The Masters World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both men's and women's masters Indoor Cricket

Indoor cricket

Indoor cricket is a variant of and shares many basic concepts with cricket. The game is most often played between two teams each consisting of eight players, in matches featuring two innings of sixteen 7-ball overs each...

. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation

World Indoor Cricket Federation

The World Indoor Cricket Federation is the international governing body of indoor cricket. The WICF is responsible for the organisation and promotion of various international indoor cricket events as well as the development of the sport itself throughout the world.-Rules and Regulation:The WICF...

 (WICF) and is held at varying intervals. The first Masters World Series contest was organised in Australia in 2001. Separate world championships are held for both junior and open age groups with the Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket

Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket

The Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both under 19 boys and girls, and 16/ boys in Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation and is held every two or three years. The first Junior...

 and the Indoor Cricket World Cup

Indoor Cricket World Cup

The Indoor Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of both men's and women's Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation and is held every two or three years. The first Indoor Cricket World Cup contest was organised...

 held at similar intervals.

The World Series is contested by the members of the WICF (though member nations have not always entered teams) and beyond being an affiliated member of that body there are no formal qualifications for entry. Australia have been the most successful side having won every division with the exception of the Over 30 Women in 2008.

Tournament Format

Whilst the precise nature of the tournament has varied slightly over the years, each tournament usually follows a simple round robin format followed by finals contested by the highest placed sides. The semi finals are contested by the top four sides and more often than not the winner of each semi final progresses to the World Series final.

The tournament usually takes place over the course of 7 to 10 days and is sometimes run in conjunction with the Junior World Series

Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket

The Junior World Series of Indoor Cricket is the premier international championship of both under 19 boys and girls, and 16/ boys in Indoor Cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the World Indoor Cricket Federation and is held every two or three years. The first Junior...

 or other international contests.

On occasions where insufficient nations enter sides a test series is played in place of a World Series. This occurred in 2005 where the only entrants in the Over 30 Women division were Australia and South Africa. Whilst Australia earned the title of World Champions as a result of winning this series the tournament itself was not classified as a World Series and is therefore not included as such.

Results

Year	Host Nation(s)	Venue	Final
			Over 30 Men	Over 30 Women	Over 35 Men	Over 40 Men	Over 45 Men
2001 Details	Australia 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...	Perth, Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....	Not contested	Not contested	Australia def. England   125 to 76	Not contested	Not contested
2003 Details	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...	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...	Not contested	Australia def. New Zealand 146 to 54	Australia def. New Zealand 122 to 53	Not contested	Not contested
2005 Details	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...	Port Elizabeth	Not contested	Not contested	Australia def. New Zealand	Not contested	Not contested
2008 Details	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...	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...	Australia def. New Zealand 129 to 108	New Zealand def. Australia   142 to 139	Australia def. South Africa   133 to 122	Australia def. New Zealand 117 to 94	Australia def. South Africa   187 to 136
2010 Details	Australia 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...	Gold Coast Gold Coast, Queensland Gold Coast is a coastal city of Australia located in South East Queensland, 94km south of the state capital Brisbane. With a population approximately 540,000 in 2010, it is the second most populous city in the state, the sixth most populous city in the country, and also the most populous...	Australia def. New Zealand 133 to 126	Australia def. New Zealand 153 to 71	Australia def. New Zealand 141 to 31	Australia def. New Zealand 126 to 75	Australia def. South Africa   121 to 98