2012 IQA Summer Games

{{Infobox sport tournament

| name = IQA Summer Games

| sport = Quidditch

| year = 2012

| image = 2012 IQA Summer Games.jpeg

| caption =

| location = Oxford, United Kingdom

| date = 8 July 2012

| administrator = International Quidditch Association

| tournament_format = Pool play
Single elimination bracket

| host = QuidditchUK

| venues =

| teams = 5

| purse =

| champion = {{quid|United States}}

| runner-up1 = {{quid|France}}

| runner-up2 = {{quid|Australia}}

| matches = 14

| points =

| next = Burnaby 2014

}}

The 2012 IQA World Cup, known at the time as the Summer Games, was the first edition of this national teams international championship. It was played at Cutteslowe Park and South Park in Oxford, United Kingdom. The Cup was scheduled to coincide with the arrival of the 2012 Summer Olympics torch.{{cite news |title=Harry Potter game Quidditch marks Olympic torch relay |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-18742566 |newspaper=BBC News |location=Oxford |date=2012-07-09 |access-date=2016-06-17}} The United States won the tournament 160*–0 to France in the final.{{cite news |date=2012-07-13 |title=Le Muggle quidditch à Oxford et 10 raisons de vous y mettre ! |url=http://www.gazette-du-sorcier.com/Le-Muggle-quidditch-a-Oxford-et-10,1504 |language=French |newspaper=La Gazette du Sorcier |access-date=2016-06-17}} An exhibition match was also played on Monday, July 9 between the United States and the United Kingdom as part of the official Oxford Olympic torch ceremony.{{cite news |last=Price |first=Victoria |title=Local Students Help Team USA Win 2012 Quidditch Expo In England |url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/07/10/local-students-help-team-usa-win-2012-quidditch-expo-in-england/ |newspaper=CBS |location=Boston |date=2012-07-10 |access-date=2016-06-17 }}

Participating teams

class="wikitable"

! Team

{{quid|United Kingdom}} (host)

Group stage

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! width="28px" | {{abbr|Pos|Position}}

! width="150px" | Team

! width="28px" | {{abbr|W|Won}}

! width="28px" | {{abbr|L|Lost}}

! width="28px" | {{abbr|PF|Points for}}

! width="28px" | {{abbr|PA|Points against}}

! width="28px" | {{abbr|PD|Points difference}}

! Qualification

bgcolor=#BBF3BB

| 1

| style="text-align:left| {{quid|United States}}

| 4

| 0

| 510

| 20

| 490

| rowspan="4" | Qualify for playoffs

bgcolor=#BBF3BB

| 2

| style="text-align:left| {{quid|Canada}}

| 3

| 1

|250

|280

| -30

bgcolor=#BBF3BB

| 3

| style="text-align:left | {{quid|France}}

| 2

|290

|260

|30

bgcolor=#BBF3BB

| 4

| style="text-align:left| {{quid|Australia}}

| 1

| 3

|170

|360

| -190

| style="text-align:left;" | {{quid|United Kingdom}}

| 0

| 4

|120

|540

| -420

{{quidditch match|team1=United Kingdom|team2=France|score1=40*|score2=140}}

{{quidditch match|team1=United States|team2=Australia|score1=210*|score2=0}}

{{quidditch match|team1=Canada|team2=United Kingdom|score1=100|score2=60*}}

{{quidditch match|team1=United States|team2=France|score1=90*|score2=10}}

{{quidditch match|team1=Australia|team2=Canada|score1=40*|score2=50}}

{{quidditch match|team1=United States|team2=United Kingdom|score1=190*|score2=0}}

{{quidditch match|team1=France|team2=Australia|score1=80|score2=40*}}

{{quidditch match|team1=United States|team2=Canada|score1=120*|score2=10}}

{{quidditch match|team1=United Kingdom|team2=Australia|score1=20|score2=90*}}

{{quidditch match|team1=France|team2=Canada|score1=60|score2=90* {{smaller|(OT)}}}}

Playoffs

{{#invoke:RoundN|N4

|bold_winner=high

|3rdplace=yes

|color=yes

||{{quid|Australia}}|140|{{quid|United States}}|150*||{{quid|Canada}}|40|{{quid|France}}|90*

||{{quid|United States}}|160*|{{quid|France}}|0

||{{quid|Australia}}|60*|{{quid|Canada}}|50

}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|N2

|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Exhibition match

|9 July|{{quid|United States}}|200|{{quid|United Kingdom}}|60

}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20160625104322/http://bambuser.com/node/2856420 Video stream of the tournament]
{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20161211213647/http://iqaquidditch.org/ International Quidditch Association]}}

2012

Category:2012 in British sport

Category:Sport in Oxford

Category:July 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom