Quidditch insurance

Mann Broadbent partnering with the Quidditch Premier League for the 2018 Season

We are delighted to announce that we will be partnering with the The Quidditch Premier League for the 2018 season.

Partnering with Mann Broadbent means the Quidditch Premier League is safe in the knowledge that its potential risks both as an organisation and a growing sport have been looked at and mitigated with specialist insurance.

The Mann Broadbent logo will also adorn the sleeves of all Southwest Broadside, West Midlands Revolution, East Midlands Archers and Northern Watch jerseys this season.

“This is a great partnership,” said Jack Lennard, Director of the Quidditch Premier League, “Mann Broadbent really took the time to understand the sport, the needs we have as an organising body and saw the potential in our growth. I’m so excited to have them with us as we head into our 2018 season and look forward to a fantastic relationship.”

Duncan Sutcliffe, director, Mann Broadbent, added “Quidditch is a magical sport, one we really see taking off, and we couldn’t miss the opportunity to work with the Quidditch Premier League utilising our experience in sports insurance for their benefit.”

2018 will be an exciting season and we look forward to supporting the teams and the league throughout,” concluded Duncan.

About the Quidditch Premier League:
The Quidditch Premier League (QPL) is an elite league for the fast-growing sport of quidditch, with each season operating through the summer months of each year. The QPL has regional divisions with teams competing against each other in a regular schedule, split between the Northern and Southern divisions, with a European division launching in 2019. Each fixture will comprise of three matches, where each team plays the other three teams in the division. The Championship is held in a stadium at the end of the season, with the overall winning team crowned champions.

How does quidditch work?
A quidditch team consists of 21 athletes with 7 players per team on the field at any one time. Each player has a broom between their legs. The four maximum rule of quidditch states that at most there can be four players of the same gender on pitch at one time. This ensures that the game is mixed gender and inclusive to all.

Players can be one of four positions:
• Keepers – Guard the hoops from opposing chasers and become a 4th chaser on offense.
• Chasers – Throw the quaffle through the opposite team’s hoops to score goals worth 10 points.
• Beaters -Throw bludgers at the opposing team to ‘knock them out’ and make them return to hoops.
• Seekers – Catch the snitch (worth 30 points) to end the game.

A team of 7 will have 1 keeper, 3 chasers, 2 beaters and 1 seeker.
A game of quidditch involves three types of balls:
• The quaffle – a semi-deflated volleyball thrown through the hoops by chasers and keepers.
• The bludgers – dodgeballs thrown at other players by beaters. There are 3 bludgers on the pitch.
• The snitch – a sock with a tennis ball in it, attached to the snitch runner’s shorts. When caught by either team’s seeker, the game ends.

The following teams will be part of the league:
• The London Monarchs
• The Southwest Broadside
• The Southeast Knights
• The Eastern Mermaids
• The Northern Watch
• The Yorkshire Roses
• The East Midlands Archers
• The West Midlands Revolution
• The Paris Lumières
• The Lille Géants
• The Brussels Atoms
• The Amsterdam Pride
• The Cologne Talons

Visit the Quidditch Premier League website