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Asian Netball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022 Asian Netball Championships
SportNetball
First season1985
AdministratorAsia Netball
No. of teams12 (2018)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Sri Lanka (2022)
Most titles Sri Lanka (6 titles)

The Asian Netball Championship is a netball competition held every two years with teams from across Asia competing. First 7 editions were held every four years, then changed to every two years starting from 2012. Sri Lanka is the reigning champion of the tournament and also the most successful team, having won the Asian Netball Championships 6 times. Singapore has 3 championships and Malaysia has two. From the first edition of the tournament held in 1985, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia have dominated by always finishing within the top three. The only exception is the 3rd edition of the tournament held in 1993 where host nation Hong Kong won the championship.

Results

Year 1st 2nd 3rd Venue Number of teams
1985  Malaysia  Sri Lanka  Singapore Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5
1989  Sri Lanka  Singapore  Malaysia New Delhi, India 4
1993  Hong Kong  Singapore  Sri Lanka Hong Kong 5
1997  Sri Lanka  Malaysia  Singapore Singapore 5
2001  Sri Lanka  Singapore  Malaysia Colombo, Sri Lanka 8
2005  Singapore  Malaysia  Sri Lanka Toa Payoh Sports Hall, Singapore 7
2009  Sri Lanka  Singapore  Malaysia Juara Stadium, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 9[1]
2012  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Malaysia Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka 10[2]
2014  Singapore  Sri Lanka  Malaysia Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena, Singapore 10[3]
2016  Malaysia  Sri Lanka  Singapore Thailand 9
2018  Sri Lanka  Singapore  Malaysia Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena, Singapore 12
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic South Korea
2022  Sri Lanka  Singapore  Malaysia Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena, Singapore 11

Performance of nations

Pos. Nation Titles Runners-up Third place
1  Sri Lanka 6 (1989, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022) 4 (1985, 2012, 2014, 2016) 2 (1993, 2005)
2  Singapore 3 (2005, 2012, 2014) 6 (1989, 1993, 2001, 2009, 2018, 2022) 3 (1985, 1997, 2016)
3  Malaysia 2 (1985, 2016) 2 (1997, 2005) 7 (1989, 2001, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2022)
4  Hong Kong 1 (1993)

Participating nations

Team Malaysia
1985
India
1989
Hong Kong
1993
Singapore
1997
Sri Lanka
2001
Singapore
2005
Malaysia
2009
Sri Lanka
2012
Singapore
2014
Thailand
2016
Singapore
2018
Singapore
2022
Total
 Brunei - - - - - - - 6th 7th 6th 6th 6th 5
 Chinese Taipei - - - - - - 6th - 5th 7th 12th 9th 5
 Hong Kong 4th - 1st - 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 10
 India 5th 4th 5th 4th 6th 7th 7th 5th 6th - 8th 8th 11
 Japan - - - - - - - 8th 8th 8th 7th 10th 5
 Malaysia 1st 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 12
 Maldives - - 5th 7th 5th 8th 7th - 9th 10th 7th 8
 Myanmar - - - - - - - - - 9th - - 1
   Nepal - - - - - - - 9th - - - - 1
 Pakistan - - - - 8th - 9th 10th - - 11th - 4
 Philippines - - - - - - - - - - 9th 5th 2
 Singapore 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 12
 Sri Lanka 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 12
 Thailand - - - - 4th 4th 4th - - 5th 5th - 5
 Vietnam - - - - - - - - 10th - - - 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympic Council of Asia : News". Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. ^ Official Website Archived 27 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Mission Foods Asian Netball Championships 2014 Singapore". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.