Asian Netball Championship
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The Asian Netball Championship is a netball
Netball
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 competition held every four years with teams from across Asia competing.

The sixth Asian Netball Championship was held in 2005, and was won by the Singaporean team
Singapore national netball team
The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at four World Netball Championships . They have also won two Nations Cup titles...

  with a win over the Malaysian team
Malaysia national netball team
The Malaysia national netball team is the netball team that represents Malaysia in international competition. In 2005, the Singaporean team won the Asian Netball Championship with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the Finals. Malaysia qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships...

 with a score of 53–39 in the final. The fifth Asian Netball Championships was held in Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

, Sri Lanka in 2001. Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Maldives, Singapore, Thailand and Sri Lanka competed. It was won by one goal by Sri Lanka over Singapore
Singapore national netball team
The Singapore national netball team are the national netball team representing Singapore. The Singapore team have competed at four World Netball Championships . They have also won two Nations Cup titles...

. The 1997 Asian Netball Championship was held in Singapore and included 12 teams. The Malaysian Netball Association
Malaysian Netball Association
Malaysian Netball Association is the national body which oversees, promotes and manages netball in Malaysia. Established in 1978, the Malaysian Netball Association hosted the first Asian Netball Championship in 1985, and the 3rd Asian Youth Netball Championship.-References:...

 hosted the first Asian Netball Championship in 1985, and the 3rd Asian Youth Netball Championship.

Results

Year 1st 2nd 3rd Venue Number of teams
1985 Malaysia
1989
1993 Hong Kong
1997 Singapore 12
2001 Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

, Sri Lanka
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2005 Toa Payoh Sports Hall, Singapore 8
2009
2009 Asian Netball Championship
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Juara Stadium, Bukit Kiara
Bukit Kiara
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, Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia
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