Check out the history and past winners of the Asian Netball Championships 2022 (ANC), which is slated to run from September 3 to September 11, 2022, will be held at the OCBC Hall in Singapore.
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The Asian Netball Championships 2022 (ANC), which is slated to run from September 3 to September 11, 2022, will be held at the OCBC Hall in Singapore. The top two teams will receive automatic berths to the Netball World Cup 2023. This tournament is held every two years and will feature 11 teams. Singapore, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Maldives, Hong Kong, and the Philippines are the participating nations. The Covid-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of the 2020 championships.
There are two group stages in the competition in which the results of the first stage will determine the groupings for the second stage. Teams will form a partnership within their group after the second round. These play-offs will decide overall rankings for the teams in the middle and lower groups of the second round. The two games in the top group will serve as the semifinals of the competition. While the losers will compete with each other for third place, the winners will be vying for the title.
The Asian Netball Championship is a netball competition conducted every two years that features teams from all around Asia. The inaugural edition took place in 1985 in which Malaysia emerged as the champion. The first seven editions were conducted every four years before switching to every two years from 2012. Sri Lanka is the most successful team winning the championship five times overall. The last edition was also won by Sri Lanka in which the team defeated Singapore 69-50.
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Venue | Number of teams |
| 1985 | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5 |
| 1989 | Sri Lanka | Singapore | Malaysia | New Delhi, India | 4 |
| 1993 | Hong Kong | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Hong Kong | 5 |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia | Singapore | Singapore | 5 |
| 2001 | Sri Lanka | Singapore | Malaysia | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 8 |
| 2005 | Singapore | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Toa Payoh Sports Hall, Singapore | 7 |
| 2009 | Sri Lanka | Singapore | Malaysia | Juara Stadium, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 9 |
| 2012 | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Malaysia | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 10 |
| 2014 | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Malaysia | Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena, Singapore | 10 |
| 2016 | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Singapore | Thailand | 9 |
| 2018 | Sri Lanka | Singapore | Malaysia | Singapore Sports Hub OCBC Arena, Singapore | 12 |
