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2012 Diamond Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Pretoria
Venue(s)	Heartfelt Arena
Dates	15–18 August 2012
Teams	4
TV partner(s)	SuperSport (South Africa)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Malawi
Third place	Botswana
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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. Malawi won the group stage of the series, winning all three matches, including defeating South Africa 47–42 in their third match. However, it was South Africa who won the overall series, after they defeated Malawi 47–43 in the final. The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.

Head coaches and captains

Team	Head coach	Captain
South Africa	Elize Kotze	Zanele Mdodana
Botswana		Kagisano Mawela
Malawi	Griffin Saenda	Grace Mwafulirwa
Zambia		Annie Mukamba

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Group stage

Round 1

15 August 2012	Malawi	75–32	Zambia
18:15

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15 August 2012	South Africa	55–26	Botswana
19:45

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Round 2

16 August 2012	Malawi	63–29	Botswana
18:00

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16 August 2012	South Africa	47–34	Zambia
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
18:00

17 August 2012	South Africa	42–47	Malawi
19:45

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Final table

Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Malawi	3	3	0	0	185	103	82	6
2	South Africa	3	2	1	0	144	107	37	4
3	Botswana	3	1	2	0	114	159	–45	1
4	Zambia	3	0	3	0	107	181	–74	1

  Qualified for Final
  Qualified for 3rd/4th place match

Playoffs

3rd v 4th Playoff

18 August 2012	Botswana	45–36	Zambia
12:00

Final

18 August 2012	South Africa	47–43	Malawi
13:40			Mwai Kumwenda  39/41 (95%)

Teams

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Award winners

Award	Winner	Team
Player of the Tournament	Mwai Kumwenda	Malawi

References

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2. "Netball Diamond Challenge – Heartfelt Arena 15 – 18 August 2012". www.up.ac.za. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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4. ^ "Malawi beat South Africa in Netball Diamond Challenge". www.nyasatimes.com. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. ^ "Queens Have Diamond Challenge Advantage". gsport.co.za. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
6. ^ "SA Down Malawi at Diamond Challenge". gsport.co.za. 18 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
7. ^ "Jubilant Proteas dethrone Malawi Queens 47-43". www.up.ac.za. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
8. "SuperSport to broadcast the Netball Diamond Challenge". www.sportspromedia.com. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
9. ^ "Win Over Botswana Opens Diamond Challenge". gsport.co.za. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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11. ^ "Zambia Make SA Work Hard for Win". gsport.co.za. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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• Netball South Africa Diamond Challenge
• 2012 in netball
• 2012 in South African netball
• 2012 in Botswana sport
• 2012 in Malawian sport
• 2012 in Zambian sport
• Botswana national netball team series
• Malawi national netball team series
• Zambia national netball team series
• August 2012 sports events in Africa
• Sports competitions in Pretoria