Overview

• Eight nations are confirmed for the Final 8: Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Belgium, Argentina and Austria.
• The seeded pots place Italy (1), Germany (4), Spain (7) and France (8) in Pot 1, with Czech Republic (9), Argentina (10), Belgium (11) and Austria (20) in Pot 2.
• The quarterfinal bracket will be set by a draw on Wednesday, Sept. 17 in Bologna’s Piazza Maggiore, determining Argentina’s opponent from the Pot 1 teams.
• The Final 8 runs Nov. 18–23 in Bologna under a single-site knockout format with two singles and one doubles rubber, all best-of-three sets.
• Spain sealed its place with a 0-2 to 3-2 comeback over Denmark as Czech Republic beat the United States and Belgium edged Australia to complete the field.