The 16 teams are divided into four groups in the Preliminary Round.
More information about the format.
| Group A:
(Cologne)
| | Group B:
(Mannheim)
| | Group C:
(Mannheim)
| | Group D:
(Cologne*) | |  Russia
| |  Canada
| |  Sweden
| |  Finland
| |  Belarus
| |  Switzerland
| |  Czech Rep.
| |  USA
| |  Slovakia
| |  Latvia
| |  Norway
| |  Germany
| |  Kazakhstan
| |  Italy
| |  France
| |  Denmark
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* Opening game USA-Germany in Gelsenkirchen
Click here to download a PDF version of the schedule. | | | | Preliminary Round | | Fri, May 7 | 1 | 20:15 D | Gelsenkirchen | 
| USA | vs. | 
| Germany | | Sat, May 8 | 2 | 16:15 B | Mannheim | 
| Canada | vs. | 
| Italy | | Sat, May 8 | 3 | 20:15 D | Cologne | 
| Finland | vs. | 
| Denmark | | Sat, May 8 | 4 | 20:15 B | Mannheim | 
| Switzerland | vs. | 
| Latvia | | Sun, May 9 | 5 | 16:15 A | Cologne | 
| Belarus | vs. | 
| Kazakhstan | | Sun, May 9 | 6 | 16:15 C | Mannheim | 
| Czech Rep. | vs. | 
| France | | Sun, May 9 | 7 | 20:15 A | Cologne | 
| Slovakia | vs. | 
| Russia | | Sun, May 9 | 8 | 20:15 C | Mannheim | 
| Norway | vs. | 
| Sweden | | Mon, May 10 | 9 | 16:15 D | Cologne |
| USA | vs. |
| Denmark | | Mon, May 10 | 10 | 16:15 B | Mannheim |
| Switzerland | vs. |
| Italy | | Mon, May 10 | 11 | 20:15 D | Cologne |
| Germany | vs. |
| Finland | | Mon, May 10 | 12 | 20:15 B | Mannheim |
| Latvia | vs. |
| Canada | | Tue, May 11 | 13 | 16:15 A | Cologne |
| Russia | vs. |
| Kazakhstan | | Tue, May 11 | 14 | 16:15 C | Mannheim |
| Czech Rep. | vs. |
| Norway | | Tue, May 11 | 15 | 20:15 A | Cologne |
| Belarus | vs. |
| Slovakia | | Tue, May 11 | 16 | 20:15 C | Mannheim |
| Sweden | vs. |
| France | | Wed, May 12 | 17 | 16:15 D | Cologne |
| Denmark | vs. |
| Germany | | Wed, May 12 | 18 | 16:15 B | Mannheim |
| Italy | vs. |
| Latvia | | Wed, May 12 | 19 | 20:15 D | Cologne |
| Finland | vs. |
| USA | | Wed, May 12 | 20 | 20:15 B | Mannheim |
| Canada | vs. |
| Switzerland | | Thu, May 13 | 21 | 16:15 A | Cologne |
| Russia | vs. |
| Belarus | | Thu, May 13 | 22 | 16:15 C | Mannheim |
| France | vs. |
| Norway | | Thu, May 13 | 23 | 20:15 A | Cologne |
| Kazakhstan | vs. |
| Slovakia | | Thu, May 13 | 24 | 20:15 C | Mannheim |
| Sweden | vs. |
| Czech Rep. | | | | Qualification Round | | Fri, May 14 | 25 | 16:15 E | Cologne | | 2A | vs. | | 3D | | Fri, May 14 | 26 | 16:15 F | Mannheim | | 2B | vs. | | 3C | | Fri, May 14 | 27 | 20:15 E | Cologne | | 1D | vs. | | 3A | | Fri, May 14 | 28 | 20:15 F | Mannheim | | 1C | vs. | | 3B | | Sat, May 15 | 31 | 20:15 E | Cologne | | 1A | vs. | | 2D | | Sat, May 15 | 32 | 20:15 F | Mannheim | | 1B | vs. | | 2C | | Sun, May 16 | 35 | 16:15 E | Cologne | | 3D | vs. | | 1A | | Sun, May 16 | 36 | 16:15 F | Mannheim | | 3B | vs. | | 3C | | Sun, May 16 | 37 | 20:15 E | Cologne | | 2D | vs. | | 3A | | Sun, May 16 | 38 | 20:15 F | Mannheim | | 1C | vs. | | 2B | | Mon, May 17 | 39 | 16:15 E | Cologne | | 1D | vs. | | 2A | | Mon, May 17 | 40 | 16:15 F | Mannheim | | 3C | vs. | | 1B | | Mon, May 17 | 41 | 20:15 E | Cologne | | 3A | vs. | | 3D | | Mon, May 17 | 42 | 20:15 F | Mannheim | | 2C | vs. | | 3B | | Tue, May 18 | 45 | 16:15 E | Cologne | | 2A | vs. | | 2D | | Tue, May 18 | 46 | 16:15 F | Mannheim | | 2B | vs. | | 2C | | Tue, May 18 | 47 | 20:15 E | Cologne | | 1A | vs. | | 1D | | Tue, May 18 | 48 | 20:15 F | Mannheim | | 1B | vs. | | 1C | | | | Relegation Round | | Sat, May 15 | 29 | 16:15 | Cologne | | 4D | vs. | | 4A | | Sat, May 15 | 30 | 16:15 | Mannheim | | 4B | vs. | | 4C | | Sun, May 16 | 33 | 12:15 | Cologne | | 4C | vs. | | 4D | | Sun, May 16 | 34 | 12:15 | Mannheim | | 4B | vs. | | 4A | | Tue, May 18 | 43 | 12:15 | Cologne | | 4D | vs. | | 4B | | Tue, May 18 | 44 | 12:15 | Mannheim | | 4A | vs. | | 4C | | | | Quarterfinals | | Thu, May 20 | 49 | 16:15 | Cologne | 1E-4F or 2E-3F | | Thu, May 20 | 50 | 16:15 | Mannheim | 1F-4E or 2F-3E | | Thu, May 20 | 51 | 20:15 | Cologne | 1E-4F or 2E-3F | | Thu, May 20 | 52 | 20:15 | Mannheim | 1F-4E or 2F-3E | | Allocation of the pairings to the afternoon or evening slot to be determined by the directorate.
If Germany qualifies, they will play the respective evening game. | | | | Semi-finals | | Sat, May 22 | 53 | 14:00 | Cologne | W(1E-4F) vs. W(2F-3E) or W(1F-4E) vs. W(2E-3F) | | Sat, May 22 | 54 | 18:00 | Cologne | W(1E-4F) vs. W(2F-3E) or W(1F-4E) vs. W(2E-3F) | | Allocation of the pairings to the afternoon or evening slot to be determined by the directorate. | | | | Bronze-medal game
| | Sun, May 23 | 55 | 16:15 | Cologne | | | | | | | | | Final | | Sun, May 23 | 56 | 20:30 | Cologne | | | | | | | | | Game schedule subject to change. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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