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International netball tournament in South Africa

2023 Netball World Cup
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Host nation  South Africa
Dates 28 July 2023 – 6 August 2023
No. of nations TBA

2027 →

The Vitality Netball World Cup 2023 [1] will be the sixteenth staging of the premier competition in international netball, contested every four years. The tournament will be held from Friday, 28 July to Sunday, 6 August[2] at the International Convention Centre in Cape Town, South Africa. This will mark the first time the tournament will be held in Africa.[3]

This will also mark the tournament’s 60th anniversary founded in 1963.

Organisation[edit]

The host city and venue was announced by the International Netball Federation (INF) on 8 March 2019, only months prior to the staging of the 2019 edition in Liverpool, England. Cape Town’s bid, supported by the South African Government and the Western Cape province, was selected by the INF ahead of a bid by Auckland, New Zealand.[4] The INF stated the Cape Town bid would “deliver a greater impact on the development of global netball” and cited the pledges by the South African Government to invest heavily in preparation and development of the sport in the lead-up to the tournament.[3][5]

Venue[edit]

All matches at the event will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

Mascot[edit]

In August 2022, the mascot was revealed for the tournament following a public competition.[6][7] Designed by 11-year-old Violet Cassidy from Manchester, England; the mascot is an anthromorphic meerkat named Letsasi, meaning “sun.”[6][8]

  Qualified

  Did not qualify

  Did not enter

Sixteen teams will contest the 2022 title.[9] Six teams qualify automatically: the hosts, and the top five (other) teams in the World Netball Rankings.[10] The remaining ten places are filled via five regional tournaments, with two teams qualifying from each.[10]

Teams which qualify automatically (in order of world ranking):[10]

Qualification tournaments

Match officials[edit]

Broadcasters[edit]

This is a list of the broadcasters for the tournament in competing countries and regions. For the first time in history, the event will be recorded and produced by an all women crew from SuperSport (MultiChoice).[25]

References[edit]

  1. ^ wcking (19 February 2023). “The 2023 Netball World Cup will be sponsored by Vitality”. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ “NWC2023 | Vitality Netball World Cup 2023”. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b “International Netball Federation Announces Host For INF Netball World Cup 2023”. International Netball Federation. 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ “Cape Town will host Vitality Netball World Cup 2023”. ESPN. 8 March 2019.
  5. ^ “Netball: New Zealand loses bid to host 2023 Netball World Cup to South Africa”. The New Zealand Herald. 8 March 2019.
  6. ^ a b “Netball World Cup unveils official meerkat mascot, Letsatsi”. Mpumalanga News. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. ^ Houston, Michael (25 August 2022). “Meerkat mascot Letsatsi revealed for 2023 Netball World Cup”. Inside the Games. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  8. ^ “Netball World Cup 2023 Unveils Its Mascot “Letsatsi” At Netball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers – Africa”. World Netball. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  9. ^ “Frequently Asked Questions”. Netball World Cup Cape Town 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b c “World Netball (WN) World Rankings, published today, confirms five more teams for the Netball World Cup 2023”. World Netball. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ^ “Oceania Netball World Cup Qualifiers”. World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. ^ “Tongan Tala qualify for netball World Cup finals for first time”. RNZ. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  13. ^ Baleilevuka, Rusiate. “Fiji Pearls qualify for Netball World Cup”. FijiVillage. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  14. ^ “Africa Netball World Cup Qualifiers”. World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  15. ^ “Africa Regional Netball World Cup Draw Out”. SportsRifle 7/24. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  16. ^ “All You Need to Know: Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Africa”. World Netball. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  17. ^ “Latest News From the Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Africa”. World Netball. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  18. ^ “Asia Netball World Cup Qualifiers”. World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  19. ^ “Asian Netball Championships 2022”. Netball Singapore. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  20. ^ “Europe Netball World Cup Qualifiers”. World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  21. ^ “Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers”. World Netball. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  22. ^ “Americas World Cup Netball Qualifiers Official Website”. Americas Netball. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  23. ^ “World Netball Announces Officials For NWC2023”. World Netball. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  24. ^ Fotia, Matt (9 February 2023). “Aussie umpires selected for World Cup”. Netball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  25. ^ “SuperSport”. supersport.com (in Zhuang). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  26. ^ “Sky to broadcast the Netball World Cup in 2023”. sky.co.nz. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  27. ^ Saleh, Tariq (14 October 2022). “Sky NZ acquires 2023 Netball World Cup rights”. Sportcal. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  28. ^ Yusuf, Imran (7 December 2022). “Sky NZ keeps 2023 Netball World Cup fee flat”. sportbusiness.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  29. ^ “Netball World Cup 2023: broadcast details for next year’s tournament in Cape Town”. TimesLIVE. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  30. ^ Louw, Cato. “SuperSport, SABC bag rights to broadcast 2023 Netball World Cup”. ewn.co.za. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  31. ^ Yusuf, Imran (2 March 2022). “SABC, SuperSport land Netball World Cup rights in host country”. sportbusiness.com. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

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