Round 1 (Friday)

4 Quarterfinals (best of 5) – Friday

• Winners enter round 2
• Round 1B: Losers vs losers to enter round 2b

Round 2 (Friday)

Winners of round 1 (best of 5) – Friday

• Winners of this round enter semifinals
• Losers compete against winners of Round 1B – winners enter semifinals

Round 3 (Saturday)

Semifinals (best of 5)

• Winners enter finals – losers ranked 3^rd

Round 4 (Sunday)

Bronze and Gold Medal Matches (best of 5)

Matches per team: minimum 2 matches – maximum 5 matches

Seeding / draw

Seeded 1/2:

• European and South American Cup holders (position drawn)

Seeded 8/7:

• Other participating continental Cup holders (position drawn)

Seeded 3/4:

• 1^st and 2^nd World Tour Ranking (position drawn)

Seeded 5/6:

• 3^rd and 4^th World Tour Ranking (position drawn)

Seeded 7/8 (if applicable):

• 5^th and 6^th World Tour Ranking (position drawn)