The 2016 IQA World Cup is the third edition of the IQA World Cup, the international quidditch championship organized by the International Quidditch Association. It was held in Frankfurt, Germany on 23–24 July 2016.[1] Australia won the cup 150*–130 against the United States; the latter team had won all the previous editions. 21 nations competed, including Australia,[2] Canada,[3][4] Ireland,[5] and the United Kingdom.[6] A crowdfunding campaign aimed to send the Ugandan team as the first-ever African nation to compete internationally.[7] However, the team members failed to obtain a German visa and withdrew from the competition.[8] The Peruvian team also withdrew before the competition due to a lack of funds.[9] A documentary entitled Fly the Movie: Journey to Frankfurt followed the British team in their preparation before the cup.[10][11]

IQA World Cup
2016
Tournament information
SportQuidditch
LocationFrankfurt, Germany
Dates23–24 July 2016
AdministratorInternational Quidditch Association
Tournament
format(s)
Pool Play+Knockout
Host(s)Deutscher Quidditchbund
Venue(s)Rebstockanlage
Teams21 (of 4 continents)
Final positions
Champion Australia
1st runner-up United States
2nd runner-up United Kingdom
Tournament statistics
Matches played71
Points scored12450 (175.35 per match)

Participating teams

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     Runner-up      Third place      Participant      Withdrawn 24 teams were expected to participate to the Cup:[12]

Team Previous appearances in tournament[a]
  Australia 2 (2012, 2014)
  Austria
  Belgium 2 (2014, 2015)
  Brazil
  Canada 2 (2012, 2014)
  Catalonia 1 (2015)
  France 3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
  Germany (host) 1 (2015)
  Ireland 1 (2015)
  Italy 1 (2015)
  Mexico 1 (2014)
  Netherlands 1 (2015)
  Norway 1 (2015)
  Peru withdrawn
  Poland 1 (2015)
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
  South Korea
  Spain 1 (2015)
  Turkey 1 (2015)
  Uganda withdrawn
  United Kingdom 3 (2012, 2014, 2015)
  United States 2 (2012, 2014)

Draw

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The 2014 world medalists and the 2015 European finalists were placed in pod 1. Other teams who have participated in international tournaments filled up pods 2 through 4 based on their finishing rank. Teams participating for the first time were placed randomly in pods 4 and 5.[12]

Pod 1
Team Rank
  United States W1
  Australia W2
  Canada W3
  France E1
  United Kingdom E2
Pod 2
Team Rank
  Mexico W5
  Norway E3
  Belgium E4
  Italy E5
  Turkey E6
Pod 3
Team Rank
  Catalonia E7
  Germany E8
  Spain E9
  Netherlands E10
  Ireland E11
Pod 4
Team Rank
  Poland E12
  Uganda
  South Korea
  Brazil
  Slovakia
Pod 5
Team Rank
  Austria
  Peru
  Slovenia

The teams were drawn into five groups of four or five teams, with one team per pod in each group, and Pod 5 teams assigned to three randomly chosen groups. Every group was guaranteed at least one non-European team.[13] However, with Peru[14][9] and Uganda[8] withdrawing, only one five-team pool was left, and Pool 1 consisted of European teams only.

Pool 1
Team Pod
  France 1
  Italy 2
  Netherlands 3
  Uganda (withdrawn) 4
  Slovenia 5
Pool 2
Team Pod
  Australia 1
  Belgium 2
  Ireland 3
  Slovakia 4
Pool 3
Team Pod
  United Kingdom 1
  Turkey 2
  Spain 3
  South Korea 4
  Austria 5
Pool 4
Team Pod
  Canada 1
  Mexico 2
  Catalonia 3
  Poland 4
  Peru (withdrawn) 5
Pool 5
Team Pod
  United States 1
  Norway 2
  Germany 3
  Brazil 4

Structure

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After the pool play, all teams were seeded and moved on to the bracket phase. Teams were seeded according to the following criteria:

  1. Rank in pool;
  2. Number of losses;
  3. Head-to-head result;
  4. Average point differential (With a cap of 120, includes snitch catches);
  5. Snitch catch percentage;
  6. Coin flip.

Since all teams would participate to the bracket phase, seeds 12 to 21 started with play-in games whereas seeds 1 to 11 got a bye to the round of 16. During bracket play, each round beginning with the round of 16 generated a consolation bracket. The bracket phase determined the final ranking for teams 1 to 16.[15]

Results

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Asterisks* indicate the team that ended the game by catching the snitch.

Pool play

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Bracket seeding
Category Seed Team
Pool
winners
1   Canada
2   United States
3   United Kingdom
4   France
5   Australia
Pool
runners-up
6   Turkey
7   Belgium
8   Mexico
9   Norway
10   Italy
Pool
3rd place
11   Austria
Play-in cutoff
12   Germany
13   Slovakia
14   Slovenia
15   Catalonia
Pool
4th place
16   Spain
17   Netherlands
18   Poland
19   Ireland
20   Brazil
Pool
5th place
21   South Korea

Pool 1

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Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1   France 3 0 116.7 100% 4
2   Italy 2 1 13.3 33% 10
3   Slovenia 1 2 −53.3 67% 14
4   Netherlands 0 3 −76.7 0% 17
Italy   140* 40   Netherlands
France   240* 50   Slovenia
Italy   130 80*   Slovenia
France   240* 0   Netherlands
France   160* 50   Italy
Netherlands   90 100*   Slovenia

Pool 2

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Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1   Australia 3 0 100 67% 5
2   Belgium 2 1 53.3 67% 7
3   Slovakia 1 2 −50 67% 13
4   Ireland 0 3 −103.3 0% 19
Ireland   50 120*   Slovakia
Australia   130 70*   Belgium
Belgium   250* 20   Ireland
Australia   230* 10   Slovakia
Australia   260* 0   Ireland
Belgium   160 60*   Slovakia

Pool 3

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Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1   United Kingdom 4 0 117.5 75% 3
2   Turkey 3 1 55 50% 6
3   Austria 2 2 −22.5 75% 11
4   Spain 1 3 −37.5 25% 16
5   South Korea 0 4 −112.5 25% 21
United Kingdom   170* 40   Turkey
Spain   110* 10   South Korea
United Kingdom   170* 0   Austria
Turkey   200* 40   South Korea
Spain   70 80*   Austria
United Kingdom   150 40*   South Korea
Turkey   180* 50   Spain
Turkey   160 60*   Austria
United Kingdom   220* 0   Spain
South Korea   Forfeit (0 150*)   Austria

Pool 4

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Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1   Canada 3 0 120 100% 1
2   Mexico 2 1 40 67% 8
3   Catalonia 1 2 −66.7 0% 15
4   Poland 0 3 −93.3 33% 18
Canada   180* 20   Catalonia
Mexico   200* 20   Poland
Catalonia   110 70*   Poland
Canada   180* 20   Mexico
Mexico   260* 130   Catalonia
Canada   240* 0   Poland

Pool 5

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Pos Team W L APD S% Seed
1   United States 3 0 120 67% 2
2   Norway 2 1 13.3 67% 9
3   Germany 1 2 −26.7 67% 12
4   Brazil 0 3 −106.7 0% 20
Norway   140* 60   Germany
United States   210* 0   Brazil
United States   170 40*   Germany
Norway   150* 70   Brazil
United States   230* 10   Norway
Germany   200* 50   Brazil

Championship bracket

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Play-in gamesRound of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
9:30
  Canada170*
8:00
  Spain30
  Spain130
12:15
  Netherlands60*
  Canada140*
  Mexico30
10:15
  Mexico100*
  Norway80
15:45
  Canada40
  Australia80*
9:30
  France190
8:00
  Brazil50*
  Slovakia40
12:15
  Brazil150*
  France60
  Australia110*
10:15
  Australia150*
Forfeit
  Germany20
  Germany150*
18:30
  South Korea0
  Australia150*
  United States130
9:30
  United States270*
8:00
  Catalonia10
  Catalonia90
12:15
  Poland40*
  United States130*
  Belgium50
10:15
  Belgium210*
  Italy130
15:45
  United States140*
  United Kingdom40 Third place
9:3017:30
  United Kingdom220*  United Kingdom190*
8:00
  Slovenia20   Canada60
  Slovenia150*
12:15
  Ireland70
  United Kingdom180*
  Turkey40
10:15
  Turkey100
  Austria50*

Quarter-final consolation

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First roundFifth place
 
      
 
13:45
 
 
  Mexico10
 
16:30
 
  France160*
 
  France140*
 
13:45
 
  Turkey50
 
  Belgium140
 
 
  Turkey150*
 
Seventh place
 
 
16:30
 
 
  Mexico30
 
 
  Belgium150*

Round of 16 consolation

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First roundSecond roundNinth place
 
          
 
11:30
 
 
  Norway180*
 
13:45
 
  Brazil40
 
  Norway80*
 
11:30
 
  Germany60
 
  Slovenia30
 
15:00
 
  Germany140*
 
  Norway170*
 
11:30
 
  Spain30
 
  Italy50
 
13:45
 
  Spain110*
 
  Spain130*
 
13:45
 
  Catalonia80 Eleventh place
 
  Catalonia130*
 
16:30
 
  Austria70
 
  Germany250*
 
 
  Catalonia60
 
 
Second roundThirteenth place
 
      
 
13:00
 
 
  Italy200*
 
15:00
 
  Brazil60
 
  Italy140*
 
13:00
 
  Austria40
 
  Slovenia110
 
 
  Austria120*
 
Fifteenth place
 
 
15:00
 
 
  Slovenia170*
 
 
  Brazil120

References

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  1. ^ Bold: winner, Italics: host.
    Odd years are European Games, even years are World Cups.
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