2018 Quidditch Premier League season

The 2018 Quidditch Premier League season was the league's second, and was contested by ten teams over the course of the summer of 2018. The ten teams were split into two divisions, with the North Division composed of the Northern Watch, Yorkshire Roses, East Midlands Archers, West Midlands Revolution, and the debuting Scottish Thistles, and the South Division composed of the London Monarchs, Southeast Knights, Southwest Broadside, Eastern Mermaids, and the debuting Welsh Dragons.

2018 Quidditch Premier League season
LeagueQuidditch Premier League
SportQuidditch
DurationJune 16  – August 25, 2018
Number of games77
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season championsNorth: West Midlands Revolution
South: London Monarchs
Finals championsLondon Monarchs
  Runners-upSoutheast Knights

During the regular season, each division held three 'fixtures', which saw each team in that division attend and participate in round robin games. In total, teams played 12 games each during the regular season, with a total of 60 games played in total. Based on the results of those fixtures, the teams were seeded for the 2018 Quidditch Premier League Championship, which all ten qualified for. The championship was decided with a knockout bracket format

Regular season

Divisional fixtures

A total of six fixtures were held across the UK, split between the North and South Divisions.[1][2][3][4]

LocationVenueDate
North Division
ManchesterPlatt Fields ParkJune 16, 2018
EdinburghThe MeadowsJuly 14, 2018
BirminghamTally-Ho GroundAugust 4, 2018
South Division
LondonClapham CommonJune 23, 2018
CambridgeJesus GreenJuly 21, 2018
ReadingPalmer ParkAugust 11, 2018

Final Divisional Standings
TeamWLGoal DifferentialSnitch Catches
North Division
West Midlands Revolution102828
East Midlands Archers102787
Northern Watch75196
Scottish Thistles210−727
Yorkshire Roses111-832
South Division
London Monarchs1201259
Southeast Knights93705
Eastern Mermaids66-325
Welsh Dragons210−966
Southwest Broadside111−915

Championship

The London Monarchs won the 2018 Quidditch Premier League Championship, played at the Arms Park Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, ending the season with a perfect 15–0 record.[5] They defeated the Southeast Knights 160*-80 in the final match. By winning the title, the London Monarchs took the crown from the 2017 winners, the West Midlands Revolution.[6]

The Championship format consisted of a double elimination bracket which was then split into upper and lower brackets, giving full placings from 1st to 10th. The latter stages of the upper bracket and lower bracket can be seen below.

Upper Bracket
  Quarterfinals Semifinals
                           
  London Monarchs 140*  
Yorkshire Roses 40  
  London Monarchs 190*  
  Eastern Mermaids 30  
Eastern Mermaids 120*^ Final
  East Midlands Archers 90  
    London Monarchs 160*
  Southeast Knights 80
  Southeast Knights 100*  
Northern Watch 50  
  Southeast Knights 120* Third Place
  West Midlands Revolution 50  
West Midlands Revolution 160* West Midlands Revolution 150*
  Southwest Broadside 40   Eastern Mermaids 70

Lower Bracket
Semifinals Fifth Place
      
1 Southwest Broadside 100*
4 Yorkshire Roses 90
Southwest Broadside 70*
East Midlands Archers 30
3 East Midlands Archers 100*
2 Northern Watch 90

See also

References
  1. "Cambridge to host Quidditch Premier League fixture on 21 July". Cambridge Network. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  2. Thompson, Lizzie (19 June 2018). "First match of Quidditch Premier League played on Clapham Common". Evening Standard. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  3. McIlkeny, Stephen (10 July 2018). "The Meadows to host elite league Quidditch match". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  4. Barlow, Nigel (14 June 2018). "Manchester to host opening fixture in the Quidditch League". About Manchester. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. "British Quidditch champions prepare to defend title". BBC. 24 August 2018.
  6. "West Midlands Revolution crowned champions of first ever Quidditch Premier League". ITV News. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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