The tournament was held at Vector Arena in Auckland for the second year in a row.

[1] Hosts New Zealand defeated Australia in the Grand Final by 56 to 27, to record their fourth overall series victory in the tournament.

[2] The 2013 Fast5 Netball World Series was played in Auckland, New Zealand over three days, from 8-10 November.

[citation needed] 20 matches were played over three days, under the Fast5 rules of netball.

[3] The tournament was contested by the six top national netball teams in the world, according to the INF World Rankings: New Zealand, Australia, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa.