Malaysia national netball team
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 team that represents Malaysia in international competition. In 2005, the Singaporean team
Singapore national netball team
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 won the Asian Netball Championship
Asian Netball Championship
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 with a win over the Malaysian team, scoring 53–39 in the Finals. Malaysia qualified for the 2011 World Netball Championships in Singapore, finishing sixteenth. The team for the World Championships was coached by Choo Kon Lee and captained by Aruna Santhappan. As of July 2011, Malaysia are 22nd in the IFNA World Rankings
IFNA World Rankings
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Team

Twelve players were selected for the 2011 World Netball Championships, held from 3–10 July.
Malaysia national netball team
Players Coaching staff
  • Aruna Santhappan (c)
  • Nur Ezzaini Mohd Nor
  • Norashikin Kamal Zaman
  • Izyan Syazana Mohd Wazir
  • Nurul Adha Abu Bakar
  • Siti Nor Farhana Mustafa
  • Noramirah Dayana Noor Azhar
  • Nur Syafazliyana Mohd Ali
  • Nurul Shaffa Mustafa
  • Nur Shamilia Mohd Samsudin
  • Nur Salfarina Mohd Amin
  • Noor Atika Mohd Radzi
  • Head coach: Choo Kon Lee
  • Manager: Datin Seri Shamsiah M. Yasin

  • Competitive history

    World Netball Championships
    Year Championship Location Placing
    1983 6th World Championships  Singapore
    Singapore
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    11th
    1987 7th World Championships  Glasgow
    Glasgow
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    , Scotland
    N/A
    1991 8th World Championships  Sydney
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    , Australia
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    1995 9th World Championships  Birmingham
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    , England
    N/A
    1999 10th World Championships  Christchurch
    Christchurch
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    , New Zealand
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    2003 11th World Championships  Kingston
    Kingston, Jamaica
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    , Jamaica
    DNP
    2007 12th World Championships  Auckland
    Auckland
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    , New Zealand
    16th
    2011 13th World Championships  Singapore
    Singapore
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    16th

    Netball at the Commonwealth Games
    Commonwealth Games
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    Year Games Event Location Placing
    1998 XVI Games
    1998 Commonwealth Games
    The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

     
    1st Netball  Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur
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    , Malaysia
    8th
    2002 XVII Games
    2002 Commonwealth Games
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    2nd Netball  Manchester
    Manchester
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    , England
    DNP
    2006 XVIII Games
    2006 Commonwealth Games
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    3rd Netball
    Netball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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    Melbourne
    Melbourne
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    , Australia
    DNP
    2010 XIV Games
    2010 Commonwealth Games
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    4th Netball
    Netball at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
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    Delhi
    Delhi
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    , India
    DNP


    Other events
    • 2007 Arafura Games
      Arafura Games
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      : 4th
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