# 2011 World Netball Series

The 2011 World Netball Series was the third edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2011 event was held in Liverpool, England, which also hosted the event in 2010. The tournament was contested by the top six national netball teams from the previous year, according to the IFNA World Rankings.
At the end of the preliminary round-robin matches, Australia, England, Jamaica and New Zealand progressed to the semi-finals, while South Africa and Fiji contested the 5th/6th place playoff match. England and New Zealand advanced to the final, with Australia eventually finishing third. In the final match of the tournament, England defeated New Zealand by 33–26 to claim their first gold medal in a major netball tournament.

## Overview
### Date and venue

The 2011 World Netball Series was played in Liverpool over three days, from 25–27 November. All matches were held at the Echo Arena Liverpool, which has a seating capacity of 7,500 for sporting events.

### Format

The tournament comprised 20 matches played over three days. The six teams played each other once during the first two days in a round-robin format. At the end of two days, the four highest-ranked 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 competed in third- and fifth-place playoffs.

## Teams

The top six international netball teams contest the World Netball Series each year. Five teams returned from the previous tournament; Malawi were replaced by Fiji in 2011.
Participating teams and rosters :
| Australia | New Zealand | England | Jamaica | South Africa | Fiji |
| Emily Beaton Kate Beveridge Ashleigh Brazill Chanel Gomes Bianca Chatfield (cc) Carla Dziwoki April Letton Susan Pratley (cc) Verity Simmons Amy Steel Vanessa Ware Amorette Wild | Kayla Cullen Shannon Francois Katrina Grant Cathrine Latu Camilla Lees Liana Leota Anna Scarlett Anna Thompson Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick Jessica Tuki Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk (c) | Sara Bayman Eboni Beckford-Chambers Jade Clarke (c) Pamela Cookey (vc) Kadeen Corbin Sasha Corbin Emma Dovey Rachel Dunn Stacey Francis Serena Guthrie Jo Harten Laura Malcolm | Jhaniele Fowler Anna Kay Griffith Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish Vanessa Walker Nadine Bryan (c) Patricia McCalla Deneen Taylor Tracy-Ann Robinson Sasha-Gay Lynch Malysha Kelly Vangelee Williams Dhanyel Johnson | Chrisna Bootha Erin Burger Zukelwa Cwaba Vanes-Mari Du Toit Maryka Holtzhausen Kgomotso Itlhabanyeng Tsakane Mbewe Karla Mostert Bongiwe Msomi Precious Mthembu Amanda Mynhardt (c) Thuli Qegu | TBC |
| Coach: Lisa Alexander | Coach: Wai Taumaunu | Coach: Anna Mayes | Coach: Oberon Pitterson | Coach: Elize Kotze | Coach: Unaisi Rokoura |

## Fixtures and results

    Match results from Netball New Zealand.

### Day 1

| Session 1 | Game 1 | Australia | 28 – 14 | Jamaica | 25 November | 13:40 (GMT) |
| Session 1 | Game 2 | England | 34 – 15 | Fiji | 25 November | 14:25 (GMT) |
| Session 1 | Game 3 | South Africa | 14 – 33 | New Zealand | 25 November | 15:10 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 4 | Australia | 39 – 15 | Fiji | 25 November | 18:35 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 5 | Jamaica | 38 – 29 | South Africa | 25 November | 19:20 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 6 | New Zealand | 32 – 16 | England | 25 November | 20:05 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 7 | Fiji | 17 – 23 | South Africa | 25 November | 20:50 (GMT) |

### Day 2

| Session 1 | Game 8 | England | 25 – 28 | Australia | 26 November | 10:05 (GMT) |
| Session 1 | Game 9 | New Zealand | 23 – 27 | Jamaica | 26 November | 10:50 (GMT) |
| Session 1 | Game 10 | England | 26 – 17 | South Africa | 26 November | 11:35 (GMT) |
| Session 1 | Game 11 | Fiji | 21 – 31 | Jamaica | 26 November | 12:20 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 12 | Australia | 28 – 27 | New Zealand | 26 November | 14:35 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 13 | England | 16 – 21 | Jamaica | 26 November | 15:20 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 14 | South Africa | 21 – 35 | Australia | 26 November | 16:05 (GMT) |
| Session 2 | Game 15 | Fiji | 14 – 24 | New Zealand | 26 November | 16:50 (GMT) |

### Day 3

| Semi-Final 1 | Game 16 | Australia | 17 – 27 | England | 27 November | 13:05 (GMT) |
| Semi-Final 2 | Game 17 | Jamaica | 29 – 30 | New Zealand | 27 November | 13:50 (GMT) |
| 5th/6th playoff | Game 18 | South Africa | 24 – 19 | Fiji | 27 November | 14:35 (GMT) |
| 3rd/4th playoff | Game 19 | Jamaica | 24 – 32 | Australia | 27 November | 15:20 (GMT) |
| 1st/2nd playoff | Game 20 | England | 33 – 26 | New Zealand | 27 November | 16:05 (GMT) |

## Final placings

| Place | Nation |
| | England |
| | New Zealand |
| | Australia |
| 4 | Jamaica |
| 5 | South Africa |
| 6 | Fiji |

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| England Coach: Anna Mayes | New Zealand Coach: Waimarama Taumaunu | Australia Coach: Lisa Alexander |
| Sara Bayman Eboni Beckford-Chambers Jade Clarke Pamela Cookey Kadeen Corbin Sasha Corbin Emma Dovey Rachel Dunn Stacey Francis Serena Guthrie Jo Harten Laura Malcolm | Kayla Cullen Shannon Francois Katrina Grant Cathrine Latu Camilla Lees Liana Leota Anna Scarlett Anna Thompson Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick Jessica Tuki Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk | Emily Beaton Kate Beveridge Ashleigh Brazill Chanel Gomes Bianca Chatfield Carla Dziwoki April Letton Susan Pratley Verity Simmons Amy Steel Vanessa Ware Amorette Wild |
* 2011 World Netball Series winners
* England 1st title