Tournament Format

In the WFC, 16 teams are divided to 4 groups. In the group stage each team plays each other once, while the second stage of the event includes play-offs and placement matches. The composition of the groups at WFC 2017 will look as follows:


GROUP A

GROUP B

GROUP C

GROUP D

Finland (2)Sweden (1)Slovakia (9) Denmark (10)
Czech Republic (4) Switzerland (3) Australia (12)Japan (13)
Latvia (5)Germany (6)Singapore (18) USA (17)
Norway (8)Poland (7) Estonia (20)Thailand (29)

The two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarter-final. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D make it to the first playoff round (played before the quarter-finals).