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Sport | Fast5 netball |
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First season | 2009 |
Owner(s) | World Netball |
No. of teams | 6 |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() |
Broadcaster(s) | 7plus (Australia) Sky Sport (New Zealand) SuperSport (South Africa) SportsMax (Caribbean) NetballPass |
Official website | Fast5 Netball World Series |
The Fast5 Netball World Series is an international Fast5 netball tournament organised by World Netball. The series features the top six national netball teams, according to the World Netball Rankings. [1] [2] Between 2009 and 2011 it was known as the World Netball Series. [3] New Zealand won the inaugural series and were initially the competition's dominant team. Between 2009 and 2018, they won seven of the nine tournaments played. [1] [4] During the 2020s, Australia won three successive titles. [5] [6] Since 2022, the series has also featured a men's netball tournament. [1] [7]
In December 2008, the International Federation of Netball Associations announced the details of a new international netball tournament, the World Netball Series. The new series would feature a new set of rules, which eventually became known as fastnet rules. [8] [9] [10] [11] Between 2009 and 2011, the tournament was known as the World Netball Series and these early editions used Fastnet rules. [3] [10] In 2012 the tournament became known as the Fast5 Netball World Series after adopting a revised set of new Fast5 netball rules. [3]
With a team coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Casey Williams, New Zealand won the inaugural 2009 World Netball Series after defeating Jamaica 32–27 in the final. [12] [13] [14] New Zealand were initially the competition's dominant team. Between 2009 and 2018, they won seven of the nine tournaments played. [1] [4]
In 2011, with a team coached by Anna Mayes and captained by Jade Clarke, England defeated New Zealand 33–26 in the final to win their first major tournament. [15] [16] In 2017, with a team coached by Tracey Neville and captained by Ama Agbeze, England won the series for a second time. In the final they defeated Jamaica 34–29. [17] [18] [19]
In 2022, Australia won the series for the first time. [20] [21] They subsequently retained the title in both 2023 [22] [23] and 2024. [5] [6]
Since 2022, the series has also featured a men's netball tournament. New Zealand were the inaugural winners. [1] [7]
Series | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2009 [13] [14] | ![]() | 32–27 | ![]() | MEN Arena |
2010 [24] [25] | ![]() | 28–26 | ![]() | Echo Arena |
2011 [15] [16] | ![]() | 33–26 | ![]() | Echo Arena |
Series | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2012 [26] [27] | ![]() | 23–21 | ![]() | Vector Arena |
2013 [28] [29] | ![]() | 56–27 | ![]() | Vector Arena |
2014 [30] [31] | ![]() | 35–31 | ![]() | Vector Arena |
2016 [32] [33] | ![]() | 41–16 | ![]() | Hisense Arena |
2017 [17] [18] [19] | ![]() | 34–29 | ![]() | Hisense Arena |
2018 [34] [35] | ![]() | 34–33 | ![]() | Melbourne Arena |
2022 [20] [21] | ![]() | 34–20 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
2023 [22] [23] | ![]() | 35–23 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
2024 [5] [6] | ![]() | 34–30 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
Series | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2022 [7] | ![]() | 29–25 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
2023 [36] [37] | ![]() | 51–34 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
2024 [38] | ![]() | 32–30 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
Source: [1]
Series | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2009 [39] | ![]() | 23–18 | ![]() | MEN Arena |
2010 [40] [41] | ![]() | 30–29 | ![]() | Echo Arena |
2011 [42] | ![]() | 32–24 | ![]() | Echo Arena |
Series | Winners | Score | Runners Up | Venue |
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2012 [43] | ![]() | 38–34 | ![]() | Vector Arena |
2013 [44] | ![]() | 44–17 | ![]() | Vector Arena |
2014 [45] | ![]() | 31–30 | ![]() | Vector Arena |
2016 [46] [47] | ![]() | 35–32 | ![]() | Hisense Arena |
2017 [48] [49] | ![]() | 34–15 | ![]() | Hisense Arena |
2018 [50] [51] | ![]() | 38–15 | ![]() | Melbourne Arena |
2022 [52] | ![]() | 39–25 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
2023 [53] | ![]() | 30–22 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |
2024 [54] | ![]() | 46–42 | ![]() | Wolfbrook Arena |