Storm join Thunder, Jets and Dragons in Friday's Fast Net Finals

A thrilling weekend of action has whittled the field down to four, with Surrey champions Surrey Storm joining Manchester champions Northern Thunder, Yorkshire Jets and Celtic Dragons in the Finals Nights to see who will be crowned overall champions of the Catherdral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix.

Some scintillating play was witnessed by sell-out crowds in Manchester and Surrey as the competition captured the imagination of the crowd and produced drama throughout the weekend.

The success of the weekend hasn’t gone unnoticed. Jackie Wilson, Marketing Manager, of title sponsors Cathedral City said: “We are extremely excited to be working with England Netball to support the Netball Superleague and Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix. We hope the sponsorship of this fantastic event will help catapult more local female role models into the media limelight as these talented sportswomen are currently under-recognised! A massive congratulations to Northern Thunder and Surrey Storm for winning their respective Conference finals and to Yorkshire Jets and Celtic Dragons for qualifying for Finals Night. We cannot wait until the finals, which are sure to be nail-bitingly close.”

Superleague General Manager, Andy Crook said “Following on from the superb victory of the England teams at the World Netball Series in Liverpool, there was no better time to host a top flight domestic version of the game. The first instalment of the Cathedral City Lighter Fast Net Grand Prix was an overwhelming success both on the court and off of it. Both the Manchester and Surrey Conferences were a complete sell out and with home crowd support cheering them on, Northern Thunder and Surrey Storm played superbly to come away victorious in their respective Conferences.”

There are still a limited number of tickets available for the Finals Night which takes place on Friday 13 January, 6.30pm at Surrey Sports Park. To get your tickets to watch the dramatic conclusion of this fantastic tournament, visit the Surrey Sports Park Box Office here or call 01483 689111.

For more information about the main sponsor of the competition, head over to www.cathedralcity.co.uk

Manchester Conference: Results
Northern Thunder 28 – 14 Yorkshire Jets
Yorkshire Jets 34 – 19 Team Northumbria
Loughborough Lightning 21 – 16 Team Northumbria
Northern Thunder 32 – 16 Loughborough Lightning
Team Northumbria 12 – 34 Northern Thunder
Yorkshire Jets 25 – 22 Loughborough Lightning

3rd/4th place play-off
Loughborough Lightning 26 – 25 Team Northumbria

Manchester Conference Final
Northern Thunder 25 – 23 Yorkshire Jets (after extra-time)

Surrey Conference: Results Surrey Storm 33 – 14 Hertfordshire Mavericks
Celtic Dragons 19 – 18 Hertfordshire Mavericks
Celtic Dragons 25 – 23 Team Bath
Team Bath 23 – 35 Surrey Storm
Celtic Dragons 24 – 30 Surrey Storm
Hertfordshire Mavericks 31 – 24 Team Bath

3rd/4th place play-off
Hertfordshire Mavericks 21 – 20 Team Bath

Surrey Conference Final
Surrey Storm 25 – 19 Celtic Dragons