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2009 World Netball Series

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2009 World Netball Series
Tournament details
Host country England
Dates9–11 October 2009
Teams6
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runner-up Jamaica
2010 →

The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural tournament of the World Netball Series. The 2009 Series was held at MEN Arena in Manchester, England from 9–11 October, and was the first major trial of the new FastNet rules that were announced by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) in 2008. New Zealand won the 2009 tournament with a 32–27 victory over Jamaica in the gold medal playoff.[1]

Organisation

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The 2009 World Netball Series was played under FastNet rules, which were designed to make games faster and more television-friendly, with the ultimate aim of raising the sport's profile and attracting more spectators and greater sponsorship.[2][3][4] Netball is now following in the footsteps of cricket and rugby in providing a shorter version of the game to appease existing netball fans and grab the attention of new ones.[5][4] Retrieved 5 April 2010. It was organised by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA), in conjunction with the national governing bodies of the six competing nations, as well as the Manchester City Council, England Netball, the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and UK Sport.[6] The Manchester City Council and UK Sport also contributed funding for the inaugural tournament.[7] The Co-operative Group were announced as title sponsors for the 2009 Series.[8]

Television rights

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The 2009 World Netball Series was telecast in Australia by Network Ten; in Jamaica by Television Jamaica;[9] in New Zealand by TV ONE; and in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports.

Teams

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The six teams featuring in the 2009 Series were chosen at the end of 2008 from the top six nations of the IFNA World Rankings at that time. These teams were (in descending order of ranking): Australia, New Zealand, England, Jamaica, Malawi and Samoa. Team rosters were announced prior to the start of the tournament. Samoa confirmed their participation at the tournament a few days after their country was devastated in the 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami.[10]

Participating teams and rosters[11]
 Australia  New Zealand  England  Jamaica  Malawi  Samoa
Kate Beveridge
Rebecca Bulley
Bianca Chatfield
Catherine Cox
Johannah Curran
Susan Fuhrmann
Kimberlee Green
Renae Hallinan
Natalie Medhurst
Lauren Nourse
Susan Pratley
Natalie von Bertouch
Coach: Norma Plummer
Liana Leota
Temepara George
Katrina Grant
Paula Griffin
Joline Henry
Laura Langman
Wendy Frew
Anna Thompson
Maria Tutaia
Irene van Dyk
Larrissa Willcox
Casey Williams
Coach: Ruth Aitken
Karen Atkinson
Sara Bayman
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Jade Clarke
Rachel Dunn
Pamela Cookey
Stacey Francis
Tamsin Greenway
Serena Guthrie
Jo Harten
Geva Mentor
Sonia Mkoloma
Coach: Sue Hawkins
Nicole Aiken
Romelda Aiken
Nadine Bryan
Simone Forbes
Nichala Gibson
Crystal Gordon
Nardia Hanson
Sasher-Gaye Henry
Malysha Kelly
Sasha-Gay Lynch
Tracy-Ann Robinson
Paula Thompson
Coach: Connie Francis
Merenia Gedion
Peace Kaluwa
Tina Kamzati
Mwayi Kumwenda
Linda Magombo
Sylvia Malenga
Emma Mdzagada
Beatrice Mpinganjira
Caroline Mtukule
Grace Mwafulirwa
Esther Nkhoma
Mary Waya
Coach: Edith Kaliati
Shirin Chang
Lee Edwards
Malu Faasavalu
Monica Fuimaono
Samantha Lewis
Lesley Simone
Frances Solia
Geraldine Solia
Sose Tavae
Italia Tipelu
Ida Vaai
Brooke Williams
Coach: Linda Vagana

Format

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The tournament comprised 20 matches played over three days from 9–11 October. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The four highest-ranked 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 then contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams contested the third- and fifth-place playoffs.[4]

Fixtures

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Friday 9 October
Game Time (GMT) Match Result
1 2:40 pm  Samoa v  England 16–36
2 3:25 pm  Australia v  Jamaica 31–26
3 4:10 pm  New Zealand v  Malawi 27–22
4 6:35 pm  England v  New Zealand 24–21
5 7:20 pm  Samoa v  Jamaica 22–30
6 8:05 pm  Malawi v  Australia 19–31
7 8:50 pm  Jamaica v  New Zealand 28–37
Saturday 10 October
Game Time (GMT) Match Result
8 10:05 am  Australia v  New Zealand 25–22
9 10:50 am  Malawi v  Samoa 33–16
10 11:35 am  Jamaica v  England 24–27
11 12:20 pm  Australia v  Samoa 37–18
12 2:35 pm  Malawi v  England 22–33
13 3:20 pm  Samoa v  New Zealand 14–34
14 4:05 pm  Malawi v  Jamaica 25–30
15 4:50 pm  England v  Australia 25–19

Finals

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Sunday 11 October
Game Time (GMT) Match Result
16 1:05 pm  England v  Jamaica 22–33
17 1:50 pm  Australia v  New Zealand 17–27
18 2:35 pm  Malawi v  Samoa 28–20
19 3:20 pm  England v  Australia 18–23
20 4:05 pm  Jamaica v  New Zealand 27–32

Final placings

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References

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  1. ^ "Silver Ferns win World Series". The New Zealand Herald. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Rhone excited about World Netball Series". The Jamaica Star (online). 12 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  3. ^ Irvine, Mairi (12 January 2009). "New Style Netball to be Held in the UK". UK Sport. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. ^ a b c "Calling All Netball Fans!". IFNA. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  5. ^ Medhurst, Natalie (5 February 2009). "World Netball Series may fizz without crowd support". The Roar. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  6. ^ "Netball as never seen before". IFNA. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  7. ^ "Innovative World Series planned for next year". The New Zealand Herald. 2 December 2008. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  8. ^ Benammar, Emily (24 April 2009). "World Netball Series secures sponsorship deal with Co-operative Group". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  9. ^ "Sunshine Girls begin Fastnet campaign". Radio Jamaica. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009. [dead link]
  10. ^ "Samoa will play in World Netball Series". TVNZ (online). 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  11. ^ England Netball (8 October 2009). "Teams named for World Netball Series". Retrieved 9 October 2009. [dead link]