Defending champions Poland
Men’s WCH 2018 qualification:
Pool A: France (org.), Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Iceland
Pool B: Netherlands (org.), Slovakia, Greece, Austria, Luxembourg, Republic of Moldova
Pool C: Slovenia (org.), Belgium, Portugal, Latvia, Israel, Georgia
Pool D: Estonia (org.), Russia, Montenegro, Romania, Hungary, Kosovo
Pool E: Croatia (org.), Serbia, Belarus, Denmark, Switzerland, Norway
Pool F: Czech Republic (org.), Finland, Spain, Sweden, Cyprus, Northern Ireland
RULES:
The first placed teams of each Group go to World Championship, while second placed teams will get another chance to qualify for the WCH. It will be a tournament consisted of these six second placed teams and only the first placed from this tournament will go to WCH. The qualification round will be held from 23-28 May 2017.
Women’s WCH 2018 qualification:
Pool A: Croatia (org.), Russia, Hungary, Greece, Austria, Georgia
Pool B: Poland (org.), Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Cyprus, Iceland
Pool C: Bulgaria (org.), Turkey, Romania, Switzerland, Montenegro, Kosovo
Pool D: Belgium (org.), Italy, Belarus, Spain, Latvia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pool E: Azerbaijan (org.), Netherlands, Israel, Ukraine, Denmark, Norway
Pool F: Portugal (org.), Germany, France, Finland, Slovenia, Estonia
Note: The women’s second-round tournament Pool B in Poland will be taking place one week earlier (i.e. from May 23 to 28) in order to avoid a clash with the Games of the Small States of Europe taking place in late May / early June 2017 in San Marino where the national teams of Cyprus and Iceland are set to compete.
RULES:
The first placed teams of each Group go to World Championship, while second placed teams will get another chance to qualify for the WCH. It will be a tournament consisted of these six second placed teams and only the first and second placed from this tournament will go to WCH. The qualification round will be held from 22-27 August 2017.
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