The 2010 World Netball Series was the 2nd World Netball Series. England hosted Australia, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and South Africa in a series, played in November 2010, at Liverpool's Echo Arena. South Africa made their series debut in this tournament. After two days of round-robin matches, Jamaica finished top of the ladder. However, in the semi-finals they lost to New Zealand. With a team coached by Robyn Broughton and captained by Maree Bowden, New Zealand went on to win the series for the second time after defeating England 28–26 in the final. Jamaica captain, Simone Forbes, was named tournament MVP.

Squads

Participating teams and rosters
AustraliaEnglandJamaicaMalawiNew ZealandSouth Africa
Caitlin Bassett Emily Beaton Erin Bell Kate Beveridge (c) Shae Bolton Ashleigh Brazill Madison Browne (vc) Tegan Caldwell Chanel Gomes April Letton Mary Livesey Amy SteelKaren Atkinson (c) Eboni Beckford-Chambers Louisa Brownfield Pamela Cookey (vc) Sasha Corbin Rachel Dunn Stacey Francis Tamsin Greenway Serena Guthrie Jo Harten Lindsay Keable Sonia MkolomaNicole Aiken-Pinnock Nadine Bryan Althea Byfield Jodi-Ann Ffrench-Kentish Simone Forbes (c) Jhaniele Fowler Sasher-Gaye Henry Sasha-Gay Lynch Malysha Kelly Tracy-Ann Robinson Paula Thompson Vanessa WalkerJoanna Kachilika Peace Chawinga-Kaluwa (c) Mwai Kumwenda Sylvia Malenga Beatrice Mpinganjira Caroline Mtukule Linda Munthali Grace Mwafulirwa Joyce Mvula Esther Nkhoma Towera Vinkhumbo Mary WayaMaree Bowden (c) Kayla Cullen Ellen Halpenny Charlotte Kight Camilla Lees Jessica Moulds Grace Rasmussen Rachel Rasmussen Hayley Saunders Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit Anna ThompsonChrisna Bootha Ilzeri Britz Erin Burger Zukelwa Cwaba Elsunett Du Plessis Maryka Holtzhausen Kgomotso Itlhabanyeng Success Lekabe Tsakane Mbewe Amanda Mynhardt (c) Thuli Qegu Nadia Uys
Coach: Norma PlummerCoach: Anna MayesCoach: Connie FrancisCoach: Edith KaliatiCoach: Robyn BroughtonCoach: Carin Strauss
Specialist coach: Nicole CusackAssistant coaches:Assistant coach: Annett DaleyAssistant coach: Samuel KanyendaAssistant coach: Janine SouthbyAssistant coach:

Round robin stage

Round 1

19 November 2010Jamaica32–30Malawi
13:40 (GMT)
19 November 2010England30–13South Africa
14:25 (GMT)
19 November 2010Australia25–19New Zealand
15:10 (GMT)

Round 2

19 November 2010New Zealand29–23Malawi
18:35 (GMT)
19 November 2010Jamaica34–22South Africa
19:20 (GMT)
19 November 2010England25–25Australia
20:05 (GMT)
19 November 2010New Zealand31–16South Africa
20:50 (GMT)

Round 3

20 November 2010England26–24New Zealand
10:05 (GMT)
20 November 2010Jamaica32–30Australia
10:50 (GMT)
20 November 2010Malawi28–17South Africa
11:35 (GMT)
20 November 2010England20–27Jamaica
12:20 (GMT)

Round 4

20 November 2010Australia34–34Malawi
14:35 (GMT)
20 November 2010Jamaica27–27New Zealand
15:20 (GMT)
20 November 2010Australia39–13South Africa
16:05 (GMT)
20 November 2010England32–29Malawi
16:50 (GMT)

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Ladder

PosTeamPWDLGFGAGD%Pts
1Jamaica5410152129+23117.839
2England5311133118+15112.717
3Australia5221153119+34128.576
4New Zealand5212126117-9107.695
5Malawi51131441440100.003
6South Africa500581162-8150.000

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

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Playoffs

Semi-final 1

21 November 2010New Zealand29–28Jamaica
13:05 (GMT)

Semi-final 2

21 November 2010England26–25Australia
13:50 (GMT)

5th v 6th Playoff

21 November 2010Malawi25–20South Africa
14:35 (GMT)

3rd v 4th Playoff

21 November 2010Jamaica30–29Australia
15:20 (GMT)

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Final

21 November 2010England26–28New Zealand
16:05 (GMT)

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Final Placings

RankTeam
New Zealand
England
Jamaica
4Australia
5Malawi
6South Africa

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