We are the Werewolves of London, and we’re not just your ordinary community quidditch team in London. Since the club’s creation in 2015, we’ve established two successful competitive teams with a heap of talented athletes and gone on to finish on the podium at many QuidditchUK official events.

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Last weekend saw the sixth edition of the Southern Cup, hosted at  Brookes Sport in Harcourt Hill, Oxford Brookes University between the  9th and 10th of November. 

16 teams competed at this year’s  Southern regional tournament, with nearly half of those teams being made  up of London community teams (7/16 to be precise). Group A-D featured  at least one London team  (Group C featuring three!) so it’s not  surprising when we saw an all London podium at the end of Sunday’s  games. 

In an intense final, the Werewolves of London Firsts  reclaimed their gold medals kicking off the season in style against the  London Unspeakables which ended in overtime, compiling a final score of  160°-120*. The match between London’s oldest club and EQC 2019’s bronze  medalists was regarded as “one of the most exciting finals in UK  Quidditch in years”. Some even comparing it to the likes of the BQC 2015  final in Nottingham against Southampton Quidditch Club and the  Radcliffe Chimeras which ended in overtime as well. 

The Unspeakables had beaten previous national champions London Quidditch  Club A in a tight semi-final beforehand, who then progressed to the  third-place playoff, facing the Oxford Mammoths to eventually claim a  3rd place finish for LQCA. 

For winning Southern this year, the  Werewolves have been given a pass in competing at the European Qualifier  Tournament as regional winners are awarded a top seed spot at Division 1  of the European Quidditch Cup hosted in Belgium in May 2020. Other  teams to qualify for EQT aside from the podium finishers include Oxford  Mammoths (4th), Southampton Quidditch Club (5th), Southsea Quidditch (6th) and London Quidditch Club B (7th).

QuidditchUK  would like to ultimately thank its large influx of volunteers for this  year’s Southern Cup, from non-qualified tournament roles alike to  tournament committee posts running gameplay, media, event and management  duties. Special thanks go to Alex Greenhalgh, the Tournament Director,  who ran a smooth and exciting tournament that gave our athletes more  games for their money despite poor weather conditions on Day 1. 

Congratulations  go to the Werewolves of London Firsts for retaining their title of  southern champions for two seasons in a row. We’d like to extend our  praise to all our players and teams who competed this year making this  Southern Cup one to remember. More importantly, a massive consideration  goes out to all volunteers who ran a fantastic tournament giving their  time, resources and talent across the event. 

You can find the full final rankings for the weekend here

Please leave feedback for Southern Cup 2019 so that we can make next year’s even better!

Photo Credit – Paul Watts

Werewolves of London Firsts Win Southern Cup 2019

This weekend saw the sixth iteration of the British Quidditch Cup, hosted in Newcastle at the Northumbria Sport University.

Almost 600 athletes across 31 teams from all over the United Kingdom came together, to crown a new national champion.

London Quidditch Club, in their inaugural season, took home the British Quidditch Cup after defeating two-time national champions, Velociraptors Quidditch Club, in a tight semi-final – before defeating the Werewolves of London in a grand finale that had both sides throwing everything they had at each other.

Velociraptors Quidditch Club went on to take the bronze medal against Southampton Quidditch Club, who have continued to prove they are still one of the best teams in the country; university or otherwise.

Warwick Quidditch Club defeated the Leicester Thestrals in a tight Lower-Bracket final, while Winchester Quidditch Club made a surprise run into the Top-16 after winning Development Cup and a spot at the British Quidditch Cup.

We’d like to thank the many volunteers we’ve had who made this season possible. 2018/2019 was easily the largest undertaking QuidditchUK have faced, and none of it would have been possible without the selfless help of our volunteers and officials who gave their time, talent, and resources towards making this year what it was.

A huge congratulations to London Quidditch Club on winning the national championship, and a further congratulations to all of our teams and athletes that competed this year. As the sport continues to grow and evolve, we’re growing increasingly excited as to what the competition will look like next year across both the university and community landscapes.

You can find the full final rankings for the weekend here.

Please leave feedback on the British Quidditch Cup here.

London Quidditch Club win the 2019 British Quidditch Cup

QuidditchUK would like to congratulate Velociraptors Quidditch Club and Werewolves of London Firsts for winning the 2018 Northern and Southern Cups respectively. Velociraptors QC eased to their third Northern Cup title in a row, and in the south the Werewolves of London claimed their first ever QuidditchUK tournament title after two consecutive years of silver medal finishes in the 2016 and 2017 Southern Cup.

Werewolves of London and Velociraptors QC Claim Regional Titles

Southern Regional Champions 2018

Northern Regional Champions 2018

Both teams will advance to the European Qualifying Tournament in January, along with the other top five finishers from the north and top seven from the south. Taking place in London, the tournament will decide who gets to represent the UK on the European stage at EQC Divisions 1 and 2 this season.

You can find the full results and rankings from Southern Cup 2018 below, including a full breakdown of scores, game times, and final results. Congratulations again to our regional champions and good luck to everyone going into the rest of the season.

Southern Results Spreadsheet

Northern Results Spreadsheet

European Qualifying Tournament Qualifying Teams

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