IQA World Cup V

The IQA World Cup V was the 2011 edition of the IQA World Cup (now the US Quidditch Cup), a quidditch club tournament then organized by the International Quidditch Association.[1] It was hosted at Icahn Stadium on Randalls Island in New York City on November 12–13.

IQA World Cup V
2011
Tournament information
SportQuidditch
LocationRandalls Island, New York City
Dates12–13 November 2011
Administrator(s)International Quidditch Association
Tournament
format(s)
Pool play
Single elimination bracket
Venue(s)Icahn Stadium
Teams96
Final positions
ChampionMiddlebury College
Runner-upUniversity of Florida

The Cup featured 96 teams from five countries competing in three divisions. This marked the first time that teams from outside North America competed, with Argentina, Finland and New Zealand sending one team each.[2] Teams were allowed to register between 7 and 21 players, allowing up to 2,000 athletes to participate. Division 1 featured 60 teams,[3] Division 2 featured 24 teams, and the High School division featured 8 teams.[4]

Besides the sports games, the event also included a two-day festival. A variety of entertainers, foods, and wizardry shops took over the Island, while musical artists performed during breaks in game play.

Division 1 semi-finals saw Middlebury College defeating Texas A&M 80*–70,[5] and the University of Florida winning 70*–60[6] against the University of Minnesota.[7] Middlebury College won the finals 100*–80[8] against University of Florida, thus becoming champions for the fifth consecutive time.[9] Purdue University won the Division 2 final 60*–20 against Rochester Institute of Technology.[10]

The Cup was profiled in Eric Hansen's Outside piece, "Quoosiers", and in the 2014 documentary Mudbloods.[11]

See also

References
  1. "About". worldcupquidditch.com. International Quidditch Association. Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2016-06-17.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. "Teams". worldcupquidditch.com. International Quidditch Association. Archived from the original on 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2016-06-17.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. Benepe, Alex (2011-12-19). "World Cup V Division 1 Rankings". usquidditch.org. US Quidditch. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  4. Benepe, Alex (2011-12-19). "World Cup V Division 2 & High School Rankings". usquidditch.org. US Quidditch. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  5. US Quidditch (2012-09-22). Middlebury vs Texas A&M - Quidditch World Cup V 2011 (SEMI FINALS) (Videotape). YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  6. US Quidditch (2012-09-22). Florida vs Minnesota - Quidditch World Cup V 2011 (SEMI FINALS) (Videotape). YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  7. Benepe, Alex (2011-11-20). "Watch the World Cup 2011 Finals: Division I". internationalquidditch.com. International Quidditch Association. Archived from the original on 2011-11-26. Retrieved 2016-06-17.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  8. US Quidditch (2012-09-22). Middlebury vs Florida - Quidditch World Cup V 2011 (FINALS) (Videotape). YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  9. Panzarella, Dan (2011-11-14). "Middlebury clenches the Cup!". usquidditch.org. US Quidditch. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  10. US Quidditch (2012-10-04). RIT vs Purdue - Quidditch World Cup V 2011 (D-2 FINALS) (Videotape). YouTube. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  11. Hansen, Eric. "Quoosiers". Outside Magazine. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
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