EQC 2023 D1 & D2 Re-Cap

Team England have claimed the title of European Champions after a 160* - 140 win against Germany at the IQA European Games in Limerick. The final match, played to a set score, was just one of the highlights from a weekend of European quidditch. 

The European Games saw each of the UK’s national teams - England, Scotland and Wales - take the stage together for the first time, with Wales competing in Group B and England and Scotland in Group D for the day 1 group stages. 

The 2023 World Cup will be held in Richmond, Virginia USA, and QUK are excited to follow our teams on the road to Richmond.

Photos courtesy of Team England, Team Scotland, and Team Wales. 

Team England win European Games

After 2 years out due to COVID-19, our new national teams are all preparing for their first tournaments on the international stage, heading to Limerick, Ireland on July 22-24, 2022 for the IQA European Games.

For the first time all four UK home nations will be represented, with England, Scotland, and Wales each sending a team and Northern Ireland competing as part of the all-Ireland team. You can follow their socials (linked above) for news and updates through the competition.

Each national team may select up to 25 players to send to European Games, with a roster of 21 selected from those for each of the two days. All three teams also have a non-playing coach who will work alongside other volunteers to lead and support their team through the tournament. Team Ireland is organised by our friends at Quidditch Eire who'll announce the team's roster separately.

Team England

Team Scotland

Team Cymru

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Group A

Group B

Group D

Eighteen teams from across Europe will be joined in Limerick by Australia and Hong Kong, competing there since no Oceania-Asian Games are taking place in 2022. The IQA held the group draw last week, so the teams also know who they'll be up against first. We wish the best of luck to all our teams and players competing!

European Games Squads Announced

QuidditchUK are in full support of the renaming of our sport as recently proposed by US Quidditch.

The issues surrounding both the Warner Brothers trademark and J.K Rowling’s remarks and statements against the transgender members of our community have accelerated this desire to move our branding away from the ‘quidditch’ name and shift towards our own identity.

Quidditch as it is played in the United Kingdom and throughout the world has been steadily growing further beyond Harry Potter and the wider franchise, and this shift will allow more opportunities for growth, sponsorship and expansion outside of current events and operations.

More importantly, distancing ourselves from J.K Rowling will cement the sport and community as the inclusive space it already is. Since our inception the inclusion of all persons, regardless of race, sex, gender identity, or background has been a cornerstone of our sport. 

We cannot continue to call ourselves quidditch and be associated with J.K Rowling while she continues to make damaging and hateful comments against the many transgender athletes, staff, and volunteers who call this sporting community home.

We intend to work with US Quidditch, the International Quidditch Association, and the other international governing bodies to move forward with this change and we will update our own organisational name and branding to reflect whatever is decided by the global community.

Statement Regarding USQ, MLQ Name Change

QuidditchUK are both excited and proud to announce that Alice Walker has been selected to take on the role as the Head Coach for Team England.

Alice is an athlete and a leader who needs very little introduction, bringing a wealth of international experience and an accolade of sporting achievements across regional, national, and global competition. Alice has been a key member of the Team UK training squad since 2015 - notably competing in the 2016 IQA World Cup in Frankfurt alongside her role on as a leader both on and off pitch to her fellow athletes within the training squad. Not to mention her tenure as a player, coach, and captain as an integral core member of both Radcliffe Chimeras and Werewolves of London.

Alice will be taking the rein over the very best of our English athletes, as she works towards creating a formidable national side,  and further develops the highest levels of talent in our game. Working alongside the Team England Manager, Bex Lowe, Alice will be recruiting coaching staff to build her team, identifying and recruiting our top players from all across England. This will be assisted by the newly rebooted scouting programme, headed up by Luke Twist as Head Scout who in turn will also be working with Team Wales and Team Scotland to discover and identify who may next be playing for their country.

As Alice steps up into her challenge new role, she has this to say:

Having watched Team UK in Italy, Sarteano in 2015, all the way through being a player on the squad for the last 5 years, the national team has been close to my heart and is something I’m incredibly passionate about. I hope to take my passion for the squad and combine it with my successful coaching experience at both Oxford University Quidditch Club and Werewolves of London to help shape and guide Team England.

I want to coach a squad that is not only successful, but something amazing to be a part of and an integral part of quidditch in the UK.

We wish to offer our congratulations and best of luck to Alice as she takes on this role, we’re incredibly excited for the changes and opportunities you bring and we know you’ll lead Team England into the very next chapter of international quidditch. 

Alice Walker named as Team England Head Coach

Alice Walker Named As Team England Head Coach

QuidditchUK are excited to announce a significant change to our national team programme, with the formal introduction of Team England as a competitive national squad representing both England and QuidditchUK in international competition on a global stage.

Over the past year QuidditchUK have been working closely with our national team managers and the International Quidditch Association, to create a system that allows England, Scotland and Wales to have better representation and competitive opportunities at not only European Games, but also at the Quidditch World Cup as well.

Officially, this means that we are retiring the Team UK national team and brand, and have transitioned into three independently managed teams of Team England, Team Scotland and Team Wales. With this new announcement we’re excited to start a new chapter with our national teams, building on the legacy already established and cemented by the volunteers and athletes that built Team UK.

Importantly, this also requires deeper Expansion projects being undertaken by QuidditchUK, as the International Quidditch Association requires thresholds to allow multiple teams to compete at certain events. These projects are underway and we will be updating the community on the work our Expansion department is currently undertaking to tackle these challenges.

Team Wales

England and Welsh logos designed courtesy of LN Graphics and Photography

Team UK staff have been transitioned into Team England leadership, with Bex Lowe remaining as Team Manager, and Seb Waters maintaining his position as Assistant Coach.

With Jay Holmes’ resignation earlier this year, we have opened applications for a new Team England Head Coach position, which can be found on the Volunteer section of our website. We have also opened applications for Team England Assistant Manager. We are also seeking management and coaching positions for Team Scotland, and strongly encourage those interested to apply as well.

We strongly encourage anyone interested in taking up these roles to register their interest. Those wishing to find out more about the roles can contact Bex Lowe via teamengland@quidditchuk.org

We have also updated our scouting programme, a single pool of scouts will report to all three national teams with their finding and feedback. This will provide a greater spread of people who can identify upcoming talent for all three national teams. Those interested in scouting can also apply via the Volunteer section of our website.

Bex Lowe

Sebastian Waters

For those interested, you can find the specific policies on National Team Eligibility or NGBs having multiple national teams here.

Further announcements to the national team programmes are scheduled, pending release dates and locations for either the European Games or the Quidditch World Cup, both of which are still being confirmed by the International Quidditch Association.

We can’t wait to see what direction Team England takes, as well as these new opportunities it opens up for both our Scottish and Welsh teams.

All the best to Bex Lowe and her soon to be appointed staff in building this exciting new chapter of QuidditchUK.

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EQC 2023 D1 & D2 Re-Cap

Team England win European Games

European Games Squads Announced

Statement Regarding USQ, MLQ Name Change

Alice Walker Named As Team England Head Coach

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