GVSU Hosts 'Quidditch' Regional Championship, Earns Bid To 'World Cup'

GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ) -- Grand Valley State University was the site of flying broomsticks, ring-shaped goal posts and a golden snitch this weekend as part of the Midwest Quidditch Regional Championship.

Nearly 600 students came together to compete to qualify for the U.S. Quidditch World Cup in South Carolina in April.

About 30 teams -- including the Grand Valley Grindylows -- took part in the two-day competition. Matches were played at the Outdoor and Intramural Fields on the Allendale Campus.

Real-life Quidditch is an adaptation of the fictional sport created by author J.K. Rowling in her "Harry Potter" book series.

Learn more about the tournament at www.usquidditch.org/about/Midwest-RC.