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Quidditch, [4] officially and commonly known as quadball since 2022, is a team sport that was created in 2005 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, United States, and was inspired by the fictional game of the same name in the Harry Potter books by the author J. K. Rowling. [5]
Quadball was founded in 2005 by Xander Manshel, a then-freshman at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, Alex Benepe, and several of their friends. [4] The rules were originally derived from the fictional sport of Quidditch, from the fantasy novel and movie series Harry Potter.
The US Quadball Cup, previously known as US Quidditch Cup and IQA World Cup, [1] is a quadball tournament held in the United States and organized by US Quadball.The first US Quadball Cup was held in 2007 with only two teams participating, and now features around 60 collegiate and club teams from around the United States.
Quidditch, a fictional, fast-paced sport played on broomsticks invented by Rowling for her bestselling novels and further popularized by the Warner Bros. series of films, has found acceptance as a ...
Real-life quidditch, inspired by the magical game in "Harry Potter," is changing its name, citing author J.K. 'Harry Potter' sport quidditch to change name, citing J.K. Rowling's 'anti-trans ...
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.
There is no golden "snitch" in the real-life version of Quidditch, so the game doesn't require a seeker, Harry Potter's position. Also, sadly, the players are not aboard broomsticks that fly. But ...
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.