Qualification tournament

1 day single elimination with a minimum of 8 teams and a maximum of 24 teams to qualify 4 teams and to fill any vacancy (ies) in the Main Draw due to withdrawals of Main Draw teams;

The participating teams of the qualification tournament must bear all costs related to their international travel, board and lodging.

 

Main Draw

Preliminary phase

2-3 days - 6 groups of 6 teams, each playing round robin with 36 teams – 4 top ranked teams of each group will qualify for the final phase.

 

Final phase

2-3 days’ single elimination with 24 qualified teams, including the bronze and gold medal matches