Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

is one of the sports contested at the

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, to be held in

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. This will be the seventh staging of

netball at the Commonwealth Games Netball was first played at the Commonwealth Games in 1990 as a demonstration sport. It has been an official Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. Together with the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games netball tournament is one of the two ...

since its inclusion in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically. The tournament is scheduled to take place between 29 July and 7 August 2022.

Schedule

The competition schedule for the netball tournament is as follows: Detailed fixtures were first released on 12 November 2021, then updated with the full complement of qualified teams on 4 March 2022.

Venue

The tournament was originally set to be held in Coventry Arena. However, the sport's heightened profile in light of England winning the 2018 tournament led to the National Exhibition Centre being chosen instead. Five other sports -

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, para powerlifting,

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, and

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- will also take place in the venue.

Qualification

Twelve nations from at least four CGF regions qualify for the netball tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games: * The host nation. * The top five nations in the

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as of 28 July 2021, excluding the host nation. * The top six nations as of 31 January 2022, excluding nations already qualified.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Classification matches

Eleventh place match

Ninth place match

Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Medal round

Semi-finals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standings

References

External links

Official website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Netball
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