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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 ...
was one of the ten core sports at the
2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...
, which was held on the Gold Coast in
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. This was the sixth staging of
netball at the Commonwealth Games Netball at the Commonwealth Games, together with the Netball World Cup, is one of the two major tournaments in international netball. All the major netball playing nations are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was first played in 19 ...
since its inclusion in 1998, and the second time the netball event was held in Australia. The competition took place between 5 and 15 April 2018. Preliminary matches were held at the
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, with finals matches held at the
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. A total of 144 athletes from 12 nations participated in the tournament.


Schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the netball competition:


Venues

All matches for the netball event were held in the host city. Preliminary matches were played at the
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC) is located on the Gold Coast Highway in Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia. The venue was opened on 29 June 2004 at a cost of A$167 million. It is linked by a covered walkway to The ...
, which has a seating capacity of 5,000. The venue also hosted basketball matches and was the Main Media Centre for the Games. Finals matches were played at the
Coomera Indoor Sports Centre Coomera Indoor Sports Centre is an Australian entertainment and sporting arena which was built on the Gold Coast, Queensland. History and construction On 12 November 2011, it was announced that the Gold Coast would host the 2018 Commonwealth ...
, which opened in 2016 and has a seating capacity of 7,500. It also hosted some gymnastics events for the Games.


Qualification

Twelve nations competed in the netball competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: * Australia qualified as the host nation for the Games; * The remaining 11 nations comprised the 11 highest-ranked teams in the
INF World Rankings The World Netball Rankings are published by the World Netball to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams. Initially, rankings were based on the results from the World Netball Championships ...
(excluding the host nation) as at 1 July 2017, with at least three
Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), currently known as Commonwealth Sport, is the international organisation responsible for the direction and control of the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games, and is the governing body ...
regions (Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Europe and Oceania) being represented. The teams were officially confirmed on July 25, 2017.


Rosters

There were 12 participating nations at the netball competitions with a total of 144 athletes, up to 12 per team. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * *


Preliminary round


Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification matches


Eleventh place match


Ninth place match


Seventh place match


Fifth place match


Medal round


Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match


Gold medal match


Final standings


Medallists


References


External links


Official website: 2018 Commonwealth Games – Netball

Results Book – Netball
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