Venue Melbourne, Australia Location Melbourne, Australia | Dates 17 Mar 2006 – 26 Mar 2006 | |
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Joint u netball tournament 2016 men s hku vs ouhk part 1
The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the third Games at which netball, one of the few women-only sports in the Commonwealth Games, was played. The preliminary matches were held at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville, with the finals being held at the multi-purpose Melbourne Park in the inner city.
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- Joint u netball tournament 2016 men s hku vs ouhk part 1
- Qualification
- Competition format
- Umpires
- Group A
- References
Netball was among the most popular sports with viewers at this Games, with most tickets selling out in the initial ballot, and no more being available until a second release in the week before the Games - a rare event in a competition where many tickets remained unsold in the final week before the start of competition.
Qualification
Twelve teams qualified for the netball tournament. The host country, Australia, was granted automatic qualification. The top six world ranked netball countries (excluding the host country - New Zealand, Jamaica, England, South Africa, Samoa and Barbados) and one team from each of the IFNA's 5 regions - to be determined through regional qualifying tournaments conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of IFNA.
Competition format
Twelve qualified nations were drawn into two groups, each consisting of six teams. Each game result merits a corresponding point:
The teams with the two highest points qualified for the knockout stage, which was a single-elimination tournament. The semifinal winners contested for the gold medal, while the losers played for the bronze medal.
Umpires
The IFNA named the following 13 umpires to officiate the netball games at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Osbourne was later replaced with fellow New Zealander Pauline Sciascia.