2015 Netball World Cup

Netball tournament

2015 Netball World Cup

Tournament details
Host country|  Australia
Dates| 7–16 August 2015 (2015-08-07 – 2015-08-16)
Teams| 16
Final positions
Champions|  Australia (11th title)
Runners-up|  New Zealand
Third place|  England
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)|  Mwai Kumwenda
(321 goals)[1][2]

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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

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### Hosting rights

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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

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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

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This is a list of the broadcasters for the tournament in competing countries and regions.

Country  | Broadcaster

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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

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Seventeen umpires from six countries officiated matches at the tournament.[7]

Nation | Umpire

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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

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### Qualification

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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

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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

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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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Australia (1)
New Zealand (2)
Barbados (9)
Trinidad and Tobago (10)

England (3)
Jamaica (4)
Scotland (11)
Samoa (13)

Malawi (5)
South Africa (6)
Singapore (19)
Sri Lanka (24)

Fiji (7)
Wales (8)
Uganda (15)
Zambia (22)

## Format

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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

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### Pool A

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bassett  38/43 (88%)
Medhurst  6/7 (86%)
Bell  3/7 (43%) |  | Tutaia  34/48 (71%)
Mes  18/21 (86%)

### Pool B

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pettitt  9/15 (60%)
Sole  8/14 (57%)
Gallagher  7/11 (64%) |  | Fowler-Reid  59/62 (95%)
Griffiths  12/14 (86%)

### Pool C

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Proscovia  26/32 (81%)
Nanyonga  21/23 (91%) |  | Lewis  35/42 (83%)
Thomas  14/14 (100%)

## Qualification round matches

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### Pool E

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sole  26/39 (67%)
MacDonald  9/15 (60%)
Gallagher  7/10 (70%) |  | Mitchell  32/35 (91%)
Rusivakula  16/19 (84%)

## Play-off matches

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5th to 8th

15 August
16:30 (AEST) | Report | Malawi  | 71–52 |  Wales |    | Allphones Arena

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

| Semi finals| | Final

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| 15 August | |

|  New Zealand | 50

| 16 August

|   England | 39 |

|   New Zealand | 55

| 15 August

| |   Australia | 58

|   Australia | 67

|   Jamaica| 56 |

| Bronze medal match

| 16 August

|   England | 66

|   Jamaica | 44

### Semi-finals

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15 August
12:10 (AEST) | Report | New Zealand  | 50–39 |  England |    | Allphones Arena

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Tutaia  35/42 (83%)
Mes  15/22 (68%) |  | Harten  31/36 (86%)
Cookey  7/10 (70%)
Housby  1/4 (25%)
15 August
14:20 (AEST) | Report | Australia  | 67–56 |  Jamaica |    | Allphones Arena

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Bassett  49/52 (94%)
Medhurst  18/19 (95%) |  | Aiken  33/36 (92%)
Beckford  14/16 (88%)
Fowler-Reid  9/10 (90%)

### Bronze medal match

[edit]

16 August
13:10 (AEST) | Report | England  | 66–44 |  Jamaica |    | Allphones Arena

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Harten  52/59 (88%)
Cookey  14/18 (78%) |  | Aiken  26/28 (93%)
Fowler-Reid  12/13 (92%)
Beckford  6/6 (100%)

### Gold medal match

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16 August
15:20 (AEST) | Report | New Zealand  | 55–58 |  Australia |    | Allphones Arena

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Scoring by quarter: 7–16, 15–14, 15–13, 14–15
Tutaia  38/53 (72%)
Mes  17/22 (77%) |  | Bassett  48/51 (94%)
Medhurst  10/13 (77%)

## Final placings

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Place  | Nation

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|  Australia
|  New Zealand
|  England
4  |  Jamaica
5  |  South Africa
6  |  Malawi
7  |  Wales
8  |  Uganda
9  |  Trinidad and Tobago
10  |  Samoa
11  |  Fiji
12  |  Scotland
13  |  Barbados
14  |  Zambia
15  |  Singapore
16  |  Sri Lanka

## Medallists

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Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Australia
Coach: Lisa Alexander |  New Zealand
Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu |  England
Coach: Tracey Neville
Caitlin Thwaites
Natalie Medhurst
Erin Bell
Paige Hadley
Julie Corletto
Rebecca Bulley
Sharni Layton
Caitlin Bassett
Kimberlee Green
Kim Ravaillion
Renae Hallinan
Laura Geitz | Malia Paseka
Jodi Brown
Grace Rasmussen
Kayla Cullen
Leana de Bruin
Phoenix Karaka
Bailey Mes
Shannon Francois
Katrina Grant
Maria Tutaia
Laura Langman
Casey Kopua | Joanne Harten
Helen Housby
Tamsin Greenway
Jade Clarke
Serena Guthrie
Sonia Mkoloma
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Pamela Cookey
Geva Mentor
Sara Bayman
Rachel Dunn
Stacey Francis

Source:[21][22]

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