Recap of 2022-23 Regional Championships

Photo by: Shana Travis

Results

Congratulations to the following teams who placed first and second in their division at regionals this season! Scores from each tournament may be viewed on TourneyMachine via the links below and also in our games database.

  • Great Lakes Regional Championship - October 29-30, 2022 in Lakeville, IN in partnership with Visit South Bend

    • Collegiate division

      • Champion: The Michigan Quadball Team

      • Runner-up: Creighton

    • Club division

      • Champion: Boom Train

      • Runner-up: Chicago United Quadball

  • Northeast Regional Championship - November 5-6, 2022 in Boston, MA

    • Collegiate division

      • Champion: Rutgers University Quadball

      • Runner-up: Harvard Horntails 

    • There was no club division at this event. 

  • Midwest Regional Championship - November 12-13, 2022 in Marion, IA in partnership with Cedar Rapids Tourism

    • Collegiate division

      • Champion: Creighton

      • Runner-up: Blue Jay

    • There was no club division at this event. 

  • Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship - November 19-20, 2022 in Goldsboro, NC in partnership with Visit Goldsboro

    • Collegiate division

      • Champion: Virginia Quidditch

      • Runner-up: University of Florida

    • Club division

      • Champion: District of Columbia Quadball Club

      • Runner-up: Terminus Atlanta

  • South Regional Championship - February 11-12, 2023 in Columbia, SC in partnership with Experience Columbia SC

    • Due to unsafe weather and field conditions, the collegiate division of this tournament had to be ended early. As a result, USQ is not awarding a regional champion  and runner-up title for this event, due to the incomplete nature of the competition.

    • Club division

      • Champion: The Warriors

      • Runner-up: Bosnyan Bearsharks

  • West Regional Championship - February 18-19, 2023 in Livermore, CA in partnership with Visit Tri-Valley

    • Collegiate division

      • Champion: Cal Quadball

      • Runner-up: University of California Los Angeles

    • Club division

      • Champion: The Lost Boys

      • Runner-up: Twin Cities QC

  • Southwest Regional Championship - February 25-26, 2023 in Round Rock, TX in partnership with Round Rock Sports Management and Tourism Department

    • Collegiate division

      • Champion: UTSA Quadball

      • Runner-up: Texas Quadball

    • Club division

      • Champion: Texas Cavalry

      • Runner-up: Texas Hill Country Heat

Standings may be viewed on our website. 

Bids to USQ Cup 2023

The following teams earned bids to nationals through their performance at regionals:

  • Collegiate division 1: 15 out of 24 bids awarded

    • Blue Jay

    • Brandeis Judges

    • Cal Quadball

    • Columbia College Chicago Renegades

    • Creighton

    • Harvard Horntails

    • Kansas

    • Mizzou

    • RPI

    • Rutgers University Quadball

    • Texas Quadball

    • The Michigan Quadball Team

    • University of Florida

    • UTSA Quadball

    • Virginia

  • Collegiate division 2: 13 out of 16 bids awarded

    • Arizona State University

    • Emerson College Quadball

    • Illini Ridgebacks

    • Michigan State

    • Middlebury College Quadball

    • Minnesota

    • Quadball Club of Pittsburgh

    • Saluki

    • Sam Houston State Bearkats

    • Texas State

    • Tufts University

    • UNC-Chapel Hill

    • University of California Los Angeles

  • Club division: 7 out of 20 bids awarded

    • Boom Train

    • Boston Black Pandas

    • District of Columbia QC

    • Texas Cavalry

    • The Lost Boys

    • The Warriors

    • Twin Cities QC

Additionally, 2 Division 1 bids and 1 Division 2 bid were set to be released to 3 of the 2023 South Regionals attendees but were unable to be awarded at the time of the event due to the early suspension of the collegiate division portion. Based on USQ standings, these bids are awarded to:

  • D1: UNC Chapel Hill*

  • D1: Florida State University

  • D2: Virginia Reunited

The remaining bids for these three competitive divisions will be awarded via an at-large process on March 13, and open division spots will be confirmed the same week. More information on the gameplay format for USQ Cup is available on our member website, and a follow-up article will be posted later this week. 

*Since UNC Chapel Hill has earned a D1 bid from SRC, their previous D2 bid will join the pool of at large bids available.

Livestream Footage

Select games from regionals are available in these playlists on YouTube. 

Upcoming Events

USQ Cup 2023 takes place April 15-16 at the Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Tickets are on sale now.

In July, USQ is co-hosting the IQA World Cup 2023. Support the US National Team in their fight to defend their title July 15-16 in Richmond, Virginia. Tickets are available here. 

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