Host country Jamaica No. of nations 24 Third place Jamaica | Dates 10 – 20 July Runners-up Australia | |
Champions New Zealand (4th title) | ||
The 2003 World Netball Championships were held in Kingston, Jamaica between 10 and 20 July. It was the eleventh World Netball Championships. After 100 matches, the New Zealand national team, the Silver Ferns, won the tournament, defeating Australia to win the World Championship for the first time in 16 years. Jamaica, the home country, finished third.
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Preliminary games
On the first two days, there were two rounds of knockout games between the 16 unseeded nations for four spots in the championship stage of the competition. The losing 12 teams were placed in the consolation round.
Championship Round
The four top teams in each group qualified for the quarter-finals.
References
2003 World Netball Championships Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA