| Diamond Challenge | |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Dates: | 15–18 August 2012 |
| Host Country: | South Africa |
| City: | Pretoria |
| Venues: | Heartfelt Arena |
| Tv: | SuperSport (South Africa) |
| Winners: | South Africa |
| Second: | Malawi |
| Third: | Botswana |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Next Season: | 2013 |
The 2012 Diamond Challenge was the inaugural Diamond Challenge netball series. It featured South Africa, Botswana, Malawi and Zambia. The series was played in August 2012 at Pretoria's Heartfelt Arena.[1] [2] [3] Malawi won the group stage of the series, winning all three matches, including defeating South Africa 47–42 in their third match.[4] [5] However, it was South Africa who won the overall series, after they defeated Malawi 47–43 in the final.[3] [6] [7] The series was broadcast live on SuperSport in South Africa.[1] [8]
| Team | Head coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|
| Elize Kotze | Zanele Mdodana | |
| Kagisano Mawela[9] | ||
| Griffin Saenda[10] | ||
| Annie Mukamba[11] | ||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 103 | 82 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 107 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 159 | –45 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 107 | 181 | –74 | 1 |
| valign=top | Head Coach: Elize Kotze ----Starting 7: Chrisna Bootha Maryka Holtzhausen Zanele Mdodana (c) Thuli Qegu Bongiwe Msomi Karla Mostert Vanes-Mari du Toit ----Squad: Nosiphiwo Goda Precious Mthembu Melissa Myburgh Adele Niemand Anneret Viljoen | valign=top |