The world’s best netballers will descend on New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty in six weeks, when Tauranga hosts the official pre-season tournament for the 2012 ANZ Championship.

In a coup for North Island netball fans and a first for the league, all ten ANZ Championship teams will contest this year’s pre-season competition, to be held at the sensational new

multi-purpose venue, TECT Arena.

Event organisers have been thrilled with the response to the tournament, with over 100 weekend passes snapped up within 24 hours of tickets going on sale earlier this week.

The competition will be played across four sessions from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 March:

Session 1        Friday 2 March                         4pm-10pm

Session 2        Saturday 3 March                    9am-5pm

Session 3        Saturday 3 March                    7pm-10pm

Session 4        Sunday 4 March (FINALS)      9am-1pm

The teams have been divided into two pools, with teams within each pool playing each other once over Sessions 1 to 3.  In the final session, teams from opposing pools will play-off to determine the pre-season champion and overall ranking.

Click here for the complete tournament draw: 2012 ANZ Championship Pre-season Draw

Ticketing Information

Weekend passes are now available at www.ticketdirect.co.nz Tickets to individual sessions may be purchased through the offices of Netball Bay of Plenty on +64 7 5710 886, or email Carolyn.Haddock@netballbop.co.nz

*Weekend pass holders will receive priority seating at all sessions.

The 2012 ANZ Championship season commences on Sunday 31 March.  For further information, visit anz-championship.com.