Teams and Gameplay Format for USQ Cup 2024
*After this article was published Atlantic Dragons changed their division to Open, and Marquette dropped from the tournament entirely.
Overview
As US Quadball Cup 2024 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 2024 are as follows:
College Championship- D1
Club Championship Division
College Competitive- D2
College Open Division
Club Open Division
As announced, bids were awarded to teams during the season’s national qualifier events during the fall and spring. 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) will have 16 teams, separated into 4 pools of 4. Teams will play all other teams in their pool, with the top 3 teams in each pool advancing to bracket play. The 12 team bracket is shown below, and is also viewable here. Pools (A,B,C, and D) were announced Wednesday evening on March 20th.
Collegiate Champion - D1 bracket
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Arizona State University
Blue Jay QC
Brandeis Quadball
Columbia College Chicago Renegades
Creighton QC
Harvard Horntails
Illini Ridgebacks Quadball
Mizzou Club Quadball
Penn State Club Quadball
Rutgers University Quadball
SHSU Quadball
Texas Quadball
Texas State Quadball
The Michigan Quadball Team
UTSA Quadball
Virginia Quadball Club
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 (E, F, G, and H) were released Wednesday, March 20th.
Collegiate Competitive - Division 2 bracket
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Baylor Quadball
Boston University Quadball
Brown Bears Quadball
Cal Quadball
Emerson College Quadball
Florida State
Marquette Golden Eagles
Michigan State Quadball
Minnesota Quadball
Purdue
RPI Quadball
Salisbury University Phoenixes
Tufts University Tufflepuffs
UCLA
University of Vermont Quadball
Virginia Reunited
Club Championship Division
The Club Championship division will have 20 teams, separated into 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 (W, X, Y, and Z) were released on Wednesday, March 20th.
Club championship bracket
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Atlantic Dragons
Bay Area Breakers
Boom Train
Bosnyan Bearsharks
Boston Pandas
Carolina Reapers
Chicago United
District of Columbia Quadball Club
Mile High Quadball Club
New York Slice
Ohio Apollos
Orlando Quadball Club
Pegasus QC
Seattle Sirens
Silicon Valley Vipers
Southwest Alliance
Texas Hill Country Heat
The Lost Boys Quadball Club
The Warriors
Twin Cities Quadball Club
Open Division
For the Open Division, the gameplay format is yet to be determined. We will be deciding the format based on the preferences of teams in attendance, and games will be played over the course of Day 1 and Day 2.
Teams in attendance (alphabetically):
Brew Cities Quadball Club
Boston Red Pandas
Skyline QC
The OddBall Team
The Second Stars
Utah Venom
Tickets
US Quadball Cup 2024 will take place at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, TX, on April 13-14, 2024, in partnership with Go Round Rock.
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Day 1 Schedule & Upcoming Captains Meeting
The day 1 schedule for USQ Cup 2024 will be available next week.
Captains meeting will be Wednesday, April 10 at 9 PM ET and all teams must have one representative attending. A calendar invite was sent to team contacts with a google meet link.
Email gameplay@usquadball.org with any further questions.
Photo Credit for header: Tom “Chiddy” Powers
