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2018 Netball Superleague season

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2018 Netball Superleague season
LeagueNetball Superleague
SportNetball
Number of teams10
2018 Netball Superleague season
ChampionsWasps Netball
  Runners-upLoughborough Lightning
  Minor premiersWasps Netball
Seasons

The 2018 Netball Superleague season was the thirteenth season of the Netball Superleague, the elite domestic netball competition in the United Kingdom.

Overview

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Format

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The format was the same as the previous season, with a double round-robin structure utilised. The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners of these matches meeting in the grand final.[1]

Teams

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Team[2] Base
. Celtic Dragons Cardiff, Wales
. benecosMavericks Hatfield, Hertfordshire
. Loughborough Lightning Loughborough, Leicestershire
. Manchester Thunder Manchester, Greater Manchester
Severn Stars Worcester, Worcestershire
Sirens Glasgow, Scotland
. Surrey Storm Guildford, Surrey
. Team Bath Bath, Somerset
. Team Northumbria Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Wasps Netball Coventry, West Midlands

Results

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Regular season

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  • To read scores and statistics from all matches throughout the season click here.

Ladder

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2018 Netball Superleague ladder
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wasps Netball (Q) 18 16 2 1123 821 +302 48 Qualify for the play-offs
2 Loughborough Lightning (Q) 18 15 3 1054 852 +202 45
3 Manchester Thunder (Q) 18 15 3 1056 887 +169 45
4 Team Bath (Q) 18 11 7 922 849 +73 33
5 benecosMavericks (Q) 18 10 8 979 912 +67 30
6 Severn Stars (Q) 18 8 10 904 883 +21 24
7 Surrey Storm (Q) 18 5 13 904 1004 −100 15
8 Sirens (Q) 18 5 13 815 962 −147 15
9 Team Northumbria[a] 18 3 15 817 1022 −205 9
10 Celtic Dragons 18 2 16 768 1150 −382 6
Source: [3][4]
(Q) Top eight qualify for the 2018 Fast5 Netball All-Stars Championship
Notes:

Grand Final

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7 July 2018
6.00pm
Report
Stats
Wasps Netball 55–51 Loughborough Lightning    Copper Box Arena, London[5][6][7]
Umpires: Gary Burgess and Jackie Mizon
Scoring by quarter: 12-12, 16-12, 15-16, 12-11

References

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  1. ^ "2018 Superleague overview". scoreboard.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Vitality Netball Superleague Season". Netball Scoop. 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 results and final table". www.teambath.com. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Table". www.netballsl.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Superleague Grand Final: Wasps 55-51 Loughborough". BBC Sport. 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Wasps beat Lightning to secure back-to-back titles!". netballsl.com. 8 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Wasps beat Loughborough Lightning to claim back-to-back Netball Superleague titles". Sky Sports. 7 July 2018.