Share Excitement is building ahead of the British Fast5 All-Stars returning on Saturday 13th October (1-6pm) at the Copper Box Arena. The best of British netball will again be showcased by the tournament with Fast5 defending champions Loughborough Lightning joined by the top seven teams from the 2018 Vitality Netball Superleague. England Roses’ Nat Panagarry captained Lightning to the inaugural title in 2017 as they beat Team Bath 35-33 in a gripping final which went down to the wire at The O2. It was a fitting finale to a non-stop evening of thrilling netball as South African shooter and tournament MVP Renske Stoltz scored the winning five-pointer with just 20 seconds left on the clock! Re-live all the action from last year’s edition and then secure your tickets to the adrenaline-pumping event! Make sure you’re also following Fast5 All-Stars and NetballSL for the latest news with teams soon set to reveal their All-Star picks… 2017 REPORT England Roses’ Nat Panagarry captained Loughborough Lightning to the first ever Just Eat British Fast5 All-Stars Championship title as they beat Team Bath 35-33 in a gripping final which went down to the wire at The O2. It was a fitting finale to a non-stop evening of thrilling netball as South African shooter and tournament MVP Renske Stoltz scored the winning five-pointer with just 20 seconds left on the clock. Chelsea Lewis’ early shooting gave Bath a 17-9 lead, but Lightning made the most of their power play to overturn that score through Peace Proscovia’s accuracy. With just four minutes to play, Kadeen Corbin fired Bath back into their lead with a 10-pointer in their power play and sunk a three-pointer to hand her side a 33-30 lead with a minute remaining. But Stoltz held her nerve to net a five pointer and secure the title for Lightning. Speaking post-match, Panagarry said: “Today was a lot of fun but we really wanted to win. “We knew we had a brilliant chance and I am so happy for the girls to have this win leading into the season. “It is great that we could get this win for Kaz (Karen Atkinson). “We wanted to do it in the Superleague final but it is a great to end with this victory.” Lightning had defeated Wasps 31-27 in their semi-final, which was undoubtedly one of the matches of the tournament with long bombs, a last chance to win it and a sending off. Amy Flanagan was sin binned for the Superleague champions, forcing Rachel Dunn to briefly take the centre bib and Stoltz took full advantage to fire her side into the final. Roses’ defender Eboni Beckford-Chambers led Bath to the evening’s showpiece. They earned their chance to battle for the trophy and cheque for £25k with a 34-26 win over Severn Stars. Manchester Thunder, who brought back England internationals Sara Bayman and Helen Housby, went out to dark horses Severn Stars as the Roses’ Eleanor Cardwell sunk long bomb after long bomb. While Surrey Storm, who had drafted in Stacey Francis for the tournament, were eliminated after a 34-21 defeat to Wasps in Match 9. 2017 RESULTS DOUBLE ELIMINATION STAGE Match 1 Surrey Storm 11-20 Hertfordshire Mavericks Match 2 Manchester Thunder 31-42 Loughborough Lightning Match 3 Severn Stars 24-28 Wasps Netball Match 4 Team Bath 19-18 Team Northumbria Match 5 Loughborough Lightning 35-23 Wasps Netball Match 6 Hertfordshire Mavericks 5-26 Team Bath Match 7 Surrey Storm 35-22 Team Northumbria Match 8 Manchester Thunder 9-24 Severn Stars Match 9 Wasps Netball 34-21 Surrey Storm Match 10 Hertfordshire Mavericks 8-24 Severn Stars SEMI FINAL 1 Loughborough Lightning 31-27 Wasps Netball SEMI FINAL 2 Team Bath 34-26 Severn Stars FINAL Loughborough Lightning 35-33 Team Bath Related news video 17th Sep 2024 An interview with London Mavericks on Sky Sports News Reading: 0 mins Tags: Fast5 Fast5 All-Stars VNSL2018 Previous Story Manchester Thunder re-sign Eleanor Cardwell from Severn Stars Next Story Celtic Dragons announce Tania Hoffman as new head coach More News 23rd Oct 2024 News Introducing the NXT Gen League: Everything you need to know! Reading: 4 mins 8th Oct 2024 News Netball Super League set for showdown at The O2 as 2025 fixtures are announced Reading: 4 mins 7th Oct 2024 News Announcing the Netball Super Cup 2025 Reading: 2 mins 7th Oct 2024 News Netball Super League Relaunched: A Bold New Brand for a Bold New Era Reading: 2 mins 17th Sep 2024 video An interview with London Pulse on Sky Sports News Reading: 0 mins More Google Ad – MPU – Right Column