The 2017 IQA European Games were the second European championship for the sport of quidditch. The tournament was held on 7–9 July 2017 in Oslo, Norway and was hosted by the Norges Rumpeldunkforbund and local club OSI Vikings.https://www.facebook.com/InternationalQuidditchAssociation/posts/1264169206955193 All European IQA member nations in good standing were allowed to compete. The winner of the tournament was the United Kingdom, who defeated the defending champion France 90*-70 in the final. France subsequently took the silver medal and Norway won the bronze, after defeating Belgium 140*-80. This tournament marked the United Kingdom's first international gold medal at quidditch.
Competing teams The following 15 teams have registered to compete:https://www.facebook.com/events/1513447952013409/permalink/1528626407162230/
Team Previous appearances in tournament 1 (2016) 3 (2014, 2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) (host) 2 (2015, 2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 1 (2016) 2 (2015, 2016) 0 2 (2015, 2016) 4 (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Structure The tournament followed the usual two stage format with a group stage on Day One and a bracket on Day Two. The 15 participating teams were divided into three five-member stacked groups according to their previous World Cup standing, with Group A comprising the five highest-ranked teams and Group C the five lowest-ranked teams.https://www.facebook.com/events/1513447952013409/permalink/1544188948939309/ Following the group stage, all teams within each group were seeded according to their performance and moved on to the bracket.https://www.facebook.com/events/1513447952013409/permalink/1544184035606467/
+ Group A Team 2016 Rank 5 6 7 9+ Group B Team 2016 Rank 10 11 12 13 14+ Group C Team 2016 Rank 17 18 19 20 —
Results Group stage Group A Seed Team 1 3 1 170 2 3 1 90 3 2 2 0 4 1 3 −80 5 1 3 −180
Group B Seed Team 6 3 1 270 7 3 1 70 8 3 1 20 9 1 3 −160 10 0 4 −200
Group C Seed Team 11 3 1 200 12 3 1 150 13 3 1 140 14 1 3 −120 15 0 4 −370
Bracket
Quarter-final consolation
Round of 16 consolation
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