Muggle Quidditch Nederland

Muggle Quidditch Nederland
Abbreviation MQN
Formation 5 January 2014
Type National governing body (NGB)
Legal status Nonprofit, in process
Headquarters Rotterdam, Netherlands
Membership
 4 teams
President
 Jerona van der Gevel
Main organ
 Executive staff
Parent organization
 International Quidditch Association
Website MQN Official Website

Muggle Quidditch Nederland, or MQN, is the national governing body of quidditch in the Netherlands.[1][2] It was founded in 2014 by Jerona van der Gevel and Bram Vries and currently has about four teams within the organization. MQN plays by International Quidditch Association rules and will be a founding member of the IQA Congress in the 2014-2015 season.

History

MQN discussion began before and during the 2014 IQA European Championships where ideas from Belgium Muggle Quidditch were shared. Earlier that year, WizardWear had planned a Harry Potter-themed Quidditch tournament at the Netherlands' largest fantasy fair, Elfia.[3] Through a series of discussions with WizardWear staff and MQN heads, it was decided that instead of a series of cosplay Quidditch matches, Elfia would include a fantasy tournament, invited quidditch players and non-quidditch players alike to sign up. Only one team was an official team: the Deurne Dodo's, whereas the other teams consisted of players from Belgium, the UK and France as well as from across the Netherlands. After the two day tournament, where the Dodo's won with the fantasy black team coming into a close second place,[4][5] interested parties came together to plan the creation of teams in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Utrecht amongst other cities. Currently, there are about four active teams in the Netherlands, overseen by Muggle Quidditch Nederland, with another three to six in the process of creation.[6][7] As of June 1, 2014, Muggle Quidditch Nederland began its transition to a nonprofit with the opening of applications for its executive and administrative staff.[8]

Structure

MQN is headed by a President, a Vice President External and a Vice President Internal. The President and VP External additionally hold seats on the Quidditch Benelux council. Below them are four Directors: Gameplay, Teams, PR/Marketing and Finance.[9]

Competitions

The Netherlands holds several tournaments of varying scales. MQN participates in the Benelux League where the culminating tournament is the Benelux Cup shared amongst Belgium Muggle Quidditch and Luxembourg Muggle Quidditch.

Logo for the 2014 WizardWear Quidditch Cup fantasy tournament

Benelux Cup

The Benelux Cup will make its debut in the 2014/2015 season with the introduction of the new IQA.[10] It will feature teams from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Fantasy tournaments

MQN's first tournament was a fantasy tournament held during Elfia, the Netherlands' biggest fantasy fair, on April 20 and 21, 2014. It featured players from France, Germany, the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands.[11]

Events

Recently, there were an expansion events throughout the Netherlands during May and June 2014 where open practices and scrimmages were held.[12][13]

Official teams

Teams in the Netherlands pay a yearly subscription fee to MQN to be official. Currently, the teams within the country are:[14]

There are more teams being developed in Rotterdam, Amersfoort and Middelburg.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Muggle Quidditch Nederland". Muggle Quidditch Nederland. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "(Dutch) Zwerkbal bestaat echt... en het is eigenlijk best wel tof". Spunk. March 16, 2012. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "(Dutch) BEZEMS HOOG! ALLEREERSTE ZWERKBAL CUP IN NEDERLAND". Elfia. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "(Dutch) Eerste Zwerkbaltoernooi in Nederland tijdens Elfia 2014". Ouderen Jouernaal. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ Reniers, Wendy (April 30, 2014). "(Dutch) Elfia 2014, een walhalla voor Fantasy-fans". Cultuur Bewust. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Quidditch Teams". Facebook. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ "(Dutch) Teams". Muggle Quidditch Nederland. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  8. ↑ "This is important ––MQN Structure––". Facebook. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ "This is important ––MQN Structure––". Facebook. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ New IQA annoucnement
  11. ↑ "WizardWear Cup". Muggle Quidditch Nederland. April 23, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  12. ↑ "MQN Events". Muggle Quidditch Nederland. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  13. ↑ MQN (June 1, 2014). "The Big Four Finale". Facebook. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Teams". Muggle Quidditch Nederland. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

External links

The Netherlands

International Quidditch Association