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Since its inception, quidditch has sought gender equality on the pitch. [75] One of the most important requirements within the sport is its four maximum rule, which states: A quidditch game allows each team to have a maximum of four players, not including the seeker, who identify as the same gender in active play on the field at the same time.
Quidditch (/ ˈ k w ɪ d ɪ tʃ /) is a fictional sport invented by author J. K. Rowling for her fantasy book series Harry Potter. It first appeared in the novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997). In the series, Quidditch is portrayed as a dangerous but popular sport played by witches and wizards riding flying broomsticks.
The International Quadball Association (IQA), [2] previously known as the International Quidditch Association, is the governing body for the sport of quadball.It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2009 following the first intercollegiate quidditch match.
A quiz league is an organization running quizzes on a home and away basis, usually in pubs.Like the pub quiz, it is chiefly a British phenomenon although the format has significant differences to a pub quiz due to the usual number of teams (two) and the presence of individual questions.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions is a sports video game developed by Unbroken Studios and published by Warner Bros. Games under its Portkey Games label. The game focuses on the Harry Potter -related sport Quidditch .
The United States national quadball team, previously known as US Quidditch, [1] is the official quadball team of the United States. The team is regulated by US Quadball and is a national member of the International Quadball Association. The team has won the most IQA World Cup titles, winning the 2012, 2014, 2018, and 2023 titles. [2]
QuadballUK (formerly QuidditchUK) is the official governing body of quadball in the United Kingdom and is affiliated with the International Quadball Association.. It began in 2011 as a Facebook group intended to act as a network for quidditch teams and players within the UK to communicate with each other, become aware of local teams and resources, [1] and set up matches and new teams.
Major League Quadball (MLQ), formerly Major League Quidditch, is an amateur quidditch league based in the United States and Canada. [1] [2] The league is composed of 15 city-based teams—13 in the U.S. and 2 in Canada. The MLQ season runs from June to August, with each team playing twelve games in the regular season.