2009 World Netball Series
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation |
 England
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| Dates | 9–11 October 2009 |
| No. of nations | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 New Zealand
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Runner-up 
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 Jamaica
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2010 →
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The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural tournament of the World Netball Series. The 2009 Series was held at MEN Arena in Manchester, England from 9–11 October, and was the first major trial of the new FastNet rules that were announced by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) in 2008. New Zealand won the 2009 tournament with a 32–27 victory over Jamaica in the gold medal playoff.
The 2009 World Netball Series was played under FastNet rules, which were designed to make games faster and more television-friendly, with the ultimate aim of raising the sport's profile and attracting more spectators and greater sponsorship. Netball is now following in the footsteps of cricket and rugby in providing a shorter version of the game to appease existing netball fans and grab the attention of new ones. It was organised by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA), in conjunction with the national governing bodies of the six competing nations, as well as the Manchester City Council, England Netball, the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and UK Sport. The Manchester City Council and UK Sport also contributed funding for the inaugural tournament.The Co-operative Group were announced as title sponsors for the 2009 Series.
The 2009 World Netball Series was telecast in Australia by Network Ten; in Jamaica by Television Jamaica; in New Zealand by TV ONE; and in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports.
The 2009 World Netball Series was a new and exciting opportunity for those that have wanted to support netball to assist in making the series a success. This recent event has enabled a number of local and international companies to get behind the new concept of FastNet netball. The following were the sponsors for the 2009 World Netball Series:
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