Editing Quidditch (section)

===As a real-life sport===
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In 2007 the United States Quidditch Association, back then named the Intercollegiate Quidditch Association (or I.Q.A.), was founded to regulate [[Quidditch (real-life sport)|quidditch]] in the United States and abroad, a very popular sport amongst college students. According to the [[International Quidditch Association]], the current international governing body of the sport, the original rules and regulation of the popular collegiate sport known as quidditch were formed "... on a sunny Sunday afternoon in 2005 by Xander Manshel and Alex Benepe, students at [[Middlebury College]] in Vermont, US". In contrast to the fictional sport, the game is played on foot while using one hand to hold a broom between the legs.

Since 2005, many American schools, such as [[University of California, Berkeley|UC Berkeley]], have added Quidditch to their list of team sports.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailycal.org/2014/10/21/basics-quidditch-cal/|title=The basics of Quidditch at Cal|newspaper=The Daily Californian|access-date=14 October 2014}}</ref> In the United States, college teams compete in their respective regions and compete in an annual national tournament, last year held in Texas and won by [[The University of Texas]] over runner-ups, [[The University of California, Berkeley]] (Cal Quidditch).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usquidditch.org/news/2019/04/winners-of-us-quidditch-cup-12|title = Winners of US Quidditch Cup 12 &#124; US Quidditch}}</ref> The sport has since then spread across more than 25 countries and includes multiple international tournaments, including a World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carey|first=Alexis|title=From Harry Potter to Sydney schools, Quidditch has become a real competitive sport|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/inner-west/from-harry-potter-to-sydney-schools-quidditch-has-become-a-real-competitive-sport/story-fngr8h4f-1226883558827|access-date=25 April 2014|newspaper=Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|date=15 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|title=Quidditch leaves Harry Potter behind as (real) World Cup fever grows|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jun/22/quidditch-leaves-harry-potter-behind-as-real-world-cup-fever-grows|newspaper=The Guardian|date=22 June 2016}}</ref> In 2012, the International Quidditch Association held the [[IQA World Cup]], then named the IQA Summer Games, as the torch was passing through Oxford, UK for the Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Black|first=Alan|title=London 2012: Olympic Quidditch Explo Tournament Preview|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1249068-london-2012-olympic-quidditch-expo-tournament-preview|newspaper=Bleacher Report|date=6 July 2012|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref>

Gameplay is based on the description in the books, films, and game adaptations, though the sport has been adapted to suit real-world constraints. Quidditch is still evolving to suit safe play for the members of the teams, male and female. Apart from joining teams registered with their national governing body, individuals are also able to become an official certified referee to officiate tournaments and games throughout the year as teams compete to take part in various national and international tournaments. As the oldest national governing body, USQ has hosted a grand total of ten US Quidditch Cups as of 2017.

In the [[United Kingdom]], the [[Quidditch Premier League]] is played between 10 teams, split between the North and South divisions. In 2017, West Midlands Revolution won the QPL.

In response to allegations of J. K. Rowling's [[Political views of J. K. Rowling#Transgender rights|anti-trans positions]], and [[Warner Bros.]]' ownership of the word "Quidditch", US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch announced in 2022 that they were renaming the sport "Quadball".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/20/quidditch-changes-name-to-quadball-after-jk-rowlings-trans-statements | title=Quidditch changes name to quadball after JK Rowling's trans statements | website=[[TheGuardian.com]] | date=20 July 2022 }}</ref>