PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 Million participants in 80 Countries around the world… The sport of NETBALL comes to Denver! Denver, Colorado (October 30th, 2019) - Netball America Inc. is excited to be bringing the globally popular sport of Netball to Colorado USA for the annual U.S. Open Netball Championships® on November 8-10, 2019. FREE ENTRY TO THE PUBLIC! This event will see participants from 10 countries (USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda and the U.S. Virgin Islands) and 16 U.S. States (AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA TN, TX, WA & UT) to compete for the U.S. Open Championship title and the coveted Netball America Cup. FEATURING AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST & MLB WORLD SERIES CHAMPION! Netball, with its roots in women’s basketball, has been played throughout the world for over 110 years. Now an International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized sport Netball America is expanding the game across the USA. “What a great opportunity for teachers and students to come and experience this great team sport that we can help introduce into their schools! We already have over 70 schools running our Netball programs.” says Sonya Ottaway, President of Netball America. We welcome Diamond Sponsor Medallia. “It’s exciting for Medallia to support a rapidly emerging sport in the USA – Netball! Also, we love what Netball America is doing to empower girls and women by helping increase participation in sports, breaking down barriers to reduce discrimination and increasing social-emotional well-being”, says Sophie Chesters, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Medallia. CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES Location: Gold Crown Foundation, 150 S Harlan Street, Lakewood, Colorado, 80226. Times: Friday November 8th 5-7pm Saturday November 9th 8am – 5pm. Opening ceremonies at 9.30am featuring American Idol finalist Carly Smithson, the Airforce Academy Highschool Color Guard and MLB Chicago WhiteSox World Series Champion Brian Anderson. Sunday November 10th 8.30am to 2pm – playoffs. Event streamed free live globally via: http://golivesportscast.com/2019/10/live-us-open-netball- championships-nov-8-10th-2019/ “Denver is a true sports town and have been proud to host all-star celebrations for the NHL, NBA, MLS and MLB. We are now excited to add The U.S. Open Netball Championships to this list! Our community partner, The Gold Crown Fieldhouse, is a perfect location for this world class global event.”, says Matthew Payne, Executive Director, Denver Sports Commission. About Netball: A non-contact sport (players must defend the ball from a distance of 3 feet, and no defending of the player is allowed); boys and girls and men and women can play on the same team or against each other given it is non-contact; a true team sport (players are restricted to zones and must pass the ball to their teammates in order to move the ball down the court); no backboard (so shooters develop great hand/eye coordination); no stealing of the ball is allowed and no dribbling; doesn’t matter the size or fitness level there is a position on court for everyone. Contact: Steve Anderson, VP Marketing, [email protected] (+1) 888-221-3650. Visit www.NetballAmerica.com for more information. .