2012 Fast5 Netball World Series

The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fourth staging of the annual World Netball Series, and the first to be played under the new Fast5 rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held at Vector Arena in Auckland, the first time it had moved from its previous host nation England.

2012 Fast5 Netball World Series
Tournament details
Host nation New Zealand
Dates9–11 November 2012
No. of nations6
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  England
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The 2012 tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in 2012. New Zealand won the final against England, to record their third World Netball Fast5 series title.

Overview

Date and venue

The 2012 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland New Zealand over three days, from 9–11 November. All matches were held at Vector Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000.

Format

20 matches were played over three days, under new Fast5 rules. Each team played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. The four highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team played the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd played 3rd. The winners of these two matches contested the Grand Final; the remaining teams contested the third- and fifth-place playoffs.

Teams

The competition was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the IFNA World Rankings: Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, England, Malawi and South Africa.

Participating teams and rosters[1]
 Australia[2]  New Zealand[3]  Jamaica  England  Malawi  South Africa
Kate Shimmin
April Letton
Chanel Gomes
Shae Bolton
Ashleigh Brazill
Elissa Macleod
Verity Simmons
Karyn Howarth
Caitlin Thwaites
Amorette Wild		 Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit
Kayla Cullen
Laura Langman
Leana de Bruin
Bailey Mes
Anna Harrison
Anna Thompson
Irene van Dyk
Katrina Grant
Maria Tutaia		 Patricia Mccalla
Nadine Bryan
Shamara Sterling
Vangelee Williams
Kimone Tulloch
Jhaniele Fowler
Shantal Slater
Sasha-Gay Lynch
Malysha Kelly
Anna-Kay Griffiths		 Yasmin Parsons
Rachel Dunn
Joanne Harten
Lindsay Keable
Jodie Gibson
Kadeen Corbin
Serena Guthrie
Stacey Francis
Eboni Beckford-Chambers
Laura Malcom		 Joanna Kachilika
Loreen Ngwira
Mwai Kumwenda
Thandie Galleta
Beatrice Mpinganjira
Caroline Mtukule
Tina Kamzati
Bridget Kumwenda
Sindi Simtowe
Towera Vinkhumbo		 Bongiwe Msomi
Chrisna Bootha
Nadia Uys
Karla Mostert
Simnikiwe Mdaka
Maryka Holtzhausen
Tsakane Mbewe
Vanes-Mari Du Toit
Nontle Gwavu
Amanda Mynhardt
Coach: Lisa Alexander Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu Coach: Oberon Pitterson Coach: Anna Mayes Coach: Edith Kaliati Coach: Elize Kotze

Draw and results
Friday 9 November
Game Time (GMT) Match Details
1 17:00  Jamaica 25 – 34  South Africa
2 17:45  England 29 – 27  Australia
3 18:30  New Zealand 38 – 38  Jamaica
4 19:15  Malawi 33 – 15  Australia
5 20:00  England 41 – 27  South Africa
6 20:45  Jamaica 32 – 31  Malawi
7 20:50  New Zealand 31 – 23  Australia
Saturday 10 November
Game Time (GMT) Match Details
8 16:15  England 39 – 28  Jamaica
9 10:50  New Zealand 44 – 24  Malawi
10 17:45  Australia 27 – 28  South Africa
11 18:30  England 23 – 27  Malawi
12 19:15  New Zealand 52 – 19  South Africa
13 20:00  Australia 33 – 34  Jamaica
14 20:45  South Africa 48 – 34  Malawi
15 20:45  New Zealand 47 – 31  England
Sunday 11 November
Game Time (GMT) Match Details
16 15:15  New Zealand 52 – 18  Jamaica Semi-final 1
17 16:00  England 39 – 15  South Africa Semi-final 2
18 16:45  Malawi 33 – 30  Australia Play-off for 5th/6th
19 18:55  Jamaica 34 – 38  South Africa Play-off for 3rd/4th
20 19:45  New Zealand 23 – 21  England GRAND FINAL

Final Placings
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References
  • "Fast5: Draw and results". Netball New Zealand. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013.
  1. "World Netball Series: Team Info". Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
  2. Yahoo Sport New Zealand. "Fast5". Yahoo New Zealand. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013.
  3. Yahoo Sport New Zealand. "Fast5". Yahoo New Zealand. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013.
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