1983 World Netball Championships

The 1983 World Netball Championships was the sixth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball that is held every four years since its inception in 1963. The 1983 tournament took place between 11 to 24 June and was held in Singapore. It was contested by 14 teams which included two debutantes (Hong Kong and Malaysia). After going through the first round undefeated, Australia would come out as champions winning all three of the matches in the final round to record their fifth title. New Zealand finished in second while Trinidad and Tobago came in third.[1][2]

1983 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates11 June – 24 June
No. of nations14
Final positions
 Champions Australia (5th title)
 Runners-up New Zealand
 Third place Trinidad and Tobago
← 1979
1987 →

First Round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  New Zealand6600395135+26012
2  England6501343139+20410
3  Jamaica6402385172+2138
4  Northern Ireland6303203240–376
5  Canada6204174324–1504
6  Sri Lanka6105149352–2032
7  Hong Kong600687374–2870
11 June
17:15		 Jamaica 67–17 Canada    National University, Singapore
11 June
17:30		 New Zealand 85–4 Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
11 June
17:30		 Northern Ireland 43–23 Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
13 June
15:45		 Sri Lanka 38–18 Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
13 June
16:00		 New Zealand 45–42 Jamaica    National University, Singapore
13 June
16:00		 England 68–12 Canada    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:15		 England 48–42 Jamaica    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:30		 New Zealand 75–12 Canada    National University, Singapore
14 June
17:30		 Northern Ireland 52–11 Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
15 June
15:45		 Canada 52–30 Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
15 June
16:00		 England 58–10 Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
15 June
16:00		 Jamaica 48–19 Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:15		 New Zealand 63–22 Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:30		 England 73–10 Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
17 June
17:30		 Canada 46–30 Hong Kong    National University, Singapore

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Australia6600380112+26812
2  Trinidad and Tobago6501278155+12310
3  Wales6402247228+198
4  Scotland6213215218–35
5  Antigua and Barbuda6213217230–135
6  Singapore6015147321–1741
7  Malaysia6015146366–2201
11 June
15:45		 Singapore 42–42 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
11 June
16:00		 Australia 51–16 Scotland    National University, Singapore
11 June
16:00		 Trinidad and Tobago 54–18 Wales    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:15		 Trinidad and Tobago 54–19 Scotland    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:30		 Australia 58–26 Wales    National University, Singapore
13 June
17:30		 Antigua and Barbuda 53–22 Singapore    National University, Singapore
14 June
15:45		 Trinidad and Tobago 59–19 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
14 June
16:00		 Wales 38–34 Scotland    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 4–12, 12–5, 11–8, 11–9
14 June
16:00		 Australia 60–17 Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:15		 Wales 40–29 Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:30		 Scotland 59–19 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
15 June
17:30		 Australia 73–12 Singapore    National University, Singapore
17 June
15:45		 Scotland 47–16 Singapore    National University, Singapore
17 June
16:00		 Australia 81–16 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: ??–3, ??–3, ??–5, ??–5
17 June
16:00		 Trinidad and Tobago 40–18 Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
18 June
17:15		 Antigua and Barbuda 60–28 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
18 June
17:30		 Australia 57–25 Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 28–10, 29–15
18 June
17:30		 Wales 60–31 Singapore    National University, Singapore
20 June
15:45		 Wales 65–22 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
20 June
16:00		 Scotland 40–40 Antigua and Barbuda    National University, Singapore
20 June
16:00		 Trinidad and Tobago 46–24 Singapore    National University, Singapore

Placement round

Group 9-14
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Antigua and Barbuda5500232103+12910
2  Canada5311228199+297
3  Singapore5221209210–16
4  Malaysia5212155193–385
5  Sri Lanka5104170236–662
6  Hong Kong500575128–530
21 June
16:00		 Malaysia 48–34 Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
21 June
17:15		 Canada 45–45 Singapore    National University, Singapore
21 June
18:45		 Antigua and Barbuda bt Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
22 June
16:00		 Antigua and Barbuda 62–25 Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45		 Canada 57–37 Malaysia    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45		 Singapore 44–27 Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
24 June Malaysia bt Hong Kong    National University, Singapore
24 June Antigua and Barbuda 57–28 Canada    National University, Singapore
24 June Singapore 56–43 Sri Lanka    National University, Singapore

Group 5-8
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Jamaica330018780+1076
2  Scotland3102108137–292
3  Wales3102110147–372
4  Northern Ireland310299140–412
21 June
17:30		 Jamaica 56–26 Scotland    National University, Singapore
21 June
16:00		 Northern Ireland 43–31 Wales    National University, Singapore
22 June
16:00		 Jamaica 64–25 Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore
22 June
18:45		 Wales 50–37 Scotland    National University, Singapore
24 June Jamaica 67–29 Wales    National University, Singapore
24 June Scotland 45–31 Northern Ireland    National University, Singapore

Final Round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia3300139115+246
 New Zealand3201132111+214
 Trinidad and Tobago3102105113–82
4  England3003115152–370
21 June
15:30		 Australia 54–41 England    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 28–19, 26–22
21 June
17:15		 New Zealand 35–30 Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
22 June
15:45		 Australia 38–32 Trinidad and Tobago    National University, Singapore
Scoring by half: 18–18, 20–14
22 June
17:15		 New Zealand 55–34 England    National University, Singapore
24 June Trinidad and Tobago 43–40 England    National University, Singapore
24 June
17:15		 Australia 47–42 New Zealand    National University, Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 11–10, 11–7, 13–12, 12–13

Final placings
Place Nation[3]
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Trinidad and Tobago
4  England
5  Jamaica
6  Scotland
7  Northern Ireland
8  Wales
9  Antigua and Barbuda
10  Canada
11  Singapore
12  Malaysia
13  Sri Lanka
14  Hong Kong

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Australia
Coach: Joyce Brown		  New Zealand
Coach: Lois Muir		  Trinidad and Tobago
Diane Cleveland
Julie Francou (c)
Chris Harris
Sue Hawkins
Dianne McDonald
Jill McIntosh
Kav Partington
Anne Sargeant
Jane Searle
Karan Smith		 Rita Fatialofa
Tracey Fear
Margaret Forsyth
Leigh Gibbs
Margharet Matenga
Rhonda Meads
Lyn Parker (c)
Lynn Proudlove
Yvonne Willering		 Naomi Babb
Jeanne Bailey
Sharon Blake
Peggy Castanada
Heather Charleau
Jennifer Frank
Marcia Frank
Maria Lewis
Bridget Mitchell
Grace Parkinson
Sherril Peters
Hazel Taylor

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References
  1. ""Sports in Brief." Times [London, England] 25 June 1983". Times Digital Archives.
  2. "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983". Todor 66.
  3. Netball Australia. "World Netball Championships placings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  4. "Women Netball VI World Championship 1983 Singapore". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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