European Netball Championship

The European Netball Championship (also known as the Netball Europe Championships) is an annual netball competition organised by Netball Europe. The Championships or "Open" section features the highest-ranked European nations, and the "Challenge" section features teams below that level. Occasionally under 21 and under 17 divisions have been incorporated in the competition.

History

The 2013 Championship title was won by Wales, the first time England had not won. England were runners up with Northern Ireland third. Fourth place were Scotland.[1] The English side is usually made up of players not picked for the national team in major tournaments like the World Cup and Commonwealth Games. The Challenge was won by Ireland. Switzerland were runners up with Gibraltar third.[2]

The 2014 Championship title was won by Wales with England not sending a team. Runners up were Scotland with Northern Ireland third. Fourth place were Ireland.[3]

The 2015 saw the first competition with guest teams. Championship title was won by England. Runners up were South Africa with Northern Ireland third. Fourth place were Wales. Fifth place was Trinidad and Tobago with Scotland sixth.[4]

The 2016 saw the Championship title was won by England. Runners up were Wales with Scotland third. Fourth place were Northern Ireland.[5] The Challenge was won by Grenada. Runners up were Ireland with United States third. Other countries playing were Gibraltar fourth, Malta fifth and Israel sixth.[6]

The 2017 saw the Championship title was won by England. Runners up were Northern Ireland with Scotland third. Fourth place were Wales and fifth was Fiji.[7]

Results

Championship
Year Venue Final
Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place
2010 Wales  England  Wales  Scotland  Northern Ireland
2011 Northern Ireland  England  Wales  Northern Ireland  Scotland
2012 England  England  Northern Ireland  Wales  Scotland
2013 Scotland  Wales  England  Northern Ireland  Scotland
2014 Wales  Wales  Scotland  Northern Ireland  Republic of Ireland
2015 Northern Ireland  England  South Africa †  Wales  Northern Ireland
2016 England  England  Wales  Scotland  Northern Ireland
2017 Wales  England  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Wales
2019 Northern Ireland  England  Wales  Northern Ireland  Republic of Ireland

† Invited guest

Challenge
Year Venue Final
Winner Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place 5th Place 6th Place
2008 Ireland ? ? ? ? ? ?
2010 Malta  Republic of Ireland  Malta  Sweden  Israel  Gibraltar
2012 Gibraltar  Republic of Ireland  Malta  Gibraltar   Switzerland  Israel
2013 Scotland  Republic of Ireland   Switzerland  Gibraltar
2016 England  Grenada †  Republic of Ireland  United States †  Gibraltar
2017 Scotland  Republic of Ireland  Gibraltar  Bermuda †  Israel
2018 Gibraltar  Republic of Ireland  Isle of Man  United Arab Emirates †  Gibraltar  Israel
2019 Isle of Man  Isle of Man  Gibraltar  Republic of Ireland  United Arab Emirates †  Israel  Cayman Islands

See also

References
  1. "Standings Europe Championship 2013". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. "Summary Europe Netball 2013". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. "Standings Europe Championship 2014". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. "Standings Europe Championship 2015". Scoreboard.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  5. "2016 European Championships". Netball Europe TV. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  6. "2016 European Challenge". Netball Europe TV. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  7. "2017 European Championships". Scoreboard.Com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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