Photo by: Kielan Donahue
Overview
As US Quadball Cup 2023 approaches, many have been waiting in great anticipation for the gameplay format to be released. The gameplay team has worked long and hard deliberating what format will be most appropriate for each division - and it’s finally ready!
As described in the Gameplay Policies & Season Structure article, the 5 divisions at USQ Cup 2023 are as follows:
College Championship- D1
Club Championship Division
College Competitive- D2
College Open Division
Club Open Division
As announced in the Recap of 2022-23 Regional Championships article, bids were awarded to teams during the season’s regional championships during the fall and spring through their performance at regionals. We have completed the process of distributing all remaining at large bids and finalized the number of teams for each division.
College Championship- D1
The College Championship Division (D1) has been revised to have 18 teams due to interest. As a result, we will have 4 pools: 2 pools of 4 and 2 pools of 5. Teams will play all other teams in their pool, with the top 3 teams in each pool advancing to bracket play. After all pool play games have finished on Day 1, the two 4th place teams of the 4 team pools will play a final game to provide a 4th nationals game. The 12 team bracket is shown below, and is also viewable here. Pools will be announced shortly after standings lock on March 27th, but A, B, C, and D refer to the pools of the highest, second highest, third highest, and fourth highest ranked D1 teams (respectively) when standings lock.
Collegiate Champion - D1 bracket
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Brandeis Judges
Cal Quadball
Columbia College Chicago Renegades
Creighton
Florida State University
Harvard Horntails
Illini Ridgebacks
Michigan Quadball
Mizzou
Penn State
RPI
Rutgers University
SHSU BearKats
Texas Quadball
University Of California Los Angeles
University of Florida Club
UTSA Club Quadball
Virginia Quadball (UVA)
College Competitive-D2
The College Division 2 has 16 teams. The teams will be divided into 4 pools of 4 teams each. Teams will play all other teams in their pool, and then the top 2 teams in each pool will advance to bracket play. The 8 team bracket is shown below, and is also viewable here. Pools will be announced shortly after standings lock on March 27th, but E, F, G, and H refer to the pools of the highest, second highest, third highest, and fourth highest ranked D2 teams when standings lock.
Collegiate Competitive - Division 2 bracket
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Arizona State University
Ball State Cardinals
Boston University Quadball
Brown Bears
QC Pitt
Emerson College Quadball
Michigan State
Middlebury College
Minnesota
Purdue
Texas State Quadball
Tufts University Tufflepuffs
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Rochester
University Of Vermont
Virginia Reunited
Club Championship Division
The Club Championship division will have 20 teams as announced. Similar to the College Championship Division 1, the Club Championship Division will have 4 pools of 5 teams each. Teams will play all other teams in their pool, and then the top 3 teams in each pool will advance to bracket play. The 12 team bracket is available below, and viewable here. Pools will be announced shortly after standings lock on March 27th, but W, X, Y, and Z refer to the pools of the highest, second highest, third highest, and fourth highest ranked D2 teams when standings lock.
Club championship bracket
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Bay Area Breakers
Boom Train
Bosnyan Bearsharks
Boston Black Pandas
Chicago United Quadball
District of Columbia Quadball Club
Mile High
New York Slice
Orlando Spider Knights
Philadelphia Freedom
Seattle Quadball Club
Silicon Valley Vipers
Southwest Alliance
Terminus Atlanta
Texas Cavalry
Texas Hill Country Heat
The Lost Boys Quadball Club
The Warriors
Twin Cities Quadball Club
Washington Monuments
College Open Division
For the College Open Division, the gameplay format is yet to be determined. We will be deciding the format based on the preferences of teams in attendance.
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Baylor
BGSU / Miami OH (Joint Team)
Northern Colorado
NYC College
Salisbury University
Texas A&M/Oklahoma State University (Joint Team)
Club Open Division
For the Club Open Division, the gameplay format is yet to be determined. We will be deciding the format based on the preferences of teams in attendance.
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Atlantic Dragons
Black Swamp Banshees
Boston Red Pandas
Category 5 QC
Earth Wake
Gulf Coast Gumbeaux
Ohio Apollos
Salt Lake City Hive
Silicon Valley Venom
Tickets & 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.