2009 World Netball Series

The 2009 World Netball Series was the inaugural World Netball Series. England hosted Australia, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand and Samoa in a series, played in October 2009, at Manchester's MEN Arena. The series was organised and hosted by the International Federation of Netball Associations, England Netball, Manchester City Council, the Northwest Regional Development Agency and UK Sport. It was sponsored by The Co-operative Group.
With a team coached by Ruth Aitken and captained by Casey Williams, New Zealand won the inaugural series after defeating Jamaica 32–27 in the final. Australia finished the series in third place after beating England 23–18 in a play off. Malawi's Mwai Kumwenda was named tournament MVP.