USQ’s fall regional championships continue this weekend at Tuma Soccer Complex in Marion, Iowa with the 2022 Midwest Regional Championship. This regional will see seven collegiate teams compete for the title of regional champion as well as for bids for US Quadball Cup 2023. There is no club division. 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 CT on Saturday and 9 am CT on Sunday. The schedule is available on our website. Click the Scores & Standings tab, select a division, and scroll down.
Gameplay Format
The seven teams attending this tournament will compete in a full round robin over the course of two days. At the completion of the round robin, the top two teams will vie for the Midwest Regional Champion title. Teams who finish third through seventh will compete for remaining D1 or D2 bids. Two competing teams earned bids during the Great Lakes Regional Championship (Creighton and Blue Jay). Based on how these two teams finish after the round robin has concluded, the following brackets may play out.
Yellow= Not eligible for a bid
Green= D1 bid
Blue= D2 bid
Gameplay Schedule
The round robin games will take place over the course of Day 1 and conclude on Day 2 with the 1pm(CT) game slot.
Bid determining games will commence at 2:30pm (CT) and the final will take place at 3:30pm (CT)
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 here. Click the division, then the team name.
Collegiate Division
Blue Jay
Creighton
Kansas Quadball
Marquette University Golden Avalanche
Minnesota Quadball
Mizzou Club Quidditch
Saluki
Watching Online
All games on pitch one will be streamed on the USQ Twitch. We recommend following the Twitch channel in advance in order to receive notifications when matches go live.
Attending In Person
Location, Parking, and Site Map
The 2022 Midwest Regional Championship is being held at Tuma Soccer Complex (3239 C Ave Ext, Marion, IA 52302).
The site map is below.
Parking is free. Spectators should proceed to the merch tent (located next to HQ) to either purchase tickets or check-in to receive a wristband.
There is no spectator seating at the field so we recommend spectators bring their own chairs and blankets. No pets are allowed onto the fields. There is food available to purchase at the concessions pavilion.
Weather
The forecast on Saturday is cloudy with a high of 34 degrees. The forecast on Sunday is mostly sunny, with a high of 35 degrees. Scattered flurries have been moving in and out of the forecast for Saturday after 9 am CT. 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 on the grass but may not be staked into the ground or left overnight.
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 Midwest 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.