2017 Netball Europe Open Championships
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Wales |
| City | Cardiff |
| Venue | Sport Wales National Centre |
| Dates | 5-8 October 2017 |
| Teams | 5 |
| TV partner(s) | BBC Sport YouTube |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | England |
| Runners-up | Northern Ireland |
| Third place | Scotland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
The 2017 Netball Europe Open Championships was a tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured five teams playing a series of netball test matches in October 2017 at Cardiff's Sport Wales National Centre. The hosts Wales were joined by England, Northern Ireland and Scotland and guest team Fiji.[1][2][3][4][5][6] With a team captained by Sasha Corbin and coached by Tracey Neville, England retained the title after winning all four of their matches.[7][8][9] Northern Ireland's Lisa Bowman was named the Player of the Tournament.[4] The series was streamed live on BBC Sport and on Netball Europe's YouTube channel.[3][10][11]
Squads
Debuts
- Six players made their senior debuts for England during the series. On 6 October, Vicki Oyesola and Josie Huckle started against Scotland. In the same match Gabby Marshall and George Fisher came on at half-time. Later on the same day, Summer Artman started against Northern Ireland. On 7 October, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis made her debut against Fiji.[8][9]
- On 5 October, Christina Shaw made her senior debut for Wales against Northern Ireland.[4][5][20]
- On 7 October, Leila Thomas made her senior debut for Wales against Scotland.[4][5][21]
Matches
Day 1
| Thursday, 5 October | Scotland | 52–34 | Fiji | ||
| 16:30 (BST) |
| Thursday, 5 October | Wales | 46–47 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 18:30 (BST) | Report |
Day 2
| Friday, 6 October | England | 61–48 | Scotland | ||
| 12:00 (BST) | Report |
| Friday, 6 October | Wales | 61–40 | Fiji | ||
| 18:00 (BST) | Report |
| Friday, 6 October | England | 75-44 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 20:00 (BST) | Report |
Day 3
| Saturday, 7 October | Northern Ireland | 58–46 | Fiji | ||
| 10:30 (BST) |
| Saturday, 7 October | Wales | 49–58 | Scotland | ||
| 16:00 (BST) | Report |
| Saturday, 7 October | England | 94-31 | Fiji | ||
| 18:00 (BST) | Report |
Day 4
| Sunday, 8 October | Northern Ireland | 46–45 | Scotland | ||
| 10:00 (BST) |
| Sunday, 8 October | Wales | 50–72 | England | ||
| 12:00 (BST) | Report |
Final table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 173 | +129 | 8 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 195 | 212 | -17 | 6 |
| 3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 190 | +13 | 4 |
| 4 | Wales | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 206 | 217 | -11 | 2 |
| 5 | Fiji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 151 | 265 | -114 | 0 |
References
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