Major League Quidditch

Major League Quidditch
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015 Major League Quidditch season
Sport Quidditch
Founded 23 March 2015
Commissioner Ethan Sturm
Amanda Dallas
Divisions East Division
North Division
South Division
West Division
No. of teams 16
Countries Canada (1 team)
United States (15 teams)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Boston Night Riders
Most titles Boston Night Riders (1)
Sponsor(s) SAVAGE The Ultimate Apparel Company
International cup(s) Benepe Cup
Official website MLQ Official Website

Major League Quidditch (MLQ) is a professional quidditch league that represents the sport's highest level in both the United States and Canada.[1] The league is composed of 16 teams—15 in the U.S. and 1 in Canada. The MLQ season runs from June to August, with each team playing 9 games in the regular season. The playoffs includes all sixteen teams competing in the MLQ Championship in late August, culminating in the championship series. The winning team is awarded the Benepe Cup.

History

Major League Quidditch was founded in 2014 by Ethan Sturm, who joined with Amanda Dallas in hopes of developing quidditch further.[2] Sturm and Dallas currently co-commission the league.[3] The first season took place in 2015 with eight teams. MLQ had an extremely successful first season, picking up a sponsorship with SAVAGE The Ultimate Apparel Company, hosting twelve regular season 3 game series, and putting together a Championship Weekend.

For the 2016 season, MLQ plans to double the size of the league to 16 teams and geographically expand with the creation of the South and West Division.[4] New teams will be located in Austin, Kansas City, League City, New Orleans, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, and San Francisco.[5]

Major League Quidditch teams

Teams

League Champs

Organization

Rules and Officials

Media coverage

See also

References

  1. ↑ Salamy, Elissa (23 March 2015). "Major League Quidditch Inaugural Season Begins June 1". The Eighth Man.
  2. ↑ Sturm, Ethan (March 23, 2015). "MLQ announced". Major League Quidditch. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ Phelan, Kevin (29 April 2015). "Quidditch comes to Tarrytown". lohud.
  4. ↑ Dallas, Amanda. "MLQ to Expand to West and South". Major League Quidditch. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  5. ↑ Dallas, Amanda (2016-02-16). "MLQ 2016 Coaches Revealed". Major League Quidditch. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  6. ↑ "Five Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend" (article on Boston Magazine)

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