# 2018 IQA World Cup

The 2018 IQA World Cup was the fourth edition of the IQA World Cup, the international quidditch championship organized by the International Quidditch Association, the sport's global governing body. It was held in Florence, Italy between 27 June and 2 July 2018. Australia were the defending champions. The United States won their third championship after beating Belgium in the final. Over 800 athletes participated in competition.

## Bidding process

Seven nations expressed interest in hosting the tournament: Australia, Belgium, France, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On 1 November, Florence, Italy was announced as the host.

## Participating teams

Twenty-nine participated in the tournament:
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament |
| Australia | 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Austria | 1 (2016) |
| Belgium | 2 (2014, 2016) |
| Brazil | 1 (2016) |
| Canada | 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Catalonia | 1 (2016) |
| Czech Republic | 0 (debut) |
| Finland | 0 (debut) |
| France | 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Germany | 1 (2016) |
| Hong Kong | 0 (debut) |
| Iceland | 0 (debut) |
| Ireland | 1 (2016) |
| Italy | 1 (2016) |
| Malaysia | 0 (debut) |
| Mexico | 2 (2014, 2016) |
| Netherlands | 1 (2016) |
| New Zealand | 0 (debut) |
| Norway | 1 (2016) |
| Poland | 1 (2016) |
| Slovakia | 1 (2016) |
| Slovenia | 1 (2016) |
| South Korea | 1 (2016) |
| Spain | 1 (2016) |
| Switzerland | 0 (debut) |
| Turkey | 1 (2016) |
| United Kingdom | 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) |
| United States | 3 (2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Vietnam | 0 (debut) |
* ↑ Bold: winner, Italics: host.

### Draw

Teams are placed in drawing pots based on their geographical location and their standing in the previous World Cup and European Games as follows:
* Pot 1 contains the non-European teams that finished 7th or better at the 2016 World Cup as well as the best ranked teams from the 2017 European Games, for a total of seven teams.
* Pot 2 contains the remaining non-European teams except Mexico.
* Pot 3 contains the European teams ranked 5th to 11th at the 2017 European Games.
* Pot 4 contains all remaining European teams.
Mexico is automatically assigned a spot as the 8th ranked team at the 2016 World Cup.
Pot 1 :
| Team | Rank |
| Australia | W1 |
| United States | W2 |
| Canada | W4 |
| United Kingdom | E1 |
| France | E2 |
| Norway | E3 |
| Belgium | E4 |
Pot 2 :
* Team
* Brazil
* Hong Kong
* Malaysia
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* Vietnam
Pot 3 :
| Team | Rank |
| Germany | E5 |
| Turkey | E6 |
| Austria | E7 |
| Italy | E8 |
| Spain | E9 |
| Catalonia | E10 |
| Poland | E11 |
Pot 4 :
| Team | Rank |
| Slovakia | E12 |
| Netherlands | E13 |
| Ireland | E14 |
| Czech Republic | - |
| Finland | - |
| Iceland | - |
| Slovenia | - |
| Switzerland | - |
The teams are drawn from the pots into six groups of four teams (A, B, C, D, E, and F) and one group of five teams (G). Teams from Pot 1 are drawn into each group's first position. Mexico takes position G2 and the other second positions are taken from Pot 2. Pot 3 teams are drawn in each group's third position, and the remaining positions are drawn from Pot 4.

## Group stage

In the group stage, teams compete in a cross-pool league system, whereby the teams in Group A play against the teams in Group B and similarly for Groups C and D, and Groups E and F. Only teams in Group G are playing against each other. At the end of the group stage, all teams are ranked together based on their performance.
Bracket seeding :
| Seed | Team |
| 1 | Germany |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Belgium |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Italy |
| 8 | Turkey |
| 9 | Canada |
| 10 | Spain |
| 11 | Mexico |
| 12 | Norway |
| 13 | Poland |
| 14 | Austria |
| 15 | Vietnam |
| 16 | Czech Republic |
| Lower bracket ||
| 17 | Malaysia |
| 18 | Slovenia |
| 19 | South Korea |
| 20 | Switzerland |
| 21 | New Zealand |
| 22 | Netherlands |
| 23 | Ireland |
| 24 | Hong Kong |
| 25 | Slovakia |
| 26 | Catalonia |
| Relegation round-robin ||
| 27 | Finland |
| 28 | Brazil |
| 29 | Iceland |

### Group A vs. Group B

Group A :
| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | France | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| 2 | Poland | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 13 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 19 |
| 4 | Finland | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 27 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 4 |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 24 |
Results :
| 80–130* | 180*–0 | 120*–30 | 230*–50 |
| 50*–180 | 180*–90 | 20–150* | 110–160* |
| 20–130* | 100*–30 | 70–160* | 140*–60 |
| 20–240* | 50–70* | 30–140* | 40–100* |

### Group C vs. Group D

Group C :
| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 23 |
| 4 | Brazil | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 28 |
Group D :
| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | United States | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 15 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 22 |
Results :
| 60–90* | 170*–20 | 170*–10 | 220*–0 |
| 0–220* | 50–180* | 20–100* | 60–90* |
| 20–160* | 120*–30 | 120–50* | 200–50* |
| 0–230* | 30–140* | 10–130* | 100*–80 |

### Group E vs. Group F

Group E :
| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 17 |
| 4 | Iceland | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 29 |
Group F :
| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 2 | Norway | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 21 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 20 |
Results :
| 120*–80 | 240*–0 | 50–70* | 200*–0 |
| 40–160* | 150*–60 | 40–140* | 160*–110 |
| 110*–40 | 210–60* | 100–40* | 100–40* |
| 10–260* | 40–160* | 0–150* | 20–250* |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | W | L | WSR | LSR | TP | Seed |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 |
| 4 | Slovakia | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 25 |
| 5 | Catalonia | 0 | 4 | - | - | - | 26 |
| United Kingdom | 160 | – | 50* | Slovakia |
| Mexico | 80* | – | 30 | Catalonia |
| Catalonia | 30* | – | 200 | United Kingdom |
| Slovakia | 80 | – | 150* | Czech Republic |
| Czech Republic | 90* | – | 80 | Catalonia |
| United Kingdom | 160* | – | 20 | Mexico |
| Mexico | 150* | – | 40 | Czech Republic |
| Catalonia | 50 | – | 110* | Slovakia |
| Slovakia | 30 | – | 110* | Mexico |
| Czech Republic | 30* | – | 180 | United Kingdom |

## Knockout stage
### Upper bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Match 1 | Match 1 | | | | | | |
| Germany | 170 | | | | | | |
| Germany | 170 | Match 13 | Match 13 | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 50* | Match 13 | Match 13 | | | | |
| Czech Republic | 50* | Germany | 50 | | | | |
| Match 2 | Match 2 | | Germany | 50 | | | | |
| Match 2 | Match 2 | Turkey | 100* | | | | |
| Turkey | 130* | Turkey | 100* | | | | |
| Turkey | 130* | | | | Match 23 | Match 23 | | |
| Canada | 110 | | | | Match 23 | Match 23 | |
| Canada | 110 | | | | Turkey | 40 | |
| Match 3 | Match 3 | | | | | Turkey | 40 | |
| Match 3 | Match 3 | | | | Belgium | 90* | |
| Belgium | 150* | | | | Belgium | 90* | |
| Belgium | 150* | Match 14 | Match 14 | | | | | |
| Poland | 40 | Match 14 | Match 14 | | | | |
| Poland | 40 | Belgium | 170** | | | | |
| Match 4 | Match 4 | | Belgium | 170** | | | | |
| Match 4 | Match 4 | France | 140°° | | | | |
| France | 110* | France | 140°° | | | | |
| France | 110* | | | | | | | Match 32 | Match 32 |
| Norway | 30 | | | | | | | Match 32 | Match 32 |
| Norway | 30 | | | | | | | Belgium | 70 |
| Match 5 | Match 5 | | | | | | | | Belgium | 70 |
| Match 5 | Match 5 | | | | | | | United States | 120* |
| United Kingdom | 160* | | | | | | | United States | 120* |
| United Kingdom | 160* | Match 15 | Match 15 | | | | | | |
| Vietnam | 0 | Match 15 | Match 15 | | | | | | |
| Vietnam | 0 | United Kingdom | 80* | | | | | | |
| Match 6 | Match 6 | | United Kingdom | 80* | | | | | | |
| Match 6 | Match 6 | Italy | 60 | | | | | | |
| Italy | 90* | Italy | 60 | | | | | | |
| Italy | 90* | | | | Match 24 | Match 24 | | | | |
| Spain | 20 | | | | Match 24 | Match 24 | | | |
| Spain | 20 | | | | United Kingdom | 150 | | | |
| Match 7 | Match 7 | | | | | United Kingdom | 150 | | | |
| Match 7 | Match 7 | | | | United States | 160* | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 180 | | | | United States | 160* | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 180 | Match 16 | Match 16 | | | | | Match 31 | Match 31 |
| Austria | 60* | Match 16 | Match 16 | | | | | Match 31 | Match 31 |
| Austria | 60* | United States | 100* | | | | | Turkey | 110* |
| Match 8 | Match 8 | | United States | 100* | | | | | Turkey | 110* |
| Match 8 | Match 8 | Australia | 30 | | | | | United Kingdom | 60 |
| Australia | 110 | Australia | 30 | | | | | United Kingdom | 60 |
| Mexico | 30* | | | | | | | | |

#### Quarter-final consolation

| First round | First round | 5th place | 5th place |
| Match 21 | Match 21 |
| Germany | 50 |
| Germany | 50 | Match 25 | Match 25 |
| France | 120* | Match 25 | Match 25 |
| France | 120* | France | 80 |
| Match 22 | Match 22 | | France | 80 |
| Match 22 | Match 22 | Australia | 210* |
| Italy | 50 | Australia | 210* |
| Australia | 180* | | |
| Australia | 180* | 7th place | 7th place |
| | | Match 26 | Match 26 |
| | | Germany | 80* |
| | | Italy | 60 |

#### Round of 16 consolation

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | | 9th place | 9th place |
| Match 9 | Match 9 | | | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | | | |
| Czech Republic | 0 | Match 17 | Match 17 | | |
| Canada | 210* | Match 17 | Match 17 | |
| Canada | 210* | Canada | 110* | |
| Match 10 | Match 10 | | Canada | 110* | |
| Match 10 | Match 10 | Norway | 80 | |
| Poland | 120 | Norway | 80 | |
| Poland | 120 | | | | Match 27 | Match 27 |
| Norway | 220* | | | | Match 27 | Match 27 |
| Norway | 220* | | | | Canada | 160* |
| Match 11 | Match 11 | | | | | Canada | 160* |
| Match 11 | Match 11 | | | | Spain | 50 |
| Vietnam | 70 | | | | Spain | 50 |
| Vietnam | 70 | Match 18 | Match 18 | | | |
| Spain | 150* | Match 18 | Match 18 | | | |
| Spain | 150* | Spain | 90* | | | |
| Match 12 | Match 12 | | Spain | 90* | | | |
| Match 12 | Match 12 | Austria | 10 | | 11th place (canceled) | 11th place (canceled) |
| Austria | 110* | Austria | 10 | | 11th place (canceled) | 11th place (canceled) |
| Austria | 110* | | | | Match 28 | Match 28 |
| Mexico | 90 | | | | Match 28 | Match 28 |
| Mexico | 90 | | | | Norway | — |
| | | | | | Austria | — |
| Second round | Second round | 13th place (canceled) | 13th place (canceled) |
| Match 19 | Match 19 |
| Czech Republic | 90* |
| Czech Republic | 90* | Match 29 | Match 29 |
| Poland | 150 | Match 29 | Match 29 |
| Poland | 150 | Poland | — |
| Match 20 | Match 20 | | Poland | — |
| Match 20 | Match 20 | Mexico | — |
| Vietnam | 50 | Mexico | — |
| Mexico | 80* | | |
| Mexico | 80* | 15th place (canceled) | 15th place (canceled) |
| | | Match 30 | Match 30 |
| | | Czech Republic | — |
| | | Vietnam | — |

### Lower bracket

| Play-in games | Play-in games | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 17th place | 17th place |
| | | Match L3 | Match L3 | | | | |
| | | Malaysia | 150 | | | |
| Match L1 | Match L1 | | Malaysia | 150 | | | |
| Match L1 | Match L1 | Ireland | 90* | | | |
| Ireland | 90* | Ireland | 90* | | | |
| Ireland | 90* | | | | Match L8 | Match L8 | |
| Hong Kong | 80 | | | | Match L8 | Match L8 |
| Hong Kong | 80 | | | | Malaysia | 100* |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 90 |
| | | Match L4 | Match L4 | | | | |
| | | Switzerland | 80 | | | |
| | | New Zealand | 110* | | | |
| | | | | | | | Match L13 | Match L13 |
| | | | | | | | Malaysia | 90 |
| | | | | | | | Catalonia | 120* |
| | | Match L5 | Match L5 | | | | | |
| | | Slovenia | 100*° | | | | | |
| Match L2 | Match L2 | | Slovenia | 100*° | | | | |
| Match L2 | Match L2 | Catalonia | 130°* | | | | | |
| Slovakia | 30 | Catalonia | 130°* | | | | | |
| Slovakia | 30 | | | | Match L9 | Match L9 | | |
| Catalonia | 80* | | | | Match L9 | Match L9 | | |
| Catalonia | 80* | | | | Catalonia | 100* | | |
| | | | | | Netherlands | 50 | 19th place | 19th place |
| | | Match L6 | Match L6 | | | | Match L12 | Match L12 |
| | | South Korea | 80 | | | | New Zealand | 80 |
| | | Netherlands | 170* | | | | Netherlands | 150* |

#### Lower bracket consolation

| 25th place | 25th place |
| Match L7 | Match L7 |
| Hong Kong | 120* |
| Slovakia | 50 |
| =21st place | =21st place |
| Match L10 | Match L10 |
| Ireland | 120* |
| Switzerland | 90 |
| =21st place | =21st place |
| Match L11 | Match L11 |
| Slovenia | 180* |
| South Korea | 50 |

### Relegation round-robin

| Seed | Team | W | L | PD | S% | Rank |
| 28 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | +240 | 100% | 27 |
| 27 | Finland | 1 | 1 | +60 | 50% | 28 |
| 29 | Iceland | 0 | 2 | −300 | 0% | 29 |
| Finland | 80 | – | 170* | Brazil |
| Brazil | 150* | – | 0 | Iceland |
| Finland | 180* | – | 20 | Iceland |