2015 Netball World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Australia |
| Dates | 7–16 August 2015 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Australia (11th title) |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third place |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Mwai Kumwenda(321 goals)[1][2] |
The Netball World Cup Sydney 2015[3] (NWC2015) was the 14th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, the premier competition in international netball. It was held from 7–16 August, in Sydney, Australia, which secured hosting rights after defeating a rival bid from Manchester, England.[3] Matches were played at Allphones Arena and Netball Central. Sixteen nations competed at the championships, including the top six teams from the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore. After two rounds in which teams competed in pools of four, Australia, New Zealand, England and Jamaica contested the semi-finals. Australia defended its 2011 title against New Zealand by a narrow 58–55 victory. The final at Allphones Arena was attended by 16,752 people, a world record for any netball game. Malawian shooter Mwai Kumwenda was the player of distinction.
Organisation
[edit]Hosting rights
[edit]Bids to host the 2015 Netball World Cup were submitted to the International Netball Federation (INF) in 2010. The two candidate cities chosen were Manchester, England and Sydney, Australia. In March 2011, INF delegates convened in Singapore, host nation of the 2011 World Netball Championships, to consider both bids. At the end of the conference, Sydney was announced as the host city for the 2015 tournament.
This is the second time that Sydney hosted the competition, and the third time in Australia. Sydney last hosted the event in 1991, where Australia won a closely contested final against New Zealand.[4]
Venues
[edit]The sixty four matches were played at the Allphones Arena and Netball Central in Sydney Olympic Park. Allphones Arena hosted the majority of the matches while Netball Central served as the official training venue for all sixteen participating teams. It also hosted pool matches, play-offs and placing games.[5][6]
Broadcasters
[edit]This is a list of the broadcasters for the tournament in competing countries and regions.
| Country | Broadcaster |
|---|---|
| Australia | Fox Sports (All Matches) Network Ten (Australian Matches Only) |
 Fiji | Fiji TV FBC TV |
 Ireland | Sky Sports |
| Malawi | SuperSport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
 South Africa | SuperSport |
 Uganda | SuperSport |
 United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
 Zambia | SuperSport |
| Region | Broadcaster |
| Pacific Islands | Fiji TV Sky Pacific |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport |
Umpires
[edit]Seventeen umpires from six countries officiated matches at the tournament.[7]
| Nation | Umpire |
|---|---|
| AUS | Rachael Ayre |
| AUS | Josh Bowring |
| AUS | Paula Ferguson |
| AUS | Sharon Kelly |
| AUS | Michelle Phippard |
| ENG | Gary Burgess |
| ENG | Ian Fuller |
| ENG | Jackie Mizon |
| ENG | Tracy Smith |
 JAM | Dave Brown |
| NZL | Jonathan Bredin |
| NZL | Lisa McPhail |
| NZL | Yvonne Morgan |
| NZL | Kristie Simpson |
| RSA | Theresa Prince |
| RSA | Marie-Louw Van Der Merwe |
 TRI | Joel Young-Strong |
Teams
[edit]Qualification
[edit]Sixteen teams contested the 2015 tournament.[4] The home nation automatically qualified, along with the next five highest-ranked teams from the 2011 World Netball Championships:
Australia (host nation)
New Zealand
England
Jamaica
Malawi
South Africa
Qualification Tournaments The remaining ten teams were determined by regional qualifying tournaments, with two teams selected from each of the five international netball regions; Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.[8][citation needed]
| Region | Host | Teams | Dates | Winner | Runner up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe |  Wales | 4 | 30 May – 1 June 2014 | Wales |  Scotland |
| Oceania |  Cook Islands | 4 | 2–7 June 2014 | Fiji |  Samoa |
| Americas |  Canada | 8 | 19–28 August 2014 | Trinidad and Tobago |  Barbados |
| Asia |  Singapore | 10 | 7–14 September 2014 | Singapore |  Sri Lanka |
| Africa |  Botswana | 8 | 14–20 September 2014 | Uganda | Zambia |
Draw
[edit]There was no draw for the tournament, instead the 16 qualified teams were allocated into four pools (A, B, C and D) according to their INF World Rankings of 1 July 2014,[9] as per following criteria:[10]
- Pool A – teams seeded 1, 2, 9, 10
- Pool B – teams seeded 3, 4, 11, 12
- Pool C – teams seeded 5, 6, 13, 14
- Pool D – teams seeded 7, 8, 15, 16
- Subject to a maximum of two teams from the same region per pool, in case of a third team from the same region, they are switched with the closest ranked team from a different pool. After the original allocation, Sri Lanka and Uganda swapped pools to comply with this rule.[9]
Rankings reflect the teams' rankings in July 2014.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
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Format
[edit]The 2015 tournament consisted of 64 matches played over ten days from 7–16 August. It included three stages – a preliminary pool stage, a qualifying pool stage, and a knockout series of semi-finals and finals. The 16 participating teams were initially divided into four pools (A, B, C and D) of four teams. During the preliminary pool stage, teams in each pool played each other once. In every pool match, two points were awarded to a winning team, while no points were given to a losing team.[11]
The qualification round consisted of two First Eight pools (E and F), which were formed from two teams with the highest number of points in each of the preliminary matches pools, and two Second Eight pools (G and H), formed from the bottom two teams in each of the preliminary matches pools. In this stage, teams in each pool played each other once.
The two teams with the highest number of points in each of the two First Eight pools advanced to the semi-finals. The winners of the semifinals contested the final, while the losers played for the bronze medal (3rd place). The bottom two teams in each of these pools entered a knockout stage to determine fifth to eighth place. The teams from the two Second Eight pools are similarly divided, eventually entering two knockout stages for 9th to 12th place and 13th to 16th place.
Preliminary round matches
[edit]Pool A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 113 | 86 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 100 | 103 | 4 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 186 | −61 | 2 |
| 4 | Barbados | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 211 | −128 | 0 |
| 7 August 16:50 (AEST) | Report | New Zealand | 73–28 | Barbados | Allphones Arena | |
Paseka  28/38 (74%) Mes 24/31 (77%) Tutaia 12/15 (80%) Brown 9/12 (75%) | Wharton 14/16 (88%) Piggott 6/6 (100%) Sealy 4/5 (80%) Thomas 4/6 (67%) |
| 7 August 21:05 (AEST) | Report | Australia | 73–32 | Trinidad and Tobago | Allphones Arena | |
| Thwaites 26/32 (81%) Bell 18/19 (95%) Bassett 17/18 (94%) Medhurst 12/15 (80%) | Wallace 11/14 (79%) McCollin 10/11 (91%) Noel 6/11 (55%) Cooper 5/7 (71%) |
| 8 August 13:20 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 38–74 | New Zealand | Allphones Arena | |
| Wallace 24/30 (80%) Cooper 9/11 (82%)McCollin 4/4 (100%) Noel 1/1 (100%) | Mes 21/25 (84%) Paseka 21/27 (78%) Brown 16/20 (80%) Tutaia 16/20 (80%) |
| 8 August 15:20 (AEST) | Report | Barbados | 16–83 | Australia | Allphones Arena | |
| Wharton 7/13 (54%) Piggott 5/11 (45%) Thomas 4/5 (80%) | Bassett 30/30 (100%) Bell 21/24 (88%) Thwaites 17/18 (94%) Medhurst 15/19 (79%) |
| 9 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 55–39 | Barbados | Allphones Arena | |
| Wallace 37/42 (88%) Cooper 18/20 (90%) | Wharton 23/25 (92%) Thomas 7/8 (88%) Piggott 6/8 (75%) Sealy 3/3 (100%) |
| 9 August 14:20 (AEST) | Report | Australia | 47–52 | New Zealand | Allphones Arena | |
| Bassett 38/43 (88%) Medhurst 6/7 (86%) Bell 3/7 (43%) | Tutaia 34/48 (71%) Mes 18/21 (86%) |
Pool B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 103 | 96 | 6 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 122 | 89 | 4 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 167 | −77 | 2 |
| 4 | Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 222 | −108 | 0 |
| 7 August 10:50 (AEST) | Report | Jamaica | 90–44 | Samoa | Allphones Arena | |
| Fowler-Reid 39/45 (87%) Aiken 29/32 (91%) Beckford 11/13 (85%) Griffiths 11/16 (69%) | Naoupu 21/26 (81%) Tanimo 15/20 (75%) Too 8/11 (73%) |
| 7 August 14:50 (AEST) | Report | England | 60–19 | Scotland | Allphones Arena | |
| Dunn 22/23 (96%) Harten 16/22 (73%) Cookey 11/12 (92%) Housby 11/15 (73%) | Sole 13/17 (76%) Pettitt 3/6 (50%) Gallagher 3/7 (43%) |
| 8 August 15:20 (AEST) | Report | Samoa | 36–47 | Scotland | Netball Central | |
| Tanimo 20/20 (100%) Naoupu 14/14 (100%) Too 2/2 (100%) | Sole 19/28 (68%) Gallagher 15/20 (75%) MacDonald 13/14 (93%) |
| 8 August 17:20 (AEST) | Report | Jamaica | 50–54 | England | Allphones Arena | |
| Aiken 27/29 (93%) Beckford 17/20 (85%) Fowler-Reid 6/7 (86%) | Harten 37/46 (80%) Housby 11/13 (85%) Cookey 6/8 (75%) |
| 9 August 16:20 (AEST) | Report | England | 85–34 | Samoa | Allphones Arena | |
| Harten 30/35 (86%) Housby 26/29 (90%) Cookey 17/17 (100%) Dunn 12/16 (75%) | Tanimo 17/18 (94%) Tuipulotu 8/10 (80%) Too 7/9 (78%) Naoupu 2/5 (40%) |
| 10 August 19:20 (AEST) | Report | Scotland | 24–71 | Jamaica | Allphones Arena | |
| Pettitt 9/15 (60%) Sole 8/14 (57%) Gallagher 7/11 (64%) | Fowler-Reid 59/62 (95%) Griffiths 12/14 (86%) |
Pool C
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 100 | 134 | 6 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 96 | 113 | 4 |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 187 | −79 | 2 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 246 | −168 | 0 |
| 7 August 11:50 (AEST) | Report | Singapore | 56–43 | Sri Lanka | Netball Central | |
| Soh 39/55 (71%) Chen 17/25 (68%) | Algama 34/39 (87%) Alwis 9/11 (82%) |
| 7 August 12:50 (AEST) | Report | Malawi | 58–51 | South Africa | Allphones Arena | |
| Kumwenda 40/43 (93%) Simtowe 18/24 (75%) | Potgieter 43/48 (90%) Holtzhausen 8/14 (57%) |
| 8 August 17:20 (AEST) | Report | South Africa | 69–21 | Singapore | Netball Central | |
| Potgieter 39/45 (87%) du Plessis 19/27 (70%)Holtzhausen 11/14 (79%) | Soh 11/18 (61%) Yu 6/9 (67%) Chen 4/6 (67%) |
| 8 August 19:20 (AEST) | Report | Sri Lanka | 18–101 | Malawi | Allphones Arena | |
| Alwis 7/8 (88%) Mendis 6/11 (55%) Algama 5/9 (56%) | Kumwenda 32/36 (89%) Mvula 28/31 (90%) Chimaliro 21/22 (95%) Simtowe 20/22 (91%) |
| 9 August 18:20 (AEST) | Report | Malawi | 75–31 | Singapore | Allphones Arena | |
| Kumwenda 39/43 (91%) Simtowe 23/24 (96%) Chimaliro 7/7 (100%) Mvula 6/9 (67%) | Soh 23/31 (74%) Chen 5/10 (50%) Yu 3/4 (75%) |
| 10 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | South Africa | 89–17 | Sri Lanka | Allphones Arena | |
| Potgieter 43/46 (93%) Holtzhausen 21/24 (88%) Lombard 14/19 (74%) du Plessis 11/11 (100%) | Algama 13/17 (76%) Alwis 3/7 (43%) Mendis 1/4 (25%) |
Pool D
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 143 | 36 | 6 |
| 2 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 127 | 55 | 4 |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 171 | −20 | 2 |
| 4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 204 | −71 | 0 |
| 7 August 9:50 (AEST) | Report | Fiji | 52–59 | Wales | Netball Central | |
| Mitchell 35/35 (100%) Rusivakula 17/25 (68%) | Lewis 31/39 (79%) Thomas 28/28 (100%) |
| 7 August 13:50 (AEST) | Report | Uganda | 74–38 | Zambia | Netball Central | |
| Proscovia 56/62 (90%) Nanyonga 10/14 (71%) Oyella 8/9 (89%) | Jere 22/24 (92%) Banda 11/11 (100%) Bwalya 5/6 (83%) |
| 8 August 11:20 (AEST) | Report | Uganda | 61–40 | Fiji | Allphones Arena | |
| Proscovia 37/45 (82%) Nanyonga 24/29 (83%) | Mitchell 27/30 (90%) Rusivakula 8/12 (67%) Rauluni 5/8 (63%) |
| 9 August 10:20 (AEST) | Report | Wales | 71–44 | Zambia | Allphones Arena | |
| Lewis 44/49 (90%) Thomas 13/14 (93%) Rowe 12/12 (100%) Bell 2/5 (40%) | Jere 31/37 (84%) Bwalya 11/18 (61%) Banda 2/4 (50%) |
| 10 August 15:20 (AEST) | Report | Zambia | 51–59 | Fiji | Allphones Arena | |
| Jere 31/39 (79%) Banda 16/19 (84%) Bwalya 4/5 (80%) | Mitchell 41/47 (87%) Rusivakula 18/25 (72%) |
| 10 August 17:20 (AEST) | Report | Uganda | 47–49 | Wales | Allphones Arena | |
| Proscovia 26/32 (81%) Nanyonga 21/23 (91%) | Lewis 35/42 (83%) Thomas 14/14 (100%) |
Qualification round matches
[edit]Pool E
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 130 | 58 | 6 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 164 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 173 | −3 | 2 |
| 4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 194 | −61 | 0 |
| 11 August 14:20 (AEST) | Report | Malawi | 59–53 | Uganda | Netball Central | |
| Kumwenda 48/53 (91%) Simtowe 11/13 (85%) | Proscovia 38/39 (97%) Nanyonga 15/18 (83%) |
| 11 August 18:20 (AEST) | Report | New Zealand | 55–48 | Jamaica | Allphones Arena | |
| Tutaia 36/43 (84%) Mes 19/25 (76%) | Aiken 41/44 (93%) Beckford 7/9 (78%) |
| 12 August 18:20 (AEST) | Report | New Zealand | 57–49 | Malawi | Allphones Arena | |
| Mes 33/38 (87%) Brown 16/19 (84%) Tutaia 8/9 (89%) | Kumwenda 38/42 (90%) Simtowe 11/13 (85%) |
| 13 August 14:20 (AEST) | Report | Jamaica | 59–47 | Uganda | Allphones Arena | |
| Fowler-Reid 23/25 (92%) Aiken 16/16 (100%) Beckford 15/16 (94%) Griffiths 5/7 (71%) | Nanyonga 29/34 (85%) Proscovia 18/24 (75%) |
| 14 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | Jamaica | 63–62 | Malawi | Allphones Arena | |
| Aiken 44/48 (92%) Beckford 17/18 (94%) Griffiths 2/3 (67%) | Kumwenda 39/41 (95%) Simtowe 23/23 (100%) |
| 14 August 18:20 (AEST) | Report | New Zealand | 76–33 | Uganda | Allphones Arena | |
| Paseka 49/55 (89%) Brown 22/29 (76%) Tutaia 5/7 (71%) | Proscovia 19/22 (86%) Nanyonga 11/18 (61%) Amono 2/4 (50%) Oyella 1/2 (50%) |
Pool F
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 96 | 110 | 6 |
| 2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 130 | 51 | 4 |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 168 | −23 | 2 |
| 4 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 235 | −138 | 0 |
| 11 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | South Africa | 68–40 | Wales | Allphones Arena | |
| Potgieter 49/57 (86%) du Plessis 13/16 (81%) Holtzhausen 6/8 (75%) | Lewis 29/32 (91%) Thomas 8/11 (73%) Bell 3/4 (75%) |
| 11 August 20:20 (AEST) | Report | Australia | 51–41 | England | Allphones Arena | |
| Bassett 28/32 (88%) Medhurst 14/18 (78%) Thwaites 9/13 (69%) | Harten 30/33 (91%) Housby 6/9 (67%) Cookey 5/6 (83%) |
| 12 August 16:20 (AEST) | Report | England | 78–33 | Wales | Allphones Arena | |
| Harten 28/29 (97%) Dunn 21/31 (68%) Cookey 15/15 (100%) Housby 14/15 (93%) | Rowe 16/21 (76%) Lewis 7/8 (88%) Thomas 7/8 (88%) Bell 3/6 (50%) |
| 12 August 20:20 (AEST) | Report | Australia | 66–31 | South Africa | Allphones Arena | |
| Bell 33/35 (94%) Thwaites 33/38 (87%) | Potgieter 21/27 (78%) du Plessis 7/12 (58%) Holtzhausen 2/2 (100%) Lombard 1/3 (33%) |
| 14 August 16:20 (AEST) | Report | England | 62–46 | South Africa | Allphones Arena | |
| Harten 35/39 (90%) Housby 14/15 (93%) Cookey 13/14 (93%) | Potgieter 35/38 (92%) Holtzhausen 11/22 (50%) |
| 14 August 20:20 (AEST) | Report | Australia | 89–24 | Wales | Allphones Arena | |
| Thwaites 43/46 (93%) Bell 24/26 (92%) Bassett 15/19 (79%) Medhurst 7/8 (88%) | Lewis 14/16 (88%) Rowe 8/8 (100%) Bell 1/4 (25%) Thomas 1/4 (25%) |
Pool G
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 118 | 90 | 6 |
| 2 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 159 | −11 | 4 |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 157 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 188 | −81 | 0 |
| 11 August 10:20 (AEST) | Report | Samoa | 46–39 | Singapore | Allphones Arena | |
| Naoupu 24/27 (89%) Tanimo 17/20 (85%) Too 5/5 (100%) | Soh 26/34 (76%) Yu 11/19 (58%) Chen 2/4 (50%) |
| 11 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 66–39 | Zambia | Netball Central | |
| Wallace 30/34 (88%) McCollin 17/19 (89%) Noel 12/15 (80%) Cooper 7/8 (88%) | Jere 14/17 (82%) Banda 13/16 (81%) Bwalya 12/18 (67%) |
| 12 August 10:20 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 75–32 | Singapore | Allphones Arena | |
| Wallace 27/31 (87%) McCollin 26/27 (96%) Cooper 14/14 (100%) Noel 8/10 (80%) | Soh 17/24 (71%) Chen 8/8 (100%) Liew 4/6 (67%) Yu 3/5 (60%) |
| 12 August 14:20 (AEST) | Report | Samoa | 55–53 | Zambia | Allphones Arena | |
| Tanimo 26/30 (87%) Naoupu 23/25 (92%) Too 6/8 (75%) | Jere 34/39 (87%) Banda 18/20 (90%) Bwalya 1/1 (100%) |
| 13 August 20:20 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 67–47 | Samoa | Allphones Arena | |
| Wallace 49/59 (83%) McCollin 15/16 (94%) Cooper 3/3 (100%) | Tanimo 17/18 (94%) Tuipulotu 15/18 (83%) Too 15/26 (58%) |
| 14 August 14:20 (AEST) | Report | Singapore | 36–67 | Zambia | Allphones Arena | |
| Chen 15/24 (63%) Yu 14/22 (64%) Soh 7/13 (54%) | Jere 34/36 (94%) Bwalya 17/18 (94%) Banda 16/19 (84%) |
Pool H
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 110 | 63 | 6 |
| 2 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 109 | 29 | 4 |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 118 | 20 | 2 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 203 | −112 | 0 |
| 11 August 14:20 (AEST) | Report | Sri Lanka | 31–77 | Fiji | Allphones Arena | |
| Mendis 18/29 (62%) Alwis 10/15 (67%) Abeywickrama 2/5 (40%) Algama 1/3 (33%) | Rusivakula 32/43 (74%) Rauluni 30/36 (83%) Mitchell 15/15 (100%) |
| 11 August 16:20 (AEST) | Report | Barbados | 34–37 | Scotland | Allphones Arena | |
| Piggott 17/21 (81%) Sealy 10/15 (67%) Wharton 7/7 (100%) | Gallagher 14/18 (78%) MacDonald 14/19 (74%) Sole 9/14 (64%) |
| 12 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | Barbados | 37–48 | Fiji | Netball Central | |
| Sealy 12/15 (80%) Wharton 12/16 (75%) Piggott 9/12 (75%) Thomas 4/8 (50%) | Mitchell 35/40 (88%) Rusivakula 13/19 (68%) |
| 12 August 12:20 (AEST) | Report | Scotland | 59–27 | Sri Lanka | Allphones Arena | |
| Sole 25/34 (74%) McNeill 20/29 (69%) Pettitt 14/22 (64%) | Algama 23/34 (68%) Alwis 3/4 (75%) Mendis 1/5 (20%) |
| 13 August 16:20 (AEST) | Report | Barbados | 67–33 | Sri Lanka | Allphones Arena | |
| Sealy 35/46 (76%) Thomas 15/22 (68%) Wharton 11/14 (79%) Piggott 6/6 (100%) | Mendis 17/26 (65%) Algama 13/19 (68%) Alwis 3/4 (75%) |
| 13 August 18:20 (AEST) | Report | Scotland | 42–48 | Fiji | Allphones Arena | |
| Sole 26/39 (67%) MacDonald 9/15 (60%) Gallagher 7/10 (70%) | Mitchell 32/35 (91%) Rusivakula 16/19 (84%) |
Play-off matches
[edit]5th to 8th
| 15 August 16:30 (AEST) | Report | Malawi | 71–52 | Wales | Allphones Arena | |
| Kumwenda 49/53 (92%) Simtowe 15/17 (88%) Chimaliro 6/6 (100%) Mvula 1/1 (100%) | Lewis 40/45 (89%) Thomas 7/10 (70%) Rowe 5/5 (100%) |
| 15 August 17:15 (AEST) | Report | South Africa | 50–40 | Uganda | Netball Central | |
| Potgieter 36/38 (95%) Holtzhausen 14/17 (82%) | Nanyonga 22/29 (76%) Proscovia 18/24 (75%) |
9th to 12th
| 15 August 09:30 (AEST) | Report | Fiji | 51–54 | Samoa | Netball Central | |
| Mitchell 33/34 (97%) Rusivakula 18/23 (78%) | Naoupu 35/42 (83%) Tanimo 11/14 (79%) Too 8/11 (73%) |
| 15 August 09:35 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 57–56 (aet) | Scotland | Netball Central | |
| Wallace 49/54 (91%) Cooper 6/9 (67%) McCollin 2/2 (100%) | Gallagher 31/40 (78%) MacDonald 19/21 (90%) Sole 6/7 (86%) |
13th to 16th
| 15 August 10:00 (AEST) | Report | Barbados | 56–39 | Singapore | Allphones Arena | |
| Sealy 43/49 (88%) Piggott 12/15 (80%) Thomas 1/3 (33%) | Soh 28/34 (82%) Chen 7/10 (70%) Liew 3/4 (75%) Yu 1/1 (100%) |
| 15 August 17:15 (AEST) | Report | Zambia | 70–36 | Sri Lanka | Netball Central | |
| Bwalya 28/34 (82%) Banda 22/24 (92%) Jere 20/21 (95%) | Algama 29/31 (94%) Mendis 7/9 (78%) |
Placement matches
[edit]5th place
| 16 August 11:00 (AEST) | Report | Malawi | 46–48 | South Africa | Allphones Arena | |
| Kumwenda 36/41 (88%) Simtowe 10/11 (91%) | Potgieter 32/34 (94%) Holtzhausen 16/22 (73%) |
7th place
| 16 August 10:50 (AEST) | Report | Wales | 64–41 | Uganda | Netball Central | |
| Rowe 32/38 (84%) Lewis 31/35 (89%) Thomas 1/1 (100%) | Proscovia 31/34 (91%) Nanyonga 4/5 (80%) Oyella 6/6 (100%) |
9th place
| 16 August 08:50 (AEST) | Report | Trinidad and Tobago | 64–51 | Samoa | Netball Central | |
| Wallace 53/60 (88%) Cooper 11/12 (92%) | Naoupu 32/36 (89%) Too 19/25 (76%) |
11th place
| 16 August 08:55 (AEST) | Report | Fiji | 51–41 | Scotland | Netball Central | |
| Mitchell 29/31 (94%) Rusivakula 22/26 (85%) | Gallagher 22/27 (81%) MacDonald 17/18 (94%) Sole 2/5 (40%) |
13th place
| 16 August 08:50 (AEST) | Report | Barbados | 53–38 | Zambia | Allphones Arena | |
| Wharton 22/25 (88%) Sealy 20/23 (87%) Piggott 11/13 (85%) | Bwalya 17/24 (71%) Banda 10/15 (67%) Jere 7/12 (58%) Moono 4/8 (50%) |
15th place
| 16 August 10:55 (AEST) | Report | Singapore | 59–32 | Sri Lanka | Netball Central | |
| Soh 41/50 (82%) Chen 8/11 (73%) Yu 5/8 (63%) Liew 5/11 (45%) | Mendis 15/19 (79%) Algama 11/13 (85%) Abeywickrama 6/9 (67%) |
Semi-finals and medal matches
[edit]At the conclusion of qualifying pool play Australia, England, Jamaica and New Zealand advanced into the semi-finals. This was the fifth time in the last five tournaments that the world's top four ranked sides had reached the semi-final stage.[12] New Zealand led England throughout the first semi-final, pulling away in the last fifteen minutes to post a 50 points to 39 win.[12] In the other semi final Australia eased past Jamaica 67 to 56, outpointing them in three of the four-quarters.[13]
In the final Australia outplayed New Zealand in the first quarter to lead 16–7. Despite winning each of the next three-quarters New Zealand were unable to make up the difference. Australia extended their lead to 12 goals early in the second quarter, before New Zealand played their way back into the game. At half-time the score was 30 to 22 and at the start of the last quarter 43 to 37.[14] With a minute remaining Australia led by just three goals, but were able to hold their nerve to record a 58 to 55 goal victory.[15]
The defensive work of captain Laura Geitz and Julie Corletto along with accurate goal shooting from Caitlin Bassett helped set up the Australian win.[15] New Zealand goal attack Maria Tutaia said they were too complacent in the first quarter and could not handle the defensive pressure from Australia.[16] Geitz praised her attackers for capitalising on every opportunity and also said that the "first quarter set us up nicely."[17] The Australians shooters scored goals at a 91 percent success rate while their defenders held the New Zealanders to just 73 percent.[18] Corletto retired after the game, ending a twelve-year career that includes 53 tests and three world titles.[19] Australia has now won the World Cup three times in a row and eleven times in total.[17] In the bronze medal match England beat Jamaica 66–44.[20]
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