2018 Asian Netball Championships

The 2018 Asian Netball Championships is the 11th edition of the Asian Netball Championships was held in Singapore.[1] The championships which was held at the OCBC Arena at the Singapore Sports Hub from September 1–9.[2]

2018 Asian Netball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Singapore
Dates1–9 September 2018 (2018-09-01 – 2018-09-09)
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Sri Lanka (5th title)
Runner-up Singapore
Third place Malaysia
← 2016
2022 →

In the final, Sri Lanka won their fifth Asian title by defeating Singapore 69-50 as both teams qualified through to the 2019 Netball World Cup as the Asian representatives.[3] Tharjini Sivalingam of Sri Lanka received the Player of the tournament award for her outstanding aggressive skills as she made a comeback into the national team after a three-year hiatus.[4]

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Malaysia 2 2 0 0 162 26 +136 4
  Japan 2 1 0 1 48 122 −74 2
  Maldives 2 0 0 2 47 109 −62 0
1 September
15:00
Malaysia   88–13   Japan    OCBC Arena, Singapore

2 September
13:00
Maldives   13–74   Malaysia    OCBC Arena, Singapore

3 September
17:00
Japan   35–34   Maldives    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 238 34 +204 4
  India 2 1 0 1 104 126 −22 2
  Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 30 212 −182 0
1 September
17:00
Chinese Taipei   5–137   Sri Lanka    OCBC Arena, Singapore

2 September
15:00
Sri Lanka   101–29   India    OCBC Arena, Singapore

3 September
13:00
India   75–25   Chinese Taipei    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Group C edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Singapore 2 2 0 0 152 36 +116 4
  Brunei 2 1 0 1 81 84 −3 2
  Pakistan 2 0 0 2 33 146 −113 0
1 September
13:00
Singapore   68–19   Brunei    OCBC Arena, Singapore

2 September
17:00
Singapore   84–17   Pakistan    OCBC Arena, Singapore

3 September
19:00
Brunei   62–19   Pakistan    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Group D edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Hong Kong 2 2 0 0 138 53 +85 4
  Thailand 2 1 0 1 109 101 +8 2
  Philippines 2 0 0 2 51 144 −93 0
1 September
19:00
Philippines   36–71   Thailand    OCBC Arena, Singapore

2 September
19:00
Thailand   38–65   Hong Kong    OCBC Arena, Singapore

3 September
15:00
Hong Kong   73–15   Philippines    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Follow-up Group edit

Group E (Cup) edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Sri Lanka 3 3 0 0 207 168 +39 6
2   Malaysia 3 1 0 2 167 161 +6 2
3   Singapore 3 1 0 2 166 179 −13 2
4   Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 141 173 −32 2
4 September 2018
17:00
Malaysia   53–43   Hong Kong    OCBC Arena, Singapore

4 September 2018
19:00
Sri Lanka   74–61   Singapore    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5 September 2018
17:00
Malaysia   59–62   Sri Lanka    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5 September 2018
19:00
Singapore   49–50   Hong Kong    OCBC Arena, Singapore

6 September 2018
17:00
Sri Lanka   71–48   Hong Kong    OCBC Arena, Singapore

6 September 2018
19:00
Singapore   56–55   Malaysia    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Group F (Plate) edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Thailand 3 3 0 0 192 102 +90 6
2   Brunei 3 2 0 1 144 139 +5 4
3   India 3 1 0 2 148 172 −24 2
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 116 187 −71 0
4 September 2018
09:00
Brunei   33–66   Thailand    OCBC Arena, Singapore

4 September 2018
13:00
Japan   57–65   India    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5 September 2018
13:00
India   42–64   Thailand    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5 September 2018
15:00
Brunei   60–32   Japan    OCBC Arena, Singapore

6 September 2018
09:00
India   41–51   Brunei    OCBC Arena, Singapore

6 September 2018
11:00
Japan   27–62   Thailand    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Group G (Bowl) edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Philippines 3 3 0 0 185 101 +87 6
2   Maldives 3 2 0 1 177 94 +83 4
3   Pakistan 3 1 0 2 137 146 −9 2
4   Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 55 213 −158 0
4 September 2018
11:00
Pakistan   36–62   Philippines    OCBC Arena, Singapore

4 September 2018
15:00
Maldives   73–10   Chinese Taipei    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5 September 2018
9:00
Chinese Taipei   21–73   Philippines    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5 September 2018
11:00
Pakistan   34–60   Maldives    OCBC Arena, Singapore

6 September 2018
13:00
Chinese Taipei   24–67   Pakistan    OCBC Arena, Singapore

6 September 2018
15:00
Maldives   44–50   Philippines    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Play-off matches edit

11th place play-off edit

8 September 2018
10:30
Pakistan   82–27   Chinese Taipei    OCBC Arena, Singapore

9th place play-off edit

8 September 2018
13:00
Philippines   49–37   Maldives    OCBC Arena, Singapore

7th place play-off edit

9 September 2018
10:00
India   54–57   Japan    OCBC Arena, Singapore

5th place play-off edit

9 September 2018
12:00
Thailand   70–34   Brunei    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Knockout stage edit

Semi-finals edit

08 September 2018
15:00
Sri Lanka   55–46   Hong Kong    OCBC Arena, Singapore

08 September 2018
17:00
Malaysia   43–51   Singapore    OCBC Arena, Singapore

3rd place play-off edit

09 September 2018
14:00
Hong Kong   46–52   Malaysia    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Final edit

09 September 2018
16:00
Sri Lanka   69–50   Singapore    OCBC Arena, Singapore

Final Placements edit

Place Nation
    Sri Lanka
    Singapore
    Malaysia
4   Hong Kong
5   Thailand
6   Brunei
7   Japan
8   India
9   Philippines
10   Maldives
11   Pakistan
12   Chinese Taipei

References edit

  1. ^ "Singapore to host 2018 Asian Netball Championships". August 5, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "Netball: Sri Lankan lasses for Asian Championship 2018 with mission to accomplish". August 27, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Lester Wong (September 9, 2018). "Netball: Sri Lanka prove too strong for Singapore as they triumph 69-50 in Asian Championship final". Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  4. ^ "Art of winning outside netball court". Retrieved 2018-09-21.

External links edit