2013 Fast5 Netball World Series

The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fifth staging of the annual Netball World Series, and the second to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held at Vector Arena in Auckland for the second year in a row.

2013 Fast5 Netball World Series
Tournament details
Host nation New Zealand
Dates8–10 November 2013
No. of nations6
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runner-up Australia
2012
2014

The 2013 tournament was contested by the top six national netball teams in 2013.[1] Hosts New Zealand defeated Australia in the Grand Final by 56 to 27, to record their fourth overall series victory in the tournament.[2]

Tournament overview

Date and Venue

The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland, New Zealand over three days, from 8-10 November. All matches were held at Vector Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000.

Format

20 matches were played over three days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The four highest-scoring 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 contested the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.[3]

Teams

The tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings: New Zealand, Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa.

Participating teams and rosters[4]
 New Zealand  Australia  England  Jamaica  Malawi  South Africa
Catherine Latu
Shannon Francois
Maria Tutaia
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit
Katarina Cooper
Katrina Grant
Courtney Tairi
Anna Thompson
Laura Langman
Casey Kopua
Joanna Weston
Gretel Tippett
Gabi Simpson
Susan Pratley
Demelza McLoud
Paige Hadley
Carla Dziwoki
Tegan Caldwell
Courtney Bruce
Ashleigh Brazill
Layla Guscoth
Jodie Gibson
Lindsay Keable
Stacey Francis
Mia Ritchie
Laura Malcolm
Kadeen Corbin
Rosalie Allison
Rachel Dunn
Serena Guthrie
Malysha Kelly
Shamera Sterling
Vangalee Williams
Paula Thompson
Shanice Beckford
Khadijah Williams
Vanessa Walker
Thristina Hardwood
Jhaniele Fowler
Romelda Aiken
Towera Vinkhumbo
Caroline Mtukule
Melenia Gideon
Joanne Kachilika
Tina Kamzati
Bridget Kumwenda
Takwonda Lwazi
Joyce Mvula
Jessie Mazengera
Mwai Kumwenda
Adele Niemand
Tsakane Mbewe
Karla Mostert
Chrisna Bootha
Nadet Budnik
Nontle Gwavu
Zukelwa Cwaba
Simnikiwe Mdaka
Bongiwe Msome
Maryke Holtzhausen
Coach: Janine Southby Coach: Jane Searle Coach: Anna Mayes Coach: Oberon Pitterson Coach: Griffin Saenda Coach: Lana Kridge

Draw and results

Source: Fast5 2013 Series Results

Friday 8 November (round robin matches)
Game Time (GMT) Match Details
1 16:45  Jamaica 35 28  South Africa
2 17:30  England 19 40  Australia
3 18:15  New Zealand 43 22  Jamaica
4 19:15  Malawi 37 42  Australia
5 20:00  England 36 29  South Africa
6 20:45  Jamaica 37 35  Malawi
7 20:50  New Zealand 39 26  Australia
Saturday 9 November (round robin matches)
Game Time (GMT) Match Details
8 16:15  England 30 36  Jamaica
9 17:00  New Zealand 48 18  Malawi
10 17:45  Australia 39 40  South Africa
11 18:30  England 32 35  Malawi
12 19:15  New Zealand 58 31  South Africa
13 20:00  Australia 41 41 (Draw)  Jamaica
14 20:45  South Africa 41 35  Malawi
15 21:30  New Zealand 31 27  England

Round robin table

1. New Zealand (5 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws)
2. Jamaica (3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw)
3. Australia (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw)
4. South Africa (2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws)
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5. Malawi (1 win, 4 losses, 0 draws)
6. England (1 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws)

Sunday 10 November (Playoff Matches)
Game Time (GMT) Match Details
16 15:15  New Zealand 27 14  South Africa Semi-final 1
17 16:00  Jamaica 25 27  Australia Semi-final 2
18 16:45  Malawi 34 32  England Play-off for 5th/6th
19 18:45  South Africa 17 44  Jamaica Play-off for 3rd/4th
20 19:35  New Zealand 56 27  Australia Grand Final

Final Placings

References

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