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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sri Lanka |
| Dates | 25–31 August 2012 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Singapore |
| Runner-up | Sri Lanka |
| Third place |  Malaysia |
The 2012 Asian Netball Championships was the 8th edition of the tournament. The tournament was played at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 25 August to 31 August with ten Asian national netball teams. [1]
The final draw used the world rankings to sort the teams in a serpentine format. [2] Japan [3] and Brunei [4] made their international debut.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
Sri Lanka (1)  Hong Kong (4)  India (5)  Nepal (8)  Japan (9) | Singapore (2) Malaysia (3)  Maldives (6)  Pakistan (7)  Brunei (10) |
| Qualified for the semifinals |
All results are here. [2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 79 | +324 | 8 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 132 | +134 | 6 |
| India | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 167 | +38 | 4 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 262 | -162 | 2 |
| Nepal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 339 | -302 | 0 |
| 25 August 11:30 | Sri Lanka | 81 – 38 | Hong Kong | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 25 August 15:00 | India | 64 – 17 | Japan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 26 August 12:45 | Sri Lanka | 85 – 29 | India | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 26 August 14:30 | Nepal | 27 – 52 | Japan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 27 August 11:00 | Sri Lanka | 127 – 3 | Nepal | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 27 August 14:30 | Hong Kong | 60 – 29 | India | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 28 August 11:00 | Sri Lanka | 110 – 8 | Japan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 28 August 14:30 | Hong Kong | 77 – 2 | Nepal | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 29 August 11:00 | Hong Kong | 61 – 22 | Japan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 29 August 12:45 | India | 83 – 5 | Nepal | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 65 | +242 | 8 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 270 | 77 | +193 | 6 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 187 | -41 | 3 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 146 | 195 | -49 | 3 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 383 | -344 | 0 |
| 25 August 13:15 | Singapore | 38 – 34 | Malaysia | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 25 August 16:45 | Maldives | 26 – 26 | Brunei | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 26 August 11:00 | Singapore | 82 – 11 | Maldives | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 26 August 16:15 | Pakistan | 13 – 91 | Brunei | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 27 August 12:45 | Singapore | 111 – 2 | Pakistan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 27 August 14:15 | Malaysia | 70 – 22 | Maldives | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 28 August 12:45 | Singapore | 76 – 18 | Brunei | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 28 August 4:15 | Malaysia | 94 – 7 | Pakistan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 20 August 14:30 | Malaysia | 72 – 11 | Brunei | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
| 29 August 4:15 | Maldives | 87 – 17 | Pakistan | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo |
5th to 8th
| 30 August | India | 41–40 | Maldives |
| 30 August | Brunei | 46–38 | Japan |
| Semi finals | Final | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 67 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Malaysia | 58 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 47 | |||||
| 30 August | ||||||
| Singapore | 48 | |||||
| Singapore | 53 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 27 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Malaysia | 56 | |||||
| Hong Kong | 27 | |||||
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