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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.
What's The Saying is a fun and challenging game that will put your brain to work. The object of the game is to match a common phrase with an accompanying coded image. These will test even the most ...
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.
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]
The team made history in 2016 when it won the 2016 IQA World Cup, [1] becoming the first, and currently only, non-United States Quidditch World Champions. Australia made its international debut in 2012 at the IQA Summer Games in Oxford , UK, [ 2 ] and is one of only 4 countries to have competed in all 5 IQA World Cups .
The move was carried out jointly with Major League Quadball and cited what the organization considered to be Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling's anti-transgender stance and the film studio Warner Bros. owning trademarks on the word "Quidditch" [6] The name refers to the number of balls used in the sport and the number of positions held in the ...
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.