2016 Diamond Challenge

2016 Diamond Challenge
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
CityDurban
Venue(s)Westville Campus
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Dates2–5 October 2016
Teams4
TV partnerSuperSport (South Africa)
Final positions
Champions South Africa
Runners-up Zimbabwe
Third place Uganda

The 2016 Diamond Challenge was the fourth Diamond Challenge netball series. It featured South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe and a Netball South Africa President's XII. The series was played in October 2016 at the Westville Campus of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. With a team coached by Norma Plummer and captained by Bongiwe Msomi, South Africa won the series. South Africa finished the series undefeated, winning all four matches. In the final they defeated Zimbabwe 68–34. Zimbabwe, 21st in the World Netball Rankings, qualified for the final and caused an upset when they beat Uganda, ranked 8th, 42–39 in their final group stage match. The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.