Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre
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Queen Elizabeth Youth Centre (QEYC) is a multi-purpose indoor events and entertainment centre in Tauranga
, New Zealand
. The centre has a maximum capacity of 2,580, having completed renovations in 2006. It hosts basketball and volleyball events regularly, and can also accommodate badminton and netball.
In 2008, QEYC was excluded as a venue for ANZ Championship
matches because it did not match the 3000-seat minimum requirement. However, the centre has been scheduled to host two ANZ Championship
matches for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic
in the 2009 season
, for home games that could not be held at the franchise's other home venues due to other bookings.
Tauranga
Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963...
, 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 centre has a maximum capacity of 2,580, having completed renovations in 2006. It hosts basketball and volleyball events regularly, and can also accommodate badminton and netball.
In 2008, QEYC was excluded as a venue for ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
matches because it did not match the 3000-seat minimum requirement. However, the centre has been scheduled to host two ANZ Championship
ANZ Championship
The ANZ Championship is the pre-eminent netball league in the world. The competition is held annually between April and July, comprising 69 matches played over 17 weeks. It is contested by ten teams, five from Australia and five from New Zealand...
matches for the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic
Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic
The Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic are a New Zealand netball team based in Hamilton that currently compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The franchise was formed in 1999 during the Coca-Cola Cup as an amalgamation of two teams from the inaugural season, the Waikato Wildcats and the Bay of...
in the 2009 season
2009 ANZ Championship season
The 2009 ANZ Championship season was the second season of the ANZ Championship, commencing on 4 April 2009. The 2009 season comprised 69 matches played over 17 weeks. The format of the competition was unchanged from last year, starting with a 14-week round robinfollowed by a three-week finals series...
, for home games that could not be held at the franchise's other home venues due to other bookings.