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The USA will remain host country of the next Quidditch World Cup - despite structural racism and security concerns. A BIPOC committee studied the situation and decided in favor of the US. But the committee's approach raises questions.
The world’s best roundnet team Cisek/Showalter recently announced their retirement from the sport. In our interview, PJ Showalter looks back on his time with partner Tyler Cisek and reveals who can take their place and what unpopular sport they plan to try next.
Because Emily McKie got the offer to coach the German national women's footy team, the Australian came for a semester abroad to Germany. In our interview, she compares the national sport in her home country with the German community sport. She also explains why, as a coach, she focuses more on personal relationships than on tactics and why she sees sporting parallels with Quidditch.
For jugger, Marion Lieutaud is a pioneer. She is the first woman to be able to compete with the best men in the mixed-gender sport that is jugger. She is very clear on what it takes to get to the top.
Spoiler alert: it does not involve push-ups.
Until one week ago, Friederike Reimer was the German voice in the leading management of the International Quidditch Association (IQA). In this interview, she talks to MUS about the psychological strains of association work and answers the question, why the IQA’s reputation can’t get rid of it’s bad reputation.
"Roundnet used to be more fun." Preston Bies is one of the best players in the world today. Yet, sometimes he would like to turn back time. In MUS he tells us why.
Alex Benepe and a friend invented Quidditch as a real sport. In an exclusive MUS interview he explains the colours of the headbands and why he has never read the rule book.
There are a lot of discussions about racism going on - at Roller Derby as well as in the Quidditch community. Concerning Quidditch, some people even demand boycotting the World Cup in the U.S.
Etan Ilfeld is an underwater chess legend. In this interview, he reveals what chess boxing has to do with his sport and whether he would win against world chess champion Magnus Carlsen under water.
The inventor of Spikeball tells us why he knew he created something special and how good his own level of play is.
In many areas, Quidditch is not inclusive at all, says our author - an analysis.
In the past two world championships in underwater rugby, Colombia has established itself among the world leaders. This resurgence is linked to one name in particular: Samuel Gaviria. The Colombian spent two years playing for a top Norwegian team. Just a coincidence?