La composición de los grupos será esta:
GROUP A
England (1)
Austria
Japan
GROUP B
Republic of Ireland (
Denmark
South Africa
GROUP C
Scotland (4)
Canada
Sweden
GROUP D
Wales (5)
Spain
Italy
GROUP E
Netherlands (2)
Gibraltar
Poland
GROUP F
Germany (7)
Finland
USA
GROUP G
Australia (3)
Croatia
New Zealand
GROUP H
Northern Ireland (6)
Belgium
Hungary
De cada grupo se clasifican los dos mejores equipos..
En la fase de grupos, el formato será el clásico 501 y será al mejor de 9 mangas.
La victoria da 2 puntos mientras que la derrota no contabiliza nada.
En caso de empate a puntos, la nación con mejor ratio mangas ganadas-perdidas será primera.
Por último os dejo el cuadro hasta la final:
Knockout Phase
The top two nations from each group will progress to the knockout stage from the last 16 onwards, which will be played in a bracket format as follows:
Last 16
Match One - Winner Group A v Runner-Up Group B
Match Two - Winner Group B v Runner-Up Group A
Match Three - Winner Group C v Runner-Up Group D
Match Four - Winner Group D v Runner-Up Group C
Match Five - Winner Group E v Runner-Up Group F
Match Six - Winner Group F v Runner-Up Group E
Match Seven - Winner Group G v Runner-Up Group H
Match Eight - Winner Group H v Runner-Up Group G
All matches will be played as the best of nine legs of 501 in a Doubles format, with the first team to win five legs winning the match.
Quarter-Finals
Match Nine - Winner Match One v Winner Match Two
Match Ten - Winner Match Three v Winner Match Four
Match 11 - Winner Match Five v Winner Match Six
Match 12 - Winner Match Seven v Winner Match Eight
The Quarter-Finals will be played as two best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play. In the event of both nations winning one Singles match apiece, a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match will be played to decide the tie.
Semi-Finals
Match 13 - Winner Match Nine v Winner Match Ten
Match 14 - Winner Match 11 v Winner Match 12
The Semi-Finals will be played as two best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play. In the event of both nations winning one Singles match apiece, a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match will be played to decide the tie.
Final
Winner Match 13 v Winner Match 14
The Final will be played as four best of seven leg 501 Singles matches, with both nations nominating the order in which their players play the first two matches, and then Reverse Singles following, In the event of both nations winning two Singles matches apiece, a best of seven leg 501 Doubles match will be played to decide the tie.