US Quidditch Cup 9
# US Quidditch Cup 9

The US Quidditch Cup 9 was the 2016 edition of the US Quidditch Cup, a quidditch club tournament organized by US Quidditch. The tournament was held in Columbia, South Carolina from April 16–17, 2016.

The Cup featured 59 teams from the United States and one from Canada that qualified through eight regional championships. Quidditch Club Boston won the Cup, defeating Rochester United in overtime, 140–130* in the finals.

## Format

The 60 teams that qualified were divided into 12 pools of five teams each. Each team played against all other teams in their pool, and the three best teams of each pool advanced to the bracket phase. For the bracket phase, the 36 teams that advanced were seeded 1 to 36. Seeds 29–36 confronted each other in a play-in round to determine the four teams that would join seeds 1–28 for the round of 32.

## Results

### Bracket phase

In the semifinals, Rochester United beat the Ball State Cardinals 150*–110, while Quidditch Club Boston defeated the Lone Star Quidditch Club 90*–80. Quidditch Club Boston and Rochester United faced off in the finals, resulting in a 140–130* victory for Quidditch Club Boston.

| Play-in round | Play-in round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Texas | 170* | | | | | | |
| | | Oklahoma State | 80 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | 100* | Oklahoma State | 80 | | | | | | |
| S.V. Skrewts | 50 | | | | | | | | |
| S.V. Skrewts | 50 | | | Texas | 50 | | | | |
| | | | | Ball State | 90* | | | | |
| | | Maryland | 50 | | | | | | |
| | | Ball State | 130* | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ball State | 110* | | |
| | | | | | | Lost Boys | 80 | | |
| | | Texas A&M | 130* | | | | | | |
| | | Southern Storm | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Texas A&M | 50 | | | | |
| | | | | Lost Boys | 110* | | | | |
| | | G.C. Gumbeaux | 90 | | | | | | |
| | | Lost Boys | 200* | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Ball State | 110 |
| | | | | | | | | Rochester United | 150* |
| | | Rochester United | 120* | | | | | | |
| | | Miami (FL) | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rochester United | 110* | | | | |
| | | | | Penn State | 10 | | | | |
| | | Penn State | 140* | | | | | | |
| | | North Carolina | 100 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rochester United | 170* | | |
| | | | | | | L.A. Gambits | 60 | | |
| | | L.A. Gambits | 160^ | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Houston | 140* | | | | | | |
| | | | | L.A. Gambits | 250* | | | | |
| | | | | The Warriors | 100 | | | | |
| The Warriors | 190* | | | The Warriors | 100 | | | | |
| California | 90 | | | | | | | | |
| California | 90 | The Warriors | 110* | | | | | | |
| | | Michigan | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rochester United | 130* |
| | | | | | | | | | | Q.C. Boston | 140 |
| | | Lone Star Q.C. | 130 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Crimson Elite | 50* | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | 50* | Crimson Elite | 50* | | | | | | | | |
| Crimson Elite | 80^ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Crimson Elite | 80^ | | | Lone Star Q.C. | 130* | | | | | | |
| | | | | Texas Cavalry | 20 | | | | | | |
| | | Arizona State | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Texas Cavalry | 150* | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lone Star Q.C. | 160 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Boise State | 60* | | | | |
| | | D.C.Q.C. | 90* | | | | | | | | |
| | | Kansas | 30 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | D.C.Q.C. | 100* | | | | | | |
| | | | | Boise State | 130^ | | | | | | |
| | | Texas Tech | 120 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Boise State | 170* | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Lone Star Q.C. | 80 | | |
| | | | | | | | | Q.C. Boston | 90* |
| | | Bowling Green | 110* | | | | | | |
| | | New York Q.C. | 50 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bowling Green | 100* | | | | |
| | | | | Texas State | 50 | | | | |
| | | Texas State | 190* | | | | | | |
| | | Rutgers | 50 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bowling Green | 90 | | |
| | | | | | | Q.C. Boston | 220* | | |
| | | R.P.I. | 290* | | | | | | |
| | | Boston University | 140 | | | | | | |
| | | | | R.P.I. | 70 | | | | |
| | | | | Q.C. Boston | 160* | | | | |
| Fighting Farmers | 170* | | | Q.C. Boston | 160* | | | | |
| Appalachian | 40 | | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian | 40 | Fighting Farmers | 30 | | | | | | |
| | | Q.C. Boston | 170* | | | | | | |
