# 2017 IQA European Games

The 2017 IQA European Games were the second European championship for the sport of quidditch. The tournament was held on 7–9 July 2017 in Oslo, Norway and was hosted by the Norges Rumpeldunkforbund and local club OSI Vikings. All European IQA member nations in good standing were allowed to compete. The winner of the tournament was the United Kingdom, who defeated the defending champion France 90*-70 in the final. France subsequently took the silver medal and Norway won the bronze, after defeating Belgium 140*-80. This tournament marked the United Kingdom's first international gold medal at quidditch.

## Competing teams

The following 15 teams have registered to compete:
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Austria | 1 (2016) |
| Belgium | 3 (2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Catalonia | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| France | 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Germany | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Ireland | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Italy | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Netherlands | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Norway (host) | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Poland | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Slovakia | 1 (2016) |
| Spain | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| Sweden | 0 |
| Turkey | 2 (2015, 2016) |
| United Kingdom | 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) |

## Structure

The tournament followed the usual two stage format with a group stage on Day One and a bracket on Day Two. The 15 participating teams were divided into three five-member stacked groups according to their previous World Cup standing, with Group A comprising the five highest-ranked teams and Group C the five lowest-ranked teams. Following the group stage, all teams within each group were seeded according to their performance and moved on to the bracket.
Group A :
| Team | 2016 Rank |
| United Kingdom | |
| France | 5 |
| Turkey | 6 |
| Belgium | 7 |
| Norway | 9 |
Group B :
| Team | 2016 Rank |
| Spain | 10 |
| Germany | 11 |
| Catalonia | 12 |
| Italy | 13 |
| Austria | 14 |
Group C :
| Team | 2016 Rank |
| Slovakia | 17 |
| Netherlands | 18 |
| Poland | 19 |
| Ireland | 20 |
| Sweden | — |

## Results
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Seed | Team | W | L | PD |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3 | 1 | 170 |
| 2 | France | 3 | 1 | 90 |
| 3 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 3 | −80 |
| 5 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | −180 |
| United Kingdom | 70* | – | 60 | Norway |
| France | 100* | – | 60 | Turkey |
| United Kingdom | 80* | – | 20 | France |
| Turkey | 150* | – | 120 | Belgium |
| Turkey | 80 | – | 140* | Norway |
| France | 140* | – | 130 | Belgium |
| Belgium | 80* | – | 50 | Norway |
| United Kingdom | 140* | – | 30 | Turkey |
| United Kingdom | 70 | – | 80* | Belgium |
| France | 150* | – | 50 | Norway |

#### Group B

| Seed | Team | W | L | PD |
| 6 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 270 |
| 7 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 70 |
| 8 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 9 | Catalonia | 1 | 3 | −160 |
| 10 | Italy | 0 | 4 | −200 |
| Germany | 100* | – | 40 | Catalonia |
| Spain | 130* | – | 90 | Italy |
| Spain | 180* | – | 110 | Catalonia |
| Italy | 50 | – | 80* | Austria |
| Spain | 20 | – | 120* | Germany |
| Catalonia | 50 | – | 90* | Austria |
| Catalonia | 130** | – | 120°° | Italy |
| Germany | 90 | – | 100* | Austria |
| Spain | 110* | – | 50 | Austria |
| Germany | 170* | – | 40 | Italy |

#### Group C

| Seed | Team | W | L | PD |
| 11 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| 12 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 150 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 140 |
| 14 | Ireland | 1 | 3 | −120 |
| 15 | Sweden | 0 | 4 | −370 |
| Netherlands | 100* | – | 40 | Ireland |
| Poland | 70* | – | 40 | Slovakia |
| Slovakia | 120 | – | 50* | Sweden |
| Poland | 200* | – | 140 | Ireland |
| Poland | 80 | – | 90* | Netherlands |
| Ireland | 120 | – | 60* | Sweden |
| Ireland | 60 | – | 120* | Slovakia |
| Netherlands | 210 | – | 50* | Sweden |
| Netherlands | 60 | – | 110* | Slovakia |
| Poland | 260* | – | 30 | Sweden |

### Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| | | Match 12 | Match 12 | | | | | |
| | | United Kingdom | 140 | | | | |
| Match 5 | Match 5 | | United Kingdom | 140 | | | | |
| Match 5 | Match 5 | Austria | 30* | | | | |
| Austria | 100* | Austria | 30* | | | | |
| Austria | 100* | | | | Match 19 | Match 19 | | |
| Catalonia | 40 | | | | Match 19 | Match 19 | |
| Catalonia | 40 | | | | United Kingdom | 110* | |
| Match 6 | Match 6 | | | | | United Kingdom | 110* | |
| Match 6 | Match 6 | | | | Norway | 40 | |
| Norway | 190 | | | | Norway | 40 | |
| Norway | 190 | Match 13 | Match 13 | | | | | |
| Netherlands | 60* | Match 13 | Match 13 | | | | |
| Netherlands | 60* | Norway | 190* | | | | |
| Match 7 | Match 7 | | Norway | 190* | | | | |
| Match 7 | Match 7 | Turkey | 120 | | | | |
| Turkey | 160* | Turkey | 120 | | | | |
| Turkey | 160* | | | | | | | Match 28 | Match 28 |
| Slovakia | 20 | | | | | | | Match 28 | Match 28 |
| Slovakia | 20 | | | | | | | United Kingdom | 90* |
| Match 1 | Match 1 | | | | | | | | United Kingdom | 90* |
| Match 1 | Match 1 | | | | | | | France | 70 |
| France | 290* | | | | | | | France | 70 |
| France | 290* | Match 8 | Match 8 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 10 | Match 8 | Match 8 | | | | | | |
| Sweden | 10 | France | 280* | | | | | | |
| Match 2 | Match 2 | | France | 280* | | | | | | |
| Match 2 | Match 2 | Italy | 40 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 100 | Italy | 40 | | | | | | |
| Spain | 100 | | | | Match 15 | Match 15 | | | | |
| Italy | 110* | | | | Match 15 | Match 15 | | | |
| Italy | 110* | | | | France | 80* | | | |
| Match 3 | Match 3 | | | | | France | 80* | | | |
| Match 3 | Match 3 | | | | Belgium | 50 | | Third place | Third place |
| Belgium | 200* | | | | Belgium | 50 | | Third place | Third place |
| Belgium | 200* | Match 9 | Match 9 | | | | | Match 26 | Match 26 |
| Ireland | 10 | Match 9 | Match 9 | | | | | Match 26 | Match 26 |
| Ireland | 10 | Belgium | 120* | | | | | Norway | 140* |
| Match 4 | Match 4 | | Belgium | 120* | | | | | Norway | 140* |
| Match 4 | Match 4 | Germany | 50 | | | | | Belgium | 80 |
| Germany | 180* | Germany | 50 | | | | | Belgium | 80 |
| Poland | 30 | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-final consolation

| First round | First round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Match 20 | Match 20 |
| Austria | 20 |
| Austria | 20 | Match 27 | Match 27 |
| Turkey | 140* | Match 27 | Match 27 |
| Turkey | 140* | Turkey | 120°° |
| Match 16 | Match 16 | | Turkey | 120°° |
| Match 16 | Match 16 | Germany | 130*° |
| Italy | 20 | Germany | 130*° |
| Germany | 120* | | |
| Germany | 120* | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Match 22 | Match 22 |
| | | Austria | 110* |
| | | Italy | 70 |

#### Round of 16 consolation

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| | | Match 21 | Match 21 | | |
| | | Catalonia | 100* | |
| Match 14 | Match 14 | | Catalonia | 100* | |
| Match 14 | Match 14 | Slovakia | 30 | |
| Netherlands | 80 | Slovakia | 30 | |
| Netherlands | 80 | | | | Match 23 | Match 23 |
| Slovakia | 100* | | | | Match 23 | Match 23 |
| Slovakia | 100* | | | | Catalonia | 50 |
| Match 10 | Match 10 | | | | | Catalonia | 50 |
| Match 10 | Match 10 | | | | Spain | 90* |
| Sweden | 30* | | | | Spain | 90* |
| Sweden | 30* | Match 17 | Match 17 | | | |
| Spain | 170 | Match 17 | Match 17 | | | |
| Spain | 170 | Spain | 210* | | | |
| Match 11 | Match 11 | | Spain | 210* | | | |
| Match 11 | Match 11 | Poland | 50 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| Ireland | 90* | Poland | 50 | | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| Ireland | 90* | | | | Match 24 | Match 24 |
| Poland | 130* | | | | Match 24 | Match 24 |
| Poland | 130* | | | | Slovakia | 50 |
| | | | | | Poland | 120* |
| Second round | Second round | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| | | Match 25 | Match 25 |
| | | Netherlands | 160* |
| Match 18 | Match 18 | | Netherlands | 160* |
| Match 18 | Match 18 | Ireland | 60 |
| Sweden | 70* | Ireland | 60 |
| Ireland | 130 | | |