Countdown to the Netball World Cup 2019 has begun following the tournament draw that sees the Fiji Pearls in Group C in the pool stage of the competition with Jamaica and South Africa who are 4th and 5th seeds respectively with Trinidad and Tobago.
The Pearls are ranked 12th by the International Netball Federation.
Host nation England, who are second seeds for the first time in their history, after climbing up the world rankings following their historic Commonwealth Games gold medal victory in April will also face 7th seeds Uganda and Samoa in Group D, along with 9th seeds Scotland.
In Group B, 6th seeds Malawi will take on 3rd seeds New Zealand, with Barbados and Singapore completing the line‑up.
Fellow Europe region qualifiers Northern Ireland, seeded 8th for the event, will have a challenging clash over in Group A against top ranked and reigning champions Australia and will also face Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.
The Zimbabwe team are one to watch as first time qualifiers in next year’s tournament, ranking second to Uganda in the NWC2019 Regional Qualifier – Africa last month.
The 2019 Netball World Cup will be held from the 12‑21 July 2019 in Liverpool, England.
[Source: NWC.co.uk]
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