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Quidditch, [4] officially and commonly known as quadball since 2022, is a team sport that was created in 2005 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, United States, and was inspired by the fictional game of the same name in the Harry Potter books by the author J. K. Rowling. [5]
U.S. and U.K. associations devoted to quidditch will change the sport’s name, following comments on trans people by “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling. Quidditch, a fictional, fast-paced ...
Quidditch has been criticised for its emphasis on catching the Snitch. [17] Rowling claims that Quidditch is a sport that "infuriates" men in particular, who are bothered by the unrealistic scoring system. [1] Because of the emphasis on the Snitch, legal scholar William Baude called Quidditch "a really stupid game". [18]
There is no golden "snitch" in the real-life version of Quidditch, so the game doesn't require a seeker, Harry Potter's position. Also, sadly, the players are not aboard broomsticks that fly. But ...
The International Quadball Association (IQA), [2] previously known as the International Quidditch Association, is the governing body for the sport of quadball.It was founded as the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association in 2009 following the first intercollegiate quidditch match.
Two governing bodies of Quidditch, which is based on a magical game in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter," announced a new name for the sport: Quadball.
US Quadball, formerly known as US Quidditch, [3] is a non-profit organization that governs the sport of quadball in the United States of America. Quadball is a sport that combines elements of basketball, dodgeball, and rugby. The sport is played at more than 100 colleges and 50 independent clubs in the United States.
Real-life quidditch, inspired by the magical game in "Harry Potter," is changing its name, citing author J.K. 'Harry Potter' sport quidditch to change name, citing J.K. Rowling's 'anti-trans ...