Sunday’s announcement by World Netball that both Sri Lanka and Zambia were being withdrawn from the Netball World Youth Cup 2025 due to non-appearance has left some question from teams affected. With Gibraltar grouped in the same pool as Zambia, Gibraltar will receive an unexpected two points and is certain now to finish fourth in the group. Gibraltar finishing fourth in their group under the original schedule would have played teams also ranked fourth in other groups. Gibraltar already having felt the strengths of both Cook Islands and Malaysia in their first two matches. Netball World Youth Cup organisers have not made any changes to the original schedule as of yet, with the unprecedented situation of two teams withdrawn impacting on the next stage of matches.