Fast5 Netball World Series
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Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Fast5 Netball World Series | |
Sport | Fast5 netball |
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First season | 2009 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Most recent champion(s) | Australia |
Most titles | New Zealand (7 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Seven Network Sky Sport Sky Sports |
The Fast5 Netball World Series is an annual international Fast5 netball competition. The competition, which began in October 2009, features modified Fast5 rules, and has been likened to Twenty20 cricket and rugby sevens.[1][2] The competition is contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings.[3]
Background
Before 2008, the major competitions in international netball were the quadrennial Netball World Championships (renamed
Also, in December 2008 a new international netball competition was announced, the World Netball Series, to be contested in 2009 under modified rules.[1] The new rules had been trialed by England junior and senior squads over a 12-month period.[9] DVDs were sent to coaches of the participating teams for consultation. Some of the new rules were announced in December 2008, including six-minute playing quarters and power plays;[1][10] others were announced in February 2009.[9]
Prior to the 2012 edition the rules were revamped and renamed
Format
The competition is held over two days, and is played under
Venues
The first three editions of the tournament were held in England. Initially, Manchester was to host all three seasons in England at the
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2009: MEN Arena, Manchester (UK)
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2010–2011: Echo Arena, Liverpool (UK)
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2012–2014: Vector Arena, Auckland (NZ)
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2016–2018: John Cain Arena, Melbourne (AUS)
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2022 - 2023 Christchurch Arena, Christchurch (NZ)
Results
Year | Host | Final | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||
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Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | ||||||
2009 | Manchester |
New Zealand | 32-27 | Jamaica | Australia | England | Malawi | Samoa |
2010 | Liverpool
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New Zealand | 28-26 | England | Jamaica | Australia | Malawi | South Africa |
2011 | Liverpool
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England | 33-26 | New Zealand | Australia | Jamaica | South Africa | Fiji |
2012 | Auckland
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New Zealand | 23-21 | England | South Africa | Jamaica | Malawi | Australia |
2013 | Auckland
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New Zealand | 56-27 | Australia | Jamaica | South Africa | Malawi | England |
2014 | Auckland
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New Zealand | 35-31 | Australia | England | Jamaica | South Africa | Malawi |
2016 | Melbourne
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New Zealand | 41-16 | Australia | Malawi | England | Jamaica | South Africa |
2017 | Melbourne
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England | 34-29 | Jamaica | Australia | New Zealand | South Africa | Malawi |
2018 | Melbourne
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New Zealand | 34-33 | Jamaica | Australia | Malawi | England | South Africa |
2022 | Christchurch
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Australia | 34-20 | South Africa | New Zealand | England | Uganda | Jamaica |
2023 | Christchurch
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Australia[14] | 35-23[14] | New Zealand | England | South Africa | Jamaica | Malawi |
Organization
The World Netball Series is organized by a local organizing committee and overseen by World Netball, in conjunction with the national governing bodies of the six competing nations each year.
Reception
Australian coach Norma Plummer greeted the new tournament positively: "If you want your sport to keep growing these days, it's got to become up with the times and keep having innovations that make the game exciting for not only the players, but all the spectators."[15] But Plummer also expressed some reservations about power plays being used against substantially weaker teams, and also about penalty shootouts and the new centre pass rule.[16]
Netball New Zealand (NNZ) Chief Executive Raelene Castle stated that she was "excited about what the new competition could bring to the ever-increasing profile of Netball internationally".[17] However, Castle also acknowledged that the shortened version of the game "may not be for everyone". New Zealand netball and basketball player Donna Wilkins also stated her concerns about the sport becoming too similar to basketball.[18]
References
- ^ a b c Newstalk ZB (2 December 2008). "Innovative World Series planned for next year". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ Marshall, Jane (5 February 2009). "Kiwis keen on novel netball variant". The Press. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ "Samoa prepares for World netball series". Samoa Observer. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ ONE Sport (New Zealand) (27 February 2008). "Rule changes set to impact". TVNZ. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "IFNA: World Rankings". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
- ^ "Netball targeting Olympic status". BBC. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Australian Associated Press (9 October 2007). "Professional era coming soon: Ellis". The Age. Retrieved 3 April 2008.
- ^ Johannsen, Dana (29 March 2008). "Glitz and hype turn netball into money game". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
- ^ a b Johannsen, Dana (5 February 2009). "Innovations sure to raise eyebrows". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Malawi Queens to play in Manchester, World Series". Nyasa Times. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Expect the unexpected at the Fast5 nz.sports.yahoo.com, 8 November 2012
- ^ "Calling All Netball Fans!". IFNA. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "MEN Arena: History". Archived from the original on 19 April 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Australia win second straight FAST5 Netball World Series title". International Netball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Williams, Rebecca (5 February 2009). "Game to be shortened". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ Warren, Adrian (1 December 2008). "Netball to try short game format". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Silver Ferns to take part in World Netball Series". Netball New Zealand. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 25 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
- ^ Miles, Penny (19 March 2009). "Netball changes opposed". The Dominion Post. Retrieved 23 March 2009.