Quidditch Playoffs

[Professor Hermione Potter]

For continuity purposes, I figured we'd better agree on how many teams will be in the playoffs and who they are. On the 6th, when the board goes live, I'll list the starting matches. Depending on how many teams, I'll keep either an updated list or have visibility in the news feed. Depending on the feedback, I might extend the board from a month to a month and half.

[Kelly Evans]

These are the teams of Britain that are listed on the Harry Potter Lexicon:

Appleby Arrows
Ballycastle Bats
Caerphilly Catapults
Chudley Cannons
Falmouth Falcons
Holyhead Harpies
Kenmare Kestrels
Montrose Magpies
Pride of Portree
Puddlemere United
Tutshill Tornados
Wigtown Wanderers
Wimbourne Wasps

Or will we try and be more creative and make up our own?

[Professor Hermione Potter]

I figured since we're fairly original ourselves that we could throw in a couple of wild cards because we know the Chudley Cannons won't be in the playoffs...

[Straw Buckett]

Well first question was will this be a World Cup or just regular Quidditch? If it's just your send of season play offs then go with Kelly's list.
I was hoping for a World Cup so we'd have like maybe top 8 teams playing off from around the World.

Top 8 - Current updating names with Phoebe here
1)Darwin Dropbears (Australia)
2) Holyhead Harpies (UK)
3) Washington Windigo's (USA)
4) Zambabwe Zeliots (Africa)
5) Greenland Yeti's
6) Oska Onibaba (Japan)
7) Gothenburg Ghouls (Sweden)
8) Parisian Pixies (France)


i'm thinking
Round 1
Game 1: Team 1 vs Team 2 --> winner VS Winner of Game 2
Game 2: Team 3 vs Team 4

Round 2
Game 3: Team 5 vs Team 6 ---> winner VS Winner of Game 4
Game 4: Team 7 vs Team 8


FINALS = Winner of G1&G2 VS Winner of G3&G4

Nice and simple? What do you think?

[Tristan Clarke]

Bristol Banshees
Nottingham Nymphs
Oxford Ouroboros
Hartlepool Horsemen

Or if we want to make it an international affair:
New York Neanderthals
Los Angelas Lynxs
Mexico City Macaws
Ottawa Otters
Sydney Shrewts

.... I tried.

[Professor Hermione Potter]

So, do we want to go with a combination of these teams? I like Straw's suggestion, so we'll make the playoffs for the month and then we'll do two weeks about the final? How's that sound?

[Queety White]

Sounds like a great plan to me!

[Kelly Evans]

I agree, sounds good to me!

[Straw Buckett]

yeah let's give it ago. What month you thinking?