Featuring likes of the World Champion New Zealand, Australia, England, Jamaica, and many more top netball nations, WNC 2011 is the most prestigious event of netball in the whole world. Among eight nations to qualify for quarter finals was the Northern Ireland that made their appearance in World Championship finals rounds. New Zealand also advanced to gold medal playoff just by defeating England and South Africa, whereas Australia joined the Antipodean rivals after the victories over Jamaica and Malawi.