Photo by: Shirley Lu
USQ’s fall regional championships kick off this weekend at Newton Park in Lakeville, Indiana, with the 2022 Great Lakes Regional Championship. Hosted in partnership with Visit South Bend, this regional will see 12 collegiate teams and 4 club teams compete for the title of regional champion as well as for bids for US Quadball Cup 2023. Information about how to stay updated on the action (including livestream) is below.
Tickets
Tickets are still on sale for this weekend! Support USQ and purchase online today.
Schedule
Games start at 10 am on Saturday and 9 am on Sunday. The schedule is available on our website. Click the Scores & Standings tab, select a division, and scroll down.
Teams and Rosters
The list of attending teams is available below. To view rosters, go to the Scores & Standings tab of the Live section of our website, or go to the event in Tourney Machine directly here. Click the division, then the team name.
Collegiate Division
Pool A
Illini Ridgebacks (Champaign, IL)
Ball State Cardinals (Muncie, IN)
Grand Valley (Allendale, MI)
Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH)
Michigan State (East Lansing, MI)
Blue Jay (Omaha, NE)
Pool B
Quadball Club of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Columbia College Chicago Renegades (Chicago, IL)
Miami Marauders (Oxford, OH)
The Michigan Quadball Team (Ann Arbor, MI)
Purdue Boilermakers (West Lafayette, IN)
Creighton (Omaha, NE)
Club Division
Black Swamp Banshees (Toledo, OH)
Ohio Apollos (Columbus, OH)
Boom Train (Chicago, IL)
Chicago United Quadball (Chicago, IL)
Watching Online
All games on pitch 2 will be streamed on Twitch. Viewers can watch directly through Twitch or on our website. We recommend following the channel to receive notifications when we go live.
Attending In Person
Location, Parking, and Site Map
The 2022 Great Lakes Regional Championship is being held at Newton Park (801 N Michigan St, Lakeville, IN 46536), in partnership with Visit South Bend.
The site map is below:
Parking is free. Spectators should enter via Magnus Drive, then proceed to the merch tent to either purchase tickets or check-in to receive a wristband.
Weather
The forecast on Saturday is sunny with a high of 63. The forecast on Sunday is mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. There is a chance of rain in the forecast for Sunday afternoon. The event will take place rain or shine, and we encourage attendees to come prepared for the weather. Pop-up tents and canopies may be set up throughout the complex, but may not be set up within the lines of the gameplay pitches. We recommend spectators bring a chair or blanket to avoid sitting on wet ground.
More information on the forecast can be found on the National Weather Service website. Weather updates will be communicated directly to attendees on-site as well as online through USQ’s Discord server.
Merch
This weekend, USQ is selling apparel from our new line from VC Ultimate as well as trading cards. Trading cards can also be purchased online.
Social Media and Event Updates
Make sure you “like” us on Facebook at US Quadball to stay connected throughout the weekend. We will be posting updates, photos, videos, and more to these pages. Updates will also be shared occasionally to the Facebook event here.
Get a front-row seat to everything happening at Great Lakes Regionals Follow us on Instagram to make sure you don’t miss out on a second of the action.
Keep up with the action on Twitter. Make sure to follow @USQuadball for general event updates and @USQScores for scores.
Scores
The Scores & Standings section of the Live section of our website, linked here, will regularly update with new score information after games conclude. Scores will be posted on Twitter, too.
Questions
Still have questions? Reach out via email to info@usquadball.org.