# 2010 World Netball Series

The 2010 World Netball Series was the second edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2010 event was held in Liverpool, England, and was contested between the top six national netball teams according to the IFNA World Rankings. After two days of round-robin matches, Jamaica and England finished on top of the standings. However, the 2010 tournament was won by New Zealand, who defeated Jamaica in the semi-final and England in the grand final.

## Overview
### Date and venue

The 2010 World Netball Series was played in Liverpool over three days, from 19–21 November. 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 from 19–21 November. Each of 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 progress to the finals, played on the final day of competition, in which the 1st-ranked team play the 4th-ranked team, while 2nd plays 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; Samoa was replaced by South Africa in 2010. England, Jamaica and Malawi sent near full-strength teams for the tournament; Australia and New Zealand sent development teams, while South Africa had several top players unavailable.
Participating teams and rosters :
| Australia | New Zealand | England | Jamaica | South Africa | Malawi |
| Caitlin Bassett Emily Beaton Erin Bell Kate Beveridge (c) Shae Bolton Ashleigh Brazill Madison Browne (vc) Tegan Caldwell Chanel Gomes April Letton Mary Livesey Amy Steel | Maree Bowden (c) Kayla Cullen Ellen Halpenny Charlotte Kight Camilla Lees Jessica Moulds Grace Rasmussen Rachel Rasmussen Hayley Saunders Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Anna Thompson | Louisa Brownfield Rachel Dunn Jo Harten Pamela Cookey (vc) Karen Atkinson (c) Tamsin Greenway Serena Guthrie Sasha Corbin Stacey Francis Eboni Beckford-Chambers Lindsay Keable Sonia Mkoloma | Nicole Aiken-Pinnock Nadine Bryan Althea Byfield Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish Simone Forbes (c) Jhaniele Fowler Sasher-Gaye Henry Sasha-Gay Lynch Malysha Kelly Tracy-Ann Robinson Paula Thompson Vanessa Walker | Claudia Basson Chrisna Bootha Erin Burger Elzet Engelbrecht Sindisiwe Gumede Maryka Holtzhausen Christine Markgraaff Zanele Mdodane Nthabiseng Moabi Precious Mthembu Amanda Mynhardt Liezel Wium (c) | Joan Kachilika Peace Kaluwa (c) Mwayi Kumwenda Sylvia Malenga Beatrice Mpinganjira Caroline Mtukule Linda Munthali Grace Mwafulirwa Joyce Mvula Esther Nkhoma Towera Vinkhumbo Mary Waya |
| Coach: Norma Plummer | Coach: Robyn Broughton | Coach: Anna Mayes | Coach: Connie Francis | Coach: Carin Strauss | Coach: Edith Kaliati |

## Results

Friday 19 November :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 1 | 13:40 | Jamaica | 32 – 30 | Malawi |
| 2 | 14:25 | England | 30 – 13 | South Africa |
| 3 | 15:10 | New Zealand | 19 – 25 | Australia |
| 4 | 18:35 | Malawi | 23 – 29 | New Zealand |
| 5 | 19:20 | Jamaica | 34 – 22 | South Africa |
| 6 | 20:05 | Australia | 25 – 25 | England |
| 7 | 20:50 | South Africa | 16 – 31 | New Zealand |
Saturday 20 November :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 8 | 10:05 | England | 26 – 24 | New Zealand |
| 9 | 10:50 | Australia | 30 – 32 | Jamaica |
| 10 | 11:35 | South Africa | 17 – 28 | Malawi |
| 11 | 12:20 | England | 20 – 27 | Jamaica |
| 12 | 14:35 | Australia | 34 – 34 | Malawi |
| 13 | 15:20 | Jamaica | 27 – 27 | New Zealand |
| 14 | 16:05 | Australia | 39 – 13 | South Africa |
| 15 | 16:50 | Malawi | 29 – 32 | England |
Sunday 21 November :
| Game | Time (GMT) | Match | Match | Match |
| 16 | 13:05 | Jamaica | 28 – 29 | New Zealand |
| 17 | 13:50 | England | 26 – 25 | Australia |
| 18 | 14:35 | Malawi | 25 – 20 | South Africa |
| 19 | 15:20 | Australia | 29 – 30 | Jamaica |
| 20 | 16:05 | New Zealand | 28 – 26 | England |

## Final placings

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

## Medallists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| New Zealand Coach: Robyn Broughton | England Coach: Anna Mayes | Jamaica Coach: Connie Francis |
| Maree Bowden (c) Kayla Cullen Ellen Halpenny Charlotte Kight Camilla Lees Jessica Moulds Grace Rasmussen Rachel Rasmussen Hayley Saunders Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Anna Thompson | Louisa Brownfield Rachel Dunn Jo Harten Pamela Cookey (vc) Karen Atkinson (c) Tamsin Greenway Serena Guthrie Sasha Corbin Stacey Francis Eboni Beckford-Chambers Lindsay Keable Sonia Mkoloma | Nicole Aiken-Pinnock Nadine Bryan Althea Byfield Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish Simone Forbes (c) Jhaniele Fowler Sasher-Gaye Henry Sasha-Gay Lynch Malysha Kelly Tracy-Ann Robinson Paula Thompson Vanessa Walker |
* 2010 World Netball Series winners
* New Zealand Second title