The 1983 World Netball Championships was the sixth edition of the
INF Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963 World Netball Championships, 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia ...
, a quadrennial premier event in international
netball
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. It took place from 11 to 24 June and was held in
Singapore
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...
. This edition of the tournament featured 14 teams, of which
Hong Kong
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and
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
both made their World Championship debut.
Australia
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went undefeated in the first round then successfully defended its title going undefeated in the final round for their fifth title.
New Zealand
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finished in second and
Trinidad and Tobago
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came in third.
This marked the tournament's 20th anniversary, as it was
founded in 1963.
First round
Group A
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Group B
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Placement round
Group 9-14
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Group 5-8
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Final round
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Final placings
Medallists
References
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1983
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Events January
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1983 in netball
International netball competitions hosted by Singapore
June 1983 sports events in Asia