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International netball series hosted by South Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2012 Diamond Challenge was the inaugural Diamond Challenge netball series. It featured South Africa, Botswana, Malawi and Zambia. The series was played in August 2012 at Pretoria's Heartfelt Arena.[1][2][3] Malawi won the group stage of the series, winning all three matches, including defeating South Africa 47–42 in their third match.[4][5] However, it was South Africa who won the overall series, after they defeated Malawi 47–43 in the final.[3][6][7] The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.[1][8]
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Group stage
Round 1
| 15 August 2012 |  Malawi |
75–32 |  Zambia |
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| 18:15 |
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| 15 August 2012 |  South Africa |
55–26 |  Botswana |
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| 19:45 |
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Round 2
| 16 August 2012 | Malawi |
63–29 | Botswana |
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| 18:00 |
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| 16 August 2012 | South Africa |
47–34 | Zambia |
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| 19:45 | Lucy Jere  22/26 (85%) |
Melissa Myburgh 34/43 (79%) |
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Round 3
| 17 August 2012 | Botswana |
59–41 | Zambia |
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| 18:00 |
| 17 August 2012 | South Africa |
42–47 | Malawi |
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| 19:45 |
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Qualified for Final
Qualified for 3rd/4th place match
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Playoffs
3rd v 4th Playoff
| 18 August 2012 | Botswana |
45–36 | Zambia |
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| 12:00 |
Final
| 18 August 2012 | South Africa |
47–43 | Malawi |
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| 13:40 | Mwai Kumwenda 39/41 (95%) |
- Teams
| Head Coach: Elize Kotze Starting 7: Squad: |
Head Coach: Griffin Saenda Starting 7: Squad: |
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