Netball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was the sixth appearance of Netball at the Commonwealth Games. The sport was one of the ten core sports at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which was held on the Gold Coast in Australia. This was the sixth edition 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 Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, with finals matches held at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre. A total of 144 athletes from 12 nations participated in the tournament. England won the gold medal, defeating Australia in the final. Jamaica won the bronze medal.
Schedule The following is the competition schedule for the netball competition:
PPool stageCMClassification matches½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchGGold medal match
Event↓/Date → Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 Fri 13 Sat 14 Sun 15 WomenP P P P P P P CM ½ B G
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, 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, 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 (excluding the host nation) as at 1 July 2017, with at least three Commonwealth Games Federation regions (Africa, Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Europe and Oceania) being represented. The teams were officially confirmed on July 25, 2017.
EventDateVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1INF World Rankings1 July 201711 Total 12
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
Pool B
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
PlaceNation456789101112
Medallists
References
External links Official website: 2018 Commonwealth Games – Netball Results Book – Netball