2003 World Netball Championships

The 2003 World Netball Championships were the eleventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup, a quadrennial premier event in international netball. It was held in Kingston, Jamaica from 10 to 20 July. After 100 matches, New Zealand's Silver Ferns defeated Australia to take the title after its last title 16 years previously. The host country, Jamaica, finished third.

2003 World Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Jamaica
Dates10–20 July 2003 (2003-07-10 – 2003-07-20)
Teams24
Final positions
Champions New Zealand (4th title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Jamaica
← 1999
2007 →

This marked the tournament's 40th anniversary, as it was founded in 1963.

Preliminary games

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The competition started with two days of two rounds of knockout games between the 16 unseeded nations for four spots in the championship stage of the competition. The losing 12 teams were placed in the consolation round.

Round One

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10 July Samoa   50–46   Antigua and Barbuda
10 July Sri Lanka   81–18   Cayman Islands
10 July Barbados   62–37   Saint Lucia
10 July Scotland   53–16   Hong Kong
10 July Canada   29–31   Grenada
10 July Northern Ireland   39–48   Niue
10 July Wales   36–45   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
10 July United States   60–31   Bermuda

Round Two

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11 July Samoa   61–36   Sri Lanka
11 July Barbados   44–33   Scotland
11 July Grenada   42–44   Niue
11 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   33–46   United States

Consolation round

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Group A

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Team Points P W L
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 5 5 0
  Wales 8 5 4 1
  Sri Lanka 6 5 3 2
  Antigua and Barbuda 4 5 2 3
  Bermuda 2 5 1 4
  Cayman Islands 0 5 0 5


12 July Bermuda   30–69   Sri Lanka
12 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   48–38   Antigua and Barbuda
12 July Wales   79–20   Cayman Islands
13 July Cayman Islands   36–81   Sri Lanka
13 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   45–37   Wales
13 July Bermuda   25–54   Antigua and Barbuda
14 July Sri Lanka   46–52   Wales
14 July Antigua and Barbuda   72–30   Cayman Islands
14 July Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   50–24   Bermuda
15 July Sri Lanka   46–62   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
15 July Cayman Islands   30–58   Bermuda
15 July Antigua and Barbuda   43–52   Wales
16 July Sri Lanka   67–59   Antigua and Barbuda
16 July Bermuda   24–49   Wales
16 July Cayman Islands   24–71   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Group B

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Team Points P W L
  Scotland 10 5 5 0
  Saint Lucia 8 5 4 1
  Northern Ireland 6 5 3 2
  Grenada 4 5 2 3
  Canada 2 5 1 4
  Hong Kong 0 5 0 5


12 July Grenada   41–59   Saint Lucia
12 July Northern Ireland   33–42   Scotland
12 July Canada   52–20   Hong Kong
13 July Hong Kong   18–41   Scotland
13 July Canada   37–47   Grenada
13 July Northern Ireland   35–49   Saint Lucia
14 July Scotland   50–38   Canada
14 July Saint Lucia   64–33   Hong Kong
14 July Grenada   42–45   Northern Ireland
15 July Hong Kong   28–55   Grenada
15 July Scotland   41–34   Saint Lucia
15 July Northern Ireland   45–31   Canada
16 July Saint Lucia   46–30   Canada
16 July Hong Kong   25–58   Northern Ireland
16 July Scotland   53–31   Grenada

Placement Matches

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17 July Places 13–16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   44–42   Saint Lucia
17 July Places 13–16 Wales   32–27   Scotland
17 July Places 17–20 Antigua and Barbuda   58–45   Northern Ireland
17 July Places 17–20 Sri Lanka   58–35   Grenada
17 July Places 21–24 Bermuda   51–49   Hong Kong
17 July Places 21–24 Canada   58–34   Cayman Islands
18 July 13th place Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   51–30   Wales
18 July 15th place Scotland   39–35   Saint Lucia
18 July 17th place Sri Lanka   60–65   Antigua and Barbuda
18 July 19th place Grenada   39–49   Northern Ireland
18 July 21st Place Bermuda   33–43   Canada
18 July 23rd Place Hong Kong   39–36   Cayman Islands

Championship Round

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The four top teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Group A

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Team Points P W L
  Australia 10 5 5 0
  Jamaica 8 5 4 1
  South Africa 6 5 3 2
  Samoa 4 5 2 3
  Trinidad and Tobago 2 5 1 4
  United States 0 5 0 5


11 July Trinidad and Tobago   30–89   Jamaica
12 July Samoa   41–57   South Africa
12 July Australia   84–28   United States
13 July Samoa   27–76   Australia
13 July Trinidad and Tobago   48–42   United States
13 July South Africa   33–54   Jamaica
14 July United States   38–55   South Africa
14 July Jamaica   84–24   Samoa
14 July Australia   80–28   Trinidad and Tobago
15 July Trinidad and Tobago   35–50   Samoa
15 July Jamaica   85–20   United States
15 July South Africa   37–64   Australia
16 July United States   44–52   Samoa
16 July South Africa   51–49   Trinidad and Tobago
16 July Jamaica   43–48   Australia

Group B

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Team Points P W L
  New Zealand 10 5 5 0
  England 8 5 4 1
  Fiji 6 5 3 2
  Barbados 4 5 2 3
  Cook Islands 2 5 1 4
  Niue 0 5 0 5


12 July Barbados   49–55   Fiji
12 July Niue   11–99   New Zealand
12 July Cook Islands   22–90   England
13 July Barbados   45–84   New Zealand
13 July Fiji   30–62   England
13 July Cook Islands   47–37   Niue
14 July England   80–27   Barbados
14 July New Zealand   107–17   Cook Islands
14 July Niue   17–59   Fiji
15 July Niue   31–67   Barbados
15 July Fiji   67–40   Cook Islands
15 July England   41–60   New Zealand
16 July Cook Islands   39–56   Barbados
16 July England   67–21   Niue
16 July Fiji   24–79   New Zealand

Placement Matches

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17 July Places 9–12 Trinidad and Tobago   60–40   Niue
17 July Places 9–12 United States   62–38   Cook Islands
18 July 9th place Trinidad and Tobago   49–52   United States
18 July 11th place Cook Islands   49–39   Niue

Last Eight

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18 July Quarter Final South Africa   41–44   England
18 July 2003 Quarter Final Australia   62–35   Barbados
18 July 2003 Quarter Final Jamaica   74–38   Fiji
18 July 2003 Quarter Final Samoa   28–81   New Zealand
19 July 2003 Places 5–8 South Africa   54–35   Barbados
19 July 2003 Places 5–8 Fiji   47–50   Samoa
19 July 2003 Semi Final Australia   45–37   England
19 July 2003 Semi Final New Zealand   56–37   Jamaica
20 July 2003 7th place Barbados   47–45   Fiji
20 July 2003 5th place Samoa   47–56   South Africa
20 July 2003 3rd Place England   40–46   Jamaica
20 July 2003 Final New Zealand   49–47   Australia

Final rankings

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Place Nation
    New Zealand
    Australia
    Jamaica
4   England
5   South Africa
6   Samoa
7   Barbados
8   Fiji
9   United States
10   Trinidad and Tobago
11   Cook Islands
12   Niue
13   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
14   Wales
15   Scotland
16   Saint Lucia
17   Antigua and Barbuda
18   Sri Lanka
19   Northern Ireland
20   Grenada
21   Canada
22   Bermuda
23   Hong Kong
24   Cayman Islands

Medallists

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Gold Silver Bronze
  New Zealand
Coach: Ruth Aitken
  Australia
Coach: Jill McIntosh
  Jamaica
Coach: Maureen Hall
Sheryl Clarke
Belinda Colling
Tania Dalton
Vilimaina Davu
Leana du Plooy
Temepara George
Lesley Nicol
Anna Rowberry (c)
Anna Scarlett
Jodi Te Huna
Irene van Dyk
Adine Wilson
Alison Broadbent
Natasha Chokljat
Catherine Cox
Liz Ellis (vc)
Kathryn Harby-Williams (c)
Janine Ilitch
Sharelle McMahon
Cynna Neele
Nicole Richardson
Rebecca Sanders
Peta Scholz
Eloise Southby
Nadine Bryan
Althea Byfield
Elaine Davis (vc)
Kasey Evering
Simone Forbes
Connie Frances
Nichala Gibson
Georgia Gordon
Oberon Pitterson (c)
Sharon Wiles
Carla Williams
Tiffany Wolfe

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References

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  1. ^ "Women Netball XI World Championship 2003". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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