Grand Valley State University Hosting 600 Players at Quidditch Championship [Video]

This Saturday and Sunday, GVSU will host 600 players and 30 teams at the Midwest Quidditch Regional Championship.

Quidditch is an adaptation of the fictional sport featured in the “Harry Potter” series.

Teams from 12 states will join the Grand Valley Grindylows at the Midwest Quidditch Regional Championship on November 8 - 9.

Quidditch was first played in 2005 at Middlebury College. It was developed by freshman Xander Manshel. Quidditch is a co-ed contact sport that mixes rugby, dodgeball, and tag.

There are seven players to a team (three chasers, two beaters, a keeper and a seeke). All players play with brooms between their legs at all times. See the official rules.

Matches at GVSU will take place from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Outdoor and Intramural Fields on the Allendale Campus. Spectators and media are welcome; admission is free.

Teams include:

Ball State Cardinals
Blue Mountain Quidditch Club
Bowling Green State University
Central Michigan Quidditch
Crimson Warhawks
Falcon Warriors Quidditch Club
Grand Valley Grindylows
Illini Ridgebacks Quidditch Team
Illinois State Firebirds
Indiana University Midnight Snipes Quidditch
Iowa State Quidditch
Kansas Quidditch
Loyola University Chicago
Marquette Quidditch
Miami University Quidditch
Michigan Quidditch
Michigan State University Spartan Quidditch
Minnesota Quidditch
Mizzou Quidditch
Northwestern Kneazles
Ohio State Quidditch
Ohio University Flying Bobcats
OSU The Mighty Bucks
Purdue International Quidditch Association
Southern Illinois University
Spartan Spitfires
TC Frost
Wooster Scottish Nationals

Learn more about GVSU quidditch and the rules of the game in this video from 2011: