Singapore national netball team

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Singapore
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Nickname(s)Singapore Vandas
Association Netball Singapore
Confederation Netball Asia
Head coachTara Steel
Asst coachJill Mcintosh
ManagerLow Hui Yu
CaptainToh Kai Wei (Co-Captain) Khor Ting Fang (Co-Captain)
Most caps Charmaine Soh (128)
World ranking 26 (2025)
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Team colours
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Alternate
Largest win
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 122–3 Iraq  Flag of Iraq.svg
(India; 18 October 2024)
Netball World Cup
Appearances8 (Debuted in 1967 )
2023 placing15th
Best result8th (1967)
Commonwealth Games
Appearances1 (Debuted in 2006 )
Best result11th (2006)

The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at the Netball World Cup eleven times (1967, 1975, 1983, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023) and hosted the World Cup twice (1983, 2011). They have won four Asian Netball Championships (2005, 2012, 2014, 2024), three Nations Cup titles (2006, 2007 and 2023) and one Southeast Asian Games gold medal (2015).

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In 2005, the team won their first Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the finals.

In 2015, the team clinched the Southeast Asian Games gold medal edging out rivals Malaysia, 46-43 in the final. [1]

As of 1st May 2025, Singapore are 26th on the World Netball Rankings. [2]

Players

The following 13 players represented Singapore at the 2024 Asian Netball Championships [3]

Competitive history

Netball World Cup
YearChampionshipLocationPlacing
1963 1st World Championships Eastbourne, England
1967 2nd World Championships Perth, Australia8th
1971 3rd World Championships Kingston, Jamaica
1975 4th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand10th
1979 5th World Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
1983 6th World Championships Singapore10th
1987 7th World Championships Glasgow, Scotland
1991 8th World Championships Sydney, Australia18th
1995 9th World Championships Birmingham, England20th
1999 10th World Championships Christchurch, New Zealand12th
2003 11th World Championships Kingston, Jamaica
2007 12th World Championships Auckland, New Zealand15th
2011 13th World Championships Singapore15th
2015 14th World Cup Sydney, Australia15th
2019 15th World Cup Liverpool, England16th
2023 16th World Cup Cape Town, South Africa 15th
Asian Netball Championships
YearCupLocationPlacing
19851st Asian Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Med 3.png 3rd
19892nd Asian Championships New Delhi, India Med 2.png 2nd
19933rd Asian Championships Hong Kong Med 2.png 2nd
19974th Asian Championships Singapore Med 3.png 3rd
20015th Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka Med 2.png 2nd
20056th Asian ChampionshipsSingapore Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
2009 7th Asian Championships Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Med 2.png 2nd
2012 8th Asian Championships Colombo, Sri Lanka Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
2014 9th Asian Championships Singapore Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
2016 10th Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand Med 3.png 3rd
2018 11th Asian Championships Singapore Med 2.png 2nd
2022 12th Asian Championships Singapore Med 2.png 2nd
2024 13th Asian Championships Bengaluru, India Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
Nations Cup
YearCupLocationPlacing
20064 Nations CupSingapore Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
20075 Nations CupSingapore Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
20085 Nations CupSingapore5th
20096 Nations CupSingapore5th
20106 Nations CupSingapore4th
20116 Nations CupSingapore Med 2.png 2nd
20126 Nations CupSingapore5th
20136 Nations CupSingapore Med 2.png 2nd
20146 Nations CupSingapore Med 2.png 2nd
20156 Nations CupSingapore Med 3.png 3rd
20166 Nations CupSingapore4th
20176 Nations CupSingapore Med 3.png 3rd
20196 Nations CupSingapore Med 2.png 2nd
20226 Nations CupSingapore Med 3.png 3rd
20236 Nations CupSingapore Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
20245 Nations CupSingapore Med 2.png 2nd
Southeast Asian Games
YearGamesLocationPlacing
2001 2001 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Med 2.png 2nd
2015 2015 Southeast Asian Games Singapore Gold medal with cup.svg 1st
2017 2017 Southeast Asian Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Med 2.png 2nd
2019 2019 Southeast Asian Games Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines Med 2.png 2nd

Head coaches

CoachYears
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jill McIntosh [4] 2009 - 2011
Flag of New Zealand.svg Annette Pearce2020 - 2024
Flag of Singapore.svg Yeo Mee Hong (Interim)2024 - 2025
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tara Steel2025 - Present

References

  1. Wong, Jonathan (7 June 2015). "SEA Games Singapore claim netball gold after tense victory over Malaysia". The Straits Times. ISSN   0585-3923 . Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. "Current World Rankings". International Netball Federation. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. "Netball Singapore announces Nations Cup Team". www.womensportreport.com. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2021.