The following countries will take part, Their real life world ranking is listed.
Russia (1)
Finland (2)
Sweden (3)
Canada (4)
Czech Republic (5)
United States (6)
Switzerland (7)
Germany (8)
Norway (9)
Slovakia (10)
Belarus (11)
Latvia (12)
Denmark (13)
France (14)
Austria (15)
Kazahstan (16)
Italy (17)
Ukraine (19)
Great Britain (21)
Japan (22)
Poland (23)
QUALIFICATION ROUND
GROUP A
France
Kazakhstan
Ukraine
Japan
GROUP B
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
Poland
TOP TEAMS FROM EACH GROUP ADVANCE
2ND PLACED TEAMS FROM BOTH GROUPS PLAY A GAME TO SEE WHO GETS THE 3RD QUALIFICATION SPOT
GROUP STAGE
GROUP A
Russia
Germany
Norway
(Winner of Qualification Playoff)
GROUP B
Finland
Switzerland
Slovakia
(Winner of Qualification Group B)
GROUP C
Sweden
United States
Belarus
(Winner of Qualification Group A)
GROUP D
Canada
Czech Republic
Latvia
Denmark |