2015 Major League Quidditch season

The 2015 Major League Quidditch season was the league's first, and was contested by eight teams over the course of the 2015 summer. The eight teams were split into two divisions, with the North Division composed of the Cleveland Riff, Detroit Innovators, Indianapolis Intensity and Rochester Whiteout and the East Division composed of the Boston Night Riders, New York Titans, Ottawa Black Bears and Washington Admirals.

2015 MLQ season
League	Major League Quidditch
Sport	Quidditch
Duration	June 1 – August 23, 2015
Number of games	9
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Season champions	East: Boston Night Riders North: Indianapolis Intensity
Season MVP	East: Max Havlin (BOS) North: Tyler Walker (IND)
MLQ Championship
Champions	Boston Night Riders
Runners-up	New York Titans

During the regular season, each team played a set of three matches against every other team in their division, comprising a total of nine matches. Based on the results of those nine matches, the teams were seeded for the MLQ Championship, which all eight qualified for. The championship was decided with two rounds of single-elimination matches before a best two-out-of-three championship series.

The Boston Night Riders won the 2015 MLQ Championship, played at the Monsignor Schmidt CYO Athletic Complex in Toledo, Ohio, ending the season with a perfect 13–0 record. They defeated the New York Titans 2–0 in the finals, but the matches were the only two that Boston played in snitch range for the entire season. By winning the title, Boston was awarded the Benepe Cup, named in honor of Alex Benepe, the co-founder of the sport.

Regular season

Teams of the 2015 Major League Quidditch season

Standings

Team	W	L	QPD/G	SWIM
East Division
Boston Night Riders	9	0	+101.1	0-0
New York Titans	5	4	+18.9	0–1
Washington Admirals	3	6	−36.4	3–1
Ottawa Black Bears	1	8	−68.9	1–2
North Division
Indianapolis Intensity	6	3	−2.2	5–0
Cleveland Riff	5	4	−8.8	4–3
Rochester Whiteout	5	4	+27.7	1–4
Detroit Innovators	2	7	−15.6	2–5

(Cleveland finished ahead of Rochester by virtue of head-to-head tiebreaker)

Matches

Championship

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Championship

E1

Boston Night Riders

140*

N4

Detroit Innovators

30

E1

Boston Night Riders

180*

N2

Cleveland Riff

60

N2

Cleveland Riff

130

E3

Washington Admirals

120*

E1

Boston Night Riders

E2

New York Titans

E2

New York Titans

150*

N3

Rochester Whiteout

80

E2

New York Titans

150*

N1

Indianapolis Intensity

60

N1

Indianapolis Intensity

130*

E4

Ottawa Black Bears

100