Singapore national netball team

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Singapore
Nickname(s)Singapore Vandas
AssociationNetball Singapore
ConfederationNetball Asia
Head coachInterim, Yee Mee Hong
Asst coachJill Mcintosh
ManagerLow Hui Yu
CaptainToh Kai Wei (Co-Captain) Khor Ting Fang (Co-Captain)
Most capsCharmaine Soh (128)
World ranking24 (2024)
Team colours
Team colours
Alternate
Alternate
Largest win
 Singapore 122–3 Iraq 
(India; 18 October 2024)
Netball World Cup
Appearances8 (Debuted in 1967)
2023 placing15th
Best result8th (1967)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances1 (Debuted in 2006)
Best result11th (2006)

The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at eight World Netball Championships (1967, 1975, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023). They have won four Asian Netball Championships (2005, 2012, 2014, 2024), three Nations Cup titles (2006, 2007 and 2023) and one Southeast Asian Games gold medal (2015).

In 2005, the team won their first Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the finals.

In 2015, the team clinched the Southeast Asian Games gold medal edging out rivals Malaysia, 46-43 in the final.[1]

As of 6th October 2024, Singapore are 24th on the INF World Rankings.[2]

Players

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The following 13 players represented Singapore at the 2024 Asian Netball Championships[3]

  • Toh Kai Wei
  • Khor Ting Fang
  • Amandeep Chahal
  • Goh Wei Ping
  • Jamie Lim
  • K Mishalenee
  • Lee Pei Shan
  • Miki Ng
  • Rachel Ling
  • Reena Manogaran
  • Sindhu Nair
  • Tan Yi Jie
  • Yew Shu Ning

Competitive history

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Netball World Cup
Year Championship Location Placing
1963 1st World Championships Eastbourne, England
1967 2nd World Championships Perth, Australia 8th
1971 3rd World Championships Kingston, Jamaica
1975 4th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 10th
1979 5th World Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
1983 6th World Championships Singapore
1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland
1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand 12th
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand 15th
2011 13th World Championships Singapore 15th
2015 14th World Cup Sydney, Australia 15th
2019 15th World Cup Liverpool, England 16th
2023 16th World Cup Cape Town, South Africa 15th
Asian Netball Championships
Year Cup Location Placing
1985 1st Asian Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
1989 2nd Asian Championships New Delhi, India 2nd
1993 3rd Asian Championships Hong Kong 2nd
1997 4th Asian Championships Singapore 3rd
2001 5th Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 2nd
2005 6th Asian Championships Singapore 1st
2009 7th Asian Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2012 8th Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka 1st
2014 9th Asian Championships Singapore 1st
2016 10th Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand 3rd
2018 11th Asian Championships Singapore 2nd
2022 12th Asian Championships Singapore 2nd
2024 13th Asian Championships Bengaluru, India 1st
Nations Cup
Year Cup Location Placing
2006 4 Nations Cup Singapore 1st
2007 5 Nations Cup Singapore 1st
2008 5 Nations Cup Singapore 5th
2009 6 Nations Cup Singapore 5th
2010 6 Nations Cup Singapore 4th
2011 6 Nations Cup Singapore 2nd
2012 6 Nations Cup Singapore 5th
2013 6 Nations Cup Singapore 2nd
2014 6 Nations Cup Singapore 2nd
2015 6 Nations Cup Singapore 3rd
2016 6 Nations Cup Singapore 4th
2017 6 Nations Cup Singapore 3rd
2019 6 Nations Cup Singapore 2nd
2022 6 Nations Cup Singapore 3rd
2023 6 Nations Cup Singapore 1st
2024 5 Nations Cup Singapore 2nd
Southeast Asian Games
Year Games Location Placing
2001 2001 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2015 2015 Southeast Asian Games Singapore 1st
2017 2017 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2nd
2019 2019 Southeast Asian Games Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines 2nd

Head coaches

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Coach Years
Australia Jill McIntosh[4] 2009 - 2011
New Zealand Annette Pearce 2020 - 2024

References

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  1. ^ Wong, Jonathan (7 June 2015). "SEA Games Singapore claim netball gold after tense victory over Malaysia". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Current World Rankings". International Netball Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Netball Singapore announces Nations Cup Team". www.womensportreport.com. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2021.

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