Australian Quidditch Association

Australian Quidditch Association

AQA Logo
Abbreviation AQA
Formation 2011
Type National sport organisation (NSO)
Legal status Non-Profit Organisation
Location
President
 Nicholas Hirst
Parent organization
 International Quidditch Association
Website www.quidditch.org.au

Australian Quidditch Association is the governing body of quidditch in Australia, and affiliated with the International Quidditch Association.[1] It is governed by a board of 7 directors on a rotating 2-year term system.

History and Organisation

The AQA began in 2011 as a Facebook group intended to act as a network for quidditch teams and players within Australia to communicate with each other, become aware of local teams and resources, to set up matches, and to set up new teams. Australian Quidditch Association facilitates a team based membership for voting rights.

The association is run by a board of 7 directors with further volunteer staff. [2]

Competitions

State Tournaments

Due to the geographical separation of teams in different states, the majority of regular play in Australian Quidditch consists of state based tournaments.

Victoria Cup

Organised by the Victorian Quidditch Association, the Victoria Cup is the year long state championship in Melbourne. The inaugural Victoria Cup in 2014 was won by the Monash Muggles, and followed on from other local tournaments. [3]

NSW Cup

Organised by Quidditch New South Wales, the NSW Cup is the year long state championship in Sydney and surrounding cities. The NSW was held for the first time in 2015, and follows on from the prior Triwizard Tournaments held in the state. [4]

Other Tournaments

QUAFL

The biggest annual Australian tournament is the QUAFL Cup held annually in November/December, which crowns the national champion for that year. The 2015 QUAFL cup will be held in Melbourne.

QUAFL Cup Champions:

Year Winning Team
2011 University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2012 University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2013 Perth Phoenixes
2014 Melbourne Manticores
2015 Melbourne Manticores

Midwinter Cup

The Midwinter cup is held annually in Newcastle featuring both teams from NSW and interstate. The 2014 winners were the UNSW Snapes on a Plane. [5] In 2015, the tournament was won by the hosts, The Newcastle Fireballs. In 2016, an Australian National University and Sunshine Coast University collaboration team, The ANUSC Dement-Owls defeated The Newcastle Fireballs in the grand final to claim the Midwinter cup.

Year Winning Team
2014 University of New South Wales Snapes on a Plane
2015 University of Newcastle (Australia) Fireballs
2016 Australian National University and University of the Sunshine Coast ANUSC Dement-Owls

Melbourne Mudbash

The Melbourne Mudbash is held annually in the middle of the year in Melbourne. Local teams are joined by interstate teams and teams composed of mercenary players. In 2013 the Melbourne Manticores came out on top of the four local and two other teams competing, and in 2014 the Monash Muggles were the best of the six local and four other teams to compete. [6]

Teams

Currently, the majority of teams affiliated with Australian Quidditch Association are university teams. Current official teams competing at the 2015 QUAFL Cup were:[7]

National team

The Australian National Team 'The Drop Bears' competed at the IQA Global Games in 2012 and 2014, coming third and second respectively. In 2016 the Australian Dropbears beat America 150-130 to win the World Cup in Germany. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://iqaquidditch.org/get-involved.php
  2. ↑ Quidditch Australia. "Board of Directors". Quidditch Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Monash Muggles take the Victoria Cup". Victorian Quidditch Association. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Announcing the NSW Cup!". Australian Quidditch Association. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Midwinter Cup 2014". Australian Quidditch Association. 28 July 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne Mudbash Quidditch Tournament coming to Clayton's Monash University". Waverley Leader. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  7. ↑ http://quidditchpost.blogspot.com.au/2015/12/meet-teams-of-quafl-2015.html
  8. ↑ Marmer, Andy (20 July 2014). quidditch.org/news/2014/07/team-usa-secures-gold-in-shutout-against-australia "Team USA Secure Gold in Shutout Against Australia" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 16 November 2014.

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