2022 Europe Netball Open Challenge

2022 Europe Netball Open Challenge was a second level tournament organised by Europe Netball. It featured eight teams playing a series of netball test matches in May 2022 at the National Sports Centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} The Republic of Ireland finished as overall winners after winning all of their matches. In the final they defeated the United Arab Emirates 55–41. The hosts, the Isle of Man, finished third after defeating Gibraltar 53–31 in a playoff.^[6][7][8] The tournament was livestreamed on Europe Netball's YouTube channel.^[3][8][9]

2022 Europe Netball Open Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	Isle of Man
City	Douglas
Venue	National Sports Centre
Dates	12–15 May 2022
Teams	8
TV partner	YouTube
Final positions
Champions	Republic of Ireland
Runners-up	United Arab Emirates
Third place	Isle of Man
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
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Group A

Round 1

Thursday, 12 May 2022	Isle of Man	36–39	Gibraltar
13.00

Thursday, 12 May 2022	Cayman Islands	37–25	Switzerland
15.00

Round 2

Friday, 13 May 2022	Isle of Man	59–26	Cayman Islands
9.00		Report

Friday, 13 May 2022	Gibraltar	72–9	Switzerland
11.00

Round 3

Friday, 13 May 2022	Isle of Man	68–25	Switzerland
17.00

Friday, 13 May 2022	Gibraltar	62–26	Cayman Islands
19.00

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Gibraltar	3	3	0	0	173	71	+102	6
2	Isle of Man	3	2	0	1	163	90	+73	4
3	Cayman Islands	3	1	0	2	89	146	-57	2
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	59	177	-118	0

  Qualified for Semi-final 2
  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for 5th/8th classification

Sources:^[3][6]

Group B

Round 1

Thursday, 12 May 2022	United Arab Emirates	70–34	Malta
9.00

Thursday, 12 May 2022	Republic of Ireland	86–15	Israel
11.00

Round 2

Thursday, 12 May 2022	Republic of Ireland	58–21	Malta
17.00

Thursday, 12 May 2022	United Arab Emirates	85–24	Israel
19.00

Round 3

Friday, 13 May 2022	Republic of Ireland	51–44	United Arab Emirates
13.00

Friday, 13 May 2022	Malta	48–26	Israel
15.00

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Republic of Ireland	3	3	0	0	195	80	+115	6
2	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	199	109	+90	4
3	Malta	3	1	0	2	103	154	-51	2
4	Israel	3	0	0	3	65	219	-154	2

  Qualified for Semi-final 2
  Qualified for Semi-final 1
  Qualified for 5th/8th classification

Sources:^[3][6]

Classification

	5th/8th classification				5th/6th playoff
	Saturday, 14 May 2022
	Cayman Islands	45
					Sunday, 15 May 2022
	Israel	21
					Malta	47
	Saturday, 14 May 2022
					Cayman Islands	35
	Malta	57
	Switzerland	34
					7th/8th playoff
					Saturday, 14 May 2022
					Israel	37
					Switzerland	28

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5th/8th classification

Saturday, 14 May 2022	Cayman Islands	45–21	Israel
9.00

Saturday, 14 May 2022	Malta	57–34	Switzerland
11.00

7th/8th playoff

Saturday, 14 May 2022	Israel	37–28	Switzerland
17.00

5th/6th playoff

Sunday, 15 May 2022	Malta	47–35	Cayman Islands
9.00

Sources:^[3][6]

Playoffs

	Semi-finals				Final
	Saturday, 14 May 2022
	Isle of Man	32
					Sunday, 15 May 2022
	Republic of Ireland	43
					Republic of Ireland	55
	Saturday, 14 May 2022
					United Arab Emirates	41
	United Arab Emirates	58
	Gibraltar	38
					3rd/4th playoff
					Sunday, 15 May 2022
					Isle of Man	53
					Gibraltar	31

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Semi-final 1

Saturday, 14 May 2022	Isle of Man	32–43	Republic of Ireland
13.00		Report

Semi-final 2

Saturday, 14 May 2022	United Arab Emirates	58–38	Gibraltar
15.00		Report

3rd/4th playoff

Sunday, 15 May 2022	Isle of Man	53–31	Gibraltar
11.00		Report

Final

Sunday, 15 May 2022	Republic of Ireland	55–41	United Arab Emirates
13.00		Report

Sources:^[3][6]

Final Placings

Rank	Team
1	Republic of Ireland
2	United Arab Emirates
3	Isle of Man
4	Gibraltar
5	Malta
6	Cayman Islands
7	Israel
8	Switzerland

Sources:^[6][8]