# 2007 World Netball Championships

The 2007 World Netball Championships was the 12th edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA). Sixteen nations contested the title from 10 to the 17 November. It was held in the West Auckland, New Zealand. Forty-eight matches over 8 days were played in The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere. The event was broadcast to over half a dozen countries
Australia defended its eighth title to defeat the home side, New Zealand, 42–38.

## Withdrawal of hosting rights

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. Fiji was the second Pacific nation selected to host the competition. New Zealand debuted the distinction having hosted in 1975 and followed in 1999.
During eleven days from 10 July to 21 July 2007, 16 teams contested for the title. Hosting costs became an issue with a forecast of F$3 million. the International Netball Federation (INFA) noted in a press release that the economic gain is significant, as Jamaica's economy had benefited significantly from a commensurate influx of sports tourists.
In December 2006, following months of tension, Commander Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama 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 edition. The popularity of netball was expected to have a significant impact in Fiji so withdrawal of hosting rights was a significant action.
IFNA announced a new host on December 23, 2006 that New Zealand, who last hosted the tournament in 1999 in Christchurch, would 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 would be the host city for the 2007 competition.The matches would all be played at The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere from 10 to 17 November.

## Nations

| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| New Zealand Malawi Wales Botswana | Australia Samoa Trinidad and Tobago Scotland | Jamaica Cook Islands Fiji Singapore | England South Africa Barbados Malaysia |

## Format

The tournament comprised 48 games, held over an 8-day period. Every team was guaranteed to play 6 games, and every team would 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 would be decided who was ranked higher. Tie situations would be resolved in 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 70 | +177 | 6 |
| 2 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 125 | 169 | -44 | 4 |
| 3 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 176 | -46 | 2 |
| 4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 174 | -87 | 0 |
* Highlighted teams advanced to the quarter-finals. Remaining teams will contest classification matches.
| 10 November 20:10 (NZST) | New Zealand | 85–26 | Malawi | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 11 November 14:10 (NZST) | Wales | 54–35 | Botswana | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 12 November 14:10 (NZST) | Malawi | 44–32 | Botswana | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 12 November 16:10 (NZST) | New Zealand | 86–24 | Wales | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 13 November 12:10 (NZST) | Wales | 52–55 | Malawi | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 13 November 18:10 (NZST) | New Zealand | 76–20 | Botswana | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 80 | +173 | 6 |
| 2 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 169 | -31 | 4 |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 169 | -40 | 2 |
| 4 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 200 | -102 | 0 |
| 11 November 14:10 (NZST) | Trinidad and Tobago | 47–39 | Scotland | Trusts Stadium: Court 2 |
| 11 November 20:10 (NZST) | Australia | 82–26 | Samoa | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 12 November 12:10 (NZST) | Samoa | 60–39 | Scotland | Trusts Stadium: Court 2 |
| 12 November 18:10 (NZST) | Australia | 78–34 | Trinidad and Tobago | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 13 November 14:10 (NZST) | Australia | 93–20 | Scotland | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |
| 13 November 16:10 (NZST) | Trinidad and Tobago | 48–52 | Samoa | Trusts Stadium: Court 1 |

#### Pool C

| Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| Sunday, November 11 | 16:10 | 2 | Fiji | Singapore | 61-32 |
| Sunday, November 11 | 18:10 | 1 | Jamaica | Cook Islands | 71-29 |
| Monday, November 12 | 12:10 | 1 | Cook Islands | Singapore | 45-43 |
| Monday, November 12 | 20:10 | 1 | Jamaica | Fiji | 78-35 |
| Tuesday, November 13 | 14:10 | 2 | Cook Islands | Fiji | 42-36 |
| Tuesday, November 13 | 16:10 | 2 | Jamaica | Singapore | 91-35 |
Points Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
| Jamaica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 99 | +141 | 6 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 150 | -34 | 4 |
| Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 152 | -20 | 2 |
| Singapore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 110 | 197 | -87 | 0 |

#### Pool D

| Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| Sunday, November 11 | 12:10 | 1 | South Africa | Malaysia | 67-28 |
| Sunday, November 11 | 16:10 | 1 | England | Barbados | 87-34 |
| Monday, November 12 | 14:10 | 2 | South Africa | Barbados | 56-36 |
| Monday, November 12 | 16:10 | 2 | England | Malaysia | 99-16 |
| Tuesday, November 13 | 12:10 | 2 | Barbados | Malaysia | 62-38 |
| Tuesday, November 13 | 20:10 | 1 | England | South Africa | 62-32 |
Points Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points |
| England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 82 | +166 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 126 | +29 | 4 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 181 | -49 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 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 | Barbados | Botswana | 43-44 |
| QF2 | Wednesday, November 14 | 16:10 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Singapore | 42-32 |
| QF3 | Wednesday, November 14 | 18:10 | 1 | Fiji | Scotland | 58-37 |
| QF4 | Wednesday, November 14 | 20:10 | 1 | Wales | Malaysia | 69-32 |
Semi-Finals
| | Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| SF1 | Thursday, November 15 | 12:10 | 1 | Botswana | Trinidad and Tobago | 39-38 |
| SF2 | Thursday, November 15 | 12:10 | 2 | Barbados | Singapore | 44-43 |
| SF3 | Thursday, November 15 | 14:10 | 2 | Scotland | Malaysia | 64-40 |
| SF4 | Thursday, November 15 | 16:10 | 2 | Fiji | Wales | 68-36 |
Position Playoffs
| | Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| 11th/12th | Friday, November 16 | 12:10 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Wales | 48-45 |
| 15th/16th | Friday, November 16 | 12:10 | 2 | Singapore | Malaysia | 59-44 |
| 9th/10th | Friday, November 16 | 14:10 | 1 | Botswana | Fiji | 20-65 |
| 13th/14th | Friday, November 16 | 14:10 | 2 | Barbados | Scotland | 51-45 |

#### Section 1-8

Quarter Finals
| | Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| QF1 | Thursday, November 15 | 14:10 | 1 | England | Malawi | 81-37 |
| QF2 | Thursday, November 15 | 16:10 | 1 | Australia | Cook Islands | 90-22 |
| QF3 | Thursday, November 15 | 18:10 | 1 | Jamaica | Samoa | 73-42 |
| QF4 | Thursday, November 15 | 20:10 | 1 | New Zealand | South Africa | 82-23 |
Semi-Finals
| | Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| SF1 | Friday, November 16 | 16:10 | 1 | Samoa | South Africa | 50-54 |
| SF2 | Friday, November 16 | 16:10 | 2 | Cook Islands | Malawi | 47-61 |
| SF3 | Friday, November 16 | 18:10 | 1 | England | Australia | 33-51 |
| SF4 | Friday, November 16 | 20:10 | 1 | New Zealand | Jamaica | 59-49 |
Position Playoffs
| | Date | Time | Court | | | Result |
| 7th/8th | Saturday, November 17, 2007 | 14:10 | 1 | Samoa | Cook Islands | 55-56 |
| 5th/6th | Saturday, November 17, 2007 | 16:10 | 1 | Malawi | South Africa | 52-49 |
| 3rd/4th | Saturday, November 17, 2007 | 18:10 | 1 | England | Jamaica | 52-53 |
| 1st/2nd | Saturday, November 17, 2007 | 20:10 | 1 | New Zealand | Australia | 38-42 |

## Final Placings

* Australia
* New Zealand
* Jamaica
* England
* Malawi
* South Africa
* Cook Islands
* Samoa
* Fiji
* Botswana
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Wales
* Barbados
* Scotland
* Singapore
* Malaysia

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Australia Coach: Norma Plummer | New Zealand Coach: Ruth Aitken | Jamaica Coach: |
| Liz Ellis (c) Sharelle McMahon (vc) Bianca Chatfield Catherine Cox Mo'onia Gerrard Selina Gilsenan Natalie Medhurst Lauren Nourse Susan Pratley Julie Prendergast Laura von Bertouch Natalie von Bertouch | Adine Wilson (c) Julie Seymour (vc) Maree Bowden Leana de Bruin Paula Griffin Joline Henry Laura Langman Sheryl Scanlan Jodi Te Huna Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk Casey Williams | Elaine Davis (c) Nicole Aiken Romelda Aiken Nadine Bryan Althea Byfield Kasey Evering Simone Forbes Nichala Gibson Sasher-Gaye Henry Christina Solmon Paula Thompson Sharon Wiles |
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