Europe Netball Open Challenge


The Europe Netball Open Challenge is an international netball tournament organised by Europe Netball. It was originally known as the European Netball Festival and later as the Netball Europe Open Challenge. It mainly features second level national netball teams affiliated to Europe Netball. It has also included guest teams from outside Europe. Europe's top level teams play in the Netball Europe Open Championships. The Republic of Ireland are the competition's most successful team. Other winners have included Grenada, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates.

History

European Netball Festival

The Open Challenge evolved from Netball Festivals played in 2008, 2010 and 2012. The Republic of Ireland hosted the 2008 festival. Other participants included Gibraltar and Israel. The 2010 Festival was won by a Great Britain U19 team.
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Netball Europe Open Challenge

The 2013, 2015 and 2016 tournaments were played alongside the Netball Europe Open Championships.
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Europe Netball Open Challenge

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  • The 2019 tournament also featured a British Armed Forces team. They were effectively the overall winner, after winning all their games during the series.
  • At the 2021 tournament, Northern Ireland also played a series of separate matches against Gibraltar and the Isle of Man. Northern Ireland did not compete in the tournament.
  • The 2025 tournament was cancelled. After the Palestine Solidarity Campaign objected to Israel competing, Europe Netball decided to cancel the whole tournament.