On the week-end of February 2nd, the European regionals happened in Brussels. Of course, the Paris Phenix team was there as part of the dozen teams who participated.
The tournament took place at the Woluwé parc. The atmosphere felt magical! All players from the different teams were very happy to meet each others, the organization was great concerning supplies as well as the emergency service. Even the rain, the cold and the mud contributed in making the event unique! And many kids came along, passers-by stopped around with their dogs and discovered quidditch!
On the first day, all the games happened within three pools of four teams.
On the first day, all the games happened within three pools of four teams.
At the end of the first day, we were ranked 7th with a score of 90.
The second day was only playoff games. There were two kinds of playoffs :
The main one were we play 1/8, quarter, semi-finals and the finals against Oxford Chimeras. A game that we will remember and enjoyed very much. Oxford Chimeras won this game 30 to 100.
The second playoffs were for the teams who were eliminated on the first playoffs.
Here is a summary of the games and scores made by La Gazette du Sorcier.
In the end we finished second, but we are not disappointed, we gave our best and this experience will remain unforgettable.
Here are our videos from the tournament :
Here are our videos from the tournament :