The English national quadball team is the official national quadball team of England.[1] The team, which is organised by QuadballUK, was founded in 2021 after the splitting of Team UK into separate teams for each of the individual Home Nations. They made their debut at the 2022 IQA European Games in Limerick, winning the tournament.[2]

Team England
Full nameEngland National Quadball Team
SportQuadball
Founded2021
AssociationQuadballUK
LeagueInternational Quadball Association
ColoursRed and White
   
Head coachAlice Walker
CaptainLuke Twist
Championships1st place, gold medalist(s) 2022 IQA European Games
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2023 WISE Cup
WebsiteQuidditchUK webpage
Quadball England Facebook Page

History

Previously Team UK represented all the countries of the United Kingdom at international tournaments organised by the International Quadball Association. Team UK was founded in 2012, making their debut at the Summer Games in Oxford. Their final tournament appearance was at the 2019 IQA European Games in Bamberg.[3] In 2021, the decision was made to split Team UK into separate teams for England, Scotland (Team Scotland) and Wales (Team Wales).[4] Players from Northern Ireland compete as part of an all-Ireland team with the Republic of Ireland organised by Quidditch Eire.[5]

Competitive record

Overview

Competition Position Number of Teams
Republic of Ireland 2022 European Games1st20
Scotland 2023 WISE Cup1st5
United States 2023 World Cup4th15

2022 European Games

Team England made their debut at the 2022 European Games held on 22–24 July in Limerick in Ireland,[6] where they placed 1st of 20 teams. The team were placed into group D along with Scotland, Germany, Netherlands and Czech Republic for the group stage on day 1.[7][8] They finished 2nd in the group below Germany after a 110–140* defeat in their match against them. In the match Germany caught the snitch from behind to even the scores and then went on to score the 3 extra goals required to reach the set score in overtime.[9][10] During the knockout stage on day 2 they won against Poland, France and then Norway.[11][12] The final was a rematch against Germany with England winning after catching while 30 points behind then successfully reaching the set score in overtime for a final score of 160*-140.[2][13]

2023 WISE Cup

The 2023 Wales-Ireland-Scotland-England (WISE) Cup was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, organised by Quadball Scotland. England first played Scotland, winning 220*-20. England then beat Wales 230*-10 and Ireland 210*-30. England's final game was an exhibition match against the Celtic Nations, a mix of the Scotland, Welsh and Irish national teams. England were victorious 230*-30. England finished 1st in the tournament: the inaugural champions of the WISE cup.[14][15]

2023 World Cup

The 2023 IQA Quadball World Cup was hosted in Richmond, Virginia, USA, and was Quadball England's World Cup debut. Seeded second, inheriting Team UKs ELO rating, England were placed in Pool B with France, Austria, Mexico and India.[16] In game 1, England beat Austria 190*-40, followed by a set-score victory against Mexico 170–50*. England's highest-ranked opponents of the pool stages, France, were beaten 150*-40 with a second flag catch of the day by Reuben Thompson. In the final game of Pool B, postponed until day 2 due to weather delays, England beat India 220–100* to finish top of their group and second seed overall.

As second seed, England progressed directly to the quarter finals to play Canada. In a lengthy game further delayed by the weather, England ground out a result of 140*-60 thanks to a Jordan Aymer-Jeffrey flag catch. In a tight and tense semi-final against 2022 IQA European Games finalists Germany, England were denied the chance of a game-winning catch by Aymer-Jeffrey for "impeding the flag runner", allowing Germany to go on to catch the flag shortly after to win the game 50–100*. England were to face Belgium after their tightly-fought semi-final against the USA for 3rd place. In front of a large crowd, England lost 60–120* after a lengthy video review showed the Belgium seeker to have been beaten after the catch, and therefore the flag catch was called good.[17]

Players

IQA European Games 2022 (Limerick, Ireland)

The squad for the 2022 IQA European Games was coached by Alice Walker and captained by Luke Twist.[5][18]

Surname First Name Number
MacartneyAlex34
HullAndy24
MalpassBen20
LoweBex13
WernerCarina17
TrickDan3
BryantDoug5
BrettEd18
SouthwellEl50
FisherElliot14
DaviesFey2
AdamsIsla95
SartoriJacopo99
Aymer-JeffreyJordan23
AzizKerry89
BarringtonLucy4
Twist (C)Luke7
KreftMichal61
OrridgeMikey15
Marmolejo MorazoPaula31
SpencerSam28
WatersSeb10
FerenczyTash6
HarrisTristan55
KarlingTua44

WISE Cup 2023 (Edinburgh, Scotland)

The 2023 WISE Cup squad was coached by Seb Waters and captained by Andy Hull.[19]

Surname First Name Number Club
SDaviesFey2London Quadball Club
SFisherElliot14Velociraptors Quadball Club
KHoughtonMatt27Southsea Quadball Club
KHull (C)Andy24Velociraptors Quadball Club
CBeneviseManonOlympians Quadball Club
CFerenczyTash6Werewolves of London
CKreftMichal61Werewolves of London
CNormanOlivia19Oxford Mammoths Quadball Club
CSouthwellEl50London Quadball Club
BBirkittSam37Velociraptors Quadball Club
BBryantDoug5Werewolves of London
BMarmolejo MorazoPaula31Phoenix Quadball Club
BMillsSamWerewolves of London

IQA World Cup 2023 (Richmond, USA)

The 2023 IQA World Cup squad was head coached by Alice Walker, with assistant coaches of Matt Bateman, Simon Bidwell and Luke Twist and captained by Bill Orridge.[20][21]

Surname First Name Number Club
SAymer-JeffreyJordan23Werewolves of London
SFisherElliot14Velociraptors Quadball Club
SThompsonReuben75London Quadball Club
KVealeAaron22Werewolves of London
KWatersSeb10London Quadball Club
CBrettEd18Werewolves of London
CChambersJeniva21London Quadball Club
CEmreBenan1London Quadball Club
CFerenczyTash6Werewolves of London
CHoughtonMatt27Southsea Quadball Club
CHullAndy24Velociraptors Quadball Club
CKarlingTua44London Quadball Club
CKreftMichal61Werewolves of London
CLoweBex13London Quadball Club
CMacartneyAlex34Phoenix Quadball Club
CMalpassBen20London Quadball Club
BAzizKerry89Werewolves of London
BBarringtonLucy4London Quadball Club
BBryantDoug5Werewolves of London
BMarmolejo MorazoPaula31Phoenix Quadball Club
BOrridge (C)Bill12Velociraptors Quadball Club
BOrridgeMikey15Southampton Quadball Club
BSartoriJacopo99London Quadball Club
BTrickDan3London Quadball Club
BWernerCarina17London Quadball Club

International Friendlies

2022 Italy Friendlies (Genoa, Italy)

England travelled to Genoa to play Italy and Spain on 18th June. England began the day beating Italy B 140–50*, followed by defeating Spain 200*-20. England's final game saw defeat to Italy A 70–120*.[22]

2023 Belgium Friendlies (Ghent, Belgium)

To prepare for the 2023 IQA World Cup, England travelled to Ghent to play eight friendlies against Belgium, France, Germany, and Norway. England first faced Norway on day 1, beating them 150–40*. Belgium then defeated England convincingly with a 30–170* scoreline. England improved to beat France 150*-50, only to fall short against Germany 70–120*. Day 2 saw replays of the previous day. England again beat Norway with a scoreline of 130–60*, before beating Belgium 80*-70. England then lost both their final games against France (90–120*) and Germany (70–150*).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Team England | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  2. 1 2 Poletti, Steven (2022-07-26). "Team Australia places third at IQA European Games, England beats Germany to win the gold". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Team UK | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  4. ↑ "National Teams | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  5. 1 2 "European Games Squads Announced | QuidditchUK". QuidditchUK – Find Your Passion. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  6. ↑ O'Regan, Ellen (2022-04-11). "International Quidditch teams to fly into Limerick this summer". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  7. ↑ "IQA European Games – And with that.. the IQA European Games 2022 draw ends! Find the result of the draw below. 🎉 👇 📸 Ajantha Abey Quidditch Photography | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  8. ↑ IQA European Games 2022, retrieved 2022-07-27
  9. ↑ "IQA European Games 2022 – 23. Jul – England vs Germany". quidditch.live. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  10. ↑ "EG 2022 – Gameplay (public)". Google Docs. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  11. ↑ "IQA European Games 2022 – 24. Jul". quidditch.live. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  12. ↑ IQA European Games 2022 Day 2, retrieved 2022-07-27
  13. ↑ IQA European Games 2022 – 3rd place play off and final, retrieved 2022-07-27
  14. ↑ "WISE CUP 2023 – Quadball UK Nations Tournament LIVE". Shot's On (Youtube). Shot's On. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  15. ↑ "WISE Cup 2023 Statistics". Quadball Scotland (Instagram). Quadball Scotland. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "GAME PLAY IQA WORLD CUP 2023". IQA World Cup. IQA. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Team England Come 4th At World Cup". Quadball UK News. Quadball UK. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Quadball England – Proud to be announcing the roster for this July's IQA European Games in Ireland! 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 We're looking forward to representing as part of QuidditchUK 🇬🇧 alongside Quidditch Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Quidditch Cymru. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 ...So who is calculating the odds on a QUK medal table? (We'll have gold, it matches our colour scheme.) 😉 Best of luck to all of our players representing their community clubs in league fixtures this weekend. We can't wait for everyone to see the results of all the training and prep, and to finally get to show what we can do together on a pitch. Only 22 days to go! 🦁 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  19. ↑ "WISE Cup England Squad Announcement 2023". Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "England World Cup 2023 Squad Annoucnement *Updated*". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  21. ↑ "England World Cup 2023 Captaincy Announcment". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  22. ↑ "Genoa Friendlies 2022". Quadball England (Instagram). Quadball England. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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