The Netball World Cup (NWC), previously known as the World Netball (WN) Championships, is netball’s flagship event owned by WN, and it brings together the top 16 teams in the world every four years. The hosts of the NWC automatically qualify for the competition, as well as the top five teams in the WN World Rankings on the date of qualification. The remaining 10 teams are decided through qualifiers in WN’s five regions, with the top two teams from each qualifier invited by WN to compete at the NWC.