Schedule and Tournament Format Announced

With the games less than four weeks away, it is our pleasure to announce the Keystone Cup tournament format and schedule! Crafted by TD Jack "ThePhan" McGovern, the Keystone Cup format is designed to facilitate as much interregional play as possible. With two US Quidditch regions represented, the Keystone Cup is a unique event and deserves a unique format. The Keystone Cup preliminary round will include two groups of four teams.

North Division 

New York University

Rutgers University

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The Warriors

South Division

District of Columbia Quidditch Club

George Mason University

Villanova University

University of Virginia

During the preliminary round, each team in the North Division will play each team in the South Division once and vice versa. North teams will not play other North teams and South teams will not play other South teams during the preliminary round. 

Following the preliminary round, all eight teams will be ordered in a table using standard US Quidditch tiebreaker procedures. The elimination round will feature the top six teams. The top two teams will get byes. In the quarterfinals, the third seed will play the sixth seed and the fourth seed will play the fifth seed. The winners will advance to the semifinals against the first and second seeds. The first seed will play the team with the lower seed. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals for the Keystone Cup championship.

Here is the full schedule:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-h8hDj7w0odba1co_Sl867SpnqUjJBjEKg_s-w9wYF4/edit?usp=docslist_api

Keystone Cup Back for Year Two

The Keystone Cup is back! After the smashing success of last year's tournament, the Keystone Cup will return for a second edition. Keystone Cup II will be a competitive quidditch tournament taking place Saturday, October 10th, 2015 at Haverford College on the Lower Featherbed Fields.

Drawing teams from the Mid-Atlantic and the Northeast, the Keystone Cup offers top-tier quidditch teams a unique chance to play against out-of-region opponents. Keystone Cup II will consist of 8 teams, selected based on skill, regional diversity and spectator-appeal. With acrobatic alley-oops and hard-hitting tackles, the Keystone Cup aims to bring competitive quidditch back to a broad audience in the Philadelphia area.

The inaugural Keystone Cup was a huge success and we can't wait to do it again! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at keystonecupquidditch@gmail.com.

Closer Look at Schedule

The Keystone Cup teams have been announced. Want to find out who's playing who? Want to make sure you don't miss a thrilling matchup? Need to know when preliminaries end and the elimination round begins? Check out the Keystone Cup schedule! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1--m_bW-fi7zQiCXpOYX2XPcn4XhQ3gdM7XNoA9heQ7g/edit?usp=docslist_api

Tournament Format and Schedule Unveiled

After much anticipation, it is our pleasure to announce the Keystone Cup tournament format and schedule! Crafted by TD Jack "ThePhan" McGovern, the Keystone Cup format is designed to facilitate as much interregional play as possible. With three US Quidditch regions represented, the Keystone Cup is an extremely unique event and deserves an extremely unique format. In addition, McGovern recognizes that teams like Ball State, Bowling Green State University and the University of North Carolina are traveling great distances to gain interregional experience. The Keystone Cup preliminary round will include two groups of four teams.

Black Division
Ball State University
Bowling Green State University
New York University

QC Pittsburgh

Red Division

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of Richmond

The Warriors
Villanova Community Quidditch

During the preliminary round, each team in the Red Division will play each team in the Black Division once and vice versa. Red teams will not play other Red teams and Black teams will not play other Black teams during the preliminary round. The preliminary round schedules of each team will be as followed:

Ball State University: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Richmond, The Warriors, Villanova Community Quidditch

Bowling Green State University: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Richmond, The Warriors, Villanova Community Quidditch

New York University: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Richmond, The Warriors, Villanova Community Quidditch

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill: Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, New York University, QC Pittsburgh

QC Pittsburgh: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, University of Richmond, The Warriors, Villanova Community Quidditch

University of Richmond: Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, New York University, QC Pittsburgh

The Warriors: Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, New York University, QC Pittsburgh

Villanova Community Quidditch: Ball State University, Bowling Green State University, New York University, QC Pittsburgh

Following the preliminary round, all eight teams will be ordered in a table using standard US Quidditch tiebreaker procedures. The elimination round will feature the top six teams. The top two teams will get byes. In the quarterfinals, the third seed will play the sixth seed and the fourth seed will play the fifth seed. The winners will advance to the semifinals against the first and second seeds. The first seed will play the team with the lower seed. The winners of the semifinals will advance to the finals for the Keystone Cup championship.

Quarterfinals:

Game 1: 3rd vs. 6th

Game 2: 4th vs. 5th

Semifinals:

Game 3: 1st vs. lower seed

Game 4: 2nd vs. higher seed

Finals:

Game 5: W3 vs. W4

A complete official Keystone Cup game schedule can be found here. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1--m_bW-fi7zQiCXpOYX2XPcn4XhQ3gdM7XNoA9heQ7g/edit?usp=docslist_api

NYU Replaces Michigan State

On September 30th, the Keystone Cup announced that New York University would be replacing Michigan State University in the Keystone Cup lineup.

Photo by Ben Holland

Michigan State could not get enough players to commit to the long drive east. NYU, who is coming off a promising quarterfinalist finish at Turtle Cup IV, will look to make some more noise in Haverford, PA.

Referee and Snitch Coordinators Announced

Today, September 26th, the Keystone Cup welcomed Clay Dockery and Walter Makarucha Jr. to the event team, filling the positions of Referee and Snitch Coordinator.

Dockery, a member of the New York Badassilisks and a long-time member of the officiating community, was instrumental in the writing of US Quidditch's Rulebook Eight.

Photo by Michael E. Mason

Makarucha is known as one of the best snitches in the United States and was recently selected to snitch at the 2014 Global Games in Burnaby, BC.

Keystone Cup Indiegogo Launched

The Keystone Cup launched its official Indiegogo campaign yesterday, September 25th, calling on quidditch fans everywhere to help realize TD Jack "The Phan" McGovern's brainchild. With Keystone Cup wristbands, magnets, stress balls and t-shirts available for purchase, the Keystone Cup is attempting to raise $500 in 20 days. JackThePhan is also offering detailed scouting reports, Skype conferences with captains to discuss strategy and a consultant role at World Cup VIII.

Along with the Indiegogo Campaign, the official Keystone Cup Promo was released. The 30-second video depicts the sun rising over the Keystone Cup fields.

Read more and check out the perks here! The Keystone Cup greatly appreciates all donations! http://igg.me/at/keystonecupquidditch/x/6056376