Tournament format
Group stage
Slot 1 to 10
Group A
6 teams · round robin · 5 matches per team
Group B
6 teams · round robin · 5 matches per team
Group C
6 teams · round robin · 5 matches per team
Group D
6 teams · round robin · 5 matches per team
Overall standings
Rank 1 to 24
Wins, then points scored
Quartet stage
Q1
Rank 1–4
Q2
Rank 5–8
Q3
Rank 9–12
Q4
Rank 13–16
Q5
Rank 17–20
Q6
Rank 21–24
Slot 17: placement matches
The runners-up and third-placed teams of each paired quartet play each other
- Q1 vs Q2
- Q3 vs Q4
- Q5 vs Q6
Slot 18: finals
The winners of each paired quartet decide the final ranks
Tournament winner
Winner Q1 vs winner Q2
Cup B
Winner Q3 vs winner Q4
Cup C
Winner Q5 vs winner Q6
Rules in short
Match format
Fixed points played out in full, always an odd number — a draw is impossible.
Scoring
Win ratio, then points per match (capped), then head-to-head, then a lot decision — always calculated as a ratio, even with an equal number of matches played.
Final placement
Block model: Q1+Q2 form the top ranks, Q3+Q4 the middle ones, Q5+Q6 the bottom ones. No one crosses a block boundary.
Slot 17 and slot 18 no longer change any standings — only win or loss counts toward the final placement there.