Order of team invitations:

  • According to the rules of point 2.3.1, the first three clubs invited are the top three clubs according to the world rankings: BJC Laimite, THC Nertus, and THC Stiga Elites.
  • Following this, as per point 2.3.2, one team from each member country of ITHF will be invited. Representatives from each country will be contacted.
  • CASG will use three wild cards for Czech teams based on the world rankings.
  • Next in line will be teams on the waiting list, in the following order: the top club from the highest-ranked country, the highest club from the second-highest-ranked country, and the highest team from the third-highest-ranked country. Once all ITHF member countries have selected invitations for their top clubs, the second-best clubs from member countries will follow, and so on.
  • If there are fewer than 32 clubs registered, B-teams from already registered clubs will be added. The ranking will be determined by the world rankings of the top three players in each B-team.
  • Order of the 17 ITHF member countries: Latvia, Sweden, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Slovenia, Germany, Canada, Hungary, USA, Switzerland, Denmark, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, and Portugal (clubs from Russia and Belarus will not be able to participate, and Lithuania is not an ITHF member).