2011 World Netball Series

2011 World Netball Series
Tournament details
Host nation  England
Dates 25–27 November 2011
No. of nations 6
Final positions
Champions   England
Runner-up   New Zealand
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The 2011 World Netball Series was the third edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2011 event was held in Liverpool, England, which also hosted the event in 2010. The tournament was contested by the top six national netball teams from the previous year, according to the IFNA World Rankings.

At the end of the preliminary round-robin matches, Australia, England, Jamaica and New Zealand progressed to the semi-finals, while South Africa and Fiji contested the 5th/6th place playoff match. England and New Zealand advanced to the final, with Australia eventually finishing third. In the final match of the tournament, England defeated New Zealand by 33–26 to claim their first gold medal in a major netball tournament.[1]

Overview

Echo Arena Liverpool

Date and venue

The 2011 World Netball Series was played in Liverpool over three days, from 25–27 November. All matches were held at the Echo Arena Liverpool, which has a seating capacity of 7,500 for sporting events.

Format

The tournament comprised 20 matches played over three days. The six teams played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. At the end of two days, the four highest-ranked teams from this stage progressed to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team played the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd played 3rd. The winners of these two matches contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams competed in third- and fifth-place playoffs.

Teams

The top six international netball teams contest the World Netball Series each year. Five teams returned from the previous tournament; Malawi were replaced by Fiji in 2011.

Participating teams and rosters
 Australia[2]  New Zealand[3]  England[4]  Jamaica[5]  South Africa[6]  Fiji
Emily Beaton
Kate Beveridge
Ashleigh Brazill
Chanel Gomes
Bianca Chatfield (cc)
Carla Dziwoki
April Letton
Susan Pratley (cc)
Verity Simmons
Amy Steel
Vanessa Ware
Amorette Wild		 Kayla Cullen
Shannon Francois
Katrina Grant
Cathrine Latu
Camilla Lees
Liana Leota
Anna Scarlett
Anna Thompson
Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick
Jessica Tuki
Maria Tutaia
Irene van Dyk (c)		 Sara Bayman
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Jade Clarke (c)
Pamela Cookey (vc)
Kadeen Corbin
Sasha Corbin
Emma Dovey
Rachel Dunn
Stacey Francis
Serena Guthrie
Jo Harten
Laura Malcolm		 Jhaniele Fowler
Anna Kay Griffith
Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish
Vanessa Walker
Nadine Bryan (c)
Patricia McCalla
Deneen Taylor
Tracy-Ann Robinson
Sasha-Gay Lynch
Malysha Kelly
Vangelee Williams
Dhanyel Johnson		 Chrisna Bootha
Erin Burger
Zukelwa Cwaba
Vanes-Mari Du Toit
Maryka Holtzhausen
Kgomotso Itlhabanyeng
Tsakane Mbewe
Karla Mostert
Bongiwe Msomi
Precious Mthembu
Amanda Mynhardt (c)
Thuli Qegu		 TBC
Coach: Lisa Alexander Coach: Wai Taumaunu Coach: Anna Mayes Coach: Oberon Pitterson Coach: Elize Kotze Coach: Unaisi Rokoura

Fixtures and results

Match results from Netball New Zealand.[7]

Day 1

Session 1 Game 1 Australia  28 – 14  Jamaica 25 November 13:40 (GMT)
Session 1 Game 2 England  34 – 15  Fiji 25 November 14:25 (GMT)
Session 1 Game 3 South Africa  14 – 33  New Zealand 25 November 15:10 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 4 Australia  39 – 15  Fiji 25 November 18:35 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 5 Jamaica  38 – 29  South Africa 25 November 19:20 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 6 New Zealand  32 – 16  England 25 November 20:05 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 7 Fiji  17 – 23  South Africa 25 November 20:50 (GMT)

Day 2

Session 1 Game 8 England  25 – 28  Australia 26 November 10:05 (GMT)
Session 1 Game 9 New Zealand  23 – 27  Jamaica 26 November 10:50 (GMT)
Session 1 Game 10 England  26 – 17  South Africa 26 November 11:35 (GMT)
Session 1 Game 11 Fiji  21 – 31  Jamaica 26 November 12:20 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 12 Australia  28 – 27  New Zealand 26 November 14:35 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 13 England  16 – 21  Jamaica 26 November 15:20 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 14 South Africa  21 – 35  Australia 26 November 16:05 (GMT)
Session 2 Game 15 Fiji  14 – 24  New Zealand 26 November 16:50 (GMT)

Day 3

Semi-Final 1 Game 16 Australia  17 – 27  England 27 November 13:05 (GMT)
Semi-Final 2 Game 17 Jamaica  29 – 30  New Zealand 27 November 13:50 (GMT)
5th/6th playoff Game 18 South Africa  24 – 19  Fiji 27 November 14:35 (GMT)
3rd/4th playoff Game 19 Jamaica  24 – 32  Australia 27 November 15:20 (GMT)
1st/2nd playoff Game 20 England  33 – 26  New Zealand 27 November 16:05 (GMT)

Final placings

References

  1. ↑ "England win World Netball Series after defeating New Zealand". BBC News. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ↑ England Netball (15 November 2011). "South Africa, Jamaica and Australia announce squad for World Netball Series". Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Netball New Zealand (2 November 2011). "2011 NZ FastNet Ferns team confirmed". Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ↑ England Netball (14 November 2011). "Final 12 confirmed as England prepare for World Netball Series". Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Bogle, Dania (21 November 2011). "Sunshine Girls depart for FastNet World Series". The Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Four changes for SA Fast Net side". IOL Sport. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Netball New Zealand. "2011 FastNet Draw and Results". Retrieved 27 November 2011.
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