The European Qualifier Tournament (EQT) will be held at Barn Elms Sports Centre in London
London will be playing host to the European Qualifier Tournament on September 6th and 7th.
This two-day tournament will determine the qualification and seeding for the European Quadball Cup, scheduled to take place in Spring 2026.
Qualification and seeding for EQC 2026 will be based solely on this event, with the final ranking of this tournament informing your respective seeding and place at EQC should you qualify.
Successful qualification via EQT does not mean you are automatically enrolled into the tournament, and a follow up confirmation will be sent to teams to accept once the European Quadball Cup dates and locations have been announced.
Clubs will be permitted to decline their awarded spot once offered, and competing at this tournament will not behold your club to competing or the associated fees that come with EQC.
Dates
European Qualifier Tournament will take place across the weekend of September 6th and 7th
Fees
Team Fee - £300
Player Fee - £30
Players on a trial membership will not be charged a player fee if it is their first tournament.
Team Eligibility
This event is primarily aimed at Community Clubs, but University Clubs are allowed to compete at this event. If a University Club wishes to combine and compete for a chance at EQC, similar to the Manchester Super Team last season, we are happy and willing to work to make that happen for this event.
In saying that, crossplay is permitted at this event and is very much encouraged.
Importantly, any players that do crossplay at EQT must compete for that same club at EQC that they qualified with.
European Quadball Cup Information
At the time of writing, we do not yet know how many of the details surrounding the European Quadball Cup. This includes dates, locations, and fees.
We are currently waiting to find out which EQC spots will be awarded to QuadballUK, as well as the allocated split between Division 1 and Division 2.
What we can say at this time is that both Division 1 and Division 2 will be 24 Team Events, and Quadball Europe are currently working to calculate how many spots each NGB will be allocated based on this new development.
Additional Information
Further information will be released in the coming weeks, including volunteer quotas, registration, and gameplay formats. We can also confirm that the site will be able to provide prepaid meals for players and volunteers, ordering information will be shared with teams when ready.
Teams have already been emailed to confirm their attendance, and we request that clubs who intend to compete to get in touch with us as soon as possible to confirm or decline their attendance.
This tournament will fall under the new QuadballUK 25/26 season, and as such those who are attending will need to register for their QuadballUK Membership for the 25/26 Season. Membership will be available for purchase next week, and we will communicate this directly with the community when it is live.
We're really excited for this tournament, and cannot wait to see you all as we kick off the season with a competitive and friendly event.
Hope to see you all there!
