by Hannah Lindgren | October 31st, 2012
Based on the recent official member survey, we can now announce the structure of Division 2 for World Cup VI. Here is the official structure of D2:
- 20 official member teams will register (first come, first serve) for the World Cup as Division 2 teams AFTER the Regional Championships.
Because the last Regional Championship is the weekend of March 2-3, registration for D2 will open March 9th, 2013 at 6pm EST (which is 3pm PST and 11pm GMT). It will be first come, first serve, and will require a monetary deposit. More details on how the process and deposit will work will be released closer to the date.
While D2 will be open for any and every team, please take a moment to remember the directive of Division 2. This division should not end up being a watered-down D1; it should be primarily made up of teams that genuinely identify as D2. Preferably, there should be no “David and Goliath” matches in this division, and teams that had a legitimate chance at qualifying for D1, but did not because of the number of other talented teams in their region, a limited number of spots, etc. should keep this in mind when deciding whether or not to try for D2.
Because registration for D2 is a month before the World Cup, we encourage teams to begin saving money for the deposit, travel, and accommodation expenses now. Due to the limited number of D2 spots, and D1 spots, not all teams will be able to play at the World Cup. If your team ends up being unable to attend in either division, we encourage you to attend the World Cup regardless. Being together as a team, experiencing the World Cup as a spectator and fan, and getting to check out teams from around the world would be an incredible experience, and we want you there!
Craig Carter
October 31, 2012
10:49 am
Is there any way that the teams registering will be kept in check? No matter how much people say it, D2 is still going to turn into a watered-down D1. I mean, my team would most certainly identify as a D2 team, still looking for our first win of the season, but I think that a lot of really good teams who just live in too dense of an area are still going to sign up…
Aaron Carstens
November 1, 2012
12:16 pm
I’m with Craig on this one. My team is in its first year and we have yet to win an official match so we would definitely identify as D2 but there’s nothing to stop the top-tier teams from entering D2. Maybe there should be a record cap instated barring top teams from entering D2 or maybe divide the league according to standings or at least something.
Chris Snitch Champitto
December 13, 2012
10:03 pm
I agree there are teams that deffinatly identify D2 and then there are the big powerhouse teams that couldn’t or didn’t make the D1 it would be like Maryland, Carleton, or USC by some crazy shot had like food poisoning and didnt qualify and then went and did the D2 at WC
Izzy
October 31, 2012
1:51 pm
Does it cost anything to attend the World Cup as a spectator?
Katie Stack
October 31, 2012
3:53 pm
Hey Izzy!
Spectator ticket info can be found in this article: http://www.internationalquidditch.org/2012/10/wcvi-update/
They’ll hopefully be on sale in a few weeks!
Michael
October 31, 2012
7:20 pm
What happens when spots are taken by D1 teams? If a team like Maryland or Hofstra inexplicably flops at their regionals, what stops them from going D2?
Ethan Sturm
Captain, Toms River Hydras
October 31, 2012
8:20 pm
Nothing
Nicholas Chan
November 4, 2012
10:49 pm
I can tell you for sure, UMD didn’t flop at regionals.
Chris Snitch Champitto
December 13, 2012
10:06 pm
yeah we played them and we were happy with a round robin loss 70-40 and then a bracket loss like 220-0 they deff didnt flop haha but i do know what you mean i just posted about that
Alex Buening
October 31, 2012
8:41 pm
I know this probably the wrong place to ask this is but, does anyone know the address to the Midwest Regional coming on November 10 and 11? I would like to go to it but i don’t know what athletic facility and where it is at?
Roger Kuhrt
October 31, 2012
10:59 pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/283767055056833/
Hplar Ierimlap
November 1, 2012
9:17 am
maryland would not flop. the others i guess pride
Aaron Carstens
November 1, 2012
11:56 am
I’m with Craig on this one. My team is in our first year and has yet to win an official match but we would love to play D2. Unfortunately we will not be attending the world cup but I think there should be a certain limit on a team’s record (or something) to qualify for D2.
Allison Gillette
November 1, 2012
5:36 pm
Hey everyone!
Allison Gillette here the gameplay director for WCVI! I thought I would come on here and just offer some input.
The D2 discussion was one of the hardest I have ever been a part of! I have been VT state rep for years and am in love with teams like Green Mountain College and UVM. That being said, I was very adamant in finding out what works best for the teams who are truly D2 in an effort to protect them from having to play in a watered down D1.
When it came time to present a few options to the management boards, it turns out there was an issue none of us had considered: the short amount of time before the first regional tournament.
Our original recommendation was to have all teams declare D1 or D2 in the beginning of the year and then play in the D1 or D2 tournament at regionals. With the Mid Atlantic and Northeast regionals being just a few short weeks away, it proved impossible to get enough manpower to make such a drastic change in a short amount of time.
At that point, we needed to make a decision and management felt the best way to be fair to the teams and to the people working hard to arrange our amazing tournaments for the year was to have D2 be a first come first served option.
I am sure you are thinking “well, couldn’t you just have people register for D1 and D2 at the beginning of the year regardless of regionals.” I thought the same thing. However, as someone addressed above, if teams register as D2 it isn’t fair to have them play against D1 teams at regionals (and potentially eliminate a D1 team’s chance at world cup).
Alas, the decision is not perfect and there is, ultimately, a chance that D2 could be a watered down D1. However, just keep your chins up and keep playing for what you stand for (D1 or D2). My best advice is to remember that we now have a year to make D2 clearer for the coming year (which I can solemnly swear we will make sure is a priority from now on), and to start raising funds for your team now so you can register as soon as registration opens!
Additionally, I would advise all D1 teams to remember that our league is founded on the basis of sportsmanship. We all may be serious athletes, but we need to remember that serious athletes must maintain a level of loyalty and integrity. That means if you are truly a D1 team, be honest and do not register for D2 (even if your team fails to make D1!) D2 means whimisicality, it means being new to the league, it means creating the building blocks for a team that may one day be D1. All of you D1 teams know what it is like to be in those positions. Keep the legacy of Quidditch alive and allow those teams to truly experience what D2 is made of!
If anyone has any additional questions, I encourage you to email me at allison.gillette@internationalquidditch.org because I will forget that I posted this here!
cupcakemichi
November 2, 2012
1:18 am
The only problem I have with everyone telling D1 teams to be honest is that my team is pretty evenly split with d1 and d2 players… It was going to be a serious decision for us, and if we don’t make d1, it will still be a serious decision for us. We’re planning (more hoping, actually) that we’ll have enough players for two teams. Just one of those weird community team things.
Allison Gillette
November 4, 2012
7:22 am
I mean it sounds like your team is an exception. If you cannot have two teams, instead of deciding if you have more D1 or D2 players… decide if the atmosphere or personality of your team is D1 or D2. Hopefully one day there can even be a D3 so your type of team would be D2 and our current D2 teams could be D3. For now, I wouldn’t worry too much about which division you end up being in.
Virginia Tech Quidditch
Captain, Virginia Tech
November 5, 2012
7:44 am
What if your team’s division affiliation changes?
Like our team. Last year, we definitely identified with D1 teams and were very competitive. But this year, we recruited more Harry Potter fans than we did athletes, and our competitiveness and our athleticism and our intensity is not the same.
We had regionals this past weekend, and didn’t get a bid spot. But regionals also made us realize that we just aren’t the competitive team we thought we were/wanted to be.
Nicholas Chan
November 4, 2012
11:09 pm
Look, I get where you’re coming from but hey there will always be kinks that needs to be worked out in any sport, especially a new one like quidditch. Besides, what we should be really happy about is the fact that we are given a second opportunity to play at the World Cup, which is a great thing in of itself. All of us is going to get experience from each other even if it is a David versus Goliath match because then the David can learn from playing the Goliath team. Granted, they might get pummeled but you have to start somewhere. Besides they asked for it if they signed up for the D2 World Cup. We all know anything and everything could happen whether a really inexperienced and under budget team signs up or a power house team that has been around for like 4 years. Is it fair? NO. And to those who want to complain, then just don’t sign up. My team has only been competing this semester and we just came from our regionals 3-3 and didn’t advance to the playoffs so we will definitely be trying to clinch one of the spots for the D2 World Cup and if we do get one of them, we will definitely be bringing the heat and quite frankly thats all one can do, play their best and have fun. This is what this sports is all about. Period.
Couch Meow
November 7, 2012
3:45 pm
LOCK HAVEN!!!
See you guys in D2
Chris Snitch Champitto
December 13, 2012
10:14 pm
thank you for posting this it helped a lot. i am not currently on any IQA board but would love to in the future (if there is ever a D2 IQA board) and as a college athlete i am really competitive and always want to win but as you said D2 if for not so much new teams (im on QC Carolinas and we are like 2-3 months old and we are D1 in the world cup this year) because some new teams may be down right amazing and some teams that have been around forever may not be the best but it should be for less experienced teams. i would like to see all teams next year declare D1 or D2 (we could post videos like college selection day where they put on the schools hat) to keep D2 a division of growing teams that arent on the same level competitively as some of the perennial powers
Ajorgensen24
Captain, Central Florida
November 5, 2012
8:36 am
Wouldn’t it be so much simpler to set it up so that the D2 Championship is reserved for all first and second year teams? That way it is a building block so that teams can one day be D1 ready. Don’t have it based off of skill level, but off of years of IQA Membership. Because, except in rare instances, those teams that have been around for several years will have veterans on the team anyways and the building blocks for the teams are already there.
Cody Tedford
November 16, 2012
1:09 am
I feel like that dichotomy would only make sense if all of the schools in the IQA were large colleges or university. Coming from a school that has around 800 students, the chances of us ever having a team that can compete with top DI teams are slim, due entirely to the size of our player pool. The purpose of DII shouldn’t be (at least solely) training, it should be a different caliber of competition.
Chris Snitch Champitto
December 13, 2012
10:19 pm
yes based not on years or size but on the for lack of a better term, skill (and im not say D2 teams arent good in fact i know of a few teams that may go D2 that could beat some of the D1 teams) but NYU and High Point ( school of like 3000) arent the same level competitively
Alex Scheer
Captain, Toledo Firebolts
November 19, 2012
9:37 am
I agree here… I think that the D2 WC should be more reserved for the 1st and 2nd Year teams, based on the idea that they can grow and not have to face a program that is storied
Alex Scheer
Captain, Toledo Firebolts
February 20, 2013
11:31 am
There says there will be a monetary deposit… what is that amount? I know that there will be teams trying to register, and wont be able to, for lack of money being in one account, or something like that. I just don’t want to be caught off guard in a few weeks, as will none of the other teams.
Logan Anbinder
Admin
February 20, 2013
2:50 pm
Hey Alex,
Good question! Division 2 teams will be asked to pay the same registration fee as teams who have qualified via regional championships, which is $25/person. This can be paid for up to 24 people– 21 players, and up to 3 nonplayer staff members (e.g. athletic trainers or nonplayer coaches.)
Teams will be notified of their selection (or lack thereof) within roughly 24 hours of requesting a bid. From that point, teams will have one week to submit their rosters and their $25/person fee, either via Paypal or check.
I hope this helps!
Alex Scheer
February 20, 2013
5:07 pm
Thank you Logan! I just want to make sure that we are prepared for registration. Will there be a dedicated link to register?
Logan Anbinder
Admin
February 20, 2013
6:47 pm
Yes! Look for a link on the homepage of the website at 6EST.
Feel free to post here or email me at logan.anbinder@internationalquidditch.org with more questions!
Alex Scheer
Captain, Toledo Firebolts
February 20, 2013
7:06 pm
Thank You Logan!!!!