2010 World Netball Series


The 2010 World Netball Series was the second edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2010 event was held in Liverpool, England, and was contested between the top six national netball teams according to the IFNA World Rankings. After two days of round-robin matches, Jamaica and England finished on top of the standings. However, the 2010 tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated Jamaica in the semi-final and England in the grand final.

Overview

Date and venue

The 2010 World Netball Series was played in Liverpool over three days, from 19–21 November. Matches were held at the Echo Arena Liverpool, which has a seating capacity of 7,500 for sporting events.

Format

The tournament comprised 20 matches played over three days from 19–21 November. Each of the six teams played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. At the end of two days, the four highest-ranked teams from this stage progress to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team play the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd plays 3rd. The winners of these two matches contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams competed in third- and fifth-place playoffs.

Teams

The top six international netball teams contest the World Netball Series each year. Five teams returned from the previous tournament; Samoa was replaced by South Africa in 2010. England, Jamaica and Malawi sent near full-strength teams for the tournament; Australia and New Zealand sent development teams, while South Africa had several top players unavailable.
Caitlin Bassett
Emily Beaton
Erin Bell
Kate Beveridge '
Shae Bolton
Ashleigh Brazill
Madison Browne
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Tegan Caldwell
Chanel Gomes
April Letton
Mary Livesey
Amy Steel
Maree Bowden '
Kayla Cullen
Ellen Halpenny
Charlotte Kight
Camilla Lees
Jessica Moulds
Grace Rasmussen
Rachel Rasmussen
Hayley Saunders
Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit
Anna Thompson
Louisa Brownfield
Rachel Dunn
Jo Harten
Pamela Cookey '
Karen Atkinson '
Tamsin Greenway
Serena Guthrie
Sasha Corbin
Stacey Francis
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Lindsay Keable
Sonia Mkoloma
Nicole Aiken-Pinnock
Nadine Bryan
Althea Byfield
Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish
Simone Forbes '
Jhaniele Fowler
Sasher-Gaye Henry
Sasha-Gay Lynch
Malysha Kelly
Tracy-Ann Robinson
Paula Thompson
Vanessa Walker
Claudia Basson
Chrisna Bootha
Erin Burger
Elzet Engelbrecht
Sindisiwe Gumede
Maryka Holtzhausen
Christine Markgraaff
Zanele Mdodane
Nthabiseng Moabi
Precious Mthembu
Amanda Mynhardt
Liezel Wium '
Joan Kachilika
Peace Kaluwa '
Mwayi Kumwenda
Sylvia Malenga
Beatrice Mpinganjira
Caroline Mtukule
Linda Munthali
Grace Mwafulirwa
Joyce Mvula
Esther Nkhoma
Towera Vinkhumbo
Mary Waya
Coach: Norma PlummerCoach: Robyn BroughtonCoach: Anna MayesCoach: Connie FrancisCoach: Carin StraussCoach: Edith Kaliati

Results

Final placings

Medallists