Netball: Singapore hit a century of objectives, beating Japan 103-3 at Asian Netball C’ship

SINGAPORE – Hosts Singapore bought off to a profitable begin on the Asian Netball Championship (ANC) as they beat Japan 103-3 within the opening match of the competitors on Saturday (Sept 3).

On the OCBC Area, the Republic, ranked thirty fourth on this planet, surged to a 21-2 lead within the first quarter, however suffered a scare when veteran attacker Charmaine Soh appeared to maintain an harm on her proper knee lower than eight minutes into the second quarter.

Regardless of the setback, Singapore remained untroubled as Lee Pei Shan crammed Soh’s position and continued to dominate the one-sided encounter.

Three-time Asian champions Singapore restricted Japan to goalless second and third quarters as they entered the ultimate quarter-hour with a 79-2 lead, earlier than passing the 100-goal mark within the remaining quarter-hour to cap the emphatic win.

Japan are unranked and the vast majority of their 10-player squad listed below are uncapped on the worldwide stage.

Singapore co-captain Khor Ting Fang stated: “For at this time, given that it is the first sport that we have been enjoying internationally and particularly with a house crowd, there undoubtedly was somewhat bit of pleasure and nerves concerned there.

“However kudos to the Japanese group, they actually performed very patiently. They performed their their very own sport, they usually by no means gave up. And that is one thing I feel we will take away from them.

“As for our personal play, there are some elements the place the movement went fairly effectively by way of the best way we introduced the ball down the courtroom.”

The ANC is the primary worldwide netball competitors for Singapore for the reason that 2019 SEA Video games and can also be a qualifying match for the 2023 Netball World Cup.

The highest two groups on the ANC will e book their place at subsequent 12 months’s World Cup, which will probably be held in Cape City, South Africa.