The United States, who had invented the sport in 2005 at Middlebury College and who had been refining it for years before any other nation had taken it up, were heavy favorites.
The United States went undefeated in the Round Robin, comfortably defeating every team and only being actively challenged on the scoreboard by France - who held them to two goals out of SWIM range before the USA caught the snitch to win 90–10.
In bracket play the US beat Australia before defeating France again, this time by a very comfortable margin of 160–0 to win gold.
Owing to travel difficulties in getting the national team together in one place to train, the USNT trained together for the first and only time the day before the tournament began, instead relying on the relatively dominant playstyle of their individual players and the chemistry built up by the waves of chasers and beaters who played for the same, or nearby, teams in US Quidditch and Major League Quidditch domestic games.
This match marked the only time the USA had been held close to SWIM since 2012 - once again being only two goals clear of range.
The semi-final against the United Kingdom saw the USA fall 20–0 down rapidly, as the UK outplayed them in the opening stages of the game, spurred on by scores of fans who had travelled from Britain.
This was not to last however, and the United States rapidly regained control of the match and ran out to an eventual 140–40 victory - though still a far cry from the dominant performances of years past.
Unlike the United States, the Australian team, 'The Dropbears' had arrived in Germany a week early and trained rigorously.
The US prevailed with a scoreline of 120–70, ending with a snitch catch by United States seeker Harry Greenhouse.
In the finals, played against Germany, the US won 140–50, ending with a snitch catch by the US seeker Ryan Davis.