Three quidditch governing bodies are rebranding themselves, adopting a new name for the sport - quadball
LONDON, July 20 - Quidditch, the sport inspired by the wizarding game in the "Harry Potter" books, will now be known as quadball, its governing bodies said, a name change meant in part to distance themselves from author J.K. Rowling's views on transgender issues.
In a statement on its website on Wednesday, the International Quidditch Association said it was joining US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch - now rebranded as US Quadball and Major League Quadball - in adopting the new name after all three bodies had previously announced their decision to make the change.
At the time they cited two reasons: Rowling's opinions on transgender matters which have caused controversy, and Warner Bros., which was behind the "Harry Potter" films, owning the trademark for "quidditch", limiting the sport's expansion.
Chris Lau, chair of the IQA Board of Trustees, said IQA was "very excited to be joining USQ and MLQ in changing the name of our sport and supporting this change across our members worldwide".Britain and Catalonia compete in the second ever Quidditch World Cup in Florence, Italy, June 30, 2018. Picture taken June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Tony GentileHe added: "We are confident in this step and we look forward to all the new opportunities quadball will bring.
It said the last international quidditch tournament, the IQA European Games 2022, will be held on July 23-24 in the Irish city of Limerick, featuring 20 teams from Europe, Australia and Hong Kong.Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian Editing by Mark Heinrich
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