Netball Europe Open Championships

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The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the highest-ranked European nations, and the "Challenge" section features teams below that level. Occasionally under 21 and under 17 divisions have been incorporated in the competition.

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History

The 2013 Championship title was won by Wales, the first time England had not won. England were runners up with Northern Ireland third. Fourth place were Scotland. [1] The English side is usually made up of players not picked for the national team in major tournaments like the World Cup and Commonwealth Games. The Challenge was won by Ireland. Switzerland were runners up with Gibraltar third. [2]

The 2014 Championship title was won by Wales with England not sending a team. Runners up were Scotland with Northern Ireland third. Fourth place were Ireland. [3]

The 2015 saw the first competition with guest teams. Championship title was won by England. Runners up were South Africa with Northern Ireland third. Fourth place were Wales. Fifth place was Trinidad and Tobago with Scotland sixth. [4]

The 2016 saw the Championship title was won by England. Runners up were Wales with Scotland third. Fourth place were Northern Ireland. [5] The Challenge was won by Grenada. Runners up were Ireland with United States third. Other countries playing were Gibraltar fourth, Malta fifth and Israel sixth. [6]

The 2017 saw the Championship title was won by England. Runners up were Northern Ireland with Scotland third. Fourth place were Wales and fifth was Fiji. [7]

Results

Championship

YearVenueFinal
WinnerRunner-up3rd Place4th Place
2010 Wales Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
2011 Northern Ireland Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2012 England Flag of England.svg  England Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2013 Scotland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of England.svg  England Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
2014 Wales Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
2015 Northern Ireland Flag of England.svg  England Flag of South Africa.svg  South AfricaFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
2016 England Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland
2017 Wales Flag of England.svg  England Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2019 Northern Ireland Flag of England.svg  England Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland

† Invited guest

Challenge

YearVenueFinal
WinnerRunner-up3rd Place4th Place5th Place6th Place
2008 Ireland ??????
2010 Malta Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
2012 Gibraltar Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
2013 Scotland Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
2016 England Flag of Grenada.svg  GrenadaFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of the United States.svg  United StatesFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
2017 Scotland Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Flag of Bermuda.svg  BermudaFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
2018 Gibraltar Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
2019 Isle of Man Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands

See also

References

  1. "Standings Europe Championship 2013". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Summary Europe Netball 2013". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. "Standings Europe Championship 2014". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. "Standings Europe Championship 2015". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. "2016 European Championships". Netball Europe TV. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. "2016 European Challenge". Netball Europe TV. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. "2017 European Championships". Scoreboard.Com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.