2007 Netball World Championships
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The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th staging of the World Netball Championships, a quadrennial international netball
world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations
(IFNA), inaugurated in 1963.
Sixteen nations competed from 10 to the 17 November. The event was hosted in the West part of Auckland
, New Zealand
. The competition comprised 48 matches over 8 days with all matches being played in the The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
. The event was broadcast in over half a dozen countries
Australia
defeated the home side, New Zealand
42–38 for their 9th world championship.
After seeing off competing bids from Australia
and South Africa
, Fiji
was awarded the hosting rights for the 2007 World Netball Championships in November 2003. The announcement saw Fiji named just the second Pacific nation to host the tournament, after New Zealand hosted the event in 1987
and again in 1999
.
16 nations were scheduled to compete over 11 days, from 10 July through 21 July 2007. Despite forecast hosting costs of F$3 million, the International Netball Federation (INFA) noted in a press release that the economic gain is significant, with Jamaica held out as one country whose economy had benefited significantly from a commensurate influx of sports tourists.
In December 2006, following months of tension, Commander Voreqe Bainamarama staged a military coup
to unseat the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase
.
As a direct result of the coup and the political and economic uncertainty it created, on December 8, 2006 the IFNA withdrew Fiji's hosting rights for the 2007 tournament. The withdrawal was expected to have a significant impact in Fiji due to the popularity of netball
.
IFNA began an immediate process to identify a new host and, on December 23, 2006, announced that New Zealand
, who last hosted the tournament in 1999 in Christchurch, will host the tournament during November 2007. It was undecided if Auckland
or Christchurch
would hold the tournament, as both cities have suitable facilities. But on 27 January it was decided that Auckland will be the host city for the 2007 World Netball Championships http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/200701280955/host_city_for_netball_world_champs_announced.The matches will all be played at The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
from 10-17 November.http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/200701280955/host_city_for_netball_world_champs_announced
• 2 Points for a Win
• 1 Points for a Draw
• 0 Points for a Loss
In the event of a tie, the result of the game between the tied teams will decide who is ranked higher.
However, should more than two teams be tied, there are three tie-breaker scenarios:
• The team with the superior Goal Average (Goals For/Goals Against) will be ranked highest.
• If the Goal Average is identical, the team with the better Goal Difference will be ranked highest.
• If the Goal Difference is identical, the team with the higher Goals For will be ranked highest.
All times are New Zealand Time (UCT +13 hours)
Points Table
Points Table
Points Table
Points Table
In the sectional games, no draws are permitted, so Extra Time is played. Extra Time operates as follows:
• Initially, extra time of two, seven minute halves will be played.
• In the event of a tie remaining at the end of extra time, teams change ends without an interval and the game is restarted by the team entitled to the next centre pass.
• Play will then continue until one team has a two goal advantage.
Semi-Finals
Position Playoffs
Semi-Finals
Position Playoffs
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations
International Federation of Netball Associations
International Federation of Netball Associations is the governing body for netball. The organisation has five regional areas: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Leadership meets every two years. IFNA is responsible for world rankings, maintaining the rules for netball and organising the...
(IFNA), inaugurated in 1963.
Sixteen nations competed from 10 to the 17 November. The event was hosted in the West part of Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. The competition comprised 48 matches over 8 days with all matches being played in the The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
Trusts Stadium
Trusts Stadium is an indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a multi-purpose stadium that primarily holds sports events and music concerts...
. The event was broadcast in over half a dozen countries
Australia
Australia national netball team
The Australia national netball team, commonly known as the Australian Netball Diamonds, represent Australia in international netball tests and competitions. The team was formed in 1938 and played in the first international game of netball, against New Zealand...
defeated the home side, New Zealand
Silver Ferns
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns, represent New Zealand in international netball. The team take their nickname from the Silver Tree Fern , which is an iconic emblem for many New Zealand sports teams. The Silver Ferns were formed in 1938 as a representative...
42–38 for their 9th world championship.
Withdrawal of hosting rights
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
was awarded the hosting rights for the 2007 World Netball Championships in November 2003. The announcement saw Fiji named just the second Pacific nation to host the tournament, after New Zealand hosted the event in 1987
1987 Netball World Championships
The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1987 tournament was held in Glasgow, Scotland and was contested by 17 teams....
and again in 1999
1999 Netball World Championships
The 1999 World Netball Championships was the tenth staging of the World Netball Championships, the premier tournament in international netball, held every four years. The 1999 tournament was held in Christchurch, New Zealand and was contested by 24 teams. All matches were held at the Westpac...
.
16 nations were scheduled to compete over 11 days, from 10 July through 21 July 2007. Despite forecast hosting costs of F$3 million, the International Netball Federation (INFA) noted in a press release that the economic gain is significant, with Jamaica held out as one country whose economy had benefited significantly from a commensurate influx of sports tourists.
In December 2006, following months of tension, Commander Voreqe Bainamarama staged a military coup
2006 Fijian coup d'état
The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis....
to unseat the government of Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase is a Fijian political figure. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006. After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment...
.
As a direct result of the coup and the political and economic uncertainty it created, on December 8, 2006 the IFNA withdrew Fiji's hosting rights for the 2007 tournament. The withdrawal was expected to have a significant impact in Fiji due to the popularity of netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
.
IFNA began an immediate process to identify a new host and, on December 23, 2006, announced that New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who last hosted the tournament in 1999 in Christchurch, will host the tournament during November 2007. It was undecided if Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
or Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
would hold the tournament, as both cities have suitable facilities. But on 27 January it was decided that Auckland will be the host city for the 2007 World Netball Championships http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/200701280955/host_city_for_netball_world_champs_announced.The matches will all be played at The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
Trusts Stadium
Trusts Stadium is an indoor arena located in Waitakere City, Auckland, New Zealand. It is a multi-purpose stadium that primarily holds sports events and music concerts...
from 10-17 November.http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/200701280955/host_city_for_netball_world_champs_announced
Nations
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
Format
The tournament comprises 48 games, held over an 8 day period. Every team is guaranteed to play 6 games, and every team will be awarded a rank from 1 to 16 as a result.Pool Stage
Points are awarded as follows:• 2 Points for a Win
• 1 Points for a Draw
• 0 Points for a Loss
In the event of a tie, the result of the game between the tied teams will decide who is ranked higher.
However, should more than two teams be tied, there are three tie-breaker scenarios:
• The team with the superior Goal Average (Goals For/Goals Against) will be ranked highest.
• If the Goal Average is identical, the team with the better Goal Difference will be ranked highest.
• If the Goal Difference is identical, the team with the higher Goals For will be ranked highest.
All times are New Zealand Time (UCT +13 hours)
Pool A
| Date | Time | Court | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, November 10 | 20:10 | 1 | 85-26 | ||
| Sunday, November 11 | 14:10 | 1 | 54-35 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 14:10 | 1 | 44-32 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 16:10 | 1 | 86-24 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 12:10 | 1 | 52-55 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 18:10 | 1 | 76-20 |
Points Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 70 | +177 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 169 | -44 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 176 | -46 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 174 | -87 | 0 |
Pool B
| Date | Time | Court | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 11 | 14:10 | 2 | 47-39 | ||
| Sunday, November 11 | 20:10 | 1 | 82-26 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 12:10 | 2 | 60-39 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 18:10 | 1 | 78-34 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 14:10 | 1 | 93-20 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 16:10 | 1 | 48-52 |
Points Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 80 | +173 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 169 | -31 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 169 | -40 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 200 | -102 | 0 |
Pool C
| Date | Time | Court | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 11 | 16:10 | 2 | 61-32 | ||
| Sunday, November 11 | 18:10 | 1 | 71-29 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 12:10 | 1 | 45-43 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 20:10 | 1 | 78-35 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 14:10 | 2 | 42-36 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 16:10 | 2 | 91-35 |
Points Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 99 | +141 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 150 | -34 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 152 | -20 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 197 | -87 | 0 |
Pool D
| Date | Time | Court | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, November 11 | 12:10 | 1 | 67-28 | ||
| Sunday, November 11 | 16:10 | 1 | 87-34 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 14:10 | 2 | 56-36 | ||
| Monday, November 12 | 16:10 | 2 | 99-16 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 12:10 | 2 | 62-38 | ||
| Tuesday, November 13 | 20:10 | 1 | 62-32 |
Points Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 82 | +166 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 126 | +29 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 181 | -49 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 228 | -146 | 0 |
Section Games
After the pool stages, the teams are divided into two sections. The top 2 qualifiers from each pool go into Section 1-8, and the bottom two go into Section 9-16.In the sectional games, no draws are permitted, so Extra Time is played. Extra Time operates as follows:
• Initially, extra time of two, seven minute halves will be played.
• In the event of a tie remaining at the end of extra time, teams change ends without an interval and the game is restarted by the team entitled to the next centre pass.
• Play will then continue until one team has a two goal advantage.
Section 9-16
Quarter Finals| Date | Time | Court | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF1 | Wednesday, November 14 | 14:10 | 1 | 43-44 | ||
| QF2 | Wednesday, November 14 | 16:10 | 1 | 42-32 | ||
| QF3 | Wednesday, November 14 | 18:10 | 1 | 58-37 | ||
| QF4 | Wednesday, November 14 | 20:10 | 1 | 69-32 |
Semi-Finals
| Date | Time | Court | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF1 | Thursday, November 15 | 12:10 | 1 | 39-38 | ||
| SF2 | Thursday, November 15 | 12:10 | 2 | 44-43 | ||
| SF3 | Thursday, November 15 | 14:10 | 2 | 64-40 | ||
| SF4 | Thursday, November 15 | 16:10 | 2 | 68-36 |
Position Playoffs
| Date | Time | Court | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th/12th | Friday, November 16 | 12:10 | 1 | 48-45 | ||
| 15th/16th | Friday, November 16 | 12:10 | 2 | 59-44 | ||
| 9th/10th | Friday, November 16 | 14:10 | 1 | 20-65 | ||
| 13th/14th | Friday, November 16 | 14:10 | 2 | 51-45 |
Section 1-8
Quarter Finals| Date | Time | Court | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QF1 | Thursday, November 15 | 14:10 | 1 | 81-37 | ||
| QF2 | Thursday, November 15 | 16:10 | 1 | 90-22 | ||
| QF3 | Thursday, November 15 | 18:10 | 1 | 73-42 | ||
| QF4 | Thursday, November 15 | 20:10 | 1 | 82-23 |
Semi-Finals
| Date | Time | Court | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF1 | Friday, November 16 | 16:10 | 1 | 50-54 | ||
| SF2 | Friday, November 16 | 16:10 | 2 | 47-61 | ||
| SF3 | Friday, November 16 | 18:10 | 1 | 33-51 | ||
| SF4 | Friday, November 16 | 20:10 | 1 | 59-49 |
Position Playoffs
| Date | Time | Court | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th/8th | Saturday, November 17 | 14:10 | 1 | 55-56 | ||
| 5th/6th | Saturday, November 17 | 16:10 | 1 | 52-49 | ||
| 3rd/4th | Saturday, November 17 | 18:10 | 1 | 52-53 | ||
| 1st/2nd | Saturday, November 17 | 20:10 | 1 | 38-42 |