Scotland national quadball team
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The Scottish National Quadball Team[a] is the official national Quadball team of Scotland. The team, which is organised by QuadballUK, was founded in 2018 and made its tournament debut at the 2019 IQA European Games in Bamberg.[1]
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| Full name | Scotland National Quadball Team |
|---|---|
| Sport | Quadball |
| Founded | 2018 |
| League | International Quadball Association |
| Colours | Blue and White |
| Owner | QuadballUK |
| Head coach | Ben Zinger |
| Manager | Natasha Meek |
| Captain | Charlie Smith & Marco Lombardi (Q-Nations '25) |
| Website | QuadballUK webpage Quadball Scotland Facebook Page |
History
[edit]Previously Team UK represented all the countries of the United Kingdom at international tournaments organised by the International Quadball Association. Team UK was founded in 2012, making their debut at the Summer Games in Oxford.[2][3] The first Scotland national team named the Scottish Thistles was formed in 2017 for the Quidditch Premier League, with trials held in Spring 2018.[4][5] In 2018, the IQA announced that national governing bodies could send regional teams to compete at the upcoming Continental Games and as a result Team Scotland was formed to compete at the international level at the 2019 European Games held in Bamberg.[6][7] This team would be separate from the UK team and managed and operated independently, however it still acted as representative of QuadballUK at international tournaments.[1]
The team had their debut on 17 November 2018 in Catalonia in a series of friendlies against the Catalan national team.[8][9] Team Scotland had their official tournament debut when they placed 14th of 20 teams at the 2019 European Games held on 28–30 June.[10]
In 2021 Team UK was officially disbanded and split into the three national teams Team England, Team Scotland and Team Wales.[2] Team Scotland later played at the 2022 European Games in Limerick, placing 15th of 20 teams.[11][12]
The team runs monthly training sessions that are open to anyone to attend across the 4 cities in Scotland home to local quadball teams (Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews and Stirling).[13]
Competitive record
[edit]2019 European Games
[edit]Scotland made their tournament debut at the 2019 European Games held on 28–30 June in Bamberg, placing 14th of 20 teams. They were coached by Gavin Hughes. In the group stage on day 1 they lost against Belgium, Germany and Austria but then won against Switzerland. On the second day they won against Finland and Slovenia but lost against Poland and The Netherlands.[14][15]
2022 European Games
[edit]Scotland placed 15th of 20 teams at the 2022 IQA European Games held on 22–24 July in Limerick. They were placed into group D along with Germany, The Netherlands, England and Czech Republic for the group stage on day 1, playing them in that order.[16] They lost the first 3 matches but won against Czech Republic with a snitch catch.[17][18] On the second day they won against Hong Kong, lost against Catalonia and Ireland and then won against Wales. The game against Wales went into overtime after Scotland caught the snitch with each team being one goal away from the set score for winning.[11][19]
2023 WISE Cup
[edit]Scotland hosted the inaugural 2023 WISE cup in Edinburgh, entering both their competitive squad (Scotland A) and development squad (Scotland B). WISE began with a Scotland A vs Scotland B game in which Scotland B won. Scotland A then played England, losing 20-220*. Scotland A then beat Ireland 110*-80 with a Sam Frohlich flag catch when the scores were level. In their final game, Scotland A lost 70-150*. Scotland B lost to Ireland 90-160*, lost to Wales 100-150* and forfeited their game vs England.[20] Scotland A finished 4th in the tournament and Scotland B 5th.[21]
2023 Q-Nations Cup
[edit]Scotland attended the inaugural Q-nations cup, held in Salou on 7-8 October 2023.[22] They were drawn in group C, facing Germany, Quadball Ireland, Japan, Poland & Slovenia. They lost their first game, in a tight contest between Quadball Ireland 80*-50. They lost to Poland 150*-60, Japan 170*-30 and Germany 160*-30. They lost the rematch game against Ireland 110*-30. They lost their next game against Vietnam 100-70*. They finished the tournament with a friendly game against Czechia, which they lost 120*-50. This resulted in Scotland placing 18th out of 18 teams.
2024 European Games
[edit]Scotland attended its second EG, held on 27-28 July in London. Scotland was drawn against Germany, Wales, Italy and France in Group A, as one of two unseeded teams. Their first game was against eventual champions Germany, whom won 210*-0. The Scotland v Wales game was significantly closer, with Wales winning 130-110*. Italy won 210*-30 and France 190*-10. Following the group games, Scotland was drawn against Spain in the first knockout round, and lost 230*-70. Their final game was against Catalonia, whom won a hard fought match via flag catch, 210*-190. Scotland finally placed 14th out of 15 teams.
2024 Q-Nations Cup
[edit]Scotland attended the second Q-nations tournament in October of 2024. They were drawn in Group B alongside, Austria, France, Hong Kong and Italy. They played their first game against Italy, losing 100*-10. Similar results followed against Hong Kong (120-30*), France (160*-10) and Austria (220*-40). In the first of the knockout games, Scotland lost to hosts Catalonia 150*-40. Scotland then played Breizh, losing 110*-20. Their final game of the tournament came against Quadball Ireland, losing 110*-50 and placing 20th out of 20 teams.
Scotland made their world cup debut in the 2025 tournament held in Tubize, Belgium on the 11-13th of July. Scotland were unseeded heading into the tournament and were drawn in Pool c, against current holders USA, India, Slovenia and Switzerland. Scotland kicked off their World Cup campaign strong, recording a debut victory against Switzerland, winning 140*-40. They followed this with a tightly contested game against Slovenia, only losing via flag catch 130*-100. Day 2 started with a very tough game against the USA, in which Scotland lost 250*-0. Scotland's final group game was against India, which they lost 200-90*. Following this, Scotland were drawn against Japan in the round of 32, which they lost 160*-70. Following a strong day 1 performance, Scotland dropped into 20-23 consolation bracket. Their first game in this was against Italy, whom beat Scotland 220*-60. This dropped Scotland into the 22nd place play-off, in which they faced the Basque Country. This was another closely fought game, decided via flag catch. Basque caught, resulting in Scotland losing 200*-170. Scotland placed 23rd out of 31 teams, their highest competitive finish to date.
2025 Q-Nations Cup
[edit]Scotland attended the third edition of the Q-nations cup in Salou on the 4th & 5th of October 2025. They were drawn against Alemanya (The German development team), Catalonia and current World Champions Belgium in Group B. In Scotland's first group game they lost 20*-1 to Alemanya. They were also beaten by Catalonia (16*-2) & Belgium (20*-6). On the second day of fixtures, they played a close match against Breizh, losing 15-11*. In their final game of the tournament, they faced Canada and lost 12*-8. This result placed Scotland in 14th.
Players
[edit]2022 IQA European Games
[edit]The squad for the 2022 IQA European Games held in Limerick was coached by Alec Bruns and placed 15th in the tournament out of 20 teams. It consisted of the following players:[23][24]
| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Alex Christison | 49 |
| Alex Harrison | 5 |
| Ben Zinger | 31 |
| Bex McLaughlin | 84 |
| Brendan Head | 47 |
| Caroline Bruns | 99 |
| Eamonn Harrison (SC)[b] | 28 |
| Franzi Chyle | 26 |
| Hagi Batbayar | 1 |
| Ibrahim Khan | 9 |
| Iona Anderson | 21 |
| James King-Nicholl | 19 |
| Emma Humphrey | 17 |
| Josh Fogg | 50 |
| Laura Jamieson | 57 |
| Luis Teschner | 23 |
| Marco Lombardi | 32 |
| Marcos Andres Malvar Aguirre | 79 |
| Ollie Riley | 96 |
| Rebecca Norman | 58 |
| Rix Dishington | 13 |
| Sam Frohlich (C) | 3 |
| Sam Tulloch | 69 |
| Shaun Goodfellow | 66 |
| Titi Corbal | 7 |
2023 WISE Cup
[edit]The quad for the 2023 WISE cup consisted of two teams, a competitive Scotland A squad and development Scotland B squad, coached by Kieran Newton.[25]
| Scotland A | Scotland B |
|---|---|
| Alex Christison | Baird McIlwraith |
| Ben Zinger | Brendan Head (C) |
| Charlie Smith | Callum Dinnett |
| Colin Weir | Charlie Mathews |
| Eamonn Harrison | Charlotte Howcroft |
| Emma Humphrey | Daniel Farrow |
| Iona Anderson | George Young |
| James King-Nickol | Hannah Glover |
| Jon Gray | Josh Fogg |
| Khaliun Batbayar (VC) | Kieran Newton |
| Kiki Dekkers | Ofmat Austus Ofmat |
| Mairi Weir | Rachel Sales |
| Marco Lombardi | Robert Souders |
| Marcos Malvar | Sam Tulloch |
| Natasha Meek | Samantha Simmons |
| Sam Frohlich | Shaun Goodfellow |
| Tom Cope | Sumit Chakraborty (C) |
| Yanna Colmerauer |
2023 Q-Nations Cup
[edit]| Name |
|---|
| Hagi Batbayar |
| Alex Harrison |
| Marcos Malvar |
| Marco Lombardi |
| Rebecca Norman |
| James King-Nichol |
| Triskele Corbal |
| Kieran Newton |
| Eamonn Harrison |
| Rahel Gerrens |
| Ben Zinger |
| Brendan Head |
| Emma Humphrey |
| Baird McIlwrath |
| Natasha Meek |
| Kiki Dekkers |
| Tom Cope |
| Iona Anderson |
| Charlie Smith |
| Álvaro Herrera |
2024 European Games
[edit]| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Alex Harrison | 5 |
| Charlie Smith | 10 |
| Cherry Gallacher | 20 |
| Christina Wang | 3 |
| Dan Golding | 97 |
| Eamonn Harrison (SC) | 28 |
| Emmanuel Fiagbedzi | 0 |
| Iona Anderson | 21 |
| James King-Nickol | 19 |
| Jan Schillmöller | 6 |
| Jandels Humphrey | 17 |
| Jon Gray | 16 |
| Josh Fogg | 23 |
| Juliet Simon | 15 |
| Hagi Batbayar | 1 |
| Laura Jamieson | 57 |
| Marco Lombardi | 32 |
| Marcos Malvar | 79 |
| Max Golding | 95 |
| Meg Johnston | 60 |
| Miles Pucarelli | 36 |
| Natasha Meek | 77 |
| Rebecca Norman | 58 |
| Tom Cope | 73 |
| Yanna Colmerauer | 37 |
2024 Q-Nations Cup
[edit]| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Alex Harrison (Reserve) | 5 |
| Charlie Smith | 10 |
| Cherry Gallacher | 20 |
| Christina Wang | 3 |
| Dan Golding (Reserve) | 97 |
| Eamonn Harrison | 28 |
| Ben Zinger (C) | 31 |
| Ben Talbot | 33 |
| Brendan Head | 47 |
| Luke Siever | - |
| Sam Tulloch | - |
| Jon Gray | 16 |
| Juliet Simon | 15 |
| Charlotte Howcroft (Reserve) | 52 |
| Ryan Barber | - |
| Marco Lombardi | 32 |
| Marcos Malvar | 79 |
| Max Golding (Reserve) | 95 |
| Miles Pucarelli | 36 |
| Natasha Meek | 77 |
| Rebecca Norman | 58 |
| Yanna Colmerauer (C) | 37 |
2025 IQA World Cup
[edit]| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Isla Adams | 4 |
| Alex Harrison | 5 |
| Charlie Smith | 10 |
| Juliet Simon | 15 |
| James King-Nickol | 19 |
| Cherry Gallacher (C) | 20 |
| Iona Anderson | 21 |
| Eamonn Harrison (SC) | 28 |
| Ben Zinger (HC) | 31 |
| Marco Lombardi | 32 |
| Ben Talbot (C) | 33 |
| Miles Pucarelli | 36 |
| Emily Braun | 42 |
| Brendan Head | 47 |
| Charlotte Howcroft | 52 |
| Becca Norman | 58 |
| Calum Reilly | 67 |
| Tom Cope | 73 |
| Natasha Meek | 77 |
| Marcos Malvar | 79 |
| Max Golding | 95 |
| Anouska Brennand | 96 |
2025 Q-Nations Cup
[edit]| Name | Number |
|---|---|
| Charlie Smith (C) | 10 |
| Juliet Simon | 15 |
| Jon Gray | 16 |
| James King-Nickol | 19 |
| Ben Zinger | 31 |
| Marco Lombardi (C) | 32 |
| Ben Talbot | 33 |
| Miles Pucarelli | 36 |
| Yanna Colmerauer | 37 |
| Emily Braun | 42 |
| Brendan Head | 47 |
| Charlotte Howcroft | 52 |
| Julia Logan | - |
| Luke Siever | 64 |
| Natasha Meek | 77 |
Competitive Results
[edit]| Year | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | IQA European
Games |
15th of 20 |
| 2023 | Wise Cup | 4th (A)
5th (B) of 5 |
| Quadball Nations
Cup |
18th of 18 | |
| 2024 | IQA European
Games |
14th of 15 |
| Quadball Nations
Cup |
20th of 20 | |
| 2025 | IQA World Cup | 23rd of 31 |
| Quadball Nations
Cup |
14th of 14 |
See also
[edit]References
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