IQA Global Games
| IQA Global Games | |
|---|---|
 The 2014 Global Games logo | |
| Tournament information | |
| Location | Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Month played | July |
| Established | 2012 |
| Administrator(s) | International Quidditch Association |
| Current champion | |
| United States | |
The IQA Global Games are the international quidditch games contested by NGB's national teams hosted by the International Quidditch Association, the sport's global governing organisation. The championship has been awarded every two years since 2012. The current champions are the United States who have placed first in both iterations of the games.
History
The 2014 Global Games were the second iteration of the tournament, the first being titled 2012 Summer Games in unofficial association with the Olympic Games held in Oxford, UK in July 2012.
The 2012 Summer Games were held in July 2012 as the torch was passing through Oxford, UK for the Summer Olympics. There, five teams came from the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and France to compete. The US took first place with France and Australia taking second and third place, respectively.[1]
2014 saw the Global Games take its current form under the newly updated IQA which became a truly international sports federation.[2] The Games were under the supervision of US Quidditch but were held in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.[3] Seven teams came out to compete: Canada, the UK, the US, France, Australia, Mexico and Belgium. Due to limited media relations and improper planning, the tournament was relatively unknown and had a lacking medical staff which became evident with Belgium's multiple injuries.[4] The US once again took first place with Australia coming right behind with second and Canada with third place.[5]
Planning for the 2016 Global Games has not yet began as logistics are still being discussed by the IQA.
Format
Qualification
Since quidditch is still an up-and-coming sport, there is no qualification at this time for entry to the Global Games. To be eligible, the team must be representing a region's national governing body
Results
| Year | Host | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  United Kingdom |
 United States |
160*-0 |  France |
 Australia |
60*-50 |  Canada |
5 | |||
| 2014 | Canada [note 1] |
United States |
210*-0 | Australia |
Canada |
70*-40 | United Kingdom |
7 | |||
| 2015 | TBD | TBD | ? - ? | TBD | TBD | ? - ? | TBD | TBD |
- Notes
- ↑ Whilst the 2014 Global Games were held in Canada, USQuidditch were the official hosts of the tournament.
See also
References
- ↑ Black, Alan (6 July 2012). "London 2012: Olympic Quidditch Expo Tournament Preview". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "IQA Global Games Announced". IQA.
- ↑ Solinsky, Kolby (25 February 2014). "Grab Your Brooms! Quidditch Global Games coming to Burnaby, B.C. in July". Burnaby Newsletter. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Gryffins Injury Update". Belgian Gryffins. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "TEAM USA WINS GOLD AT QUIDDITCH GLOBAL GAMES 2014 IN BURNABY". Vancity Buzz. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.