Draft:US Quadball Cup 2024

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US Quadball Cup 2024
2024
Tournament information
SportQuadball
LocationRound Rock, TX
Dates13–14 April 2024
AdministratorUS Quadball
Tournament
format(s)
Pool play
Single elimination bracket
Venue(s)Round Rock Multipurpose Complex
Teams58
Division 1
ChampionHarvard University
Runner-upUTSA
Division 2
ChampionCal
Runner-upUCLA
Club
ChampionBoom Train
Runner-upThe Warriors

The US Quadball Cup 2024 was the 2024 edition of the US Quadball Cup, the national championship for college and club quadball teams organized by US Quadball (USQ), the sport’s governing body in the United States. The tournament took place in Round Rock, Texas, from April 13–14.[1]

The tournament featured four divisions of play: two collegiate divisions, one club division, and an open division. The Harvard Horntails won the college championship, Cal Quadball won the college D2 tournament, and Boom Train won the club championship – marking the first time a team from the Midwest Region had won a championship.[2] It was also the first year since 2016 that a team based in Texas failed to win a single division.[3]

Qualification[edit]

The tournament had 16 spots available for each of the college divisions, 20 spots for the club division, and the open division was unbounded. Teams qualified for the competitive divisions via their performance at a USQ-sanctioned national qualifier event, and the remaining bids were awarded in order of the USQ rankings.[4]

Format[edit]

Before the tournament, USQ held a draw to divide the qualified teams into four pools for each division. For the draw, teams were split into four pots according to their USQ rank. The pools were drawn randomly such that each pool contained one team from each pot.[5]

Each pool played a single round-robin schedule on the first day of the tournament, with the top three teams (in the case of the college D1 and Club divisions), and the top two teams (in the case of the college D2 division) advancing to a single-elimination bracket played on the second day. In the college D1 and club divisions, the winners of each pool received byes to the quarterfinal round.[5]

The following tiebreakers were used to determine ranking within pools:[6]

  1. Head-to-head (when applicable between all tied teams)
  2. Average score differential in games between tied teams
  3. Average score differential in all games
  4. Flag catch percentage
  5. Total quadball point differential
  6. Coin flip/random selection

College Championship Division[edit]

Participating Teams[edit]

USQ Rank Team Qualification Route
1 Creighton QC 1st Place, Champaign Qualifier
2 Harvard Horntails 1st Place, Boston Qualifier
3 Virginia Quadball Club 1st Place, Richmond Qualifier
4 UTSA Quadball 1st Place, Oklahoma City Qualifier
5 Rutgers University Quadball 2nd Place, Boston Qualifier
6 Mizzou Club Quadball 2nd Place, Champaign Qualifier
7 Brandeis Quadball 3rd Place, Boston Qualifier
8 SHSU Quadball 2nd Place, Oklahoma City Qualifier
9 Arizona State University 1st Place, Pacer Valley Qualifier
10 Penn State Club Quadball At-Large
11 Blue Jay QC At-Large
12 Columbia College Chicago Renegades At-Large
13 The Michigan Quadball Team 3rd Place, Champaign Qualifier
14 Illini Ridgebacks Quadball At-Large
15 Texas State Quadball At-Large
19 Texas Quadball At-Large (after teams ranked 16–18 opted for D2)

Pre-Tournament Media Rankings[edit]

Ahead of the tournament, two quadball media outlets, The Eighth Man[7] and FastBreakNews[8], released top-10 rankings for Division 1.

Rank The Eighth Man FastBreakNews
1 Harvard Horntails (2) Creighton QC (6)
2 Creighton QC (2) UTSA Quadball
3 UTSA Quadball (1) Harvard Horntails
4 Mizzou Club Quadball Mizzou Club Quadball
5 Rutgers University Quadball Rutgers University Quadball
6 Virginia Quadball Club SHSU Quadball
7 SHSU Quadball Virginia Quadball Club
8 Arizona State University Texas State Quadball
9 The Michigan Quadball Team Arizona State University
10 Texas State Quadball Brandeis Quadball

Pool Play[edit]

Creighton QC, Harvard Horntails, Mizzou Club Quadball, and The Michigan Club Quadball Team each won their pools and received a bye to the quarterfinals. In Pool D, three teams were tied with records of 2–1, and were ranked based on the average score differential of the games played between them.

Pool A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Creighton QC 3 3 0 138.33 67% 380 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Brandeis Quadball 3 2 1 -16.67 33% -50 Advance to bracket play
3 Texas State Quadball 3 1 2 -46.67 0% -70
4 Columbia College Chicago Renegades 3 0 3 -75 33% -260
Source: USQ

Pool B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Harvard Horntails 3 3 0 103.33 67% 240 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 SHSU Quadball 3 2 1 25 67% 40 Advance to bracket play
3 Blue Jay QC 3 1 2 -58.33 0% -70
4 Illini Ridgebacks Quadball 3 0 3 -70 33% -210
Source: USQ

Pool C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Mizzou Club Quadball 3 3 0 123.33 33% 370 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Texas Quadball 3 2 1 -8.33 33% -60 Advance to bracket play
3 Virginia Quadball Club 3 1 2 -31.67 0% 10
4 Penn State Club Quadball 3 0 3 -83.33 67% -320
Source: USQ

Pool D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 The Michigan Quadball Team 3 2[a] 1 25 100% -30 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Rutgers University Quadball 3 2[b] 1 38.33 33% 150 Advance to bracket play
3 UTSA Quadball 3 2[c] 1 10 0% 100
4 Arizona State University 3 0 3 -73.33 33% -220
Source: USQ
Notes:
  1. ^ Won tiebreaker with head-to-head average score differential of 5.
  2. ^ Ranked second with head-to-head average score differential of 0.
  3. ^ Ranked third with head-to-head average score differential of -5.

Bracket Stage[edit]

Pre-Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Creighton QC 150
Texas Quadball 90 UTSA Quadball 195
UTSA Quadball 185 UTSA Quadball 170
Virginia Quadball Club 140
The Michigan Quadball Team 125
SHSU Quadball 120 Virginia Quadball Club 180
Virginia Quadball Club 135 UTSA Quadball 140
Harvard Horntails 160
Harvard Horntails 215
Rutgers University Quadball 150 Texas State Quadball 60
Texas State Quadball 165 Harvard Horntails 165
Mizzou Club Quadball 70
Mizzou Club Quadball 180
Brandeis Quadball 125 Blue Jay QC 95
Blue Jay QC 140

Harvard won its first-ever national championship in a rematch of the collegiate D1 final from US Quadball Cup 2023. It was also the first time since 2018 that a team not based in Texas had won the college championship.[3]

College Division 2[edit]

Pool Play[edit]

Pool E[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Cal Quadball 2 2 0 72.5 50% 110 Advance to bracket play
2 Boston University Quadball 2 1 1 -27.5 0% 90
3 University of Vermont Quadball 2 0 2 -100 0% -200
Source: USQ

Pool F[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 UCLA 3 3 0 93.33 67% 210 Advance to bracket play
2 Minnesota Quadball 3 2 1 0 33% 0
3 Virginia Reunited[9] 3 1 2 -50 0% -80
4 Brown Bears Quadball 3 0 3 -43.33 33% -130
Source: USQ

Pool G[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Emerson College Quadball 3 2[a] 1 0 33% 0 Advance to bracket play
2 Florida State 3 2[a] 1 23.33 67% 0
3 Purdue 3 1[b] 2 -6.67 0% 50
4 RPI Quadball 3 1[b] 2 -16.67 33% -50
Source: USQ
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Emerson won the pool by virtue of a head-to-head win against Florida State.
  2. ^ a b Purdue ranked third by virtue of a head-to-head win against RPI.

Pool H[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Baylor Quadball 3 3 0 75 33% 190 Advance to bracket play
2 Michigan State Quadball 3 2 1 65 0% 230
3 Salisbury University Phoenixes 3 1 2 20 0% 60
4 Tufts University Tufflepuffs 3 0 3 -160 0% -480
Source: USQ

Bracket Stage[edit]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
      
Cal Quadball 170
Minnesota Quadball 155
Cal Quadball 170
Baylor Quadball 125
Baylor Quadball 135
Florida State 80
Cal Quadball 140
UCLA 110
UCLA 190
Michigan State Quadball 165
UCLA 185
Boston University Quadball 40
Emerson College Quadball 125
Boston University Quadball 170

Club Championship Division[edit]

Participating Teams[edit]

USQ Rank Team Location[10]
1 The Warriors Clifton, NJ
2 Bosnyan Bearsharks Weymouth, MA
3 Boom Train Tinley Park, IL
4 Twin Cities Quadball Club Minneapolis, MN
5 Texas Hill Country Heat Round Rock, TX
6 Bay Area Breakers El Cerrito, CA
7 The Lost Boys Quadball Club North Hollywood, CA
8 Carolina Reapers Durham, NC
9 District of Columbia Quadball Club Washington, DC
10 Boston Pandas Boston, MA
11 Seattle Sirens Seattle, WA
12 New York Slice New York, NY
13 Chicago United Chicago, IL
15 Silicon Valley Vipers Mountain View, CA
16 Orlando Quadball Club Orlando, FL
17 Ohio Apollos Columbus, OH
18 Southwest Alliance Dallas, TX
20 Mile High Quadball Club Denver, CO
27 Pegasus QC San Marcos, TX

Pool Play[edit]

Pool W[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 The Warriors 4 4 0 172.5 100% 550 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 District of Columbia Quadball Club 4 3 1 27.5 50% 110 Advance to bracket play
3 New York Slice 4 2 2 -12.5 25% 20
4 Southwest Alliance 4 1 3 -50 75% -270
5 Chicago United 4 0 4 -137.5 0% -410
Source: USQ

Pool X[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Bosnyan Bearsharks 3 3 0 60 33% 180 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Bay Area Breakers 3 2 1 8.33 67% -10 Advance to bracket play
3 Carolina Reapers 3 1 2 51.67 67% 120
4 Orlando Quadball Club 3 0 3 -120 0% -290
Source: USQ

Pool Y[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Boom Train 4 4 0 157.5 100% 490 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Texas Hill Country Heat 4 3 1 125 75% 430 Advance to bracket play
3 Seattle Sirens 4 2 2 -62.5 25% -180
4 Mile High Quadball Club 4 1 3 -76.25 0% -200
5 Ohio Apollos 4 0 4 -143.75 25% -540
Source: USQ

Pool Z[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L ASD Catch % QPD Qualification
1 Boston Pandas 4 4 0 67.5 100% 130 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 Twin Cities Quadball Club 4 3 1 60 50% 240 Advance to bracket play
3 The Lost Boys Quadball Club 4 2 2 20 50% 80
4 Silicon Valley Vipers 4 1 3 -58.75 0% -130
5 Pegasus QC 4 0 4 -88.75 25% -320
Source: USQ


Bracket Stage[edit]

Pre-Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
The Warriors 200
Bay Area Breakers 140 The Lost Boys Quadball Club 50
The Lost Boys Quadball Club 165 Texas Hill Country Heat 80
The Warriors 165
Boston Pandas 70
Texas Hill Country Heat 155 Texas Hill Country Heat 165
Carolina Reapers 60 The Warriors 105
Boom Train 120
Bosnyan Bearsharks 170
District of Columbia Quadball Club 165 District of Columbia Quadball Club 125
Seattle Sirens 100 Bosnyan Bearsharks 100
Boom Train 145
Boom Train 145
Twin Cities Quadball Club 170 Twin Cities Quadball Club 60
New York Slice 155

Boom Train won its first-ever championship, and was the first team from the Midwest Region to win a national championship.[3]

Open Division[edit]

Participating Teams[edit]

Skyline QC won the Open Division tournament.[2]

Team Location[10] Division
Atlantic Dragons Brooklyn, NY Club
Boston Red Pandas Boston, MA Club
Brew Cities QC Milwaukee, WI Club
Skyline Q.C. New Brunswick, NJ Club
Texas A&M College Station, TX College
The Oddballs College
The Second Stars North Hollywood, CA Club
Utah Venom Club

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Follow the action at USQ Cup 2024 — US Quadball Cup". 2024-04-23. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "2024 USQ Cup Recap — US Quadball Cup". 2024-04-23. Archived from the original on 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ a b c "USQ Cup History — US Quadball Cup". web.archive.org. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  4. ^ "Standings and Results". US Quadball. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  5. ^ a b "USQ Cup 2024 Gameplay Format". web.archive.org. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Gameplay Policies and Season Structure for Collegiate & Club Teams". members.usquadball.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  7. ^ "April 4, 2024". The Eighth Man. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  8. ^ "USQ Cup Rankings: College D1". FastBreak News. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  9. ^ A combined team of students from James Madison University and Virginia Tech.
  10. ^ a b "All Teams". US Quadball. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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