2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge
International netball tournament
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The 2016 Netball Europe Open Challenge was a second level tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured seven teams playing a series of netball test matches in May 2016 at Northumbria University's Sport Central. It was played alongside the first level tournament, the 2016 Netball Europe Open Championships. Gibraltar, Israel, Malta, the Republic of Ireland and Switzerland were joined by two guest teams, Grenada and the United States.[1][2][3][4] Grenada finished as overall winners after winning all five of their matches. However, the Republic of Ireland were declared winners of the European Section having defeated all three of their European opponents.[5][6][7] Israel's Nomi Komar was named Player of the Tournamment.[8] The tournament was livestreamed by QTV Sports and featured on Netball Europe's YouTube channel.[2][9]
England| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | England |
| City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Venue | Northumbria University's Sport Central |
| Dates | 12–15 May 2016 |
| Teams | 7 |
| TV partner(s) | QTV Sports YouTube |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Grenada (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Republic of Ireland |
| Third place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
Group A
Round 1
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | United States |
51–41 |  Malta |
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Round 2
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | United States |
56–21 |  Switzerland |
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Round 3
| Friday, 13 May 2016 | Switzerland |
38–23 | Malta |
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Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 83 | +21 | 4 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 76 | +4 | 2 |
| 3 | Malta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 89 | -25 | 0 |
Qualified for 1st/4th classification
Qualified for 5th/7th classification
Group B
Round 1
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | Grenada |
87–19 |  Israel |
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Lattysha Cato  55/61 (90%)Cecile Roberts 19/22 (86%)Renisha Stafford 12/13 (92%)Sharon Jeremiah 1/1 (100%) |
Report |
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | Republic of Ireland |
56–21 |  Gibraltar |
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Round 2
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | Grenada |
82–38 | Gibraltar |
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| Lattysha Cato 78/83 (94%) Cecile Roberts 3/3 (100%)Renisha Stafford 1/1 (100%) |
Report |
| Thursday, 12 May 2016 | Republic of Ireland |
72–14 | Israel |
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Round 3
| Friday, 13 May 2016 | Grenada |
59–53 | Republic of Ireland |
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| Friday, 13 May 2016 | Gibraltar |
51–17 | Israel |
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Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 110 | +118 | 6 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 94 | +87 | 4 |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 155 | -45 | 2 |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 210 | -160 | 0 |
Qualified for 1st/4th classification
Qualified for 5th/7th classification
5th/7th classification
1st/4th classification
Round 1
| Sunday, 15 May 2016 | Republic of Ireland |
44–33 | United States |
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| Sunday, 15 May 2016 | Grenada |
78–24 | Switzerland |
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Round 2
| Sunday, 15 May 2016 | Grenada |
73–29 | United States |
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| Sunday, 15 May 2016 | Republic of Ireland |
37–20 | Switzerland |
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Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 106 | +104 | 6 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 112 | +22 | 4 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 159 | -44 | 2 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 168 | -82 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^1 The results from the Group A United States v Switzerland and the Group B Grenada v the Republic of Ireland matches were carried over and included in the Final Table.
Final Placings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland |
| 3 | United States |
| 4 | Switzerland |
| 5 | Malta |
| 6 | Gibraltar |
| 7 | Israel |