The 2018 Quidditch Premier League season was the league's second, and was contested by ten teams over the course of the summer of 2018. The ten teams were split into two divisions, with the North Division composed of the Northern Watch, Yorkshire Roses, East Midlands Archers, West Midlands Revolution, and the debuting Scottish Thistles, and the South Division composed of the London Monarchs, Southeast Knights, Southwest Broadside, Eastern Mermaids, and the debuting Welsh Dragons.
| 2018 Quidditch Premier League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Quidditch Premier League |
| Sport | Quidditch |
| Duration | June 16 – August 25, 2018 |
| Number of games | 77 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | North: West Midlands Revolution South: London Monarchs |
| Finals champions | London Monarchs |
| Runners-up | Southeast Knights |
During the regular season, each division held three 'fixtures', which saw each team in that division attend and participate in round robin games. In total, teams played 12 games each during the regular season, with a total of 60 games played in total. Based on the results of those fixtures, the teams were seeded for the 2018 Quidditch Premier League Championship, which all ten qualified for. The championship was decided with a knockout bracket format
Regular season
editDivisional fixtures
editA total of six fixtures were held across the UK, split between the North and South Divisions.[1][2][3][4]
| Location | Venue | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Division | |||||
| Manchester | Platt Fields Park | June 16, 2018 | |||
| Edinburgh | The Meadows | July 14, 2018 | |||
| Birmingham | Tally-Ho Ground | August 4, 2018 | |||
| South Division | |||||
| London | Clapham Common | June 23, 2018 | |||
| Cambridge | Jesus Green | July 21, 2018 | |||
| Reading | Palmer Park | August 11, 2018 | |||
Final Divisional Standings
edit| Team | W | L | Goal Differential | Snitch Catches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Division | |||||
| West Midlands Revolution | 10 | 2 | 82 | 8 | |
| East Midlands Archers | 10 | 2 | 78 | 7 | |
| Northern Watch | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | |
| Scottish Thistles | 2 | 10 | −72 | 7 | |
| Yorkshire Roses | 1 | 11 | -83 | 2 | |
| South Division | |||||
| London Monarchs | 12 | 0 | 125 | 9 | |
| Southeast Knights | 9 | 3 | 70 | 5 | |
| Eastern Mermaids | 6 | 6 | -32 | 5 | |
| Welsh Dragons | 2 | 10 | −96 | 6 | |
| Southwest Broadside | 1 | 11 | −91 | 5 | |
Championship
editThe London Monarchs won the 2018 Quidditch Premier League Championship, played at the Arms Park Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, ending the season with a perfect 15–0 record.[5] They defeated the Southeast Knights 160*-80 in the final match. By winning the title, the London Monarchs took the crown from the 2017 winners, the West Midlands Revolution.[6]
The Championship format consisted of a double elimination bracket which was then split into upper and lower brackets, giving full placings from 1st to 10th. The latter stages of the upper bracket and lower bracket can be seen below.
Upper Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| London Monarchs | 140* | |||||||||||||
| Yorkshire Roses | 40 | |||||||||||||
| London Monarchs | 190* | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Mermaids | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Mermaids | 120*^ | |||||||||||||
| East Midlands Archers | 90 | |||||||||||||
| London Monarchs | 160* | |||||||||||||
| Southeast Knights | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Southeast Knights | 100* | |||||||||||||
| Northern Watch | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Southeast Knights | 120* | Third Place | ||||||||||||
| West Midlands Revolution | 50 | |||||||||||||
| West Midlands Revolution | 160* | West Midlands Revolution | 150* | |||||||||||
| Southwest Broadside | 40 | Eastern Mermaids | 70 | |||||||||||
Lower Bracket
edit| Semifinals | Fifth Place | ||||||||
| 1 | Southwest Broadside | 100* | |||||||
| 4 | Yorkshire Roses | 90 | |||||||
| Southwest Broadside | 70* | ||||||||
| East Midlands Archers | 30 | ||||||||
| 3 | East Midlands Archers | 100* | |||||||
| 2 | Northern Watch | 90 | Seventh Place | ||||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Cambridge to host Quidditch Premier League fixture on 21 July". Cambridge Network. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Lizzie (19 June 2018). "First match of Quidditch Premier League played on Clapham Common". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ McIlkeny, Stephen (10 July 2018). "The Meadows to host elite league Quidditch match". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Barlow, Nigel (14 June 2018). "Manchester to host opening fixture in the Quidditch League". About Manchester. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "British Quidditch champions prepare to defend title". BBC. 24 August 2018.
- ^ "West Midlands Revolution crowned champions of first ever Quidditch Premier League". ITV News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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