This results in a greater chance of participating in the final and one more round of play overall.

In the preliminary round, each team plays against every team in its group. After that, there will be a knockout round for the first two teams of each group and a tournament for the other teams to fight for the Golden Pineapple. On Saturday, after dinner, you will already play the round of 16 or your first round for the Golden Pineapple. Until shortly before the end, 50 teams still have the chance to qualify for the next world championship; be it as world champion or winner of the rounds for the Golden Pineapple. The teams that lost their round of 16 matches will play on Sunday to determine their ranking. Most teams play ten games, the finalists 11. The teams eliminated in the quarterfinals and semifinals have one or two games less.