by Alex Benepe | December 28th, 2011
The nominations (so far) for the 2012-2013 Regional Championships and World Cup:
ALL NOMINATIONS ARE DUE JANUARY 8.
Fill out a nomination form here.
Official member nominations are preferred, but anyone who is interested in helping to organize a tournament may fill out the nomination form.
Canadian Regional:
Kingston, Ontario
Australian Regional:
Sydney, Australia
European Regional (potential):
Mestre-Venice, Italy
Mid-Atlantic US Regional:
Salisbury, MD
Washington D.C.
Midwest US Regional:
Kansas City, KS
Appleton, WI
Fishers, IN
Omaha, NE
Chicago, IL
Waukesha, WI
Northeast US Regional:
Rochester, NY
Portland, ME
Burlington, VT
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
South US Regional:
Augusta, GA
Myrtle Beach, SC
Lake Charles, LA
New Orleans, LA
Southwest US Regional:
Lake Charles, LA
New Orleans, LA
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
West US Regional:
Pending (Western teams creating a consolidated bid)
WORLD CUP VI:
Salisbury, MD
Washington D.C.
Chicago, IL
Waukesha, WI
Omaha, NE
Burlington, VT
Boston, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Myrtle Beach, SC
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
New York, NY
Jakarta, Indonesia
Orlando, FL
justin blythe
December 28, 2011
11:23 am
I definitely will go if its in Louisiana.
Donald Finch
December 28, 2011
12:03 pm
I’m happy to see that Chicago has the second highest number of nominations for this. Chicago should be the next city for the World Cup, go Chi Town! who needs the Olympics when you can have the World Cup, right?
Oliver Silva
January 6, 2012
2:40 pm
They are in order of nominations received, not the highest.
Evan Bell
Captain, Santa Barbara Blacktips
January 6, 2012
5:10 pm
It’s not the second most nominated city; it was the second city nominated. No one knows how many nominations have been made for each city.
Nadia
December 28, 2011
12:32 pm
I want to nominate my city, Toronto, but I’m not an official member of anything, just a huge Quidditch and Harry Potter fan. If anyone from Toronto who has authority is reading this, I really think you should nominate it. It’s a great city with great venues. We’re hosting the Pan Am Games in 2015!
Stephanie
January 6, 2012
1:02 pm
I’m nominating Toronto!
Curtis Taylor
Captain, Marquette University; Wisconsin State Director
December 28, 2011
3:48 pm
It would be nice to know what were for Regionals and what was for World Cup VI
Matt Hudson
December 28, 2011
11:49 pm
Sydney has been nominated for the Oceania regional.
Morgyn Benstead
December 29, 2011
12:05 am
What Curtis said! And which regionals the regionals bids were for…
Maria
December 28, 2011
4:56 pm
Please keep it in NYC! It is a great way to spend a fall weekend! Also, we have plenty of food, hotel rooms, major airports, and over 140 languages spoken just in Queens!
Doug Whiston
Captain, University of Kansas; Kansas State Director
December 28, 2011
5:56 pm
I’d like to make a correction: it would be in Kansas City, Missouri. KCK is a crappy place…
And to Donald, it’s not in order of votes, it’s in order received.
Michael Maldonado
Captain, Loyola University Chicago
December 28, 2011
8:23 pm
Should each member of each team fill out one of these forms or just the one member who wants to be the ‘primary respondent’? The many teams in the Chicagoland area would very much like to see World Cup VI in Chicago.
Jefferson Dedrick
Captain, WEQL Griffins
January 6, 2012
8:15 pm
^And not just those from “Chicagoland.” My understanding is that multiple teams/powers that be can nominate.
JackthePhan
December 29, 2011
9:28 pm
Definetly keep it in NYC. The IQA has built a solid fan base in NY and many people who have attended the past two world cups, including myself, would not be able to make it if it were in the Midwest.
That being said, I think a formal bidding process is a great idea.
Courtney
January 2, 2012
10:28 pm
Moving somewhere besides new York would also start creating a bigger fan base
Robert
January 6, 2012
4:59 pm
New York is also one of the more expensive places to get to, let alone the cost of hotels, the amount of traffic, and the high gas prices. There’s no reason a place can’t be found that is more accessible and affordable for teams around the country (and world) to get to.
For example, just outside NYC? It’d certainly avoid the traffic
Craig Carter
January 1, 2012
10:14 am
Definitely want it in the midwest. NYC is a bit too far to try to travel. I think that a lot more people would show up if it were in the midwest. North East teams are the only ones opposed to moving it, and that’s only because they would have to travel like the rest of us do.
Taylor Todd
January 3, 2012
9:01 pm
Omaha!
Faith
January 1, 2012
1:10 pm
Oh god please let it be in Austin!
swoolsey
January 1, 2012
5:01 pm
I’m looking forward to seeing this list updated and see the diversity of nominations!
Brent T.
January 2, 2012
10:19 pm
Texas seems like a really cool option. However I’m just happy to see that NY is not the top choice.
Amanda Sweeney
January 2, 2012
10:22 pm
Boson, MA!!
Courtney
January 2, 2012
10:27 pm
I think Kansas City KS would be perfect, it’s right in the middle which means It’s equal distance for a lot of people, I just think it makes sense
Anna
January 6, 2012
11:57 am
The thing is, equal distance doesn’t mean equal travel convenience. One of the good things about it being in NYC is that there are so many easy and relatively inexpensive ways to get to NYC, whereas a place like Kansas, while geographically in the middle, doesn’t offer as many travel options. It’s just something to consider.
chaseher33
Southwestern Regional Director
January 7, 2012
7:20 pm
Unless you’re from the north I wouldn’t consider any form of travel to NYC cheap.
Paige kunkel
January 2, 2012
11:26 pm
I think it would be wonderful to have the world cup in Kansas City! There’s no place like the Heartland, where people could rather easily travel, and to expose Quidditch here in large numbers, showing that it really is the thing to do!
Also, I would be able to actually make it this year, and show off my love for Qudditch, a truly great sport!
Devin Dutt
January 3, 2012
12:46 am
People have a point when they say that there is already a fan base in NY. Fan base is important to consider, moving it to another city will drop attendance. Fewer attendees means less profit, less profit doesn’t bode well for the cup.
Harper
January 6, 2012
10:19 am
I was going to post to make this point, but I’m happy to see that someone already did. I don’t think that the national event could break even, let alone make a profit, if it were held in any location other than New York City to pull in enough spectators that were not associated with any team. I would love to see the IQA put a greater effort into making regionals more significant events across the country though.
Warren
January 3, 2012
10:48 pm
I hope the World Cup is in the Mid-West, because I love Quidditch and it’d would be easy to get to! I could definitely make it to Kansas City and Omaha (I’m from Omaha and nominated it!) and maybe even Chicago! Hope it’s close though! As for the Mid-West Regional, I really hope it’s in Omaha because that would be awesome!
al
January 5, 2012
12:51 pm
make the closest to baltimor
al
January 5, 2012
12:52 pm
i agree
al
January 5, 2012
12:51 pm
make it in dc next year
Dennis Enkou
January 6, 2012
11:50 am
chicago definately
Spahrtacus
Captain, Toulouse Quidditch
January 6, 2012
4:14 pm
Oh, potential Europeen Cup in Italy. Do you have more information ? The France would be interested !
Enrico Higginbotham
January 7, 2012
5:12 pm
i’m the guy that nominated italy,if you want more information contact me
netspider86
Captain, Milano Meneghins
January 7, 2012
8:48 pm
I was told the teams in Italy weren’t active, nice to see that’s not completely true. I’m trying to play with friends in northeastern Italy and gathering potential players in Milan, so I doubly want this to happen!
Added you on Facebook, talk to you there!
P.S.: I’m Italian, I just wrote in English here for everyone else’s sake
Curtis Taylor
January 6, 2012
4:16 pm
Well Waukesha is on the list for potential WCVI bids…not sure how that happened since I’m the closest captain and were for sure not bidding/there is not much to do here lol
Matt Panico
Captain, Steel City Quidditch Club
January 6, 2012
4:48 pm
Isn’t Philadelphia in the new Mid-Atlantic region? Why are they on the list to host the Northeast Regional?
Amanda
January 6, 2012
4:51 pm
How can New Orleans be nominated for south AND southwest? They’re not even in the west.
chaseher33
Southwestern Regional Director
January 10, 2012
6:54 pm
It’s faster and easier for Louisiana teams such as LSU to compete with teams in Texas than teams in Florida. They’ve been to numerous tournaments in Texas in the past year.
Evan Bell
Captain, Santa Barbara Blacktips
January 6, 2012
5:14 pm
Just wait until the West submits our bid. The other regions better beware our power. Oh snap.
Evan Bell
Captain, Santa Barbara Blacktips
January 9, 2012
1:06 am
Alright, the West has our WC VI nomination in as Los Angeles. Good luck competing against every member of the West, other regions. You’re gonna need it.
andrewarons
January 6, 2012
5:31 pm
Totally should be in Orlando
reason: that’s where Harry Potter World is
if we can…we should get Universal to sponsor it!
don kang
January 9, 2012
12:52 pm
quiddich is not in any way affiliated to harry potter so no way ,dont agree
Byron McCoy
January 6, 2012
5:41 pm
Orlando is perfect! Not only is Wizarding World there along with all its magical Harry Potter goodness, MCO is an international airport (for all the foreign teams), it also has tons of parks and fields and stadiums that can be used for the actual event. There are also quite a few hotels that are close to said fields and to Orlando’s many attractions, some have even participated in Harry Potter related events before! Plus Disney World and Lego Land are there as well. Not to mention the fact that Florida weather will definitely be at least 70-80 degrees in November and therefore quite perfect for hosting a tournament.
Bee Dee
January 14, 2012
10:53 pm
I agree, Orlando is a natural place to host a World Cup. Like NYC it has a world class airport which would allow access from all over the states.
Its a big enough city to draw in spectators, and The State of Florida is the home of the “Swamp Cup” and has many enthusiastic Quidditch teams which include World Cup V’s contender, the University of Florida.
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is worth checking out, and would certainly be a crossover draw for many players and spectators.
There are lots of hotels, and cheap places to eat, as it is a city built around tourism. (Yes, it is the number one tourist destination in the World.)
Heather
January 6, 2012
6:08 pm
I would love to see some matches in Georgia! Especially Atlanta, it’s been awhile since the Olympics! And I know UGA has a Quidditch team…
Mayling
January 6, 2012
6:21 pm
Orlando would be perfect for WC! Why not take hundreds of HP fans to the location of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter? Maybe we could even set something up like Leaky Con did? And even if we couldn’t, i’m sure more fans would want to make the trip to be able to go to both WC and WWoHP! Andddd the climates nice! and on a completely unrelated to quidditch note: disney happens to be there too. =p
just a couple of thoughts. =)
JackthePhan
January 6, 2012
9:02 pm
I know from talking to players on Univ. of Florida that whenever they try to cooperate with Warner Bros and Harry Potter World, WB threatens to sue the sport of Quidditch for copywrite infrigement. I hope Quidditch never stoops down to the level of corporations.
Lauren
January 7, 2012
12:14 am
I think Orlando is clearly ideal here. People travel there ALL year long, so a lot of people who might not go JUST for the QWC would be able to come and bring families and such to do the parks, etc. Plus, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter draws thousands of Harry Potter fans to Orlando all year round (Trust me, I’ve been 3 times now, and it’s ALWAYS the most packed section of the park).
I’m from the Atlanta area myself, and would love to see a Georgia would cup, but I honestly just don’t think it’s a good idea right now.
And Chicago is a great place, too, but LeakyCon is already there this year. And – no offense – but it’s not SO great a place that HP fans would want to travel there twice in one semester, ya know?
Just some things to put on the table.
Bridget Petersen
January 7, 2012
10:38 am
Might be a bit hard for most teams to get to Indonesia. Just saying..
Ben Warner
January 7, 2012
11:18 am
Did someone seriously vote for indonesia, I’m not even sure there’s a team there.
Kevin Chamberlain
January 7, 2012
9:58 pm
I would be incredibly angry if World Cup VI was in Jakarta, Indonesia
WIZARD
January 12, 2012
10:42 pm
NEW YORRKKK CIITTYY BABBYY
Cristina Nicole Noujaim
February 29, 2012
9:56 pm
New York PLEASE!