# 2017 Quidditch Premier League season

The 2017 Quidditch Premier League season was the league's first, and was contested by eight teams over the course of the 2017 summer. The eight teams were split into two divisions, with the North Division composed of the Northern Watch, Yorkshire Roses, East Midlands Archers, and West Midlands Revolution, and the South Division composed of the London Monarchs, Southeast Knights, Southwest Broadside, and Eastern Mermaids.
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 36 games played in total. Based on the results of those fixtures, the teams were seeded for the QPL Championship, which all eight qualified for. The championship was decided with a series of double-elimination matches, with eliminated teams going on to contest the lower places of the standings.

## Regular season
### Divisional fixtures

A total of six fixtures were held across the UK, split between the North and South Divisions.
| Location | Venue | Date |
| North Division |||
| Manchester | Platt Fields Park | 1 July 2017 |
| Sheffield | Bolehills Park | 22 July 2017 |
| Nottingham | Florence Boot Field | 5 August 2017 |
| South Division |||
| London | Clapham Common | 17 June 2017 |
| Worcester | Upton Rugby Club | 15 July 2017 |
| Southampton | Millbrook Rugby Club | 29 July 2017 |

### Final divisional standings

| Team | W | L | Goal differential | Snitch catches | Bludger possession |
| North Division ||||||
| West Midlands Revolution | 9 | 0 | 102 | 7 | 58% |
| Northern Watch | 5 | 4 | -5 | 6 | 53% |
| East Midlands Archers | 2 | 7 | -43 | 2 | 37% |
| Yorkshire Roses | 2 | 7 | −54 | 2 | 53% |
| South Division ||||||
| Southeast Knights | 9 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 55% |
| London Monarchs | 6 | 3 | 70 | 6 | 66% |
| Southwest Broadside | 3 | 6 | -49 | 4 | 48% |
| Eastern Mermaids | 0 | 9 | −94 | 1 | 32% |

## Championship

The West Midlands Revolution won the 2017 QPL Championship, played at the KCOM Craven Park Stadium in Hull, ending the season with a perfect 16–0 record. They defeated the Southeast Knights 140*-70 in the final match. By winning the title, the West Midlands Revolution became the inaugural winners of the Quidditch Premier League.
The Championship format consisted of a double elimination bracket which was then split into upper and lower brackets, giving full placings from 1st to 8th. The latter stages of the upper bracket and lower bracket can be seen below.

### Upper bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| West Midlands Revolution | West Midlands Revolution | 240* | | | | | | |
| Southwest Broadside | Southwest Broadside | 0 | | | | | | |
| Southwest Broadside | Southwest Broadside | 0 | West Midlands Revolution | West Midlands Revolution | 140* | | | |
| | | | London Monarchs | London Monarchs | 30 | | | |
| London Monarchs | London Monarchs | 160 | London Monarchs | London Monarchs | 30 | | | |
| Yorkshire Roses | Yorkshire Roses | 100* | | | | | | |
| Yorkshire Roses | Yorkshire Roses | 100* | | | | West Midlands Revolution | West Midlands Revolution | 140* |
| | | | | | | Southeast Knights | Southeast Knights | 70 |
| Southeast Knights | Southeast Knights | 180 | | | | | | | Southeast Knights | Southeast Knights | 70 |
| Eastern Mermaids | Eastern Mermaids | 60* | | | |
| Eastern Mermaids | Eastern Mermaids | 60* | Southeast Knights | Southeast Knights | 210* | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | | East Midlands Archers | East Midlands Archers | 30 |
| East Midlands Archers | East Midlands Archers | 110* | East Midlands Archers | East Midlands Archers | 30 | London Monarchs | London Monarchs | 190* |
| Northern Watch | Northern Watch | 60 | | | | East Midlands Archers | East Midlands Archers | 70 |

### Lower bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Fifth Place | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| 1 | Northern Watch | 110* | | | |
| 4 | Southwest Broadside | 60 | | | |
| 4 | Southwest Broadside | 60 | Yorkshire Roses | Yorkshire Roses | 100* |
| | | | Northern Watch | Northern Watch | 50 |
| 3 | Yorkshire Roses | 180* | Northern Watch | Northern Watch | 50 |
| 2 | Eastern Mermaids | 60 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |