2009 World Netball Series
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  England |
| City | Manchester |
| Venue | MEN Arena |
| Dates | 9–11 October 2009 |
| Teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | Network Ten (Australia) TV One (New Zealand) Sky Sports (UK/Ireland) Television Jamaica |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Jamaica |
| Third place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural World Netball Series. England hosted Australia, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and Samoa in a series, played in October 2009, at Manchester's MEN Arena.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The series was organised and hosted by the International Federation of Netball Associations, England Netball, Manchester City Council, the Northwest Regional Development Agency and UK Sport.[3][4][7] It was sponsored by The Co-operative Group.[7][8][9]
With a team coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Casey Williams, New Zealand won the inaugural series after defeating Jamaica 32–27 in the final.[10][11][12] Australia finished the series in third place after beating England 23–18 in a play off.[13][14] Malawi's Mwai Kumwenda was named tournament MVP.[12]
Round robin stage
Day 1
| 9 October 2009 | England |
36–16 |  Samoa |
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| 14:40 (GMT) |
| 9 October 2009 | Australia |
31–26 | Jamaica |
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| 15:25 (GMT) |
| 9 October 2009 | New Zealand |
27–22 |  Malawi |
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| 16:10 (GMT) | Report |
| 9 October 2009 | England |
24–21 | New Zealand |
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| 18:35 (GMT) |
| 9 October 2009 | Jamaica |
30–22 | Samoa |
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| 19:20 (GMT) |
| 9 October 2009 | Australia |
31–19 | Malawi |
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| 20:05 (GMT) |
| 9 October 2009 | New Zealand |
37–28 | Jamaica |
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| 20:50 (GMT) |
Day 2
| 10 October 2009 | Australia |
25–22 | New Zealand |
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| 10:05 (GMT) |
| 10 October 2009 | Malawi |
33–16 | Samoa |
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| 10:50 (GMT) |
| 10 October 2009 | England |
27–24 | Jamaica |
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| 11:35 (GMT) | Report |
| 10 October 2009 | Australia |
37–18 | Samoa |
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| 12:20 (GMT) |
| 10 October 2009 | England |
33–22 | Malawi |
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| 14:35 (GMT) |
| 10 October 2009 | New Zealand |
34–14 | Samoa |
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| 15:20 (GMT) |
| 10 October 2009 | Jamaica |
30–25 | Malawi |
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| 16:05 (GMT) |
| 10 October 2009 | England |
25–19 | Australia |
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| 16:50 (GMT) |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 102 | +43 | 10 |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 110 | +33 | 8 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 141 | 113 | +28 | 6 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 138 | 142 | -4 | 4 |
| 5 | Malawi | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 137 | -16 | 2 |
| 6 | Samoa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 166 | -80 | 0 |
Qualified for Semi-final 1
Qualified for Semi-final 2
Qualified for 5th/6th place match
