Separate qualification from table points
The top two teams in each initial pool move to the Cup pathway, while third and fourth enter the Plate. Those placing consequences remain important. The no-carry rule concerns the results used to form the next phase’s standings, not an erasure of which pathway the team qualified for.
Write the initial pool finish and the second-phase group in separate columns. A strong first-phase record can explain Cup qualification without appearing as points in the new group table. That is not automatically a missing-results feed.
Count the new opponents for the new phase
The announced second phase forms new four-team pools, each containing one team from each original pool. Each side plays three matches within that new stage. Use those fixtures when reconstructing the second-phase record instead of adding the initial three again.
For an illustrative completed second-phase table, a team’s displayed three-game record describes those new matches. It should not be expected to show six games merely because the team has played six across both phases. Keep the full tournament match history separately if that is the statistic you want.
Check the edition before comparing an archive
World Netball presents the change as part of the 2027 Cup-and-Plate format. An explanation built around a prior edition can therefore be authentic but unsuitable for the new table. Preserve 2027 and the actual phase label when saving a programme or standings screenshot.
After phase two, the announced format moves into crossover semifinals and placing matches. Use the current official draw when it is available to identify actual opponents and timings; the structural explanation does not establish those future pairings. Separating pathway qualification, phase points and the complete match log makes the new format understandable without inventing a result or silently carrying an old scoring method forward.