2007 World Netball Championships

The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th staging of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations, inaugurated in 1963.
Sixteen nations competed from 10 to the 17 November. The event was hosted in the West part of Auckland, New Zealand. The competition comprised 48 matches over 8 days with all matches being played in The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere. The event was broadcast in over half a dozen countries
Australia defeated the home side, New Zealand 42–38 for their 9th world championship.

Withdrawal of hosting rights

After seeing off competing bids from Australia and South Africa, Fiji was awarded the hosting rights for the 2007 World Netball Championships in November 2003. The announcement saw Fiji named just the second Pacific nation to host the tournament, after New Zealand hosted the event in 1975 and again in 1999.
16 nations were scheduled to compete over 11 days, from 10 July through 21 July 2007. Despite forecast hosting costs of F$3 million, the International Netball Federation noted in a press release that the economic gain is significant, with Jamaica held out as one country whose economy had benefited significantly from a commensurate influx of sports tourists.
In December 2006, following months of tension, Commander Voreqe Bainimarama staged a military coup to unseat the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase.
As a direct result of the coup and the political and economic uncertainty it created, on December 8, 2006 the IFNA withdrew Fiji's hosting rights for the 2007 tournament. The withdrawal was expected to have a significant impact in Fiji due to the popularity of netball.
IFNA began an immediate process to identify a new host and, on December 23, 2006, announced that New Zealand, who last hosted the tournament in 1999 in Christchurch, will host the tournament during November 2007. It was undecided if Auckland or Christchurch would hold the tournament, as both cities have suitable facilities. But on 27 January it was decided that Auckland will be the host city for the 2007 World Netball Championships .The matches will all be played at The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere from 10–17 November.

Nations

Format

The tournament comprises 48 games, held over an 8-day period. Every team is guaranteed to play 6 games, and every team will be awarded a rank from 1 to 16 as a result.

Pool Stage

Points are awarded as follows:

• 2 Points for a Win

• 1 Points for a Draw

• 0 Points for a Loss
In the event of a tie, the result of the game between the tied teams will decide who is ranked higher.
However, should more than two teams be tied, there are three tie-breaker scenarios:

• The team with the superior Goal Average will be ranked highest.

• If the Goal Average is identical, the team with the better Goal Difference will be ranked highest.

• If the Goal Difference is identical, the team with the higher Goals For will be ranked highest.
All times are New Zealand Time

Pool A

Highlighted teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Remaining teams will contest classification matches.
Pool B

Pool C

Date	Time	Court	Result
Sunday, November 11	16:10	2	61-32
Sunday, November 11	18:10	1	71-29
Monday, November 12	12:10	1	45-43
Monday, November 12	20:10	1	78-35
Tuesday, November 13	14:10	2	42-36
Tuesday, November 13	16:10	2	91-35

Points Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
	3	3	0	0	240	99	+141	6
	3	2	0	1	116	150	-34	4
	3	1	0	2	132	152	-20	2
	3	0	0	3	110	197	-87	0

Pool D

Date	Time	Court	Result
Sunday, November 11	12:10	1	67-28
Sunday, November 11	16:10	1	87-34
Monday, November 12	14:10	2	56-36
Monday, November 12	16:10	2	99-16
Tuesday, November 13	12:10	2	62-38
Tuesday, November 13	20:10	1	62-32

Points Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points
	3	3	0	0	248	82	+166	6
	3	2	0	1	155	126	+29	4
	3	1	0	2	132	181	-49	2
	3	0	0	3	82	228	-146	0

Section Games

After the pool stages, the teams are divided into two sections. The top 2 qualifiers from each pool go into Section 1-8, and the bottom two go into Section 9-16.
In the sectional games, no draws are permitted, so Extra Time is played. Extra Time operates as follows:

• Initially, extra time of two, seven minute halves will be played.

• In the event of a tie remaining at the end of extra time, teams change ends without an interval and the game is restarted by the team entitled to the next centre pass.

• Play will then continue until one team has a two-goal advantage.

Section 9-16

Quarter Finals

	Date	Time	Court	Result
QF1	Wednesday, November 14	14:10	1	43-44
QF2	Wednesday, November 14	16:10	1	42-32
QF3	Wednesday, November 14	18:10	1	58-37
QF4	Wednesday, November 14	20:10	1	69-32

Semi-Finals

	Date	Time	Court	Result
SF1	Thursday, November 15	12:10	1	39-38
SF2	Thursday, November 15	12:10	2	44-43
SF3	Thursday, November 15	14:10	2	64-40
SF4	Thursday, November 15	16:10	2	68-36

Position Playoffs

	Date	Time	Court	Result
11th/12th	Friday, November 16	12:10	1	48-45
15th/16th	Friday, November 16	12:10	2	59-44
9th/10th	Friday, November 16	14:10	1	20-65
13th/14th	Friday, November 16	14:10	2	51-45

Section 1-8