Don't miss out on a chance to see a beloved fictional sport come to life! The Keystone Cup, a competitive quidditch tournament taking place at Haverford College on October 18th, 2014, will bring together top teams in the quidditch world. The event is free and open to the public.
Inspired by the game from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, quidditch has evolved into so much more than fiction. The co-ed, contact sport boasts over 300 teams around the world. Locally, there’s a developing community of quidditch players and teams, including groups at Pennsylvania State University, Villanova University, the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University and Swarthmore College.
The Keystone Cup aims to bring competitive quidditch back to a broad audience in the Philadelphia area. The Cup consists of eight teams, selected based on skill, talent and spectator-appeal. Participating teams include Villanova University, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and New York University. Situated on Haverford College's campus, and organized by local high schoolers, the Keystone Cup hopes to facilitate a lively, young and exciting atmosphere--ideal and fun for competitive quidditch.
Two Greater Philadelphia Area high school students, Jack McGovern and Liam Scott, have piloted the organization of the Keystone Cup. McGovern, who has been attending quidditch tournaments since 2010, is a familiar presence in the international quidditch scene.
“The Keystone Cup really started as an idea from the quidditch community. Captains and players would ask me when I was going to host ‘Jack’s Invitational’,” McGovern said. “We're so excited to make this a reality. It’s so cool to think that our tournament has attracted high-quality quidditch teams from Indiana to North Carolina."
US Quidditch, the governing body of quidditch in the United States, recently recognized the Keystone Cup as an officially sanctioned event. As a sanctioned event, players on each of the Keystone Cup's eight teams have the opportunity to gain experience and improve their ranking for the 2015 USQ World Cup in Rock Hill, SC.
"The Keystone Cup gives us a great opportunity to learn from talented teams outside of the Midwest," said Dan Daugherty, head captain of Bowling Green State University, the defending Midwest Regional Champions. BGSU is one of several teams traveling eight hours or more to play in the Keystone Cup.
Teams will contest preliminary round games in the morning and early afternoon. An elimination round and championship game will be played in the late afternoon. Admission to the Keystone Cup is free and fans young and old are encouraged to attend. For more information, check out the Keystone Cup website, like the Keystone Cup on Facebook and follow the Keystone Cup on Twitter.
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