2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge
International netball tournament
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The 2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge was a second level tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured a series of netball test matches in May 2015 at Belfast's Antrim Forum. It was played alongside the first level tournament, the 2015 Netball Europe Open Championships. It featured three teams ranked between 28 and 36 – the Republic of Ireland, Malta and Switzerland.[1][2][3] The Republic of Ireland won the tournament after winning all four of their matches.[3] All matches were livestreamed by QTV Sports/StreamUK with Alison Mitchell as the lead commentator.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Northern Ireland |
| City | Belfast |
| Venue | Antrim Forum |
| Dates | 14–16 May 2015 |
| Teams | 3 |
| TV partner | QTV Sports/StreamUK |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Republic of Ireland |
| Runners-up |  Switzerland |
| Third place |  Malta |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
Matches
Day 1
| 14 May 2015 | Republic of Ireland |
36–14 | Switzerland |
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| 8:30 |
| 14 May 2015 | Switzerland |
30–24 | Malta |
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| 16:30 |
Day 2
| 15 May 2015 | Switzerland |
43–22 | Malta |
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| 8:30 |
| 15 May 2015 | Republic of Ireland |
51–23 | Malta |
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| 14:30 |
Day 3
| 16 May 2015 | Republic of Ireland |
51–18 | Malta |
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| 8:30 |
| 16 May 2015 | Republic of Ireland |
51–14 | Switzerland |
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| 14:30 |
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Ireland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 69 | +120 | 8 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 133 | +32 | 4 |
| 3 | Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 175 | -88 | 0 |
Source:[3]