2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge

2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge
Tournament details
Host country Northern Ireland
CityBelfast
Venue(s)Antrim Forum
Dates14–16 May 2015
Teams3
TV partner(s)QTV Sports/StreamUK
Final positions
Champions Republic of Ireland
Runners-up  Switzerland
Third place Malta
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
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The 2015 Netball Europe Open Challenge was a second level tournament organised by Netball Europe. It featured a series of netball test matches in May 2015 at Belfast's Antrim Forum. It was played alongside the first level tournament, the 2015 Netball Europe Open Championships. It featured three teams ranked between 28 and 36 – the Republic of Ireland, Malta and Switzerland.[1][2][3] The Republic of Ireland won the tournament after winning all four of their matches.[3] All matches were livestreamed by QTV Sports/StreamUK with Alison Mitchell as the lead commentator.[1][2]

Matches

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Day 1

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14 May 2015  Republic of Ireland 36–14   Switzerland  
8:30
14 May 2015   Switzerland 30–24  Malta  
16:30

Day 2

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15 May 2015   Switzerland 43–22  Malta  
8:30
15 May 2015  Republic of Ireland 51–23  Malta  
14:30

Day 3

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16 May 2015  Republic of Ireland 51–18  Malta  
8:30
16 May 2015  Republic of Ireland 51–14   Switzerland  
14:30

Sources:[3][4]

Final table

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Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Republic of Ireland 4 4 0 0 189 69 +120 8
2   Switzerland 4 2 0 2 101 133 +32 4
3  Malta 4 0 0 4 87 175 -88 0

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Netball Europe Open Championships". www.manchesterthunder.co.uk. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b "The Netball Europe Open Championships". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Women Netball Europe Open Championship 2015". www.todor66.com. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Netball Europe Open Championships 16/17 May Results". 4theloveofsport.co.uk. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2025.