South Africa has taken great pride in hosting its first major netball tournament, but World Cup organisers have stunted the event's potential with a number of failures, writes Brittany Carter.
Well, it depends on who you ask.
Hundreds of Australians bought premium packages for the tournament, ranging from $1,500 to $3,000 for return flights, accommodation and all Diamonds games, including finals. For context, the Women's T20 World Cup was also played in South Africa in March this year, with fans paying R30 to attend cricket matches in the group stages and R50 for the final.That may seem cheap as chips to Australians at $3 to $5, but the price point delivered a record crowd for a women's sports match in South Africa when 12,782 people turned up to Newlands for the decider between the hosts and Australia.
The Liverpool set-up was similar to what was used at the 2015 World Cup in Sydney, where a ticket bought you a seat to all games played at the Superdome across a single day. The ticketing system run by Plankton requires group bookings of more than six to be made via a separate contact.
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