Nations Cup (netball)
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Region | worldwide |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Current champions |
 Northern Ireland (2 titles) |
The Nations Cup (previously the 4 Nations Netball Cup and the 5 Nations Netball Cup) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Singapore.
History
The Cup was first held in 2006 in Singapore and featured Papua New Guinea, Scotland and Canada.[1]
The 2007 competition, which was held at Toa Payoh Sports Hall in Singapore, was won by the Singapore Netball National Team. Canada, Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka and Trinidad & Tobago also competed.[2]
The 2008 competition was won by Papua New Guinea who defeated Botswana in the final. The other three competitors were Singapore, Samoa and Sri Lanka.[3][4]
In 2009, Northern Ireland emerged as the winner, defeating their long-time rivals, Scotland, 49-34. Other competitors include Singapore, Canada, Malaysia and Tanzania.[5]
Scotland, Wales, Tanzania, Singapore, Namibia and India competed in 2010.[6]
In 2013, Singapore and Uganda battled for the Nations Cup title in front of over 2,000 noisy fans. Uganda took the title on their inaugural visit to the Nations Cup with a 29-52 result.[7]
Results
Tournament history
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| 2006[8][1] |  Singapore |
 Papua New Guinea |
 Scotland |
 Canada |
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| 2007[2][9] | Singapore |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Northern Ireland |
 Sri Lanka |
Canada |
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| 2008[4] | Papua New Guinea |
 Botswana |
 Samoa |
Sri Lanka |
Singapore |
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| 2009[5] | Northern Ireland |
Scotland |
Canada |
 Tanzania |
Singapore |
 Malaysia |
| 2010[6] | Scotland |
 Wales |
Tanzania |
Singapore |
 Namibia |
 India |
| 2011 |  Fiji |
Singapore |
Malaysia |
Namibia |
Sri Lanka |
Papua New Guinea |
| 2012 | Tanzania |
Malaysia |
Namibia |
Sri Lanka |
Singapore |
 Ireland |
| 2013 |  Uganda |
Singapore |
Papua New Guinea |
Sri Lanka |
Ireland |
 United States |
| 2014 | Samoa |
Singapore |
Botswana |
Malaysia |
Papua New Guinea |
Ireland |
| 2015[10] | Northern Ireland |
Papua New Guinea |
Singapore |
Botswana |
 Chinese Taipei |
Performance of nations
| Pos. | Nation | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2 (2006, 2007) | 3 (2011, 2013, 2014) | 1 (2015) |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 2 (2009, 2015) | - | 1 (2007) |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 1 2008 | 2 (2006, 2015) | 1 (2013) |
| 4 | Scotland | 1 (2010) | 1 (2009) | 1 (2006) |
| =5 | Tanzania | 1 (2012) | - | 1 (2010) |
| =5 | Samoa | 1 (2014) | - | 1 (2008) |
| =6 | Fiji | 1 (2011) | - | - |
| =6 | Uganda | 1 (2013) | - | - |
References
- 1 2 "Singapore victorious in 4 Nations Netball Cu". International Federation of Netball Associations. 23 December 2006. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- 1 2 Peter Thorley (1 September 2007). "Big trip a bonus for Walker". The Northern Advocate.
- ↑ Netball Singapore
- 1 2 Netball Papua New Guinea (2008). "2008 Nations Cup". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- 1 2 Netball Singapore (2009). "Nations Cup 2009". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- 1 2 Netball Singapore (13 December 2010a). "NTUC FairPrice Foundation Nations Cup 2010". Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ↑ Netball Singapore Press
- ↑ Netball Singapore 2011
- ↑ http://www.netball.org/news.aspx?id=193
- ↑ http://www.netball.org.sg/netball-events/competitions-international/item/1018-mission-foods-nations-cup-2015.
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