The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural World Netball Series. England hosted Australia, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and Samoa in a series, played in October 2009, at Manchester's MEN Arena. The series was organised and hosted by the International Federation of Netball Associations, England Netball, Manchester City Council, the Northwest Regional Development Agency and UK Sport. It was sponsored by The Co-operative Group.

With a team coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Casey Williams, New Zealand won the inaugural series after defeating Jamaica 32–27 in the final. Australia finished the series in third place after beating England 23–18 in a play off. Malawi's Mwai Kumwenda was named tournament MVP.

Squads

Participating teams and rosters
AustraliaEnglandJamaicaMalawiNew ZealandSamoa
Kate Beveridge Rebecca Bulley Bianca Chatfield Catherine Cox Johannah Curran Susan Fuhrmann Kimberlee Green Renae Hallinan Natalie Medhurst Lauren Nourse Susan Pratley Natalie von Bertouch (c)Karen Atkinson Sara Bayman Eboni Beckford-Chambers Jade Clarke Rachel Dunn Pamela Cookey Stacey Francis Tamsin Greenway Serena Guthrie Jo Harten Geva Mentor Sonia MkolomaNicole Aiken Romelda Aiken Nadine Bryan Simone Forbes Nichala Gibson Crystal Gordon Nardia Hanson Sasher-Gaye Henry Malysha Kelly Sasha-Gay Lynch Tracy-Ann Robinson Paula ThompsonMerenia Gedion Peace Kaluwa Tina Kamzati Mwai Kumwenda Linda Magombo Sylvia Malenga Emma Mdzagada Beatrice Mpinganjira Caroline Mtukule Grace Mwafulirwa Esther Nkhoma Mary WayaLiana Leota Temepara George Katrina Grant Paula Griffin Joline Henry Laura Langman Wendy Frew Anna Thompson Maria Tutaia Irene van Dyk Larrissa Willcox Casey Williams (c)Shirin Chang Lee Edwards Malu Faasavalu Monica Fuimaono Samantha Lewis Lesley Simone Frances Solia Geraldine Solia Sose Tavae Italia Tipelu Ida Vaai Brooke Williams
Coach: Norma PlummerCoach:Sue HawkinsCoach: Connie FrancisCoach: Edith KaliatiCoach: Ruth AitkenCoach: Linda Vagana
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Round robin stage

Day 1

9 October 2009England36–16Samoa
14:40 (GMT)
9 October 2009Australia31–26Jamaica
15:25 (GMT)
9 October 2009New Zealand27–22Malawi
16:10 (GMT)
9 October 2009England24–21New Zealand
18:35 (GMT)
9 October 2009Jamaica30–22Samoa
19:20 (GMT)
9 October 2009Australia31–19Malawi
20:05 (GMT)
9 October 2009New Zealand37–28Jamaica
20:50 (GMT)

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Day 2

10 October 2009Australia25–22New Zealand
10:05 (GMT)
10 October 2009Malawi33–16Samoa
10:50 (GMT)
10 October 2009England27–24Jamaica
11:35 (GMT)
10 October 2009Australia37–18Samoa
12:20 (GMT)
10 October 2009England33–22Malawi
14:35 (GMT)
10 October 2009New Zealand34–14Samoa
15:20 (GMT)
10 October 2009Jamaica30–25Malawi
16:05 (GMT)
10 October 2009England25–19Australia
16:50 (GMT)

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Ladder

PosTeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
1England5500145102+4310
2Australia5401143110+338
3New Zealand5302141113+286
4Jamaica5203138142-44
5Malawi5104121137-162
6Samoa500586166-800

Qualified for Semi-final 1 Qualified for Semi-final 2 Qualified for 5th/6th place match

Playoffs

Semi-final 1

11 October 2009England22–33Jamaica
13:05 (GMT)

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Semi-final 2

11 October 2009New Zealand27–17Australia
13:50 (GMT)

5th v 6th Playoff

11 October 2009Malawi28–20Samoa
14:35 (GMT)

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3rd v 4th Playoff

11 October 2009England18–23Australia
15:20 (GMT)

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Final

11 October 2009New Zealand32–27Jamaica
16:05 (GMT)

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Final Placings

RankTeam
New Zealand
Jamaica
Australia
4England
5Malawi
6Samoa

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