The following information covers the competitive structure of the British Quidditch Cup, and breaks down the tournament format which will be used throughout the weekend.
Group Draw
The qualifying teams will be ranked 1-32, based on the following criteria:
- Most recently attended QuidditchUK tournament
- EQT
- Regionals
- Development Cup
- Ranking at their most recently attended QuidditchUK tournament
- Where two teams have the same ranking from their most recently attended tournament, the tiebreakers will be:
- Highest average QPD/match
- Lowest average match duration
- Fewest red cards
- Fewest yellow cards
- Fewest blue cards
The teams will then be split into 4 pods (1-4) of 8 teams by descending overall ranking. Teams from each pod will be allocated randomly to one of 8 groups (A-H). Once all teams from Pod 1 have been allocated to a group, teams from Pod 2 will be allocated, and so on until all teams have been allocated and all groups have 4 teams.
Where the draw of a pod would place a team into the same group as a team in the same club, the group allocation for that pod will be re-randomised to ensure that no intra-club games take place on Day One of the tournament.
Notes on seeding:
- As Portsmouth have declined their BQC place, the Southern teams ranked 12-14 are re-ranked to 11-13 within their region.
- Due to disciplinary action, Sheffield Squids are re-ranked as 16th at Northern, with Northern teams 9-16 re-ranked to 8-15 within their region.
- There is no separate regional “balancing” process in the seeding for BQC. Regional variation has already been accounted for in the season structure:
- The allocation of BQC spots from regionals was weighted based on region size
- The allocation of EQT spots was based on regional performance, and the results of EQT have been used to seed the top 12 teams
- The Dev Cup qualification route was not region-specific
The Group Draw for BQC 2019 is:
Group 1
Liverpuddly Cannons
Megalodons
Bournemouth Banshees
Bristol Bears
Group 2
Southampton Quidditch Club
Leeds Griffins
Durhamstrang
Winchester Quidditch Club
Group 3
Oxford Mammoths
Bath QC
Oxford Radcliffe Chimeras
Holyrood Hippogriffs Seconds
Group 4
Glasgow Grim Reapers
Manchester Manticores
Swansea Swans
Leicester Thestrals
Group 5
Werewolves of London Firsts
Warwick Quiddich Club
Exeter Eagles
London Unstoppables
Group 6
London Unspeakables
Nottingham Nightmares
York Horntails
Derby Daemons
Group 7
Velociraptors
Werewolves of London Seconds
Tornadoes QC
Sheffield Squids
Group 8
London Quidditch Club
Holyrood Hippogriffs Firsts
St Andrews Snidgets
Chester Centurions
Day One
Day One will consist of 8 round robins, in which each team will play every other team in its group. After Day One, teams will be ranked based on the standard QuidditchUK Ranking Criteria.
Day Two
The top 16 teams will compete in a seeded single-elimination upper bracket, the winner of which will be crowned BQC champion. The bottom 16 teams will also compete in a single-elimination lower bracket.
Lower Bracket
Upper Bracket
