Quidditch roundup in brief
For the week ending 12-09-2021
Caiman Wickitts
The Yorkies are on a roll. Two tournaments and 9 matches on the trot! A snitch capture rate of 87% in those 9 matches. The Berringhay Open in the second week of September is the third biggest tournament in the English Quidditch calendar and its pivotal position near the end of the race can make it a key decider of the overall champion.
This year's race at the top is between Highland Giants and Chester Chatchums, and as neither improved their points scores much, Berringhay probably won't decide this year's champion. But York's late charge poses a problem for Chester's hopes for recovery, they are still 300 points adrift, after leading for most of the season.
York defeated Highland Giants 650-480 in the quarters in a tight match, a thrilling snitch capture at 500-480 bringing the match to a close and denying the Highlanders a chance to widen their lead at the top of the table.
In the final, the Yorkies dismembered Number 2, Chester, 400-130, after the Chums had made a creditable run to the final in the wake of their dismal loss at the Mayfair Belbridge Open. The prize of 400 points (and 150 Galleons (£3,000)) sent the Yorkies soaring into the top ten.
How did your favourite Quidditch team perform this week? You can find the weekly rankings and changes below.
English Quidditch League
Top ten:
1. Highland Giants... 4,040
2. Chester Chatchums... 3,700
3. Tutshill Tornados... 2,560
4. Worcester Walkyries... 1,820
5. Cambriae Cumrae... 1,725
6. Durrhie Durn'bar... 1,710 (+1)
7. Kargylle Family... 1,700 (-1)
8. Puddlemere United... 1,420
9. York... 1,370 (+3)
10. Chudley Cannons... 1,340 (-2)
International Quidditch League (professional tour run by PTA)
Top ten:
1. Essen Dragons... 14,500
2. Thuringen Therosaurs... 8,840
3. Kologne Krautzeir... 8,000
4. Nantes Amouré... 5,400
5. Ajjacio Arecia... 4,900
6. Münster... 4,300
7. Wien Wienstar... 4,000 (+1)
8. Moskva Ilycic... 3,970 (-1)
9. Munich Hoholf... 3,655
10. Grenoble Néjard... 3,640
Only a week away from the start of the sixth and final Grand Slam of the season! Hallefried, with its pretty grass covered banks and its autumnal berry trees outside the stadium is one of my favourite tournaments. Ranked fifth in prize money (125,000 Loftemarks or £1.25 million to the winner) just above the Hamburg Open, it attracts every club in the international league. A far cry from the 150 Galleons (350 Loftemarks) Berringhay Open first prize in the English league.
It is a habit of some of the top teams, especially Harry Potter's Essen, to take two weeks off before a Grand Slam, so typically the team from Westphalia-Rhineland was not playing last week. But Thuringen, Kologne, Ajjacio and Moskva were all at the Potsdam Open (400 points to the winner).
Thuringen triumphed over Kologne again in the final, to narrow slightly the embarrassingly large gap with Essen. But it was not plain sailing. A long match that delighted the crowds, it continued for over 8 hours with no sign of the snitch until its sudden reappearance near the referee's ear. Thuringen showed their mettle though and held out for a 1,850-1,690 win, the snitch caught by Weiß, the Kologne seeker - who almost knocked over the referee in scooping up the snitch for match end.
For the week ending 12-09-2021
Caiman Wickitts
The Yorkies are on a roll. Two tournaments and 9 matches on the trot! A snitch capture rate of 87% in those 9 matches. The Berringhay Open in the second week of September is the third biggest tournament in the English Quidditch calendar and its pivotal position near the end of the race can make it a key decider of the overall champion.
This year's race at the top is between Highland Giants and Chester Chatchums, and as neither improved their points scores much, Berringhay probably won't decide this year's champion. But York's late charge poses a problem for Chester's hopes for recovery, they are still 300 points adrift, after leading for most of the season.
York defeated Highland Giants 650-480 in the quarters in a tight match, a thrilling snitch capture at 500-480 bringing the match to a close and denying the Highlanders a chance to widen their lead at the top of the table.
In the final, the Yorkies dismembered Number 2, Chester, 400-130, after the Chums had made a creditable run to the final in the wake of their dismal loss at the Mayfair Belbridge Open. The prize of 400 points (and 150 Galleons (£3,000)) sent the Yorkies soaring into the top ten.
How did your favourite Quidditch team perform this week? You can find the weekly rankings and changes below.
English Quidditch League
Top ten:
1. Highland Giants... 4,040
2. Chester Chatchums... 3,700
3. Tutshill Tornados... 2,560
4. Worcester Walkyries... 1,820
5. Cambriae Cumrae... 1,725
6. Durrhie Durn'bar... 1,710 (+1)
7. Kargylle Family... 1,700 (-1)
8. Puddlemere United... 1,420
9. York... 1,370 (+3)
10. Chudley Cannons... 1,340 (-2)
International Quidditch League (professional tour run by PTA)
Top ten:
1. Essen Dragons... 14,500
2. Thuringen Therosaurs... 8,840
3. Kologne Krautzeir... 8,000
4. Nantes Amouré... 5,400
5. Ajjacio Arecia... 4,900
6. Münster... 4,300
7. Wien Wienstar... 4,000 (+1)
8. Moskva Ilycic... 3,970 (-1)
9. Munich Hoholf... 3,655
10. Grenoble Néjard... 3,640
Only a week away from the start of the sixth and final Grand Slam of the season! Hallefried, with its pretty grass covered banks and its autumnal berry trees outside the stadium is one of my favourite tournaments. Ranked fifth in prize money (125,000 Loftemarks or £1.25 million to the winner) just above the Hamburg Open, it attracts every club in the international league. A far cry from the 150 Galleons (350 Loftemarks) Berringhay Open first prize in the English league.
It is a habit of some of the top teams, especially Harry Potter's Essen, to take two weeks off before a Grand Slam, so typically the team from Westphalia-Rhineland was not playing last week. But Thuringen, Kologne, Ajjacio and Moskva were all at the Potsdam Open (400 points to the winner).
Thuringen triumphed over Kologne again in the final, to narrow slightly the embarrassingly large gap with Essen. But it was not plain sailing. A long match that delighted the crowds, it continued for over 8 hours with no sign of the snitch until its sudden reappearance near the referee's ear. Thuringen showed their mettle though and held out for a 1,850-1,690 win, the snitch caught by Weiß, the Kologne seeker - who almost knocked over the referee in scooping up the snitch for match end.