Netball World Cup: Match to happen each two years with males’s competitors added as a part of new technique | Netball Information
A brand new world technique from World Netball will see the World Cup held each two years as an alternative of 4 after the 2027 match in Sydney.
A males’s netball World Cup may also be launched because the governing physique works to develop and ship a pipeline of worldwide occasions in its new chapter.
Australia are the present world champions, having crushed England 61-45 in 2023, in what was the Roses’ first World Cup closing.
The adjustments additionally see the introduction of Cup and Plate competitions to extend engagement, in addition to the launch of a brand new biennial occasion from November 2028, which is able to happen in non-World Cup years.
The goal is to make sure a world-class worldwide occasion takes place yearly so the very best gamers can compete in opposition to one another extra usually to construct rivalries, increase attain and open up new markets.
World Netball has introduced there can be a males’s World Cup
Talking on these developments, World Netball (WN) chief government officer Fiona Harold stated: “Worldwide netball has by no means been extra aggressive, however the panorama is turning into more and more complicated to navigate.
“WN must assist its members and ship options that imply everybody within the ecosystem advantages.
“We additionally completely should be proactive about futureproofing ourselves, given the uncertainty across the Commonwealth Video games put up 2026.
“These selections permit us to manage our future, and it is optimistic information for everybody. Because the worldwide federation, it’s our job to maintain and develop the sport over the long run.”
Harold hopes these adjustments will assist netball construct in the direction of being included within the Olympic Video games for the primary time.
England reached the Netball World Cup closing for the primary time in 2023 the place they misplaced to Australia
“While World Netball will all the time stay happy with the game’s traditions, we should not be held hostage to them,” Harold added.
“Our sport is open to all, and now seems like the precise time to make a transparent assertion on the boys’s recreation, which is gaining momentum quickly.
“The resounding suggestions from many stakeholders throughout the sport is that it is a actually optimistic step, particularly as we proceed to attempt and construct our case for Olympic Video games inclusion.
“I’ve loved partaking with males’s netball teams over the previous few months and we’ll proceed to collaborate with them to assist them realise their dream of seeing an inaugural males’s Netball World Cup occur within the subsequent few years.”
The FAST5 Netball World Collection, which is an annual worldwide competitors that includes a sooner, shorter model of the sport, can be paused in the intervening time.