quadball

A game of quadball.

From quad- (“four”) +‎ ball or quad +‎ ball. The sport sense was introduced in 2022 by the International Quadball Association, formerly the International Quidditch Association, with quad- chosen in reference to the number of balls and positions in the game.[1] The IQA cited concerns over the trademarked status of Quidditch and a wish to distance itself from the "anti-trans positions" of J. K. Rowling.[1]

quadball (countable and uncountable, plural quadballs)

1. (computer graphics, countable) A rounded cube used to approximate a sphere.
2. (This is a hot sense, kept provisionally) (sports, uncountable, neologism) A co-ed contact ball sport created as a ground-based adaptation of Quidditch, featuring the same positions, balls, and goals as the fictional sport, but with the players clutching broomsticks and a human "snitch runner" carrying the snitch (an autonomous magical device in the Harry Potter novels).

   Synonym: Muggle quidditch

   • 2022 July 20, Adela Suliman, “Quidditch is now quadball, distancing game from J.K. Rowling, league says”, in The Washington Post:

     “This is an important moment in our sport’s history,” said Chris Lau, chair of the IQA board of trustees, in a statement. “We are confident in this step and we look forward to all the new opportunities quadball will bring.”

   • 2022 July 20, “Quidditch changes name to quadball after JK Rowling’s trans statements”, in The Guardian:

     Major League Quidditch and US Quidditch will now be known as Major League Quadball and US Quadball respectively.

   • 2022 July 20, Alex Traub, “Quidditch Becomes ‘Quadball,’ Leaving J.K. Rowling Behind”, in The New York Times:

     Quidditch, the sport of boarding school wizards riding broomsticks in “Harry Potter,” will become “Quadball” to the humans who play the game in real life, its leading organizations said on Tuesday.

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