This is the landing page for all updates from the International Quidditch Association regarding the ongoing COVID-19 disease situation. Here, you can find information, news, and resources, on IQA policies, activities, and updates on the upcoming IQA World Cup.
IQA news updates
September 23, 2020
After consulting with event partners and NGBs, the International Quidditch Association and US Quidditch have decided to postpone the IQA World Cup from 2021 to either 2022 or 2023. This decision was made primarily due to the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on national teams, as well as the ongoing safety concerns with holding large, international, in-person gatherings. The precise year of the next World Cup will be released in early 2021.
Please reach out to [email protected] if you need any additional information or have questions. You can read the full announcement here.
Our previous news updates:
March 14, 2020 – Joint open letter on COVID-19
April 15, 2020 – Postponement World Cup to 2021
IQA member NGB landing pages
List last updated September 25, 2020 – 01:20am UTC
External links
World Health Organization guidelines, information, resources and live updates from the WHO
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC resources and guidelines
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC resources and guidelines
Johns Hopkins University & Medicine, resources and basic information about COVID-19
Bing COVID-19 News and Numbers Tracker, a country-specific tracker for news and case numbers
Our World in Data, statistics and research on global coronavirus testing by the University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School and the Global Change Data Lab
For any questions regarding the IQA’s work around COVID-19, you can reach out to [email protected].