1983 World Netball Championships

1983 World Netball ChampionshipsTournament details

Host country|  Singapore
Dates| 11–24 June 1983 (1983-06-11 – 1983-06-24)
Teams| 14
Final positions
Champions|  Australia (5th title)
Runners-up|  New Zealand
Third place|  Trinidad and Tobago

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The 1983 World Netball Championships was the sixth edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It took place from 11 to 24 June and was held in Singapore. This edition of the tournament featured 14 teams, of which Hong Kong and Malaysia both made their World Championship debut. Australia went undefeated in the first round then successfully defended its title going undefeated in the final round for their fifth title. New Zealand finished in second and Trinidad and Tobago came in third.[1][2]

This marked the tournament's 20th anniversary, as it was founded in 1963.

## First round

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### Group A

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1  |  New Zealand | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 395 | 135 | +260 | 12
2  |  England | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 343 | 139 | +204 | 10
3  |  Jamaica | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 385 | 172 | +213 | 8
4  |  Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 240 | –37 | 6
5  |  Canada | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 324 | –150 | 4
6  |  Sri Lanka | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 149 | 352 | –203 | 2
7  |  Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 87 | 374 | –287 | 0
11 June
17:15 |  | Jamaica  | 67–17 |  Canada |    | National University, Singapore

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11 June
17:30 |  | New Zealand  | 85–4 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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11 June
17:30 |  | Northern Ireland  | 43–23 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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13 June
15:45 |  | Sri Lanka  | 38–18 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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13 June
16:00 |  | New Zealand  | 45–42 |  Jamaica |    | National University, Singapore

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13 June
16:00 |  | England  | 68–12 |  Canada |    | National University, Singapore

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14 June
17:15 |  | England  | 48–42 |  Jamaica |    | National University, Singapore

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14 June
17:30 |  | New Zealand  | 75–12 |  Canada |    | National University, Singapore

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14 June
17:30 |  | Northern Ireland  | 52–11 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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15 June
15:45 |  | Canada  | 52–30 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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15 June
16:00 |  | England  | 58–10 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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15 June
16:00 |  | Jamaica  | 48–19 |  Northern Ireland |    | National University, Singapore

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17 June
17:15 |  | New Zealand  | 63–22 |  Northern Ireland |    | National University, Singapore

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17 June
17:30 |  | England  | 73–10 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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17 June
17:30 |  | Canada  | 46–30 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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18 June  |  | New Zealand  | 76–19 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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18 June  |  | England  | 60–14 |  Northern Ireland |    | National University, Singapore

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18 June  |  | Jamaica  | 95–14 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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20 June  |  | New Zealand  | 51–36 |  England |    | National University, Singapore

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20 June  |  | Northern Ireland  | 53–35 |  Canada |    | National University, Singapore

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20 June  |  | Jamaica  | 91–29 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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### Group B

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1  |  Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 112 | +268 | 12
2  |  Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 155 | +123 | 10
3  |  Wales | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 247 | 228 | +19 | 8
4  |  Scotland | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 215 | 218 | –3 | 5
5  |  Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 217 | 230 | –13 | 5
6  |  Singapore | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 147 | 321 | –174 | 1
7  |  Malaysia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 146 | 366 | –220 | 1
11 June
15:45 |  | Singapore  | 42–42 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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11 June
16:00 |  | Australia  | 51–16 |  Scotland |    | National University, Singapore

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11 June
16:00 |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 54–18 |  Wales |    | National University, Singapore

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13 June
17:15 |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 54–19 |  Scotland |    | National University, Singapore

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13 June
17:30 |  | Australia  | 58–26 |  Wales |    | National University, Singapore

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13 June
17:30 |  | Antigua and Barbuda  | 53–22 |  Singapore |    | National University, Singapore

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14 June
15:45 |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 59–19 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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14 June
16:00 |  | Wales  | 38–34 |  Scotland |    | National University, Singapore

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Scoring by quarter: 4–12, 12–5, 11–8, 11–9

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14 June
16:00 |  | Australia  | 60–17 |  Antigua and Barbuda |    | National University, Singapore

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15 June
17:15 |  | Wales  | 40–29 |  Antigua and Barbuda |    | National University, Singapore

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15 June
17:30 |  | Scotland  | 59–19 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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15 June
17:30 |  | Australia  | 73–12 |  Singapore |    | National University, Singapore

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17 June
15:45 |  | Scotland  | 47–16 |  Singapore |    | National University, Singapore

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17 June
16:00 |  | Australia  | 81–16 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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Scoring by quarter: ??–3, ??–3, ??–5, ??–5

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17 June
16:00 |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 40–18 |  Antigua and Barbuda |    | National University, Singapore

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18 June
17:15 |  | Antigua and Barbuda  | 60–28 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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18 June
17:30 |  | Australia  | 57–25 |  Trinidad and Tobago |    | National University, Singapore

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Scoring by half: 28–10, 29–15

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18 June
17:30 |  | Wales  | 60–31 |  Singapore |    | National University, Singapore

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20 June
15:45 |  | Wales  | 65–22 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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20 June
16:00 |  | Scotland  | 40–40 |  Antigua and Barbuda |    | National University, Singapore

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20 June
16:00 |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 46–24 |  Singapore |    | National University, Singapore

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## Placement round

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### Group 9-14

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 103 | +129 | 10
2  |  Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 199 | +29 | 7
3  |  Singapore | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 210 | –1 | 6
4  |  Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 155 | 193 | –38 | 5
5  |  Sri Lanka | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 236 | –66 | 2
6  |  Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 128 | –53 | 0
21 June
16:00 |  | Malaysia  | 48–34 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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21 June
17:15 |  | Canada  | 45–45 |  Singapore |    | National University, Singapore

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21 June
18:45 |  | Antigua and Barbuda  | 46–24 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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22 June
16:00 |  | Antigua and Barbuda  | 62–25 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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22 June
18:45 |  | Canada  | 57–37 |  Malaysia |    | National University, Singapore

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22 June
18:45 |  | Singapore  | 44–27 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June  |  | Malaysia  | 49–37 |  Hong Kong |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June  |  | Antigua and Barbuda  | 57–28 |  Canada |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June  |  | Singapore  | 56–43 |  Sri Lanka |    | National University, Singapore

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1  |  Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 80 | +107 | 6
2  |  Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 137 | –29 | 2
3  |  Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 147 | –37 | 2
4  |  Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 140 | –41 | 2
21 June
17:30 |  | Jamaica  | 56–26 |  Scotland |    | National University, Singapore

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21 June
16:00 |  | Northern Ireland  | 43–31 |  Wales |    | National University, Singapore

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22 June
16:00 |  | Jamaica  | 64–25 |  Northern Ireland |    | National University, Singapore

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22 June
18:45 |  | Wales  | 37-50 |  Scotland |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June  |  | Jamaica  | 67–29 |  Wales |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June  |  | Scotland  | 45–31 |  Northern Ireland |    | National University, Singapore

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## Final round

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|  Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 115 | +24 | 6
|  New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 111 | +21 | 4
|  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 113 | –8 | 2
4  |  England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 152 | –37 | 0
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15:30 |  | Australia  | 54–41 |  England |    | National University, Singapore

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Scoring by half: 28–19, 26–22

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21 June
17:15 |  | New Zealand  | 35–30 |  Trinidad and Tobago |    | National University, Singapore

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22 June
15:45 |  | Australia  | 38–32 |  Trinidad and Tobago |    | National University, Singapore

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Scoring by half: 18–18, 20–14

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22 June
17:15 |  | New Zealand  | 55–34 |  England |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June  |  | Trinidad and Tobago  | 43–40 |  England |    | National University, Singapore

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24 June
17:15 |  | Australia  | 47–42 |  New Zealand |    | National University, Singapore

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Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 11–7, 13–12, 12–13

## Final placings

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Place  | Nation[3]

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|  New Zealand
|  Trinidad and Tobago
4  |  England
5  |  Jamaica
6  |  Scotland
7  |  Northern Ireland
8  |  Wales
9  |  Antigua and Barbuda
10  |  Canada
11  |  Singapore
12  |  Malaysia
13  |  Sri Lanka
14  |  Hong Kong

## Medallists

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Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Coach: Joyce Brown |  New Zealand
Coach: Lois Muir |  Trinidad and Tobago
Diane Cleveland
Julie Francou (c)
Chris Harris
Sue Hawkins
Dianne McDonald
Jill McIntosh
Kav Partington
Anne Sargeant
Jane Searle
Karan Smith  | Rita Fatialofa
Tracey Fear
Margaret Forsyth
Leigh Gibbs
Margharet Matenga
Rhonda Meads
Lyn Parker (c)
Lynn Proudlove
Waimarama Taumaunu
Yvonne Willering | Naomi Babb
Jeanne Bailey
Sharon Blake
Peggy Castanada
Heather Charleau
Jennifer Frank
Marcia Frank
Maria Lewis
Bridget Mitchell
Grace Parkinson
Sherril Peters
Hazel Taylor

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## References

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1. ^ ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 25 June 1983". Times Digital Archives.
2. ^ "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983". Todor 66.
3. ^ Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
4. ^ "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983 Singapore". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.

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