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Spring 2015

U.S. Quidditch World Cup

This years U.S. Quidditch World Cup 8 was held in Rock Hill,
SC on this past weekend April 11-12th
Thousands of people across the US gathered at Manchester Meadows
For those who may wonder where this sport

There were people from all age groups that attended

originated it started in 2005 at Middlebury College.

Saturday and Sunday. Many wore team uniforms and others

Xander Manshel and his friends got together on

wore their choice of Harry Potter themed costumes for the

Sundays to develop the foundation for the game

costume contest hosted by York County Convention and

that has turned into an intense sport.

Visitors Bureau on Sunday from 2-4 pm. Each participant in

The game has been featured on many media outlets

such as MTV, USA Today, and many more. This

the contest received a quidditch themed broom pen along

with the chance to win two tickets to Carowinds.

weekend the US Quidditch World Cup 8 was being

In the final game University of Texas won victory against

tweeted by many participants, players, and

Lone Star quidditch team. The University of Texas has won

attendees. It was also featured on a very popular

three World Cups thus far. Overall, all of the teams worked

social media app called Snapchat. Snapchat

hard but most importantly enjoyed themselves. We will see

streamed the game live and also included two

what next years Quidditch World Cup has to offer because

overlays of the World Cups logo that users could use.

this year will be a hard too top.