The 13th edition of the M1 Nations Cup will be held from 20 to 26 October 2019. The six-nation netball championship hosted in Singapore will see Team Singapore (26th) compete against Ireland (24th), Namibia (32nd), Botswana (25th), Papua New Guinea (19th), and Cook Islands (16th) at the OCBC Arena.
This year’s edition marks Namibia’s return to the tournament since 2012 where they will be looking to improve on their third place finish 7 years ago. 2017 Nations Cup Champions, Cook Islands are back in Singapore and will be looking for a repeat performance of taking home the Winners’ Cup. Along with Namibia, joining them from the African region is Botswana who will be bringing a strong and resolute side to Singapore despite their drop in the world rankings from 2018.
This year’s tournament will be Papua New Guinea’s eighth appearance at the M1 Nations Cup, the Pepes have finished respectfully as runners up in both 2015 and 2016. Ireland also will be looking to improve on their run of form and will be competing to break out of the bottom three this time round.