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| − | A '''Wronski Feint''' is a tactic in [[Quidditch]] where a [[Seeker]] pretends to spot the [[Snitch]] far below and races to catch it, hoping the opposing seeker will copy. At the last minute before reaching the ground, the feinting seeker pulls out of a dive, usually causing the opposing seeker to crash. The Wronski Feint was invented by Polish Seeker [[Josef Wronski]] and frequently used by famed Bulgarian Seeker [[Viktor Krum]]. |
+ | A '''Wronski Feint''' is a tactic in [[Quidditch]] where a [[Seeker]] pretends to spot the [[Golden Snitch]] far below and races to catch it, hoping the opposing seeker will copy. At the last minute before reaching the ground, the feinting seeker pulls out of a dive, usually causing the opposing seeker to crash. The Wronski Feint was invented by Polish Seeker [[Josef Wronski]] and frequently used by famed Bulgarian Seeker [[Viktor Krum]]. |
==422nd [[Quidditch World Cup]]== |
==422nd [[Quidditch World Cup]]== |
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| − | On [[August 22]], [[1994]], [[Viktor Krum]] used the Wronski Feint in the final of the Quidditch World Cup against [[Irish National Quidditch team|Ireland]]. Krum successfully used the ploy to to trick Ireland's Seeker, [[Aidan Lynch]], into diving into the ground, allowing Krum a few moments to look for the Snitch without interference. |
+ | On [[August 22]]nd, [[1994]], [[Viktor Krum]] used the Wronski Feint in the final of the Quidditch World Cup against [[Irish National Quidditch team|Ireland]]. Krum successfully used the ploy to to trick Ireland's Seeker, [[Aidan Lynch]], into diving into the ground, allowing Krum a few moments to look for the Snitch without interference. |
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' |
*''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' |
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*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' |
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' |
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[[fr:Feinte de Wronski]] |
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[[Category:Quidditch tactics]] |
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Revision as of 00:26, 13 February 2010
A Wronski Feint is a tactic in Quidditch where a Seeker pretends to spot the Golden Snitch far below and races to catch it, hoping the opposing seeker will copy. At the last minute before reaching the ground, the feinting seeker pulls out of a dive, usually causing the opposing seeker to crash. The Wronski Feint was invented by Polish Seeker Josef Wronski and frequently used by famed Bulgarian Seeker Viktor Krum.
422nd Quidditch World Cup
On August 22nd, 1994, Viktor Krum used the Wronski Feint in the final of the Quidditch World Cup against Ireland. Krum successfully used the ploy to to trick Ireland's Seeker, Aidan Lynch, into diving into the ground, allowing Krum a few moments to look for the Snitch without interference.