1987 World Netball Championships Explained

The 1987 World Netball Championships was the seventh edition of the INF Netball World Cup held in Glasgow, Scotland. This quadrennial premier event in international netball featured 17 teams, and included the debut of Cook Islands.^{[1] [2]}

The format of the 1987 edition was similar to the previous edition with the teams separated into two groups with the top two continuing on to the final round. New Zealand claimed their third title going unbeaten throughout the entire tournament.

First round

Group A

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1		7	6	1	0	350	167	+183	13
2		7	6	0	1	517	179	+338	12
3		7	5	1	1	360	236	+124	11
4		7	4	0	3	254	314	–60	8
5		7	3	0	4	185	316	–131	6
6		7	2	0	5	187	291	–104	4
7		7	1	0	6	148	258	–110	2
8		7	0	0	7	107	321	–214	0

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Group B

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1		8	8	0	0	585	146	+439	16
2		8	7	0	1	377	180	+197	14
3		8	6	0	2	337	302	+35	12
4		8	5	0	3	327	252	+65	10
5		8	3	1	4	191	364	–173	7
6		8	3	0	5	175	267	–92	6
7		8	2	1	5	207	357	–150	5
8		8	0	1	7	248	409	–161	1
9		8	0	1	7	194	364	–170	1

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Placement round

Group 13-17

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1		4	4	0	0	133	90	+43	8
2		4	3	0	1	104	110	–6	6
3		4	2	0	2	122	110	+12	4
4		4	1	0	3	94	113	–19	2
5		4	0	0	4	86	116	–30	0

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Group 9-12

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1		3	3	0	0	111	69	+42	6
2		3	1	0	2	103	101	+2	2
2		3	1	0	2	87	112	–25	2
2		3	1	0	2	95	114	–19	2

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Group 5-8

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1		3	3	0	0	177	132	+45	6
2		3	1	1	1	140	134	+6	3
2		3	1	1	1	142	142	0	3
4		3	0	0	3	124	175	–51	0

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Final round

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		3	3	0	0	135	102	+33	6
		3	1	1	1	125	128	–3	3
		3	1	1	1	121	128	–7	3
4		3	0	0	3	113	136	–23	0

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Final placings

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Notes and References

1. Web site: "N Zealand victorious." Times [London, England] 29 Aug. 1987]. Times Digital Archives.
2. Web site: Women Netball VII World Championship 1987. Todor 66.
3. Web site: . World Netball Championships placings . 30 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120925214115/http://www.netball.asn.au/_uploads/res/1_365.pdf . 2012-09-25 . dead .