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{{DISPLAYTITLE:International Quadball Association}}
{{Short description|Governing body for the sport of quadball}}
{{Infobox organization
| image = International quadball association.png
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| predecessor = Intercollegiate Quidditch Association – November 11, 2007
| formation = {{Start date and age|p=y|2010|01|01|df=y}}
| type = [[List of international sport federations|Federation of national associations]]
| status = Nonprofit organization
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| language = English, French
<ref>{{cite web|title=The IQA Congress Minutes of 10 Dec 2015|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uxovSV4Sb95HEhtLE022cz3NDHAc9Bsv3X9OWsbfuz4/edit|website=Google docs|publisher=IQA Minutes|access-date=8 May 2015}}</ref>
| main_organ = Board of Trustees
| name = International Quadball Association
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| mcaption = World map of quadball. Dark blue indicates member league, light blue indicates associate members.
| abbreviation = IQA
| region_served = Worldwide
| membership = [[International Quadball Association#Membership|39 national governing bodies (NGBs)]]
| website = {{URL|https://iqasport.org}}
}}
The '''International Quadball Association (IQA)''',<ref name="theguardian.com">{{Cite web |date=2022-07-20 |title=Quidditch changes name to quadball after JK Rowling's trans statements |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/20/quidditch-changes-name-to-quadball-after-jk-rowlings-trans-statements |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> previously known as the '''International Quidditch Association,''' is the governing body for the sport of [[Quidditch (real-life sport)|quadball]]. It was founded as the '''Intercollegiate Quidditch Association''' in 2009 following the first intercollegiate quidditch match.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2007-11-26-quidditch_N.htm | work=USA Today | first=Craig | last=Wilson | title=Collegiate Quidditch takes off figuratively, at least | date=2007-11-26}}</ref><ref name="internationalquidditch.org">{{cite web|url=http://iqaquidditch.org/about.php/ |title=About the IQA |work=IQA |access-date=11 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904231604/http://iqaquidditch.org/about.php |archive-date=4 September 2014 }}</ref> In 2010, the IQA added the "international" term to its name, and 2016 saw its induction as an international sports federation with its creation of the [[International Quidditch Association#Congress|Congress]]. It comprises more than ten national associations governing quidditch in their respective nations.<ref name=NewIQACongress>{{cite news|url=http://www.usquidditch.org/news/2014/06/new-iqa-congress-structure-announced|title=New IQA Congress Structure Announced|work=IQA & USQ|date=June 28, 2014|access-date=July 10, 2014|archive-date=May 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524181238/https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2014/06/new-iqa-congress-structure-announced|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The IQA was founded on the campus of [[Middlebury College]], in [[Vermont]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-12-17 |title=Quidditch to change name, citing J.K. Rowling's 'anti-trans positions' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/quidditch-change-name-citing-jk-rowlings-anti-trans-positions-rcna9149 |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Quidditch seeks a new name |url=https://www.middleburycampus.com/article/2022/03/quidditch-seeks-a-new-name |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=The Middlebury Campus |language=en-US}}</ref> The association is responsible for the organization of the world's major quadball tournaments and events, most notably the IQA Global Games, as well as international rule setting and worldwide expansion.
==History==
Quadball, then known as "muggle quidditch", began in 2005 as an intramural league at Middlebury College in Vermont. The rules were adapted from J. K. Rowling's [[Harry Potter]] novels.<ref name=":0" /> In 2007, Alex Benepe founded the '''Intercollegiate Quidditch Association.'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=STAFF |first=Sara Schweiger TELEGRAM & GAZETTE |title=Quidditch craze |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/east-valley/2012/04/01/quidditch-craze/49682764007/ |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2010 the name was changed to the '''International Quidditch Association''', the year it hosted the first Quadball World Cup.
==Membership==
[[File:IQA World Map.svg|thumb|upright=2.0|Members of the IQA: {{legend0|#333388|full members}}, {{legend0|#9999ff|associate members}}.]]To compete in the World Cup, teams must be registered IQA members.
===Full members===
Full member's of the IQA are national governing body's of quadball of  that region/territory, is the representation of a region's quadball activity at the IQA level. Each national governing body receives between one and three delegates, all of whom receive one vote apiece, depending on their "Quadball Development Index". National governing bodies are also required to offer an annual culminating championship tournament.<ref name=NewIQACongress/>
As of 2022, the full member NGBs are:<ref name="report2019">{{cite web |url=https://iqasport.org/about/members |title=Members list IQA|access-date=2020-03-07}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentinian Quidditch Association (AQArg, {{langx|es|Asociación Quidditch de Argentina}})
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Quadball in Australia|Quadball Australia]] (QAI)
* {{flagicon|Austria}} Quidditch Austria (QAT)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian Quidditch Federation]] (BQF, {{langx|fr|Fédération Belge de Quidditch}}, {{langx|nl|Belgische Zwerkbalbond}})
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Quidditch Canada]] (QC)
* {{flagicon|Catalonia}} Catalan Quidditch Association (AQC, {{langx|ca|Associació de Quidditch de Catalunya}})
* {{flagicon|France}} French Quidditch Federation (FQF, {{langx|fr|Fédération du Quidditch Français}})
* {{flagicon|Germany}} German Quidditch Federation (DQB, {{langx|de|Deutscher Quidditchbund}})
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Italian Quidditch Association (AIQ, {{langx|it|Associazione Italiana Quidditch}})
* {{flagicon|Mexico}} Quidditch México (QMX)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Quidditch Nederland]] (QNL)
* {{flagicon|Norway}} Norwegian Quidditch Association (NRF, {{langx|no|Norges Rumpeldunkforbund}})
* {{flagicon|Peru}} Peruvian Quidditch Sports Federation (FDPQ, {{langx|es|Federación Deportiva Peruana de Quidditch}})
* {{flagicon|Poland}} Polish Quidditch League (PLQ, {{langx|pl|Polska Liga Quidditcha}})
* {{flagicon|Spain}} Spanish Quidditch Association (AQE, {{langx|es|Asociación Quidditch España}})
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Swiss Quadball Association (SQV/ASQ, {{langx|de|Schweizerischer Quadballverband}}, {{langx|fr|Association Suisse de Quadball}}, {{langx|it|Associazione Svizzera di Quadball}})
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} Quidditch Association in Turkey (QD, {{langx|tr|Quidditch Derneği}})
* {{flagicon|UK}} [[QuadballUK]] (QUK)
* {{flagicon|US}} [[US Quadball]] (USQ)
===Associate members===
Associate member National Governing Bodies have two teams or more and a Quadball Development Index below the threshold set by the IQA. They are entitled to an independent voice in the IQA Congress but cannot vote. Developing National Governing Bodies are required to have evidence of regular competitive play.
As of 2022, the associate member NGBs are:<ref name="report2019"/>
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazilian Quidditch Association (ABRQ, {{langx|pt|Associação Brasileira de Quadribol}})
* {{flagicon|Chile}} Chilean Quidditch Association ({{langx|es|Asociación Chilena de Quidditch}})
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Quidditch Association (CQA, {{langx|cs|Česká Asociace Famfrpálu}})
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} Danish Quidditch Association ({{langx|da|Dansk Quidditchforbund}})
* {{flagicon|Hong Kong}} Hong Kong Quidditch Association
* {{flagicon|Ireland|quidditch}} Quidditch Ireland (QIRE)
* {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan Quidditch Association (JQA, {{langx|ja|日本クィディッチ協会|Nihon Kuiditchi Kyōkai}})
* {{flagicon|South Korea}} Quidditch Korea
* {{flagicon|Malaysia}} Quidditch Malaysia
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} Quidditch Association of New Zealand
* {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Slovak Quidditch Association (SQA, {{langx|sk|Slovenská Metlobalová Asociácia}})
* {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Quidditch Association of Slovenia ({{langx|sl|Quidditch zveza Slovenije}})
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} Swedish Quidditch Federation (SvQF, {{langx|sv|Svenska Quidditchförbundet}})
* {{flagicon|Uganda}} Quidditch Uganda
* {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam Quidditch Association ({{langx|vi|Hiệp hội Quidditch Việt Nam}})
===Areas of Interest===
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} Quidditch Ghana
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} Quidditch Portugal
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Quidditch Pakistan
===Formerly listed Associate members===
These nations are no longer listed on the IQA's website under members but were in the past.
As of 2022 these are:
* {{flagicon|Finland}} Quidditch Finland
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungarian Quidditch Association (MKSZ, {{langx|hu|Magyar Kviddics Szövetség}})
* {{flagicon|Iceland}} Quidditch Association of Iceland (QSÍ, {{langx|is|Quidditchsamband Íslands}})
* {{flagicon|Israel}} Quidditch Israel
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} Serbian Quidditch Association* ({{langx|sr|Српски Квидич Савез|italic=yes|translit=Srpski Kvidič Savez}})
===Continental committees===
Under the IQA, there can exist groups of NGBs that work together to form a committee devoted to promoting the sport within the region. The only current committee in existence is the European Committee for Quadball (or Quadball Europe). It is composed of two representatives from all NGBs within Europe, even those that do not have full representation at the IQA-level. Quadball Europe is in charge of the yearly tournament, the [[European Quidditch Cup]], which contests the best teams across the continent, as well as the European Games, where national teams from Europe come together to compete every other year.
==Rules of the sport==
{{Main|Quidditch (real-life sport)#Rules}}
The IQA publishes through its own rules department a set of updated rules each year that teams registered with a national association must adhere to during any and all international play. For the 2014–15, the IQA will use USQ's published Rulebook 8 in every and all tournaments except for the 2014 Global Games. It is up to the member league itself to determine whether or not they wish to adhere to every IQA rule, but member leagues must follow the IQA rules in international play or unless another set of rules is agreed upon.
==Title 9 ¾==
However, this policy has drawn sharp criticism from single sex institutions for whom it is difficult or impossible to attract players of the opposite gender. Women's teams from [[Smith College]] and [[Wellesley College]] were prohibited from tournament play because of this rule.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mountholyokenews.org/2013/03/28/smith-quidditch-team-prevented-from-competing/ |title=Smith Quidditch Team Prevented from Playing; Mount Holyoke News |publisher=mountholyokenews.org |access-date=2014-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206163612/http://mountholyokenews.org/2013/03/28/smith-quidditch-team-prevented-from-competing/ |archive-date=2014-12-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Tournaments==
===IQA World Cup===
{{Main|IQA World Cup}}
The World Cup is the IQA's tournament for national teams. Any quidditch-playing nation is offered the chance at competing on the world level at this tournament. The latest iteration was held in [[Florence]], Italy in June/July 2018, with the US taking first place and Belgium coming in second.
The original World Cup was titled both "Summer Games" to match the Olympics being held in London, UK and "Global Games." July 2012 saw five national teams from around the world compete in this first international tournament run by the IQA, taking place in University Parks, Oxford, England. The five teams were from the US, Canada, France, UK, and Australia.<ref name="IQA">IQA Website: {{cite news|url=http://iqaquidditch.com/news/2014/01/global-games-2014-announced |title=IQA Global Games Announced |work=IQA |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118064153/http://iqaquidditch.com/news/2014/01/global-games-2014-announced |archive-date=2014-01-18 }}</ref>
===European Games===
{{Main|European Games (quidditch)}}
The IQA European Games is the regional tournament held every off-year alongside the World Cup. The inaugural Games were held in [[Sarteano]], [[Italy]] in July 2015 which saw 12 nations compete with France being the winner over the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/|title=Sarteano 2015|publisher=IQA|access-date=11 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121175333/http://www.sarteano2015.eu/en/#|archive-date=2015-11-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Former===
{{main|US Quadball Cup}}
Until 2014, the IQA organized the previous iteration of what became the US Quidditch Cup, known at the time as the IQA World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iqaworldcup.com/about/|title=IQA World Cup|work=IQA|access-date=2013-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206004404/http://iqaworldcup.com/about/|archive-date=2015-02-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> To compete, registered teams were required to participate in their regional tournaments,<ref>{{cite news |first=Nina |last=Keck |title=Middlebury College Hosts Quidditch World Cup |url=http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/86231/ |publisher=[[Vermont Public Radio]] |date=2009-10-26 }}</ref> of which 2014 had nine regions (seven in North America, one for Europe and one for Oceania). Each region received a certain number of bids at the beginning of the season, and teams who placed within that number of bids were offered a spot at the World Cup.
Being in the United States each year drew criticism from the rest of the quadball world, where Australia fostered a solid quadball community, and Europe was consistently growing. 2014, the last year the World Cup in this function was held, saw all European teams refuse their bids due to costs and desire to support a more international IQA with their attendance at the Global Games.
==See also==
{{Portal|Sports}}
* [[Quidditch (real-life sport)]]
* [[Quidditch Canada]]
* [[Belgium Muggle Quidditch]]
* [[QuadballUK]]
* [[Muggle Quidditch Nederland]]
* [[Quidditch Benelux]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150725071114/http://iqaquidditch.org/rulebook.php International Quidditch Rules]
* [http://www.usquidditch.org/events/special/world-cup/ World Cub VIII]
* [http://usqworldcup.com/ World Cup VII]
* [https://www.usquidditch.org/about/title-9-3-4 Title 9 ¾] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920100813/http://www.usquidditch.org/about/title-9-3-4 |date=2015-09-20 }}
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