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Quidditch isn't just a fictional game in the Harry Potter universe
Silicon Valley Skrewts' Logan Anbinder (middle) drives to the goal between the University of Ottawa's Matthew Bunn (right) and Ahmed Al-Slaq during a scrimmage at the Quidditch World Cup in 2013

DODGEBALL is not just a Ben Stiller movie or anxiety-inducing gym class activity. It's a professional sport.

That's no Vince Vaughn joke.

The World Dodgeball Association, founded in 2013, is holding its second World Cup this weekend in New York. Thirteen countries, including the US, will be represented at Madison Square Garden today for the biennial tournament.

International Quidditch Association

World Adult Kickball Association

Golden Stick Wiffle League

International Table Soccer Federation

American Cornhole Organisation

World Chase Tag

US ProMiniGolf Association

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