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Northeast Fantasy Preview
The third annual Northeast Fantasy tournament will take place this Saturday on Randall’s Island in New York, home of World Cup V. The tournament features 12 teams split into two pools. Nine of the GMs will play, while three will not. Each playing GM started with themselves, and ha...
Becoming a Champion: Northeast Fantasy 2014
The following piece originally appeared on The QuidKid. It is a first-person account written by Jack "ThePhan", the fifteen-year-old GM and coach of the Northeast Fantasy 2014 Cha...
USQ Team Sponsorships Deadline Approaching
Is your team facing funding issues this year? Be sure to apply for a US Quidditch sponsorship by Sept. 5, 2014. The application process works as follows: USQ will review applications to sponsor the individual membership dues of two member teams ...
Rush Locks down West Championship for Gray
On the weekend of July 12, soccer/football fans worldwide were counting down to the FIFA World Cup Finals in Brazil. However, despite its worldwide exposure and glamor, the World Cup Championship played second fiddle to a much more exciting and popular sporting event unfolding that same...
Midwest Monday: the Darkhorses
As USQ prepares for its “inaugural” season, the three of us decided it would be interesting to write a small article highlighting the top 10 teams in the organization’s largest region: the Midwest. As most things concerning Midwest analysis tend to go, we ended up writ...
USQ Announces International Play Policy
US Quidditch has reached a decision on the subject of cross-border play, as part of the recent league restructuring. Non-US teams will be able to compete in US Quidditch events by registering as full USQ me...
Team USA Jerseys Sale Ends in One Week
The United States national team recently took home the gold against six other nations in the 2014 Quidditch Global Games. Show your support for the team by purchasing your very own ...
Bell Becomes Next West Regional Director
US Quidditch is excited to announce that Evan Bell has been appointed as the new West Regional Director, effective immediately. Bell will be replacing Alexis Bristor, who was recently promoted to Teams Department Head....
Welcome to the Madness
Last year, the quidditch world witnessed the rise and fall of the community team known as the NYDC Capitalists. After failing to make it out of pool play at World Cup VII and struggling internally, the team disbanded. Earlier this summer, many of the players from the New York part of th...
Midwest Monday: No. 10-8
As USQ prepares for its “inaugural” season, the three of us decided it would be interesting to write a small article highlighting the top 10 teams in the organization’s largest region: the Midwest. As most things concerning Midwest analysis tend to go, we ended up writing more t...
The Mid-Atlantic's North-South Split
Before the 2012-13 season, the northernmost states of the South Region and southernmost states of the Northeast Region were pulled into a more central Mid-Atlantic Region, offering localized competition for teams in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virgin...
Harrison Homel Announced as IQA Executive Director
The IQA is thrilled to announce that Harrison Homel, USQ’s former Team’s Director and current Board Member, will serve as the inaugural IQA Executive Director. As IQA Executive Director, Homel w...
Midwest Monday: No. 7-5
As USQ prepares for its “inaugural” season, the three of us decided it would be interesting to write a small article highlighting the top 10 teams in the organization’s largest region: the Midwest. As most things concerning Midwest analysis tend to go, we ended up writing more t...
Print Edition of Rulebook 8
USQ would like to announce the release of the print edition of Rulebook 8. The revised edition of Rulebook 8, Rulebook 8.1, is available here for free in PDF format, or can be purchased as a hard copy for $9.99 ...
TD Certification Process Standardizes Planning
As the 2014-15 season commences, USQ has made a number of changes. While some, such as the new name, are impossible to miss, others have flown under the radar. One such difference this year is that all official matches must be hosted by a certified ...
Midwest Monday: No. 4-2
As USQ prepares for its “inaugural” season, the three of us decided it would be interesting to write a small article highlighting the top 10 teams in the organization’s largest region: the Midwest. As most things concerning Midwest analysis tend to go, we ended up writ...
NW Regional Championship Update
The Northwest Regional Championship is currently slated for February in the Greater Seattle Area (more information will be announced at a later date), but unless more teams register with USQ, the tournament might not happen. USQ and Northwest teams have worked tireless...
European Congress Founded
Following the transition of the International Quidditch Association into US Quidditch, and the formation of a new IQA, the previous European Region ceased to exist. In response to the call for a second European Quidditch Championship after a successful regional championship event last F...
Sweep Across the South Part One
The teams of the South are divided into five categories: the Contenders—made up of the top-tier teams in the region; the Challengers—teams that can knock off the Contenders on any given day, but haven’t yet reached the level or consistency of title contenders; the Comp...
West Wednesday: Greater Los Angeles
After the West Region’s dismal performance at World Cup VII, many players and teams are hoping to set the record straight this season. The region will boast a completely different look this year as many players have transferred, and new ambitious teams are joining the competition....
