Group Stage

• 40 teams divided into two groups
• 10 matches
• Top 7 teams from each group advance to the Finals
• Teams placed 8th–17th in their groups advance to the Last Chance Stage
• The remaining teams get eliminated

Last Chance Stage

• 20 teams
• 10 matches
• Top 6 teams advance to the Finals
• The remaining teams get eliminated

Finals

• Match Point format - the winner is the team that first scores 50 points and takes first place in one of the following matches. The remaining teams will be distributed according to their overall points scored