Unless he gets beat with a bludger or is going up against a defensive juggernaut (like Brady from the Utah Crimson Fliers or Kody from Texas Quidditch), he is almost guaranteed to score once he gets some momentum going. He is also constantly twisting and spinning, so it is almost impossible to stop his momentum. However, he has an extremely quick release, so once he gets close enough to the hoops, he can flick the ball through almost instantly. He also has terrific ball security, and it is extremely difficult to strip the quaffle from his grasp. He doesn’t take many long shots, but instead uses his momentum to power through people close to the hoops. He outran every single one of my teammates down the pitch, and then went head-to-head with me (and I’m actually bigger than he is). I am the Keeper in the above pic, and Eugene just scored against me on a breakaway. On offense, Eugene is a terrific combination of strength and speed. He was their most potent offensive weapon, and also made so many defensive stops in his Keeper Zone it wasn’t even funny. The team I was playing for at Western Cup, Stanford, was eliminated by the Power Grangers, mainly due to the play of Eugene. Yet Eugene is hardly just a quirky goof off when it comes to Quidditch. Eugene definitely enjoys himself on the pitch, and doesn’t really care what others think about that. He certainly has all sorts of quirky alter-egos on the pitch, from sassy Cho Chang to “Tiger” (he played the first day of Western Cup wearing a tiger ears headpiece and a tiger tail hanging off the back off his shorts). The perfect example of that is Eugene Lee Yang (the one dressed like Cho Chang in the picture).įrom the picture, you might infer that Eugene is one of those players who goofs off on the Quidditch pitch and focuses entirely on the lighter side of the sport. And then there are some players who just don’t fit into any sort of category whatsoever. Some players focus on the lighter side of Quidditch, while others focus on the competitive side. Quidditch players run the gamut when it comes to personalities, athleticism, sports backgrounds, competitiveness, and intensity.
Eugene Lee Yang, Varsity Gay League Power Grangers (Keeper/Chaser)