Belgian Gryffins
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Full nameBelgium National Quidditch Team
NicknamesThe Belgian Gryffins
de Belgische Gryffioenen
les Gryffons Belges
den Belgischen Greyfen
Founded2014
LeagueInternational Quidditch Association
ColoursBlack, gold and red
     
Head coachLouis Lermytte & Corentin (Cory) Faniel
Captain2015: Tim Van Huygevoort
2014: David Danos
Championships2015 European Games
2014 Global Games
WebsiteBelgian Gryffins Facebook Page

The Belgium national quidditch team, also known as the Belgian Gryffins (Dutch: Belgische Gryffioenen; French: Gryffons Belges; German: Belgischen Greyfen), is the national team of Belgium in quidditch. The team was founded in 2014 upon the announcement of the 2014 IQA Global Games,[1][2][3] the International Quidditch Association's second international tournament featuring national teams.

The team is overseen by the Belgian Quidditch Federation, the head organisation of all quidditch in Belgium. The name Gryffins and the logo come from the combination of Belgium's two community's symbols: the Walloon cock and the Flemish lion.[4]

History

The Gryffins were founded in 2014 under the guiding of Canadian David Danos at the announcement of the 2014 Global Games[5] in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. As Belgium's quidditch scene was young and developing, unlike other nations, there were no try-outs for the 2014 team. The decision for who went rested on the individual player's ability to fund themselves. The Gryffins held a crowd-funding campaign through Indiegogo where they raised nearly €1000[6] of the €8000 needed and were keeping a social media presence through their Facebook and Twitter pages.

After appearing at the European Games in Sarteano, Italy (July 2015), and ranking fourth in Europe, the Gryffins will once again compete in a worldwide event at World Cup 2016 in Frankfurt.

Colours

The Belgian tricolore flag

The colours of the team have always been that of the Belgium tricolore, red, gold and black. Since in quidditch it is illegal to sport a jersey primarily with yellow due to confusion with snitches, the primary colours are always red or black with yellow as a flair.[7]

Jersey History

The design of the 2014 jerseys were put through a popular vote open to any interested Belgian quidditch player. The majority chose the option created by Julie-Anne Weber, who designed the paw, and Cory Faniel, who dealt with the colour layout.[8]

In November 2014, a popular vote ranked the Gryffins' jersey among the five best quidditch team uniforms in the world, according to the readers of The Quidditch Post.[9] A jury of editors graded each submission and, after aggregating the score of popular and jury votes, Belgium was awarded the title of World's Best Quidditch Uniform for the jersey design displayed above.

In 2015, the decision was made to maintain a similar design for the European Games jersey, though a change in provider resulted in some necessary tweaking.

Players

The team is open to any player that is a Belgian citizen or permanent resident, a temporary resident of Belgium or has excessive contact with Belgian quidditch at the discretion of the head of Belgium Muggle Quidditch.

2014-2015 Vancouver

The first roster was established for the 2014 Global Games in Vancouver. No try-outs were held and players had to be chosen on the basis of whether or not they could afford the trip.[10] The following players took part to this competition.

2013/2014 Season
No. Pos. Player Nat. Team
10 C Laurens Grinwis Plaat Stultjes Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
9 C Jana Meers Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
11 C Nathan Wilputte Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
07 C/K/S Corentin (Cory) Faniel Belgium Scotland St. Andrews Snidgets
06 K Gorik Verbeken Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
72 B David Danos (C) Canada Brussels Qwaffles
4 B Inke Gieghase Belgium Deurne Dodo's
12 B Jerona van der Gevel Netherlands Netherlands AmsterDragons
3 C/S Pauline Schena Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
17 B Laura Mailleux Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
18 C Ruth D'Hoore Belgium Ghent Gargoyles
26 B Lieselot Van den Abbeele Belgium Ghent Gargoyles

2015-2016 Sarteano

Following the announce of the European Games, it was decided that new players would be selected to compete in Sarteano, Italy, against other European national teams. This would reflect the growth of quidditch in Belgium and increase the depth of the team [11] The selection process involved scouting players who had applied to be part of the team, but no try-outs. The final roster was announced on May 22 and consisted of 20 players, with only four Gryffins from the previous selection returning to the team.[12] Two players were kept as reserve: Rik De Boeck and Brian Verbeure, with Rik ending up joining the team. The Belgian Quidditch Federation nominated Louis Lermytte and Corentin (Cory) Faniel as coaches.

2014/2015 Season
No. Pos. Player Nat. Team
10 C Laurens Grinwis Plaat Stultjes Belgium Ghent Gargoyles Quidditch Club
16 C/K/S Seppe De Wit Belgium Deurne Dodo A
13 B Elisabeth Reyniers Belgium Deurne Dodo A
2 C/K/S/B Tim van Huygevoort (Cap.) Belgium Deurne Dodo A
9 C Jana Meers Belgium Brussels Qwaffles / Hasselt Horntails
26 S/C Pieter Goossens Belgium Hasselt Horntails
12 B Pauline Raes Belgium Ghent Gargoyles Quidditch Club
7 K/C/S/B Corentin (Cory) Faniel (Coach) Belgium United Kingdom Leeds Griffins
21 C/K/S Florian Dion Belgium Brussels Qwaffles / Les Dracognards
14 C Jorge Diaz Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
789 B/S/C Tanghi Burlion (V-Cap.) Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
949 B Shati Patel Belgium United Kingdom Oxford Quidlings
69 C/K/S Nathan Wilputte Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
4 C/B Ellen Huycke Belgium Ghent Gargoyles Quidditch Club
94 B Pauline Berger Belgium Brussels Qwaffles / Les Dracognards
717 C/K/S Nicolas Volders Belgium Leuven Leprechauns
33 C/B/S Louis Lermytte (Coach) Belgium Deurne Dodo A
17 C Charlotte Buelens Belgium Deurne Dodo B
89 B Moussa Fall Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
23 B Caroline Mailleux Belgium Brussels Qwaffles
34 B Rik de Boeck Belgium Leuven Leprechauns

2015-2016 Frankfurt

After receiving more than 60 applications, the four members of the selection committee named 32 players to take part to the first 3 trainings. The Selection committee was appointed by the Belgian Quididtch Federation to include both coaches from the previous year (Louis Lermytte and Cory Faniel), the former captain (Tim van Huygevoort) and a former member of the selection committee (Soraya A.). They also decided to appoint Louis Lermytte as coach who took Laurens Grinwis Plaat Stultjes as his non-playing assistant.

Team[13]

Position Player Team
C Ellen Huycke Ghent Gargoyles
B Elisabeth Reyniers Deurne Dodo A
B Soraya Abbagnato Deurne Dodo A
K Louis Lermytte Deurne Dodo A
C Jorge Diaz Brussels Qwaffles
C Seppe De Wit Deurne Dodo A
B Faust Eeckhout Deurne Dodo A
C Emile Aerts Deurne Dodo A
C Nathan Wilputte Brussels Qwaffles
C Chayenne Van Meel Brussels Qwaffles
B Damien Leclaire Brussels Qwaffles
C Micah Unruh Ghent Gargoyles
C Audrey Linssen Liège Leviathans
C Tim Van Huygevoort Deurne Dodo A
C Lana Naudts Brussels Qwaffles
C Jens De Graeve Bruges Bridgebacks
B Tanghi Burlion Brussels Qwaffles
C Willem Ardui Deurne Dodo A
C Laurent Venckeleer Deurne Dodo A
C Arnaud Liepin Liège Leviathans
B Axiana Govaert Ghent Gargoyles

2016 - 2017 European Games - Oslo[14]

Position Player Team
B Abbagnato Soraya Antwerp A
C Bonnet Paul Antwerp A
C Busson Hato Brussels Qwaffles
C De Graeve Jens Bruges Bridgebacks
C De Leu Nick Ghent Gargoyles
C De Wit Seppe Antwerp A
B Dion Florian Brussels Qwaffles
B Dubois Jan Antwerp A
B Eeckhout Faust Antwerp A
C/K Hodeche Sylvain Liège Leviathans
C/K/B Lermytte Louis Antwerp A
C Meers Jana Brussels Qwaffles
C Noiret Jerôme Liège Leviathans
C Olivier Jade Antwerp B
C Porres Hanne Antwerp B
B Prime Morgane Antwerp A
B Reyniers Elisabeth Antwerp A
C/K Unruh Micah Ghent Gargoyles
C Van Huygevoort Tim Antwerp A
C Van Meel Chayenne Brussels Qwaffles
C/K Wilputte Nathan Antwerp A

Competitive Record

2014 Global Games

The Gryffins made their debut at the 2014 IQA Global Games where they placed last. Due to lack of selection process and the fact that the team had just eleven players, the Gryffins had difficulties keeping to pace with the competition. However, as the quaffle point differentials show, Team Belgium, while outmatched, did not experience all complete losses, most notably in the Belgium-Canada game where a strong defensive line held the score to just 70-30* Canada. What solidified Belgium's seventh place was the final forfeit to Team USA where it was decided by the team to no longer progress as much of the team had succumbed to treatable injury.[15][16]

2014 Global Games
Opposing team Winning team GF GA SC MM:SS
Mexico Team MexicoMexico70150Mexico24:00
Canada Team CanadaCanada3070Belgium18:19
United Kingdom Team UKUnited Kingdom5090Belgium14:31
Australia Team AustraliaAustralia0160Australia20:00
France Team FranceFrance60140Belgium-**
United States Team USAUnited States0150-*00:00

* Indicates that that was forfeited with a 150*-0 loss.

** Indicates unknown game time.

2015 European Games

At the 2015 European Games, the Belgian Gryffins came second of their group, with the highest QPD, behind France and ahead of Turkey, Catalonia, Spain and Poland.[17] Facing the host, Italy, in the quarter of finals, Belgium conceded no goal and proceeded to face the UK in the semi-final.[18] This was among the toughest games of the tournament for the UK, but the Gryffins lost on a snitch catch.[19] As a result, Belgium entered the 3rd place play-off against Norway, that had lost facing France in the other semi-final. This game saw Norway pull ahead before Belgium scored a series of goals, but failing to come back within snitch range before Norway ended the game.[17] The team ranked fourth overall and firmly established the country as one of the strongest in Europe.[17]

2015 European Games
Opposing team Winning team PF PA SC Type
France Team FranceFrance50150FranceGroup
Spain Team SpainBelgium14020BelgiumGroup
Catalonia Team CataloniaBelgium19050BelgiumGroup
Poland Team PolandBelgium1500BelgiumGroup
Turkey Team TurkeyBelgium14050TurkeyGroup
Italy Team ItalyBelgium9030Italy1/4 final
United Kingdom Team UKUnited Kingdom4080United Kingdom1/2 final
Norway Team NorwayNorway80150Norway3rd place play-off

2016 World Cup

2016 World Cup
Opposing team Winning team PF PA SC Type
Australia Team AustraliaAustralia70130BelgiumGroup
Republic of Ireland Team IrelandBelgium25020BelgiumGroup
Slovakia Team SlovakiaBelgium16060SlovakiaGroup
Italy Team ItalyBelgium210130BelgiumRound of 16
United States Team United States of AmericaUnited States50130United StatesQuarter Finals
Turkey Team TurkeyTurkey140150Turkey5-8 Losers Bracket
Mexico Team MexicoBelgium15030Belgium7th Place Play-off

[20]

2017 European Games

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IQA Global Games Announced". US Quidditch. Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "IQA Global Games". US Quidditch. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "L'avant-tournoi des Global Games". La Gazette du Sorcier. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "BKL5 à Bruxelles : ils se préparent aux Jeux Mondiaux de Quidditch". SudOuest. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "IQA Global Games Announced". Archived from the original on 2014-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Gryffins Indiegogo page". Indiegogo. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Rule 2.5.2.C - jersey colours Archived December 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Facebook thread where votes were cast". Facebook. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "World's Best Uniform Announced". The Quidditch Post. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  10. ↑ "Les IQA Global Games 2014". La Gazette du Sorcier. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Quidditch Europe". www.facebook.com.
  12. ↑ "Belgian Gryffins". www.facebook.com.
  13. ↑ "Belgian Gryffins 2016". Belgian Quidditch Federation. 2016-03-30. Archived from the original on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  14. ↑ "Belgian Gryffins". Belgische Zwerkbalbond (in Dutch). 2016-06-14. Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  15. ↑ "Les Resultats des Global Games 2014". PotterMag. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Team USA Wins Gold at Quidditch Global Games 2014". Vancity Buzz. 29 July 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  17. 1 2 3 "France Captures European Games Over UK". quidditchpost.blogspot.fr. 2015-07-26.
  18. ↑ Scammell, Rosie (26 July 2015). "Brooms up! European Quidditch finals sweep Tuscan town". The Guardian.
  19. ↑ "IQA European Games on Twitter".
  20. ↑ "Belgian Gryffins – Belgische Zwerkbalbond". Archived from the original on 2017-04-18. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
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