The 2027 Netball World Cup will be the seventeenth staging of the
Netball World Cup
The Netball World Cup is a quadrennial international netball world championship organised by World Netball, inaugurated in 1963. Since its inception the competition has been dominated primarily by the Australia national netball team and the New ...
, the premier competition in international
netball
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...
, contested every four years. The tournament will be held in
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
.
Host selection
*
Netball Australia
Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia. It is affiliated to World Netball. It is responsible for organising and administering the Australia national netball team, Suncorp Super Netball, Australian National Netba ...
announced their interest to bid as early as June 2019, saying they promise the best netball event ever seen.
They officially made an application for the competition on 30 June 2020, with the slogan all for 2027.
Sydney's bid was the only one that applied. On 26 April 2021,
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
was confirmed as hosts for the third time.
Venue
The primary venue will be the
Qudos Bank Arena
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in
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...
. There is also potential that other places around
New South Wales
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
could host games.
References
External links
Official website
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2027
Predicted and scheduled events
* May – The 2027 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled; the location is typically determined by the previous year's winner.
* May 15– August 15 – Expo 2027 is scheduled to be held in Belgrade, Serbia.
* ...
Sports competitions in Sydney
International netball competitions hosted by Australia
2020s in Sydney
Netball in New South Wales