2017 Netball Europe Open Championships
International netball tournament
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The 2017 Netball Europe Open Championships was a tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured five teams playing a series of netball test matches in October 2017 at Cardiff's Sport Wales National Centre. The hosts Wales were joined by England, Northern Ireland and Scotland and guest team Fiji.[1][2][3][4][5][6] With a team captained by Sasha Corbin and coached by Tracey Neville, England retained the title after winning all four of their matches.[7][8][9] Northern Ireland's Lisa Bowman was named the Player of the Tournament.[4] The series was streamed live on BBC Sport and on Netball Europe's YouTube channel.[3][10][11]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Wales |
| City | Cardiff |
| Venue | Sport Wales National Centre |
| Dates | 5-8 October 2017 |
| Teams | 5 |
| TV partner(s) | BBC Sport YouTube |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  England |
| Runners-up |  Northern Ireland |
| Third place |  Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
Squads
Debuts
- Six players made their senior debuts for England during the series. On 6 October, Vicki Oyesola and Josie Huckle started against Scotland. In the same match Gabby Marshall and George Fisher came on at half-time. Later on the same day, Summer Artman started against Northern Ireland. On 7 October, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis made her debut against Fiji.[8][9]
- On 5 October, Christina Shaw made her senior debut for Wales against Northern Ireland.[4][5][20]
- On 7 October, Leila Thomas made her senior debut for Wales against Scotland.[4][5][21]
Matches
Day 1
| Thursday, 5 October | Scotland |
52–34 |  Fiji |
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| 16:30 (BST) |
| Thursday, 5 October | Wales |
46–47 | Northern Ireland |
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| 18:30 (BST) | Report |
Day 2
| Friday, 6 October | England |
61–48 | Scotland |
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| 12:00 (BST) | Report |
| Friday, 6 October | Wales |
61–40 | Fiji |
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| 18:00 (BST) | Report |
| Friday, 6 October | England |
75-44 | Northern Ireland |
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| 20:00 (BST) | Report |
Day 3
| Saturday, 7 October | Northern Ireland |
58–46 | Fiji |
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| 10:30 (BST) |
| Saturday, 7 October | Wales |
49–58 | Scotland |
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| 16:00 (BST) | Report |
| Saturday, 7 October | England |
94-31 | Fiji |
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| 18:00 (BST) | Report |
Day 4
| Sunday, 8 October | Northern Ireland |
46–45 | Scotland |
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| 10:00 (BST) |
| Sunday, 8 October | Wales |
50–72 | England |
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| 12:00 (BST) | Report |