captained by Andy Hull.[19]

Surname First Name Number Club
S Davies Fey 2 London Quadball Club
S Fisher Elliot 14 Velociraptors Quadball Club
K Houghton Matt 27 Southsea Quadball Club
K Hull (C) Andy 24 Velociraptors Quadball Club
C Benevise Manon Olympians Quadball Club
C Ferenczy Tash 6 Werewolves of London
C Kreft Michal 61 Werewolves of London
C Norman Olivia 19 Oxford Mammoths Quadball Club
C Southwell El 50 London Quadball Club
B Birkitt Sam 37 Velociraptors Quadball Club
B Bryant Doug 5 Werewolves of London
B Marmolejo Morazo Paula 31 Phoenix Quadball Club
B Mills Sam Werewolves of London

IQA World Cup 2023 (Richmond, USA)

The 2023 IQA World Cup squad was head coached by Alice Walker, with assistant coaches Matt Bateman, Simon Bidwell and Luke Twist and captained by Bill Orridge.[20][21]

Surname First Name Number Club
S Aymer-Jeffrey Jordan 23 Werewolves of London
S Fisher Elliot 14 Velociraptors Quadball Club
S Thompson Reuben 75 London Quadball Club
K Veale Aaron 22 Werewolves of London
K Waters Seb 10 London Quadball Club
C Brett Ed 18 Werewolves of London
C Chambers Jeniva 21 London Quadball Club
C Emre Benan 1 London Quadball Club
C Ferenczy Tash 6 Werewolves of London
C Houghton Matt 27 Southsea Quadball Club
C Hull Andy 24 Velociraptors Quadball Club
C Karling Tua 44 London Quadball Club
C Kreft Michal 61 Werewolves of London
C Lowe Bex 13 London Quadball Club
C Macartney Alex 34 Phoenix Quadball Club
C Malpass Ben 20 London Quadball Club
B Aziz Kerry 89 Werewolves of London
B Barrington Lucy 4 London Quadball Club
B Bryant Doug 5 Werewolves of London
B Marmolejo Morazo Paula 31 Phoenix Quadball Club
B Orridge (C) Bill 12 Velociraptors Quadball Club
B Orridge Mikey 15 Southampton Quadball Club
B Sartori Jacopo 99 London Quadball Club
B Trick Dan 3 London Quadball Club
B Werner Carina 17 London Quadball Club

International Friendlies

2022 Italy Friendlies (Genoa, Italy)

England travelled to Genoa to play Italy and Spain on 18th June. England began the day beating Italy B 140–50*, followed by defeating Spain 200*-20. England's final game saw defeat to Italy A 70–120*.[22]

2023 Belgium Friendlies (Ghent, Belgium)

To prepare for the 2023 IQA World Cup, England travelled to Ghent to play eight friendlies against Belgium, France, Germany, and Norway. England first faced Norway on day 1, beating them 150–40*. Belgium then defeated England convincingly with a 30–170* scoreline. England improved to beat France 150*-50, only to fall short against Germany 70–120*. Day 2 saw replays of the previous day. England again beat Norway with a scoreline of 130–60*, before beating Belgium 80*-70. England then lost both their final games against France (90–120*) and Germany (70–150*).

2023 Quadball Nations Cup (Salou, Spain)

England entered the inaugral 2023 Quadball Nations Cup (QNations) with a development side due to limitations on team selection placed by the tournament organising committee.[23] England were placed in group B with Basque Country, Catalonia, France, Italy and Spain.[24] England began day 1 against Catalonia, winning 120-100*, and France, winning 160-80*.[25][26] England then faced Basque country, losing 80-90*, before beating Spain 140*-130.[27][28] The final game of Day 1 came against Italy, losing 40-70*.[29] This placed Team England in a combined-table of 9th.[30] Day 2 started against 10th-placed Czech Republic, finishing 140*-0 in favour of England.[31] This win progressed the team up the table to face Poland, again winning with a scoreline of 130*-50.[32] In doing so, England were matched with Germany in an effective-quarter-final: the winner guaranteed to make the semi-final. In a close game, Germany were victorious with a 90*-60 score, knocking Team England out with a final position of 5th.[33][34]

See also

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