2016 Fast5 Netball World Series

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2016 Fast5 Netball World Series
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Dates29–30 October 2016
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Runner-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
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The 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series is the seventh staging of the annual Fast5 Netball World Series, and the fourth to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held in Australia for the first time with the venue being at Hisense Arena in Melbourne. [1]

Contents

The 2016 tournament is being contested by the six top national netball teams in 2016.

Overview

Date and Venue

The 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Melbourne, Australia over two days, from 29–30 October. All matches were held at Hisense Arena, which has a capacity of 10,500.[ citation needed ]

Format

18 matches were played over two days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The two highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the Grand Final while the remaining teams contested the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.

Teams

The tournament is being contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings:

Draw and results

Saturday 29 October (round robin matches)
GameTime (AEDST)MatchDetails
113:45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24-23Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
214:30Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 32-35Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
315:15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 36-35Flag of England.svg  England
416:00Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 35-19Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
516:45Flag of England.svg  England 43-22Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
617:30Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20-49Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
718:15Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 12-46Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
819:00Flag of England.svg  England 29-29

(Draw)

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa buzzer beater 3 to draw the game by South Africa
919:45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32-29Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sunday 30 October (round robin matches)
GameTime (AEDST)MatchDetails
1012:15Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 36-21Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1113:00Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26-20Flag of England.svg  England
1213:45Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 26-16Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
1314:30Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31-14Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
1415:15Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 52-27Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
1516:00Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 19-32Flag of England.svg  England

Standings

1. Australia (5 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws)

2. New Zealand (4 wins, 1 losses, 0 draws)

3. England (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draws)

4. Malawi (2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws)

5. Jamaica (1 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws)

6. South Africa (0 wins, 4 losses, 1 draws)

Sunday 30 October (Placement Matches)
GameTime (AEDST)MatchDetails
1617:45Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (5)34-33

(Golden Point Win)

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (6)play-offs for 5th/6th

Extra Time 33-33

1718:35 Flag of England.svg England (4)32-35Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi (3)Play-offs for 3rd/4th
1819:25Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1)16-41Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2)Grand Final

Final Placings

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References

  1. "Australia New Home of Fast5 Netball World Series". 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2016.

http://fast5worldseries.com.au