By now, we all know that the Netball World Youth Cup 2025 (NWYC2025) will be taking place in Gibraltar, the dates and venues have been announced and the branding launched, but who should we expect to see competing?
20 teams will compete in the event, taking place from the 19th – 28th September and here is how they were determined…
Pre-Qualified Teams
There are five pre-qualified teams for the event these are New Zealand, Australia, England, Fiji, and Gibraltar.
New Zealand, Australia, England, and Fiji are all invited to compete at the NWYC2025 because of their top four finish at the NWYC2017.
This was the last NWYC due to the NWYC2021 in Fiji, being cancelled because of Covid.
The final pre-qualified team is Gibraltar, who pre-qualify as the hosts of the event in 2025.
Regional Qualifiers
That leaves us with 15 more spots at the NWYC2025.
World Netball has five Regional Federations: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.
Each Regional Federation has hosted a NWYC2025 Qualifier event, with the top three from each Region then invited by World Netball to compete at the NWYC2025.
Here are the teams that have qualified to be invited to the NWYC2025 from each Region:
Africa: South Africa, Malawi and Zambia
Asia: Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka
Americas: Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago
Europe: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Oceania: Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands
To learn more about the NWYC2025, visit our NWYC2025 page here.