The 2015 Major League Quidditch season was the league's first, and was contested by eight teams over the course of the 2015 summer. The eight teams were split into two divisions, with the North Division composed of the Cleveland Riff, Detroit Innovators, Indianapolis Intensity and Rochester Whiteout and the East Division composed of the Boston Night Riders, New York Titans, Ottawa Black Bears and Washington Admirals.
| 2015 MLQ season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Quidditch |
| Sport | Quidditch |
| Duration | June 1 – August 23, 2015 |
| Number of games | 9 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | East: Boston Night Riders North: Indianapolis Intensity |
| Season MVP | East: Max Havlin (BOS) North: Tyler Walker (IND) |
| MLQ Championship | |
| Champions | Boston Night Riders |
| Runners-up | New York Titans |
During the regular season, each team played a set of three matches against every other team in their division, comprising a total of nine matches. Based on the results of those nine matches, the teams were seeded for the MLQ Championship, which all eight qualified for. The championship was decided with two rounds of single-elimination matches before a best two-out-of-three championship series.
The Boston Night Riders won the 2015 MLQ Championship, played at the Monsignor Schmidt CYO Athletic Complex in Toledo, Ohio, ending the season with a perfect 13–0 record. They defeated the New York Titans 2–0 in the finals, but the matches were the only two that Boston played in snitch range for the entire season. By winning the title, Boston was awarded the Benepe Cup, named in honor of Alex Benepe, the co-founder of the sport.
Regular season edit
Standings edit
| Team | W | L | QPD/G | SWIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Division | ||||
 Boston Night Riders
|
9 | 0 | +101.1 | 0-0 |
 New York Titans |
5 | 4 | +18.9 | 0–1 |
 Washington Admirals |
3 | 6 | −36.4 | 3–1 |
 Ottawa Black Bears |
1 | 8 | −68.9 | 1–2 |
| North Division | ||||
 Indianapolis Intensity |
6 | 3 | −2.2 | 5–0 |
 Cleveland Riff |
5 | 4 | −8.8 | 4–3 |
| Rochester Whiteout |
5 | 4 | +27.7 | 1–4 |
 Detroit Innovators |
2 | 7 | −15.6 | 2–5 |
(Cleveland finished ahead of Rochester by virtue of head-to-head tiebreaker)
Matches edit
Championship edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Night Riders | 140* | ||||||||||||||
| N4 | Detroit Innovators | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Night Riders | 180* | ||||||||||||||
| N2 | Cleveland Riff | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| N2 | Cleveland Riff | 130 | ||||||||||||||
| E3 | Washington Admirals | 120* | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston Night Riders | 140* | 120* | |||||||||||||
| E2 | New York Titans | 90 | 90 | |||||||||||||
| E2 | New York Titans | 150* | ||||||||||||||
| N3 | Rochester Whiteout | 80 | ||||||||||||||
| E2 | New York Titans | 150* | ||||||||||||||
| N1 | Indianapolis Intensity | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| N1 | Indianapolis Intensity | 130* | ||||||||||||||
| E4 | Ottawa Black Bears | 100 | ||||||||||||||