Quidditch round-up: Kansas wins Midwest Cup; Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup and Muggle Quidditch returns home this weekend

by · October 14, 2011

Our weekly MuggleNet SnitchCenter round-up starts off with last weekend’s Midwest Cup Tournament held in Fishers, Indiana, with 18 teams competing for the crown.

In the semi-finals, the University of Pittsburgh defeated Illinois State University 90-40, even though ISU caught the snitch to end the game. Meanwhile, University of Kansas and Michigan State University were tied at 70, when Kansas seeker, sophmore Aaron Pope, caught the snitch earning KU the 100-70 victory.

This led to a final showdown between the University of Kansas and the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt jumped out to a 50-10 lead and looked as though it would be a runaway game, but KU came storming back and won the final match 70-50 to win the Midwest Cup Championship. Congratulations, Jayhawks!

For all of the scores from the Midwest Cup, visit MuggleNet SnitchCenter.

This coming weekend will see two high-powered tournaments as Chestnut Hill College will host the Philadelphia Brotherly Love Cup, and Muggle Quidditch returns to its home of with a tournament being held at Middlebury College – the team that is currently ranked No. 1 in the world. MuggleNet SnitchCenter will post all the news and scores as they become available. Also, MuggleNet staff member Kat will be at the Middlebury College tournament getting a report for next week, so stop by and say hello to her.

Finally, the International Quidditch Association will be introducing Video SnitchCenter on the IQA website. This will include a complete news presentation of all of the Muggle Quidditch events around the world. Be sure to tune in beginning next Tuesday, October 18. You can see a preview video right here.

We are building up to the biggest Quidditch World Cup yet, so be sure to get your tickets for some exciting Muggle Quidditch action!