Tournament schedule is ready!
All teams play 8 games in total
Friday: all teams are divided into 4 groups (A, B, C and D) of five teams, accordingly to their seeding. Teams play robin-round games in the initial groups.
Saturday: after the pool play on Friday, new pools are being formed. TOP 3 teams from each group are advancing to the power pools, whereas #4 and #5 from the group games will form two lower pools.
Power pools: TOP 3 teams from each group will form 4 new power pools (E, F, G and H) of 3 teams each. Then robin-round games will be played. #1 team from each power pool will advance to the semi-finals. #2 from each power pool will advance to semis for 5-8 place, #3 - to semis for 9-12.
Lower pools: #4 and #5 teams from each initial group will form two lower pools (J and K) of four teams. Robin-roud is being played, games carry over (i.e. teams that have played in the initial groups don't meet again, group's game result stands). After the robin-round teams #1 and #2 from the lower pools advance to semis for 13-16 places. Teams #3 and #4 from the lower pools meet in the semis for 17th place.
Sunday: The finals. All teams play one final game to determine their final standing.
There you have it ;)
