Tournament details | |
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Dates | 27 August–4 September 2016 |
Teams | 4 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports (Australia) Sky Sports (UK/Ireland) Sky Sport (New Zealand) SuperSport (South Africa) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Top scorer(s) | Caitlin Bassett ![]() |
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27 August 2016 | ![]() | 68–43 | ![]() | Vector Arena | |
5:00 PM | Caitlin Bassett ![]() Caitlin Thwaites ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() Steph Wood ![]() | Stats | Lenize Potgieter ![]() Renske Stoltz ![]() Lindie Lombard ![]() |
27 August 2016 | ![]() | 65–39 | ![]() | Vector Arena | |
7:00 PM | Bailey Mes ![]() Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Te Paea Selby-Rickit ![]() | Jo Harten ![]() Eleanor Cardwell ![]() Kadeen Corbin ![]() Helen Housby ![]() |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | 65–46 | ![]() | Claudelands Arena | |
7:00 PM | Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Bailey Mes ![]() | Lenize Potgieter ![]() Renske Stoltz ![]() Lindie Lombard ![]() |
31 August 2016 | ![]() | 66–46 | ![]() | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | |
8:00pm AEST | Caitlin Bassett ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() Caitlin Thwaites ![]() Steph Wood ![]() | Stats | Jo Harten ![]() Kadeen Corbin ![]() Helen Housby ![]() Eleanor Cardwell ![]() |
4 September 2016 | ![]() | 57–44 | ![]() | Margaret Court Arena | |
5:00 PM | Jo Harten ![]() Kadeen Corbin ![]() Helen Housby ![]() | Stats | Lenize Potgieter ![]() Renske Stoltz ![]() Sigrid Burger ![]() |
4 September 2016 | ![]() | 60–55 | ![]() | Margaret Court Arena | |
7:00 PM | Caitlin Bassett ![]() Natalie Medhurst ![]() | Ameliaranne Ekenasio ![]() Bailey Mes ![]() |
Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | % | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 144 | +50 | 134.72% | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 145 | +40 | 127.59% | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 175 | –33 | 81.14% | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 133 | 190 | –57 | 70.00% | 0 |
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