The2016 Fast5 Netball World Seriesis the seventh staging of the annualFast5 Netball World Series,and the fourth to be played under the newFast5rules, which replaced the older fastnet rules introduced in 2009. The tournament was held in Australia for the first time with the venue being atHisense ArenainMelbourne.[1]
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Australia |
| Dates | 29–30 October 2016 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up | Australia |
The 2016 tournament is being contested by the six top national netball teams in 2016.
Overview
editDate and Venue
editThe 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series was played inMelbourne,Australiaover two days, from 29–30 October. All matches were held atHisense Arena,which has a capacity of 10,500.[citation needed]
Format
edit18 matches were played over two days, under theFast5rules of netball. Each team played each other once during the first two days in around-robinformat. The two highest-scoring teams from this stage progressed to the Grand Final while the remaining teams contested the third-fourth place playoff match and fifth-sixth place playoff match.
Teams
editThe tournament is being contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to theINF World Rankings:
Draw and results
edit| Saturday 29 October (round robin matches) | |||||
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| Game | Time (AEDST) | Match | Details | ||
| 1 | 13:45 | Australia
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24-23 |  Malawi
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| 2 | 14:30 |  South Africa
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32-35 |  Jamaica
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| 3 | 15:15 | New Zealand
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36-35 |  England
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| 4 | 16:00 | Australia
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35-19 | Jamaica
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| 5 | 16:45 | England
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43-22 | Malawi
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| 6 | 17:30 | South Africa
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20-49 | New Zealand
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| 7 | 18:15 | Jamaica
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12-46 | Malawi
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| 8 | 19:00 | England
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29-29
(Draw) |
South Africa
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buzzer beater 3 to draw the game by South Africa |
| 9 | 19:45 | Australia
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32-29 | New Zealand
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| Sunday 30 October (round robin matches) | |||||
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| Game | Time (AEDST) | Match | Details | ||
| 10 | 12:15 | Malawi
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36-21 | South Africa
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| 11 | 13:00 | Australia
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26-20 | England
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| 12 | 13:45 | New Zealand
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26-16 | Jamaica
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| 13 | 14:30 | Australia
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31-14 | South Africa
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| 14 | 15:15 | New Zealand
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52-27 | Malawi
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| 15 | 16:00 | Jamaica
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19-32 | England
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Standings
edit1. Australia (5 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws)
2. New Zealand (4 wins, 1 losses, 0 draws)
3. England (2 wins, 2 losses, 1 draws)
4. Malawi (2 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws)
5. Jamaica (1 wins, 4 losses, 0 draws)
6. South Africa (0 wins, 4 losses, 1 draws)
| Sunday 30 October (Placement Matches) | |||||
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| Game | Time (AEDST) | Match | Details | ||
| 16 | 17:45 | Jamaica(5)
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34-33
(Golden Point Win) |
South Africa(6)
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play-offs for 5th/6th
Extra Time 33-33 |
| 17 | 18:35 | England (4)
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32-35 | Malawi(3)
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Play-offs for 3rd/4th |
| 18 | 19:25 | Australia(1)
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16-41 | New Zealand(2)
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Grand Final |
Final Placings
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References
edit- ^"Australia New Home of Fast5 Netball World Series".2015.Retrieved22 October2016.