All You Need to Know: Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Americas

The Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Americas will run from the 16th – 22nd October in Jamaica. 

The event will involve hosts Jamaica, as well as Cayman Islands, Barbados, Antigua & Barbuda, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, St Lucia, USA and St Vincent and the Grenadines. 

The event will be played in a round-robin format and draws will not be allowed. 

Teams will be awarded 2 points for a win and 0 points for a loss. 

In the event of a draw at full-time, the following process will take place: 

• A four (4) minute interval shall be taken at the end of the fourth quarter before extra time commences. Substitutions/team changes can be made during this four (4) minute interval.
• Teams shall change ends and play will continue for two (2) seven (7) minute halves. The team entitled to the next centre pass commences play. A one (1) minute interval shall be taken at the end of the first seven (7) minute half. Substitutions/team changes can be made during this one (1) minute interval.
• Teams will change ends at the end of the first seven (7) minute half. The team entitled to the next centre pass commences play.
• If, at the end of the second period of seven (7) minutes – a Team is one or more goals ahead the game is ended.
• If the game is still drawn at the end of the second half, play will continue without a break until one (1) team has a two (2) goal advantage.