Earler today, the online edition of Forbes Magazine published an article asking “What Can Harry Potter Do For The Olympics?” The article gives a brief recount of how Muggle Quidditch began at Middlebury College and evolved into a sport that now reaches 25 countries and 700 teams. Not only is the sport now popular with fans, but also with sponsors and advertisers, who see an opportunity to nudge their way into the Potter universe.
Yesterday, the 2012 Summer Games tournament was held at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford, UK with five national teams competing for the championship. USA, UK, France, Australia, and Canada were all playing the game of Quidditch at a fast and furious pace. The USA team rolled through the tournament and eventually took the championship, as it defeated France in the final match 160-00.
The 2012 Muggle Quidditch Games are officially underway at Cutteslowe Park in Oxford, UK. Five teams are competing in a Round Robin Tournament with national pride on the line, as well as the chance to play the host UK team in a highly publicized exhibition match tomorrow. The exhibition match will occur on Monday at 3:30 p.m. BST in front of thousands of spectators just before the Olympic Torch Festival at South Park.
Muggle Quidditch at the Summer Olympics starts tomorrow morning in Oxford, UK. Five countries are represented at this monumental event for the sport and you will be able to watch the action. The action will begin with a Round Robin tournament between all five countries: UK, USA, France, Canada, and Australia.
Are you ready for some Muggle Quidditch? We are!
Muggle Quidditch at the 2012 Summer Olympics Torch Ceremony event will be the center of attention this coming Sunday and Monday, as five National teams will be competing against each other: UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and France.
If you are looking for just one more reason for why you should be attending LeakyCon 2012 in Chicago, Illinois from August 9-12, we now have that reason!
Evanna Lynch – the actress who portrayed Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter series – will be commentating the Championship Match of the The Leaky Cup Quidditch Tournament. This is certainly going to be a dream come true for many Potter fans.
The first issue of Quidditch Quarterly is now available for free online and to purchase as a print subscription.
Oxford, UK – Spectators coming to the public Olympic torch ceremony in Oxford this July 9 will be privy to a unique, historic event – the first International Summer Games between real-life national Quidditch teams.
150,000 of you have read QQ on a screen. Now, just in time for summer, an annual subscription to the print edition is available for the first time ever.
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