# 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series

The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was the fifth staging of the annual Netball World Series, and the second 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 for the second year in a row.
The 2013 tournament was contested by the top six national netball teams in 2013. Hosts New Zealand defeated Australia in the Grand Final by 56 to 27, to record their fourth overall series victory in the tournament.

## Tournament overview
### Date and Venue

The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland, New Zealand over three days, from 8-10 November. All matches were held at Vector Arena, which has a capacity of 12,000.

### Format

20 matches were played over three days, under the Fast5 rules of netball. 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-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.

## Teams

The tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings: New Zealand, Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa.
Participating teams and rosters :
| New Zealand | Australia | England | Jamaica | Malawi | South Africa |
| Cathrine Latu Shannon Francois Maria Tutaia Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Katarina Cooper Katrina Grant Courtney Tairi Anna Thompson Laura Langman Casey Kopua | Joanna Weston Gretel Tippett Gabi Simpson Susan Pratley Demelza McLoud Paige Hadley Carla Dziwoki Tegan Caldwell Courtney Bruce Ashleigh Brazill | Layla Guscoth Jodie Gibson Lindsay Keable Stacey Francis Mia Ritchie Laura Malcolm Kadeen Corbin Rosalie Allison Rachel Dunn Serena Guthrie | Malysha Kelly Shamera Sterling Vangalee Williams Paula Thompson Shanice Beckford Khadijah Williams Vanessa Walker Thristina Hardwood Jhaniele Fowler Romelda Aiken | Towera Vinkhumbo Caroline Mtukule Melenia Gideon Joanna Kachilika Tina Kamzati Bridget Kumwenda Takwonda Lwazi Joyce Mvula Jessie Mazengera Mwai Kumwenda | Adele Niemand Tsakane Mbewe Karla Mostert Chrisna Bootha Nadet Budnik Nontle Gwavu Zukelwa Cwaba Simnikiwe Mdaka Bongiwe Msomi Maryke Holtzhausen |
| Coach: Janine Southby | Coach: Jane Searle | Coach: Anna Mayes | Coach: Oberon Pitterson | Coach: Griffin Saenda | Coach: Lana Kridge |

## Draw and results

Source: Fast5 2013 Series Results
Friday 8 November (round robin matches) :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 1 | 16:45 | Jamaica | 35 – 28 | South Africa |
| 2 | 17:30 | England | 19 – 40 | Australia |
| 3 | 18:15 | New Zealand | 43 – 22 | Jamaica |
| 4 | 19:15 | Malawi | 37 – 42 | Australia |
| 5 | 20:00 | England | 36 – 29 | South Africa |
| 6 | 20:45 | Jamaica | 37 – 35 | Malawi |
| 7 | 20:50 | New Zealand | 39 – 26 | Australia |
Saturday 9 November (round robin matches) :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 8 | 16:15 | England | 30 – 36 | Jamaica |
| 9 | 17:00 | New Zealand | 48 – 18 | Malawi |
| 10 | 17:45 | Australia | 39 – 40 | South Africa |
| 11 | 18:30 | England | 32 – 35 | Malawi |
| 12 | 19:15 | New Zealand | 58 – 31 | South Africa |
| 13 | 20:00 | Australia | 41 – 41 (Draw) | Jamaica |
| 14 | 20:45 | South Africa | 41 – 35 | Malawi |
| 15 | 21:30 | New Zealand | 31 – 27 | England |

### Round robin table

1. New Zealand (5 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws)
2. Jamaica (3 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw)
3. Australia (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw)
4. South Africa (2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws)
5. Malawi (1 win, 4 losses, 0 draws)
6. England (1 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws)
Sunday 10 November (Playoff Matches) :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match | Details |
| 16 | 15:15 | New Zealand | 27 – 14 | South Africa | Semi-final 1 |
| 17 | 16:00 | Jamaica | 25 – 27 | Australia | Semi-final 2 |
| 18 | 16:45 | Malawi | 34 – 32 | England | Play-off for 5th/6th |
| 19 | 18:45 | South Africa | 17 – 44 | Jamaica | Play-off for 3rd/4th |
| 20 | 19:35 | New Zealand | 56 – 27 | Australia | Grand Final |

## Final Placings

| Place | Nation |
| | New Zealand |
| | Australia |
| | Jamaica |
| 4 | South Africa |
| 5 | Malawi |
| 6 | England |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| New Zealand Coach: Janine Southby | Australia Coach: Jane Searle | Jamaica Coach: Oberon Pitterson |
| Cathrine Latu Shannon Francois Maria Tutaia Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Katarina Cooper Katrina Grant Courtney Tairi Anna Thompson Laura Langman Casey Kopua | Joanna Weston Gretel Tippett Gabi Simpson Susan Pratley Demelza McLoud Paige Hadley Carla Dziwoki Tegan Caldwell Courtney Bruce Ashleigh Brazill | Malysha Kelly Shamera Sterling Vangalee Williams Paula Thompson Shanice Beckford Khadijah Williams Vanessa Walker Thristina Hardwood Jhaniele Fowler Romelda Aiken |
* 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series winners
* New Zealand Fourth title