Quidditch World Cup 10

[Taeshan]

The Taeshan Quidditch Federation welcomes you to Taeshan for the 10th Quidditch World Cup. Taeshan is a storied wizarding nation and is one of the few nations to have competed in every single Quidditch World Cup. The schedule will be edited in below.

Groups

Group A:
Taeshan
Delaclava
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Sajnur

Matches played in Atlantea at Atlantea Quidditch Grounds home of Atlantea Dragons.

Group B
Banija
Kriegiersien
Amenria
Khzajamal

Matches held in Norton (Atlantea Island) at Quake Arena home of the Norton Nimbus Quakes.

Group C
HUElavia
Equestria
Razenthurea
Peoples Republic of Joyea

Matches held in Hannah at the The Haberdashery, home of Williams Isle Iguanas and Hannah Harpies.

Group D
Starblaydia
Darmen
Otakuverse
Abahnfleft

Matches held in Taeshan City in the Dragon's Nest, home of the Taeshan City Thundersnouts.

Group E
Havynwilde
Valdiviola
Sarzonia
Kohnhead

Matches held in Bayern in the Castle, home of the Bayern Bludgers.


Group F
Hinode
Jeckland
Sylestone
Salkin Rock

Matches held in Ojian, at Sleepy Hollow Quidditch Pitch home of the Sleepy Hollow Silver Snitches.

Group G
Gyatso-kai
Ko-oren
Starcom Racing
Western Fardelshufflestein

Matches Held in Beaverhead, at Silver Lake home of the Beaverhead Bombers.

Group H
Zwangzug
Quebec
The Jovannic
Jantor

Matches held in Yenvil Town at The Grounds, home of Knights QC.

Schedule

Matchday 1: 5/29/20 expect around 7-9 cutoff time EST PM)1 vs 4, 2 vs 3
Matchday 2: 5/31/201 vs 2, 3 vs 4
Matchday 3: 6/2/20 1 vs 3, 2 vs 4
Round of Sixteen: 6/4/20
Quarterfinals: 6/6/20
Semifinals: 6/8/20
3rd Place 6/9/20
Final 6/10/20

Technical

Tiebreakers:
Points, H2H results, H2H point differential (among 3 teams or more), Points differential, points for, and then coin flip (simulated rematch with winner advancing).

Playoffs:
Any playoff match involving Taeshan would be scorinated by a third party.
Playoff matchups will be traditional World Cup
A1 vs B2, C1 vs D2, E1 vs F2, G1 vs H2, B1 vs A2, D1 vs C2, F1 vs E2, H1 vs G2

The Taeshan wizarding community is a very secretive community. It takes its quidditch very serious and has a storied history with its 16 team league. The national team has made the finals once finishing second in the tournament. It plays a very offensive style in the tournament and has gotten close to winning. They are hopeful that they can do well in their home tournament.

The muggles in Taeshan no nothing of the wizarding community and we would like to keep it that way. All wizards and witches will be expected to stay within the confines of the wizarding communities their group is assigned to. In the case of the larger city based groups the wizarding community is generally kept within a designated part of the city. Travel between tournament sites is expected to be done through the floo system. No silly broom flying will go unpunished between venues. The Taeshan Aurors are very adapt at keeping track of unauthorized magic within the nation, and are swift to punish.


Useful Links
MALFFR Quiddinator 2.0 (Source)
Discussion Thread
Host Bid
Guide to Sports RP
Wikipedia's article on quidditch[/quote]

[Taeshan]

Maybe the 10th time is the charm, and perhaps on home soil (Air?) the Knights can get it done. Dakota Lyle, Everett McCleary, Samantha van Dyke and Albert Hancock return. Hancock remains the backup seeker as Maxwell Chance takes over for Ollivander Williams. Joining the lineup for their first stars are Shanon Wilder, Jeremiah Caldwell and Maxwell Chance.

Starting Roster

Player 	Number 	Position 	Team
Dakota Lyle 	1 	Keeper 	Bayern Bludgers
Everett McCleary	2 	Beater 	Taeshan City Thundersnouts
Shanonah Wilder 	3 	Beater 	Beaverhead Bombers
Maxwell Chance 	4 	Seeker 	Wiechester Warlocks
Samantha Van Dyke 	5 	Chaser 	Hannah Harpies
Albert Hancock 	6 	Chaser 	Docktown Dark Marks
Jeremiah Caldwell 	7 	Chaser  Purple Perils

And the four subs in case of injury

Backups 			
Kaitlyn Exeter 8 Keeper Norton Nimbus Quakes
Simon Shadler 9 Beater Atlantea Dragons
Elven Appleby 10 Chaser Capetown Canons 
Jack Milton 11 Chaser Knights QC
Forrest Whu 12 Seeker (3rd) Pariot Privateers

Ok a little history then for future reference

Quidditch World Cup 1 - 4th (3-4)
Quidditch World Cup 2 - 5th Tied (5-1)
Quidditch World Cup 3- 5th Tied (5-1)
Quidditch World Cup 4 - DNA (2-3)
Quidditch World Cup 5 - 4th (5-3)
Quidditch World Cup 6 2nd (9-2)
Quidditch World Cup 7 DNA (1-4)
Quidditch World Cup 8 DNA (3-3)
Quidditch World Cup 9 RoS (4-1)

[Sarzonia]

Choose my goalscorers? Yes
Godmod scoring events? No
RP injuries to my players? No
Eject players or coaches? Yes. They're not dirty, but they won't take any shit from anyone.
Godmod injuries to my players? No
Godmod other events? No

Chaser - #9, William Jansen (6-foot-1, 200 pounds, male)
Chaser - #18, Mike Reynolds (5-foot-10, 190 pounds, male)
Chaser - #13, Keri Rakers (5-foot-6, 145 pounds, female)
Keeper - #1, Edwin Nash (5-foot-11, 185 pounds, male)
Beater - #59, Elynn Davis (5-foot-10, 158 pounds, gender non-conforming)
Beater - #46, SaQuon Douglas (5-foot-10, 225 pounds, male)
Seeker - #32, Tommy Entwistle (6-foot-1, 190 pounds, male)

1st Reserve Team
Chaser/Seeker - #11, Louis Ross (5-foot-8, 160 pounds, male)
Chaser - #17, Joanne Barkley (5-foot-10, 155 pounds, female)
Keeper - #30, Angel Gonzalez (5-foot-5, 145 pounds, male)
Beater - #39, Matt Spencer (5-foot-11, 180 pounds, male)

Manager: Chris Entwistle
Assistant: Anthony Christensen
Keeper Coach: Erkki Taipale

It was a completely different challenge facing Sarzonia as it prepared for the 10th Quidditch World Cup.

No one knew what to expect from a country that hadn't fielded a team for five consecutive cycles after a third place finish in the second and third Cups.

Now, they were the team to beat. They won the ninth edition by edging aside every team but The Sherpa Empire during the group stage. They would get revenge despite an injury to goalkeeper Edwin Nash, but more importantly, they would get gold medals.

Manager Chris Entwistle knew that the squad listing might be exactly the same, but the team would be different in one key way. They would carry the weight of expectations. They would get every team's best shot.

Trouble was, they wouldn't get a chance at traditional rivals such as Starblaydia or hosts Taeshan or their friendly rivals from across the southern border in Delaclava. Entwhistle wasn't even sure the Stars would get magical aid from Delaclav wizards the way they did in each prior competition.

The song remains the same, he thought, even though the players change. In this case, however, he hoped the song from last time that heralded a championship would remain the same, even if the circumstances were the "players" that changed.

[Kohnhead]

The First ever Kohnhead Quidditch Team

The wizarding community in Kohnhead is pretty small and unknown to your average muggles. While there have been some close encounters with muggles in the past memory charms come in handy which is why they have remained secret. There is no actual Quidditch league in Kohnhead but with the wizarding community growing the sport is also growing which could mean that in the next couple leagues a league might be formed. Some of these players go to Moontrose the wizarding academy in Kohnhead, while some have already gone through there. The youngest player is 14 and is currently possibly the best player at Moontrose.

Starters
#10 Jimmy Toolville Chaser (M) Age: 21 (C)
#11 Percy Washington Chaser (M) Age: 14 (4th year student)
#9 Harriet Bocher Chaser (F) Age: 16 (6th year student)
#40 Roosevelt Derby Beater (M) Age: 28
#42 Sophie Duban Beater (F) Age: 17 (7th year student)
#1 Mildred Flosser Keeper (F) Age: 24
#7 Alvin Cohler Chaser (M) Age: 17 (7th year student)


Reserves
#12 Yohan Malfoy Chaser (M) Age: 23
#8 Lindsey Herowitz Chaser (F) Age: 15 (5th year student)
#41 Ashley Arrog Beater (F) Age: 31
#18 Jonah Goldberg (M) Age: 22
#77 Kim Jarvis (F) Age: 15 (5th year student)

We see Cohler the seeker donning the number 7 just like Harry Potter and Jarvis the backup seeker is wearing 77. This team is extremely young starting four Moontrose students and have two on the bench. It's not just 7th year students as there's a 4th year, two 5th years, and a 6th year. This team has a lot of potential but with no domestic league in Kohnhead I don't think they can go far. With their first match being played against Havynwilde I'm seeing a loss incoming. Maybe they can beat Valdivola or Sarzonia but I'm doubtful.


Choose my goalscorers? Yes
Godmod scoring events? Yes
RP injuries to my players? Yes
Eject players or coaches? Yes
Godmod injuries to my players? Yes
Godmod other events? Yes, just tg me beforehand

[Kriegiersien]

The tin foil hats were right.

Population of 16 Billion? Of course there can’t be so many. Certainly half of Kriegiersien is inhabited by mages, wizards and witches, who are a secret community among the muggles.

And the new Prime minister of the wizards had big plans. Hearing that until now the muggle had claimed all participations at the prestigious Quidditch World Cup through rogue wizard mercenaries, that the last season even genuine muggles had participated, this time he wanted a team send from the Kriegiersien wizard world.

Quidditch isn’t that popular in the magical world of Kriegiersien, contrary to Arena fights, magical hunts or Duels of all sorts between Wizards. It is normally only a school sport and so a team out of the best players from Wizard schools, Universities and Academies was prepared to face the team that had been playing the most Quidditch world cups for Kriegiersien, silently permitted by the Kriegiersien muggle President.
These rogue hedge wizards, wild mages and adventurers calling themselves now the ‘Glorious Bastards’ had once been third at the Quidditch World Cup and the match between them and the best official team of the Wizard World was suddenly a big thing.

In a giant arena the two teams played each other in a highly anticipated and marketed showdown to decide who would go to the World Cup.

School Team - Glorious Bastards
350:140

It was a glorious day for the Kriegiersien Wizard World. When Sam Mandrake, the seeker of the school team catched the snitch, the team already had led with 200:140.

Now they would go to Taeshan.



The Squad:


Coaches
Baldur Gates
Mimimi Winthrop

Jack of all trades
Robinson Nazgul

Chasers
Sansa Kirfenia
Bill Shazam
Lockheart Brad
Vanya Tutzelworm
Zacharia Zerg
Lisa Ward

Beaters
Henry Richardson
Louis Clark
Amanda Butler
Kevin Kelly

Keeper
Carolyn Martinez
Pamela Cox

Seeker
Sam Mandrake
Jimmy Murphy

and further staff
technicians, medical staff, cooks, physios, therapists, fitness coaches, security


Broom:

Having not much experience with the sport, a task force had to engineer a fitting broom for the new National team. They came up with the:

Wutzorn 1.3



Carved out of ancient angry evil magical trees, highly inflammable and inflatable. Very agile and pliable, hard to control. Can bring bad luck, but is very fast and makes bonus damage in ramming maneuvers.
First they wanted to put also a demon in it, but restricted it to evil spirits and restraining spells.
Can also, when used as melee weapon, easily crush things.


Uniforms:



RP-Permissions:
Everything allowed that doesn't break the game and fun

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Team Western Fardelshufflestein: The Western Fardelshufflestein Brown Bears

Team Roster
Coach: Johanna Mueller. Female, age 57.
#01--Albrecht Brandt, Chaser. Male, age 22. [Team Captain]
#02--Frieda Martin, Chaser. Female, age 25.
#03--Cameron Windhoffer, Chaser. Female, age 19.
#04--Johann DuPont, Beater. Male, age 31. Oldest player of Team Western Fardelshufflestein.
#05--Josef Blunt, Beater. Male, age 21.
#06--Henry Jagermeister, Keeper. Male, age 15 (finishing 4th year). Youngest player of Team Western Fardelshufflestein.
#07--Wilhelmina Smythe, Seeker. Female, age 21.

Reserve Players
#08--Oren Ludwig, Reserve Chaser. Male, age 25.
#09--Lucas Schaffer, Reserve Chaser. Male, age 23.
#10--Brianna Hertz, Reserve Beater. Female, age 21.
#11--Ishmael Mohamed, Reserve Keeper. Male, age 24.
#12--Leah Warner, Reserve Seeker. Female, age 27.

Le Context

This being the first year they've qualified for the Quidditch World Cup, Team Western Fardelshufflestein does not expect to make it past their first match. They're here to have fun, do their best, and make the Western Fardelshufflestein wizarding community proud. Naturally, the majority of Western Fardelshufflesteinians are Muggles who are utterly oblivious to the existence of wizards, which makes travelling a bit awkward but also more covert.

Le Uniforms

The robes of Team Western Fardelshufflestein are a deep blue to match the color of the Western Fardelshufflesteinan flag, with a Western Fardelshufflesteinian (OOC: Liechtensteiner) crown emblazoned on the left breast. The surname of the player is written in block letter on the back in gold, as is their number. The inside of the robe, as will as the player's tunic and pants, are a bright cardinal, while all the protective gear is leather brown.

Le Brooms
Team Western Fardelshufflestein flies on the Nimbus 2020, imported from Great Britain.

Other Things
1. While Team Western Fardelshufflestein's strategy is highly classified, it is known that the players hurl Shakespearean insults at their opponents.
2. Western Fardelshufflestein's most famous Quidditch commentator and renowned linguist, Sebastian Kent, is traveling with the team as a translator and correspondent. He will provide information about the pronunciation of Western Fardelshufflestein and other words. (Western Fardelshufflesteinians are not offended by the mispronunciation of their country's name. In fact, many of them may mispronounce the name, so to speak, due to variation depending on the speaker's regional dialect.)

[Kita-Hinode]

TEAM HINODEJIN EMPIRE, "The Wicked Children"

Most wizarding cultures across the multiverse would rather be as secretive as possible. The Hinodejin chuckle at that notion, taking full refuge in audacity. The only thing they haven't done was to perform magic tricks in public view but they're very much fine with displaying the results of those tricks and will gladly bend reality to shift into their interests. In all fairness, most of their interests consist of fully embarrassing those who are arrogant with tricks designed to slowly drive them towards full out insanity, if not break their spirit apart. Unlike the Hinodejin (who are usually pretty humble, albeit fans of taking arguments to a brawl more often than you'd think), its' wizards are actually more chilled and down-to-earth than humble but will gladly mess a bastard up if need be.

STARTING LINE-UP
#33 - Waʻa Kūʻai - Chaser - Male, Age 21 - Inaboshima Surf
Surfer legends speak of a man that was able to tame even the wildest wave in the Eastern Seas. Rain, storm, wind, thunder... it mattered nothing. He was Waitakere, a wizard. His son, Wa'a, is already following his father's footsteps although his passion for Quidditch keeps getting in the way.

#15 - Dōng Qīngtíng - Chaser - Female, Age 19 - Tentai Academy of Magic
Some say that when the Hinodejin forces first attacked the city of Tentai (then under the name of Leichen), a family of long dragons flew above the burning city. Dōng Qīngtíng's mother was one of the dragons of that fatidical day.

#66 - Hikesseki Tōhō - Chaser, Female, Age 25 - Mashugaku Academics
Red, spiky hair, a large tattoo across her body and blood that burns at all times. Hikesseki is a very deadly person to deal with... although that's a reputation that has yet to be proved. Not like anyone's willing to take chances at proving that though.

#42 - Shōgeki Iganami - Beater, Male, Age 23 - Watari Talekeepers
A big fan of storms (he's usually seen catching some shut-eye in the middle of the storm), Shōgeki brings a shocking style to the game of Quidditch, although some think he's a bit too electric for his own good.

#15 - Rakvél Sólarinnardóttir - Beater, Female, Age 22 - Amagiyugashima Drummers
An old-school beater that loves contact, usually big into rough tackles. Perfect teammate to have, a perfect date to have a chat and a drink with and probably one person you can always lay your very life with.

#88 - Frodo Salvador - Seeker, Male, Age 26 - Suki-Hinode Underground
A goalie with plenty of experience after running away from some unknown disaster in the west of the Empire (although most people believe that was just his mom kicking him out), he rebounded into a Quidditch career. In the muggles' world, he runs a disk store.

#79 - Dong Leun-Yeo - Chaster, Female, Age 20 - Northern Academy of Magic
The fastest broom this side of the multiverse. She does delivery jobs in her off-time from Quidditch and studies.

Reserves: Will add later.

Uniforms
The Hinodejin play in dark-purple robes with black horizontal stripes. Their numbers find themselves in the back of their robes with a coat of magic white paint while the Hinodejin Crest of Wizardry (a raven in front of a Katana) finds itself placed on their right arm.

RP PERMISSIONS
Don't kill them or injure them for too long. Picking goals is fine. Try to be in-character with them.

[Delaclava]

DELACLAVA NATIONAL QUIDDITCH TEAM
Champions and Hosts of QWC 2.

Coach (and Playing Captain): Millie Price

Position	#	Name	Age	Height	Weight	School	Location	Occupation
Chaser	10	Millie Price	26	5'7"	115	Campbell School for Girls	Barrelle, Firinsymnia	Teacher/Semipro Player
Chaser	13	Paul Kirui	*	6'1"	145	Asarlock School	Athens	Farmer
Chaser	19	Tristan Davis	16	5'10"	140	Alexandria Alpine Institute	Unincorporated (outside Catherina)	Student
Keeper	1	Jasper Thames	20	6'2"	155	University of the Teirmen	Ferguson, Firinsymnia	Zoologist
Beater	23	Roy Crouser	24	5'11"	210	Valhalla University	Valhalla	Legislative Aide
Beater	28	Brenda Ball	18	5'8"	160	Campbell School for Girls	Barrelle, Firinsymnia	Pharmacist
Seeker	7	Leo Wilson	19	6'3"	170	West Coast Wizarding College	Quinniville	Musician

* Claims to be 23. Probably in his 30's.

Broomstick: Featherflame FFPro 7
Robes: Red with gold numbers and rainbow accents

RP Permissions: All are granted. Please note: The Delaclava squad carries no substitutes. If you are going to RP a significant injury to a player, please TG me so I can arrange a replacement to join the squad.

[Ko-oren]

The magical community of Ko-oren might be a little strange to those that are used to typical magic settings, especially those involving Quidditch. Ko-oren has no magic academy, that is, not one involving wands and spells and owls and potions and the like. Instead, the magical community associated with this country is the Art, long thought lost ("The most striking thing about the nation is the art of Writing, writing Worlds into existance."), but surprisingly still very much alive. To those in the know. Among the general public, knowledge of this is non-existant. Only some ministers are told about it, without fear that they will spread this knowledge among the electorate. No-one will believe it, after all.

Well hidden away from public view, the community itself has put many, many rules and procedures in place for keeping their communities, Art, books, and so on, hidden.

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One meeting of the Guild of Legislators later...

United Worlds of Ko-oren - Team for the 9th Quidditch World Cup

Number	Name	Position	Guild	Community
1	Tahdi Thukahtingen	Seeker	Guild of Messengers	Teredahl
2	Thoël Jinondhen	Chaser	Guild of Explorers	Shanigun
3	Ki'ini Dahlakith (f)	Chaser	Guild of Mechanics	Razentahn
4	Isokoh Kisihidh	Chaser	Guild of Masons	Behdigehl
5	Zagehl Sipohlinthen	Beater	Guild of Protectors	Rozodhin
6	Huros Dharohtingun	Beater	Guild of Carpenters	Teredahl
7	Pinahgu of Pehsenthen	Keeper	Guild of Healers	Pehsenthen
(8)	Nioni Tehthaudin (f)	Seeker	Guild of Extractors	Lurthesingun
(9)	Dalugul Nihrudinil	Chaser	Guild of Messengers	Maulahngan
(10)	Raura Araudhin (f)	Chaser	Guild of Miners	Pehsenthen
(11)	Menegos Egahtidahl	Beater	Guild of Protectors	Teredahl
(12)	Bajo Bithidohl	Beater	Guild of Stockers	Pehsenthen
(13)	Jogen Rahgeloh	Keeper	Guild of Healers	Bahdorahth

National colours: blue, green, yellow (trim)
Team colours: purple, grey, black (trim), white (trim)

In odd-numbered seasons, teams are arranged by Guild (profession). In even-numbered seasons, teams are arranged by Community (their World of origin). Both have been listed, as last season players played for their Community, and the upcoming season will be based on Guild.

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

RP Update: The players can be injured, but not killed; the captain cannot be injured too severely. Feel free to choose goal scorers, but keep in mind that the best Chaser is the captain. Team Western Fardelshufflestein does not play dirty unless they have to (if the other team is playing dirty, say). Other than that, all RP permissions granted.

[Peoples Republic of Joyea]

Choose my goalscorers? Yes
Godmod scoring events? Yes
RP injuries to my player? Yes
Eject players or coaches? No
Godmod injuries to my players? No
Godmod other events? No


Team colors: Red and yellow

The International Quidditch Team of The Sovereign Military Junta of the People's Republic of Joyea

Coaches
Naomi Spencer
Mikhail Vladimirovich

Seekers
Angelina Maximovna
Jakeem Cox

Keepers
Anthony Duncan
Stephanie Smith

Beaters
Ulyanov Borisovich
Jamie Hunt
Masen Cross
Robin Powell

Jack of all trades
Arthur Sutton

Chasers
Tom Ball
Sophie Lane
Ean Price
Sebastian Newman
Jared Osborne
Zachary Gibson

Other Information
The Joyean leader will come to watch the world cup along with the first lady and the party chairman. The Joyean Cabinet will be coming to. The players will arrive on an IL 62 from Air Joyea. A small 20 man security detail will come to protect the team in the event of an emergency.

[Valdiviola]

The humble PRINCIPALITY of VALDIVIOLA would like to introduce its National Quidditch Team, Nicknamed "The Volatori Viola" for entry to QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP X!




INTRODUCTION

The Valdiviolan Quidditch Team return for the tenth installment of the Quidditch World Cup after skipping the previous tournament. Valdiviolan fans will be hoping this team can continue the fantastic run of competitive World Cup results that have seen the nation reach Quarter- and Semi-Finals in recent years. The backbone of the team remains the same except for in the Snitching department with two new Seekers making the team after the scandalous elopement of National sweetheart Evangelina Falco & her understudy Valentino Gozzoli last year, with the location of the pair still a mystery...

ROBES

STYLE, ROSTER & COACHING

STYLE – A strong belief that Quidditch is a sport to primarily entertain the masses watching in the stands, the style of gameplay in Valdiviola is an attacking and imaginative one. Quick-paced with tricks abound with even the Keeper joining the attack on occasion, the Quaffle-players and Beaters following play in unison, defending and attacking as a unit of 6. Skill over strength is often favoured in Chasers and so Beaters are physical and agile in equal measure to account for a potential lack of physicality in Quaffle-play.

ROSTER

KEEPER – Lorenzo NOBILE (Captain) - #1
Age: 31 Height: 6ft1
Description: NOBILE is the choice between the hoops for a third World Cup and will wear the Captain's Armband as the natural leader of the squad. Nobody in Valdiviolan Quidditch is as revered as the big Keeper, who pulls off stunning saves in defence and is equally adept supporting a Quaffle attack. In recent seasons, Nobile has helped his club side win multiple trophies back home and will be trying his best to win the biggest prize of all this time around.

BEATER – Erasmo BURRASCA - #2
Age: 33 Height: 5ft10
Description: BURRASCA has been the exceptional Bludger-player in Valdiviola for the last decade. Whilst Burrasca has faced competition for his place in the starting VII this time around he is still considered to be an outstanding performer and is consistently a league-leader in Beating stats back home.

BEATER – Aurelia FIORE - #3
Age: 30 Height: 6ft0
Description: FIORE forged a formidable partnership with Erasmo Burrasca in “La Viola's” last World Cup run and will doubtless line up alongside him again. Over the course of recent seasons her performances have impressed to a level that has been compared to Burrasca at his peak, improving not just her bat skills, but also her flying standards.

CHASER – Isabella LORETTO - #4
Age: 30 Height: 5ft9
Description: LORETTO may have passed 30 but remains the domestic league's most dangerous attacker. In fact, the only season Loretto failed to top the scoring charts since the last World Cup was the season she missed due to injury. Opposition defences will know plenty about her, with over 100 goals in World Cup matches, Loretto will probably be in-line for some tight marking!

CHASER – Orlando STRAZZA - #5
Age: 23 Height: 5ft10
Description: STRAZZA was the youngster of the squad in Valdiviola's last foray to the World Cup. Some consistent seasons domestically sees Strazza return as an all-round Chaser who is now as comfortable leading a Quaffle attack as he is muscling in during defence. Valdiviolan fans will hope he can join his partners in setting some goalscoring records at World Cup X.

CHASER – Lola FEBBRAIO (Vice Captain) - #6
Age: 26 Height: 5ft2
Description: FEBBRAIO will be the leader of the Quaffle-play for the players in purple. Alongside Nobile, Febbraio has added numerous trophies to her honours list in recent seasons, so will be confident in her ability to command the Quaffle-play against even the best opponents. Febbraio has received the honour of being named Vice-Captain by coach Azzardo since the disappearance of Evangelina Falco.

SEEKER – Tommaso BAROZZI - #7
Age: 26 Height: 5ft11
Description: BAROZZI has benefitted from the scandal that hit Valdiviola last year to be named in a World Cup squad for the first time. Expected to be named a starter ahead of Selena Caldarini, Barozzi has emerged as a Seeker capable of making catches in every scenario. As tactically aware as he is technically gifted, Barozzi will hope to continue the tradition of Valdiviolan Snitch-snatching success which has seen The Volatori Viola take the Snitch in 12 out of 15 World Cup matches.

RESERVES

KEEPER – Magdalena GUZZETTA
Age: 32 Height: 6ft4

BEATER – Teodoro PELOSO
Age: 26 Height: 6ft0

CHASER – Armando SFERRA
Age: 22 Height: 6ft0

CHASER – Delfina SAVOIA
Age: 28 Height: 5ft4

SEEKER – Selena CALDARINI
Age: 27 Height: 5ft10

COACHING
HEAD COACH – Benedetto AZZARDO
ASSISTANT COACH – Quintino LIBERATORE
PHYSIO – Elenora TAGLIABUE

RPing

I Give To My Opponent The Permission To:	
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Choose My Scorers: Y	
Choose Scoring Events: Y	
Godmod Scoring Events: Y	
RP Injuries to my Players: Y	
Godmod Injuries to my Players: Y
Godmod Other Events: Y	
	
Yes to everything, but please, don't give career ending injuries or for that matter deaths, 	
and please don't get all my players banned!	
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[Banija]

RP Permissions

Don't kill anybody. Otherwise, have at it.

Information
Country code: BNJ
Denonym: Banijan(s)
Nickname: The White Lions
Captain: Njimoluh Tantoh
Home Robes: White
Away Kits: Green
Alternate: Orange

Banija National Quidditch Team

Starters

Players receiving first national team call-up are italicized.

Goalkeeper #1 Eden Tagena. 27 years old, Graduate of Percyvale Academy in Starblaydia. Member of the Quicksilver House.
Chaser #2 Malick Amsalu- 20 years old, Graduate of Percyvale Academy in Starblaydia; Member of the Leoric House. Returning player from QWC9.
Chaser #3 Njimoluh Tantoh- 26 years old, Graduate of Percyvale Academy in Starblaydia; Member of the Montfort House. Returning player from QWC8 & QWC9. Captain.
Chaser #4 Haraba Camara. 23 years old. Graduate of the Nangobo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Beater #5 Israel Wolitigna. 20 years old. Graduate of the Nangobo School of Withcraft and Wizardry.
Beater #6 Iyasu Zekulu- 30 years old, Graduate of Nangobo School of Withcraft and Wizardry. Returning player from QWC9.
Seeker #7 Yacobe Desta. 29 years old. Graduate of Nangobo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Bench

GK #8- Momodou Sarr. 17 years old, Current student at Nangobo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Chaser #9- Jibril Guiss. 21 years old, Graduate of Nangobo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Chaser/Seeker #10- Kemo Kabbeh. 20 years old, Graduate of Nangobo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Beater #11- Babaja Janneh. 24 years old, Graduate of Percyvale Academy in Starblaydia. Member of the Quicksilver House.
Beater #12- Malik Corr. 17 years old, current student at Kitante School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Basic Information on Banija's Wizarding Community

Banija’s wizarding community is unlike many you would see in other countries across the multiverse. In many countries, their wizarding community is integrated among the general population- hiding in plain slight, as one might call it. Wizards and witches can be drawn from all walks of life, and come from all over their respective countries, living apart geographically although remaining tight-knit in both bond and lineage.

The above of course, does not apply in Banija.

The magical community in Banija consists entirely of members of the Mukegara Tribe. With magic being a (mostly) hereditary trait, it was something that members of this tribe were born with, and have passed on, generation to generation. They have a reputation of a tribe that keeps to themselves, and are located remotely, within the mountains on the eastern border of Banija and Geisenfred(although all on the Banijan side). While, of course, they look like Banijans(all of them are racially black), they are very distinct and separate from the rest of the country.

The Mukegara have protected constitutional status in Banija as a self-governing tribe, the only one in the country, which entitles them to have their own constituency for the Banijan Lukiiko(Parliament). They are also distinct from the average Banijan in many ways. First, Mormonism, the dominant religion among Banijans, simply does not exist for the Mukegara, as missionaries were generally treated with hostility. Secondly, language. While Banijans generally speak Olusanke and English, the Mukegara, except for the ruling class does not speak Olusanke. They speak mostly English and Olugara, the local language. They also have a constitutional right to self-isolation, which is regularly invoked when Banija hosts major sporting tournaments, to completely close off their lands to outsiders. Of course, many Banijans think they are simply backwards and crazy, and leave them alone. The existence of their magic within the country is completely unknown- only the Kabaka(King) of Banija is made aware. They, of course, hold strictly to the International Statute of Secrecy, for fear that they would almost certainly suffer reprisals.

Historically, the Mukegara were almost completely conquered during the Unification Wars, and monarch after Monarch tried to get the Mukegara to submit. The Mukegara were almost wiped out, and shortly before Quebecois colonization, the then Paramount Chief, nearly 200 years ago, sent out explorers to see if there were other magical communities that could assist them. While they ended up reaching an agreement with Banijan authorities which led to their current constitutional situation, they were able to stumble upon wizards in Starblaydia, almost by accident. From then on, the Mukegara established strong ties with the Starblaydian wizarding community that are still strong today.

The Mukegara are led by the Paramount Chief, which is the hereditary leader of the Mukegara Tribe. The Mukegara have a two-tiered education system. One, consisting of ‘muggle education’, has children attend one of two elementary schools on tribal land, ran and operated by tribal schools. In those schools, they receive education in mostly muggle subjects. This is to comply with government regulation and the Banijan constitutional right to education, while maintaining their secrecy. Children attend these schools from age 6-10.

Very recently, the Paramount Chief issued major reforms to the Mukegara education system, due to overcrowding at schools. Before the age 11 school year, all students participate in a placement exam. The top 10 scoring students every year are selected to attend Percyvale Academy in Starblaydia- the goal of basically all Mukegara parents is to send their students to Percyvale Academy. The exam is extremely competitive, and graduation from Percyvale for a member of the Mukegara is a ticket to becoming a lifetime member of the tribe's elite. This has been happening for almost 200 years pursuant an agreement between Percyvale Academy and the Mukegara Tribe. What happens to the rest, is where the major changes have been implemented. They used to all attend Nangobo, but now there has been a change. For age 11-13, all students attend the newly built Lashigo for their first three years of magical education. The Paramount Chief recently created a second school, for the last four years of wizarding education. For years 4-7 of magical education, Half the students go to Nangobo School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, while the other half attend the newly built Kitante(chee-tahn-tey) School of Witchcraft and Wizardry,

It is the Mukegara's connections to Starblaydia that introduced the tribe to the sport of Quidditch. The sport became highly popular at Nangobo, and of course, quickly became the tribe's most popular wizarding sport. In the 8th Quidditch World Cup, they came flying out of the gates(literally), and won their first 9 games on Starblaydian soil, before falling in the tournament final to the Sherpa Empire. THey look to ascend to those heights again in the 10th edition of the Quidditch World Cup.

[Darmen]

Darmeni National Quidditch Team
presented by the
Department of Magical Games and Sports of the Darmeni Ministry of Magic

Pos     # Name                 Age Club
Seeker  1 Bonifaz McCabe       29  Leo
Beater 11 Murray Morley        33  Aquarius  Captain
Beater 42 Tore Wright          25  Cancer
Chaser 30 Primrose Mottershead 28  Libra
Chaser 21 Sherman Webb         34  Libra
Chaser 55 Laverne Hurst        17  Capricorn
Keeper 13 Ivar Skovgaard       24  Gemini
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Seeker 71 Danya Bloodworth     25  Leo
Beater 72 Fillin Blue          28  Taurus
Chaser 52 Anaëlle Callahan     23  Capricorn
Keeper 64 Liliya Antov         19  Gemini

Quidditch in Darmen: A 13 team amateur league exists, known as the Darmeni Quidditch League. Players are assigned to clubs based on their birth date and the corresponding sign of the Zodiac (Darmeni astrology includes Ophiuchus as a 13th sign). Teams play a single round-robin season, with the team scoring the most points ⁠— and not necessarily having the most wins ⁠— at the end of the season being declared the champions. Darmeni domestic Quidditch matches are capped at two and a half hours, with no requirement that the Snitch be caught. Indeed, the Snitch can be caught multiple times in a match and nets the team that caught it five points. Additionally, goals are only worth one point. All other rules remain the same as the international standard.

Magic in Darmen: Darmeni wizards have lived openly in Darmen throughout its history, although the use of magic around Muggles is heavily discouraged. Nevertheless, Darmeni wizards will comply with the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy when traveling in countries where the statute is in effect. As of the 2045 census, there were 2,143 wizards living in Darmen, representing 0.02% of the total population. OOC: Magic in Darmen is a mixture of that described in Harry Potter and the type depicted in the TV Series, Charmed.

RP Permissions: No killing, or other serious life altering events, otherwise, have fun!

[Darmen]

Quidditch through the Ages: MXCIII Edition
2039 Darmeni Quidditch League

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Founded in the year following Darmen's victory at the 7th Quidditch World Cup, the Darmeni Quidditch League soon established itself as one of the preeminent leagues in the wizarding multiverse. National Team captain Murray Morley was the star of the league, beating opponents into submission while also helping his chasers and seeker score 153 points to win the league. Second place Pisces were hard done by, as their record of 10 wins and two losses was superior to that of Aquarius's 6 wins, 5 losses and a draw, but they came up four points short on the final day.

Quidditch purists, both domestically in Darmen and international observers of the DQL, were quick to express their displeasure at some of the rule changes made for Darmeni domestic matches. But the DQL Headquarters, or DQLHQ, made it clear that some of the rule changes, for instance the matches being limited to two and a half hours, were necessary due to there only being one pitch available in Darmen and six matches to get through each Saturday.

Younger fans didn't seem to care much, as the ʛ3/4/2 (that's $21.50 for you Muggles) priced tickets for the National Quidditch Arena routinely sold out. The DQLHQ was pleased with how the first season went and expressed its hopes that the league would develop the next generation of multiversal Quidditch champions.

Saturday, August 6, 2039
Aries       12–8  Scorpio
Sagittarius  9–18 Leo
Cancer      15–18 Pisces
Aquarius     9–9  Libra
Taurus       9–13 Gemini
Ophiuchus    9–8  Capricorn

Saturday, August 13, 2039
Gemini   4–2  Ophiuchus
Libra    5–17 Taurus
Pisces  20–8  Aquarius
Leo      8–9  Cancer
Scorpio 12–17 Sagittarius
Virgo   10–8  Aries

Saturday, August 20, 2039
Sagittarius  9–9  Virgo
Cancer       9–7  Scorpio
Aquarius    12–13 Leo
Taurus       7–8  Pisces
Ophiuchus    9–10 Libra
Capricorn    8–12 Gemini

Saturday, August 27, 2039
Libra    4–7  Capricorn
Pisces  16–5  Ophiuchus
Leo     11–17 Taurus
Scorpio  6–27 Aquarius
Virgo    9–10 Cancer
Aries   13–9  Sagittarius

Saturday, September 3, 2039
Cancer     8–9  Aries
Aquarius  15–4  Virgo
Taurus    15–5  Scorpio
Ophiuchus  4–14 Leo
Capricorn  8–15 Pisces
Gemini     9–9  Libra

Saturday, September 10, 2039
Pisces      13–11 Gemini
Leo          9–5  Capricorn
Scorpio      8–18 Ophiuchus
Virgo       10–13 Taurus
Aries       14–11 Aquarius
Sagittarius 13–4  Cancer

Saturday, September 17, 2039
Aquarius   4–8  Sagittarius
Taurus     9–4  Aries
Ophiuchus  4–15 Virgo
Capricorn 21–11 Scorpio
Gemini     9–7  Leo
Libra      8–9  Pisces

Saturday, September 24, 2039
Leo         15–13 Libra
Scorpio      8–12 Gemini
Virgo       24–8  Capricorn
Aries       16–9  Ophiuchus
Sagittarius  4–5  Taurus
Cancer       9–15 Aquarius

Saturday, October 1, 2039
Taurus    16–9  Cancer
Ophiuchus  9–9  Sagittarius
Capricorn 13–13 Aries
Gemini     7–9  Virgo
Libra     11–9  Scorpio
Pisces    10–6  Leo

Saturday, October 8, 2039
Scorpio      4–9  Pisces
Virgo       18–11 Libra
Aries       12–12 Gemini
Sagittarius 13–11 Capricorn
Cancer      10–5  Ophiuchus
Aquarius     9–7  Taurus

Saturday, October 15, 2039
Ophiuchus 12–17 Aquarius
Capricorn 14–7  Cancer
Gemini     4–12 Sagittarius
Libra     10–13 Aries
Pisces     6–15 Virgo
Leo       11–9  Scorpio

Saturday, October 22, 2039
Virgo        8–5  Leo
Aries       15–8  Pisces
Sagittarius 12–8  Libra
Cancer       8–14 Gemini
Aquarius    17–13 Capricorn
Taurus      15–3  Ophiuchus

Monday, October 31, 2039
Capricorn  6–6  Taurus
Gemini    11–9  Aquarius
Libra     23–10 Cancer
Pisces    18–8  Sagittarius
Leo       17–7  Aries
Scorpio    5–15 Virgo

Darmeni Quidditch League     Pld    W   D   L    PF   PA
 1 Aquarius                   12    6   1   5   153  126   Champions
 2 Pisces                     12   10   0   2   150  110
 3 Virgo                      12    8   1   3   146  101
 4 Taurus                     12    8   1   3   136   87
 5 Aries                      12    7   2   3   136  124
 6 Leo                        12    7   0   5   134  112
 7 Sagittarius                12    6   2   4   123  115
 8 Capricorn                  12    3   2   7   122  140
 9 Libra                      12    3   2   7   121  137
10 Gemini                     12    7   2   3   118  106
11 Cancer                     12    4   0   8   108  151
12 Scorpio                    12    0   0  12    92  177
13 Ophiuchus                  12    2   1   9    89  142

[Zwangzug]

See here for a background on Zwangzug's magical community.

Keeper: #13, Matthias Vanderwaal (Padix Porlocks). Concentrated in Wandless Theory at Warzenhund Academy. First QWC: 8

Chasers: #2, Rochelle Whitesun (Jofpubup Jabberknolls) Concentrated in Wanded Praxis at Warzenhund. First QWC: 9
#10, Susan Ashcont (Heart's Jaunt Hippocampi). Concentrated in Wandless Praxis at Warzenhund. First QWC: 10
#29: Mēfū Ōmhun (Gifogodi Demyok Pokuhindi). From the Picksall Islands and apprenticed to a mystic there. First QWC: 10

Beaters: #23, Enzo Bartali (Giordano Gheppi, captain). Trained as an apprentice potioneer in the southeastern Alchemist's Guild. First QWC: 8
#18, Timothy Frost-Hordal (Ridder Ravne). Concentrated in Wanded Theory at Warzenhund. First QWC: 9

Seeker: #4, Bita Sarhaddi (Surairo Serpents). Apprenticed to an elder mystic in the southwestern ascetic tradition. First QWC:

If RPing first, feel free to do pretty much anything. I would discourage godmoding in a literal sense.

[The Jovannic]

The Jovannic National Quidditch Roster
Quidditch is a very popular sport in the wizarding Community of The Jovannic, similar to native Jovannic Sport Zebgout. there are two wizarding schools in The Jovannic, The school of Jo and the school of Horimat. Horimat is the more ancient one while Jo is quite modern. The Jovannic is one of the few countries which Muggles know of wizards, and they get together to solve problems which neither wands nor logic can solve. A muggle version of Quidditch is also popular.

Nickname: The Red Emperors

Line Up
Keeper: Vanji Milibeck, 23, Male, Jo, Vixer Pixies
Chaser, Fili Fanta, 25, Female, Jo, Chan Dragons
Chaser, Mickan Lisalio, 31, Male, Horimat, Hui Powers
Chaser, Feud Calas, 20, Male, Jo, Jovannic Emperors
Beater, Tog Pott, 20, Female, Horimat, Vixer Pixies
Beater, Funik Luio, 21, Male, Horimat, Juxe Lizards
Seeker, Tale Bisinik, 23, Male, Jo, Jovannic Emperors

Bench
Chaser, Koil Gentara, 19, Male, Horimat, Rufi Zebras
Chaser, Yui Caladid, 24, Female, Jo, Tuldey Turtles
Beater, Cursiti Hulia, 19, Male, Jo, Curios Cannons
Keeper, Salafa Mitoki, 21, Male, Horimat, Chan Dragons

Robes: Red and White (home), Light Blue, white and yellow (away)

Choose my goalscorers? Yes
Godmod scoring events? Yes
RP injuries to my players? Depends
Eject players or coaches? No
Godmod injuries to my players? Depends
Godmod other events? Yes, just tg me beforehand

[A m e n r i a]

Amenrian National Quidditch Team

Since Amenria's last participation in a multiversal Quidditch tournament, the nation has put together a proper team instead of a rag-tag bunch of people with experience on a hoverbike. Assembled from various provinces, these men and women form the Mechanists. Since magic in Amneria's home universe requires a pact with a ghost or a demon, magic is strictly forbidden. This is why Amnerian Quidditch players ride on hoverbikes and use technology instead of magic.

Basic info:
Trigramme: AMN
Demonym: Amenrian/Asian
Captain: Valeriya Shor
Colours: Black, Cyan

Equipment:

Hoverbike: Team members have the freedom to choose their own models, from domestic ones such as the Wuxing Comet or foreign-made ones such as the Kawasaki Shark, imported from Ascion.

Uniform: Mechanists wear black bodysuits, outfitted with protective plates on the torso, arms, shins, and joints and cyan, glowing lines, pulsating as if following their heartbeat. On their backs are their names and numbers, on their left chest is the team symbol (a side view of robot's head), and their shoulders the nation's coat of arms (the same rhombus and dragon seen in the flag), in the same glowing and pulsating light.

Seeker:

• Nattayot "Nattie" Chamroon, 22, Female, #12

Keeper:

• Gao Xinlei, 25, Male, #10

Beaters:

• Valeriya Shor, 20, Female, #006
• Im Minho, 19, Male, #43

Chasers:

• Krishan Vadekar, 17, Male, #3
• Liu Zhen, 20, Male, #62
• Cha Eunbi, 18, Female, #38

Permissions: Anything other than murder or making my team cheat is fine, just tell me first.

[Starblaydia]

I Give My Opponent Permission
(and actively encourage them) To:
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Choose my Scorers
GodMod any Goalscoring or Snitch-catching Events
Call penalties on my Players (Within reason, they're not remotely a dirty side)
GodMod other events for humorous intent

Esteemed Colleagues,

I am pleased to inform you of the squad that the Centre is again providing a team of the Quidditch World Cup. The world-famous team comes from the Starblaydi Quidditch Sunday League (known as the SQSL, or 'Squizzle') and, as such, are the finest exponents of the great 'sport of warlocks' known to us. Though we are, of course, hidden within Starblaydia we are, nonetheless, proud of the nation in which we live and the team will strive to match that pride with their sporting performances. Champions of the inaugural World Cup, the Starblaydi team are looking for a high-placed finish. Listed below are the players we are again sending forth to compete, as well as a brief description regarding each one, as well as the noble House they played for at the famous Percyvale Academy of Wizardry and Witchcraft. Starblaydia will play in the traditional predominantly-purple robes, also detailed below.

Keeper
• Wearing the Number One cloak and keeping goals for Starblaydia will be Enrique Esposito, who plays for the Fox's Irregulars Quidditch Club. A highly-capable Keeper who played for Montfort House, he is an excellent Quaffle-stopper. He is also Starblaydia's Captain.

Chasers
• Harkon Vekkinen is the Chaser with the Number Two cloak, who plays for the ancient Jhani Cavalry side. A Montfort House Quidditch Captain in his time, he is an accomplished tackler.
• The only Witch on the team, Jennifer Havaland, wears the Number Three cloak. Formerly Head Girl of the Coraluna House, her passing is second to none in the entire land; a prized asset of the Neveheim Arsenal Witches side.
• Rudyard Rumplebottom is oft-quoted as saying 'Rumplebottom's the name, goal-scoring's the game'. As such the bearer of our Number Four cloak is the Wizard most likely to be tallied on the scoring scroll. Formerly of House Leoric, he plays for Montepool County Quidditch Club.

Beaters
• Bearing the Number Five cloak is Alfred Grompton, once of Qucksilver House, who's shots with Bludgers are as complex as they are devastating. Currently plays for the Beverington Hawksworth School Old Boys side, where he teaches Arithmancy.
• George Huxtable, descended from the great Leoric Huxtable, is another Leoric House member with a keen eye for an accurate swing at a Bludger. Plays for the Penningworth County Quidditch Club and wears the Number Six cloak.

Seeker
• Xantian The Eagle-Eyed, preferably known as Xantian will be the team's Seeker, wearing the Number Seven cloak. A Leoric House member if ever there was one, Xantian is eagle-eyed (figuratively rather than literally) and occasionally even reckless in his single-minded pursuit of the Golden Snitch. Caught every single snitch asked of him to take the World Championship in the 1st edition. Currently plays for Montepool County Quidditch Club.

Robes
A crude depiction (the most we could manage for this scroll, I'm afraid) of the Starblaydi team follows:

Should any replacements be required in between matches due to unfortunate 'incidents', they will be named and dispatched to the Percyvale Academy as and when appropriate.

- magically signed -

Cuthbert Cruickshanks
Master of Quidditch
Centre for the Magical Arts
Starblaydia

[Gyatso-kai]

GYATSO-KAI NATIONAL QUIDDITCH TEAM

The Avatarian Republics of Gyatso-kai has formed their first National Quidditch Team, and has sent the team, known as the ‘Flying Bisons’ (飞野牛 , Fēiyěniú , Tra’vheti’nerf) to the great nation of Taeshan to compete in the Tenth Edition of the Quidditch World Cup.

Official Name: Gyatso-kai National Quidditch Team / 凯海洋国家飞球运动队 (Kaihaiyáng Guójia Guójia Fēiqiúyùndòng Duì) / Gyat’kai Tsad’droten Tra'rugam'geroya Traat’aliit
Country Code: GKI
Officiating League” The Avatarian Collegiate Sports Association
Founded: 1905 (11 ARk)
World Cup Record: 0-0-0 (FIRST Appearance)
World Rank: Unranked
Nickname: The Flying Bisons

The Roster

When RP'ing, the name of my players in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS AND BOLD are the player's family names. These are the names on their jersey and the name professional commentators would call out when making observations. Also, do not write the names in all capital letters, as this is somewhat annoying when reading; I just imagine someone reading calmly along then suddenly SHOUTING the player's name. For example, if writing about FENG Shaoli making a long shot, one would write "Feng made a long shot..." as opposed to "FENG made a long shot..." If you have any further questions regarding names, please feel free to telegram me.

The Starting Seven has been named. Alternates will be named at a later date.

No.	Position	Name		Age	Gender	Lineage			.
1	Keeper		CHENG Roku	20	Male	Jinjian House	
2	Chaser		TANAKA Koji	19	Male	Huomao House	
3	Chaser		SATO Sachie	21	Female	Mugong House
4	Chaser		ITO Ayaka	19	Female	Jinjian House
5	Beater		Mav'ke BRALOR	18	Male	Shuigundong House
6	Beater		Adlartok AKLAQ	20	Male	Mugong House
7	Seeker		Iviin RAM'SER	20	Female	Tupingbi House

Given the age of the players on Gyatso-kai’s first Quidditch team, it is not surprising to find the team is comprised entirely of under-21 players in their final years at the Avatarian primary school, the Mofahuojian Hall of Wizardy and Magic. Also, with no professional league for the sport of Quidditch across Gyatso-kai, for many of these players, the hopes of forming such a league rest on their performance in the World Cup.

When playing on home pitch, the outer robe is black, with red and gold trim. When playing on away pitch, the outer robe is white, with red and gold trim. On the sweater, the blue shield is the House symbol of the Lineage from Mofahuojian.

Style: +3.0 out of 5.0
Choose my goal scorers: Yes
Godmod Scoring Events:[\/b] Yes (even the snitch)
[b]Injure to my players: Yes for minor, one-game-out injuries. I will decide and RP any further inactivity for a player caused by your injury.
Godmod injuries: Yes for minor, one-game-out injuries
Call Penalities: Within reason. This team is young, but experienced. Tempers may flair, but they understand what is at stake.
Godmod Other Events: Yes, within reason. Please telegram me if you have any questions

[Valdiviola]

WORLD CUP LIFT-OFF IMMINENT
IL GIORNALIERO PREVIEWS THE RUNNERS & RIDERS IN TAESHAN

The tenth instalment of the Quidditch World Cup is about to begin, and what a tournament it looks set to be! No fewer than four former champions will be in attendance including last times winners Sarzonia, looking to defend their title. There is also the 15 new nations making their debuts to get to know in matchday 1 and beyond, so there's plenty for fans of the flyingest sport in the universe to be excited about. The Volatori Viola go into this World Cup with the highest win percentage of any team in attendance but will face some tough challenges if they are to go further than they've been before. Here's our summary of some of the key nations to keep tabs on as the World Cup progresses - from the big-hitters who will expect to reach the latter stages, to the minnows who might just pull off an upset or two...

It would be remiss not to begin with the defending champions from World Cup IX, Sarzonia. They're old hands at this World Cup lark, having achieved back-to-back third place finishes in the early days of the Cup. They know how to peak at the right time and are in La Viola's group so all eyes will be on that early matchup to see how the title-holders are shaping up this time around.

Hosts Taeshan are another giant of the game with eyes on the prize in home skies. The only nation to have participated in every World Cup to date have never won the tournament but remain the first and only nation to play in over 50 World Cup matches so experience is most definitely on their side even if they've never won the World Cup's most important match.

The title for "winningest" nation in Cup history belongs to Starblaydia. The nation's relationship with the World Cup is amongst the longest of anyone, having won the inaugural championship way=back-when, and the nation is also the only one to host the tournament on more than one occasion. They haven't been past the Quarter-finals since their Cup win all those years ago but having won more matches than any other team present 'til now, expect this team to make it deep into the tournament.

A number of other big teams are certainly worth keeping an eye on but for fans of the newcomers, the team with the pedigree to go all the way despite being only recent additions to the World Cup are Banija. Quarter-finalists last time, and defeated Finalists in World Cup VIII, this nation would be a popular champion if they were to lift the trophy at the end of this.

Fans looking for an underdog to support need look no further than Jeckland who return to the world stage after years in obscurity. The nation has never won a World Cup match so every neutral will be willing this nation to victory in a group of debutants. Speaking of debutants - did you know that 6 of the 9 World Cups have been won by teams who have never featured before? That just goes to show that anyone can be victorious in sport's greatest tournament - "you've got to be in it to win it", and Valdiviola are very much "in it"!

[Delaclava]

In a previous era, magical people held a precarious status in Delaclava. The wizards had a pivotal role both in the founding of Delaclava and in numerous relocations of the landmass to regions around the world. Yet due to their incomprehensible power, they are viewed with great suspicion, and ruling forces have frequently been able and willing to complicate the lives of wizards, if not outright persecute them, due to their standing as a highly capable yet greatly feared minority.

Even the 2nd Quidditch World Cup, hosted in Delaclava itself, was held largely in secret. The tournament was held only in Valhalla, the northernmost mega-island province of Delaclava, and numerous remote island chains to the southeast. The captain of that team, Chaser Anthony Christensen, had in his youth been tried for heresy and inciting panic the first time he had attempted to create a national Quidditch programme. His teammates brought with them not only remarkable talent, but also similar stories of punishment and isolation.

Wizarding society at the time was somewhat crumbling: their methods had become less sophisticated, which meant that many in the community were caught and had their powers suppressed. The Quidditch team was similarly low-tech, and relied on heart, guts, and pure athleticism. Yet that alone took them to an undefeated run which saw them lift the trophy in front of a small yet adoring crowd in Valhalla.

But there was no doubt that Delaclava's own wizarding community had helped the greater magical world. The World Cup in Delaclava was the first that had been held by a legitimate and distinguished host, and their successful efforts brought the Cup to the community at large. Delaclava's diplomacy also brought the game to their Cyanean neighbors in Sarzonia, who would finish third in the very same Cup - and play to a historic draw in the semifinal against Delaclava, which prompted a replay - take another third-place finish on the next go-round, and now sit as the defending champions. The nations who now find success at the QWC are the same nations who have made a great impact in all the other major sports contested in the world.

When Delaclava entered its own isolation, life was now increasingly restricted for all citizens. Like any great innovator, the wizards of Delaclava took these limitations in strides for a new movement of creativity and development. While most of Delaclava's people experienced more than fifty years of separation from the outside world, the Delaclav magical community was thriving once again within only a few years. And when Delaclava's government sought to bring former colonies and allied nations under the same umbrella, many of these new areas were chock-full of wizards and witches - Firinsymnia, Senzymnia, Blah-dee-blah, and the Forgotten Army, to name a few. The non-magical side of Delaclava is looking to rebuild its networks now, but magical Delaclava is already up and running - or perhaps, flying.

The Delaclav government is aware of this, and they have set up relations with the wizarding community, to ensure mutual well-being and assist one another in times of a crisis. However, it's been decided as best to live and let live. The wizards and witches have been far more able to live secretly from the non-magical people with ease, and thus have been quite content to either keep to themselves or blend in.

So it's now a calmer, more confident, at-peace wizarding community that exist in Delaclava. Schools, hospitals, governments, and villages flourish right under the nose of the non-magical people right beside them. That leaves a group of seven immensely talented Quidditch players - led by Millie Price, from the "foreign" territory of Firinsymnia - who have been able to spend all their time honing their craft, with fear of interference.

This is a modern era for Delaclava, fitted with a modern Quidditch team that is well-equipped to take on a competition that has greatly evolved since the last time they entered.

The Flying Phoenixes are ready. Play Quaffle.

[Zwangzug]

The Fraternal Phoenix

Another Quidditch World Cup is upon us, and the eyes (and ears and Omnioculars) of the magical community turn to Taeshan where thirty-two nations are set to compete. Once again, Zwangzug will field an all-star team draw from its disparate domestic sides. This past season, The Padix Porlocks edged out the Giordano Gheppi by slim jargins, with the Surairo Serpents a close third. The Porlocks, and the national side, continue to be led by the ageless Matthias Vanderwaal. [My editor has asked me to clarify that he has an age, just like everyone else. Only on account of wizards and witches aging slowly and...you know, magic thing...he hasn't felt the need to specify it.] Anyway, Zwangzug continue to be a defensive-minded side, with the tough-minded Keeper their key player. The captaincy, however, traditionally goes to a player more integrated with the game as a whole, and Enzo Bartali of the Gheppi continues to hold that position.

Two new Chasers have joined the side; Susan Ashcont, from Ildynia District, and Mēfū Ōmhun from the Picksall Islands. The "Loons" (Pokuhindi) have soared into the top seven this past season, led by Ōmhun and her fellow macron-endowed islanders. The islands aren't necessarily large to have much of a magical enclave, although the pitch is of course remote; magicians live in relatively close proximity to no-Mags, however, with a common language and culture in many cases bridging the magical divide. Like many other parts of Zwangzug, the islanders are even familiar with Quidditch, which they know as kedēge (from the root words for "broom" and "ball,") albeit as an intramural sport played by college students who cannot fly. While they might not follow her as she and the side mumpwē (vacation, holiday) to Taeshan, hopefully their home support will inspire her and the others to new heights.

[Taeshan]

Roses are Red,
Nothing rhymes with Quidditch,
You can blame Zwangzug for this bad cut-off,
And also blame the british


Group A:

Sajnur 680–700 Taeshan
The liverpudian revolution of ireland 150–0 Delaclava

Group B:

Khazajamal 20–160 Banija
Amenria 70–310 Kriegiersien

Group C:

Peoples Republic of Joyea 510–330 HUElavia
Razenthurea 500–300 Equestria

Group D:

Abahnfleft 240–180 Starblaydia
Otakuverse 30–160 Darmen

Group E:

Kohnhead 80–290 Havynwilde
Sarzonia 30–150 Valdiviola

Group F:

Salkin Rock 170–10 Hinode
Sylestone 710–520 Jeckland

Group G:

Western Fardelshufflestein 200–90 Gyatso-kai
Starcom Racing 130–270 Ko-oren

Group H:

Jantor 10–200 Zwangzug
The Jovannic 340–450 Quebec

[Western Fardelshufflestein]

Team Western Fardelshufflestein
Western Fardelshufflesteinian Announcer--Transcript (Translated from Fardelshufflesteinian)
The crowd is on the edge of their seats as the Western Fardelshufflestein Chaser Frieda Martin streaks toward the goalposts with the Quaffle tucked under her arm, pursued by two of Team Gyatso-kai Chasers. A Gyatso-kai Beater sends a Bludger hurtling toward Martin--and it's knocked away by DuPont! Martin's going to score--she's going to make it 50-90--

But what's this! Western Fardelshufflestein Seeker Wilhelmina Smythe is diving toward the ground! I think she's spotted Snitch, folks! She's spotted the Snitch! And now Team Gyatso-kai's Seeker is diving after her!

AND SHE'S SCORED! Martin has scored! 50-90, folks, the score is 50-90! If Smythe catches the Snitch--

SHE'S DONE IT! SMYTHE HAS THE SNITCH! SMYTHE HAS THE SNITCH! 'SBLOOD, TEAM WESTERN FARDELSHUFFLESTEIN IS TRIUMPHANT! SMYTHE HAS DONE IT, FOLKS! WE WON! WE WON!!!! TEAM WESTERN FARDELSHUFFLESTEIN HAS WON THEIR FIRST MATCH OF THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP!