Esteemed Colleagues,
A very warm welcome to Starblaydia!
As the home of the inaugural winners of the Quidditch World Cup, it gives me great pleasure to welcome twenty-seven other teams to Starblaydia for the eighth edition of this great sporting contest - the second time hosted in our fair nation.
The four groups of seven have been drawn (seen in a separate scroll) and competition is due to begin. The tournament itself, including all matches, will take place at the Percyvale Academy of Wizardry and Witchcraft, near Penningworth in the north west of Starblaydia. Port keys are widely available to this location, with all players being offered free accommodation in the school's dormitories.
Should you have any further questions, please feel free to submit them to me.
Wishing every team in the competition 'good luck'!
- magically signed -
Cuthbert Cruickshanks
Master of Quidditch
Centre for the Magical Arts
Starblaydia
Group A
Starblaydia
Kriegiersien
Likar
Jhumaliwo
Gloriax
Northwest Kalactin
Banija
Group B
North Prarie
The Gathered Nations of Privateers
Valdiviola
Zwangzug
Anthor
The Kaiser Colonies
Parcia
Group C
Free Republics
Equestrian States
Estlobies
Abanhfleft
Darmen
The Autonomous Region of Helsinki
Taeshan
Group D
Acronius
Cosumar
Razenthuria
Juvencus
The Sherpa Empire
Stetzra
Vakolicci Haven and Celeria
Schedule
e.g., in Group A, Matchday 1 will be Starblaydia vs Northwest Kalactin, Kriegiersien vs Gloriax, Likar vs Jhumaliwo, with Banija not competing
Matchday One: 1v6, 2v5, 3v4, 7 Bye
Matchday Two: 4v2, 5v1, 6v7, 3 Bye
Matchday Three: 2v7, 3v6, 4v5, 1 Bye
Matchday Four: 5v3, 6v2, 7v1, 4 Bye
Matchday Five: 3v1, 4v7, 5v6, 2 Bye
Matchday Six: 6v4, 7v3, 1v2, 5 Bye
Matchday Seven: 7v5, 1v4, 2v3, 6 Bye
Round of 16: Seeded pairings (1st-ranked team vs 16th team, 2nd team vs 15th team, etc)
Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals and Final/3PPO will be bracketed knockout.
The Extensive OOC Section
Matchday One of the tournament will begin on Wednesday 16th May in the evening (GST) and be scorinated with my home-made Quidditch Scorinator, developed on upon my much-loved and moderately-used, excel-based Rugby Union Scorinator. It will list both the points total each team has reached, as well as list which team has caught the golden snitch.
Any nation that doesn't have Magic/Quidditch/Potterverse as an integral part of their RPing - or for those who a wizarding community would simply be out of character for the way they RP their nation - you're certainly more than welcome to say that some or all of your players are ex-pupils (or even current, if you're using teenagers) of the Percyvale Academy, Starblaydia's answer to Hogwart's, or that they play for one of the Starblaydi Quidditch Sunday League (informally known as "Squizzle") teams.
The Percyvale Academy
Formed in the time of King Oberyn (Starblaydia's equivalent of King Arthur), four of the greatest magic-users of the age came together to form the educational institution to teach magic to those so inclined in Starblaydia and Atlantian Oceania at large. The school is located near the city of Penningworth, under a secret shroud in the great Traijar Forest of Starblaydia's north-western Phraen province, now part of a national park, the school consists of four great Houses, each named after one of the founders, of whom the students sorted into those Houses display some of the traits of the founder. The houses are:
Percyvale Academy House Colours
House Founder Colours Symbol Traits
Leoric Ser Leoric Huxtable Red, White Flaming Brand Courage, Glory
Coraluna Lady Alyssa Coraluna Yellow, Orange Crescent Moon Prosperity, Loyalty
Montfort Ser Monfort Callin Green, Black Stone Tower Ambition, Vigilance
Quicksilver Mercuria di Argento Sky Blue, Royal Blue Lightning Bolt Wisdom, Pride
The Starblaydi Quidditch Sunday League (aka "SQSL" or, usually, "Squizzle")
The six great Britannican city-states, a former nation incorporated into Starblaydia some two hundred years ago, were original easy hiding-places for the wizarding community of Starblaydia and, as such, most of the magic users in the nation now either come from, or move to, one of the six provinces, as the vast tracts of countryside land in between the six city-state capitals provide ample opportunity to be discreet, and the now-sprawling metropolises themselves are easy places to hide in. Each of the six city-states, plus the traditional Starblaydi cities of Penningworth (in the north-west, near Nova Britannicus) and Jhanna (the Starblaydi captial) has its own Quidditch team, totalling eight sides:
- Chipping Wadston Quidditch Club (Hernsworth)
- Fox's Irregular Quidditch Club (Foxchester)
- Hawksworth School Old Boys (Beverington)
- Jhani Cavalry (Jhanna)
- Montepool County Quidditch Club (Montepool)
- Neveheim Arsenal Witches (Tuncastle)
- Penningworth Town Quidditch Club (Penningworth)
- Sergeant-Major's Second XI (Widdrington)