The 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series was the 7th Fast5 Netball World Series. Australia hosted England, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and South Africa in a series, played in October 2016, at Melbourne's Hisense Arena. With a team coached by Kiri Wills and captained by Maria Tutaia, New Zealand won the series for the fourth time in a row with a comprehensive 41–16 win over Australia in the final. Malawi finished third after defeating England 35–32 in a play-off. In Australia, the series was broadcast live by Nine's Wide World of Sports, via 9Gem and 9Now. The broadcast was hosted by Sylvia Jeffreys, with a commentary panel that included Liz Ellis, Laura Geitz, Sharni Layton, Sharelle McMahon and Anne Sargeant. The series was also broadcast live by Sky Sport in New Zealand and on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Squads
Round robin stage
Round 1
| 29 October 2016 | Australia | 24–23 | Malawi | | |
| 13:45 (AEDST) | | | | |
| 29 October 2016 | Jamaica | 35–32 | South Africa | | |
| 14:30 (AEDST) | | | | |
| 29 October 2016 | New Zealand | 26–25 | England | | |
| 15:15 (AEDST) | | | | |
Round 2
| 29 October 2016 | Australia | 35–19 | Jamaica | | |
| 16:00 AEDST | | | | |
| 29 October 2016 | England | 43–22 | Malawi | | |
| 16:45 AEDST | | | | |
| 29 October 2016 | New Zealand | 49–20 | South Africa | | |
| 17:30 AEDST | | | | |
Round 3
| 29 October 2016 | Malawi | 46–12 | Jamaica | | |
| 18:15 AEDST | | | | |
| 29 October 2016 | England | 29–29 | South Africa | | |
| 19:00 AEDST | | | | |
| 29 October 2016 | Australia | 32–29 | New Zealand | | |
| 19:45 AEDST | | | | |
Round 4
| 30 October 2016 | Malawi | 36–21 | South Africa | | |
| 12:15 AEDST | | | | |
| 30 October 2016 | Australia | 26–20 | England | | |
| 13:00 AEDST | | | | |
| 30 October 2016 | New Zealand | 26-16 | Jamaica | | |
| 13:45 AEDST | | | | |
Round 5
| 30 October 2016 | Australia | 31–14 | South Africa | | |
| 14:30 AEDST | | | | |
| 30 October 2016 | New Zealand | 52–27 | Malawi | | |
| 15:15 AEDST | | | | |
| 30 October 2016 | England | 32–19 | Jamaica | | |
| 16:00 AEDST | | | | |
Ladder
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | % | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 105 | 140.9 | 10 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 192 | 130 | 147.7 | 8 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 159 | 132 | 120.5 | 5 |
| 4 | Malawi | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 152 | 101.3 | 4 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 171 | 59.1 | 2 |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 180 | 64.4 | 1 |
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Qualified for the final Qualified for 3rd/4th place match Qualified for 5th/6th place match
Playoffs
5th v 6th Playoff
| 30 October 2016 | Jamaica | 34–33 | South Africa | | |
| 17:25 AEDST | | | | |
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3rd v 4th Playoff
| 30 October 2016 | Malawi | 35–32 | England | | |
| 18:35 AEDST | | | | |
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Final
| 30 October 2016 | Australia | 16–41 | New Zealand | | |
| 19:25 AEDST | | | | |
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Award winners
| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|
| Player of the Series | Joanne Harten | England |
| Top scorer of the Series | Mwai Kumwenda | Malawi |
Final Placings
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