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One thing we should point out is that just like their World Championship counterpart, the women's olympic tournament has expanded to ten teams.
However, they haven't started qualifiers yet and teams can still decline to register at this time.
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However, they haven't started qualifiers yet and teams can still decline to register at this time.
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Let's start with what we do know... here's who's in the main Olympic tournament so far.
Group A:
(2) Canada
(1) USA
(3) Finland
(4) Russia
(5) Switzerland
Group B:
(6) Japan
(?) Qualifier 1
(?) Qualifier 2
(?) Qualifier 3
(Host) China
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Group A:
(2) Canada
(1) USA
(3) Finland
(4) Russia
(5) Switzerland
Group B:
(6) Japan
(?) Qualifier 1
(?) Qualifier 2
(?) Qualifier 3
(Host) China
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Here are the women's qualification seeds as they currently stand.
Should a country decline to participate, then everyone below them moves up. (This is why I'm only doing current seeds for now, no groups)
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Should a country decline to participate, then everyone below them moves up. (This is why I'm only doing current seeds for now, no groups)
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Round 1 (27-30 August 2020, if necessary):
(34) Croatia
(35) Belgium
(36) South Africa
(37) Bulgaria
(38) Ukraine
(39) Lithuania
The top three teams from Round 1 advance as Q10 (Qualifier 10), Q11 and Q12 to...
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(34) Croatia
(35) Belgium
(36) South Africa
(37) Bulgaria
(38) Ukraine
(39) Lithuania
The top three teams from Round 1 advance as Q10 (Qualifier 10), Q11 and Q12 to...
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Round 2: 05-08 November 2020
(25) Mexico
(26) Turkey
(27) North Korea
(28) Australia
(29) Chinese Taipei
(30) Iceland
(31) New Zealand
(32) Hong Kong
(33) Romania
(?) Qualifier 10
(?) Qualifier 11
(?) Qualifier 12
The top three teams advance as Q7, Q8, Q9 to...
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(25) Mexico
(26) Turkey
(27) North Korea
(28) Australia
(29) Chinese Taipei
(30) Iceland
(31) New Zealand
(32) Hong Kong
(33) Romania
(?) Qualifier 10
(?) Qualifier 11
(?) Qualifier 12
The top three teams advance as Q7, Q8, Q9 to...
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Round 3: 17-20 December 2020
(16) South Korea
(17) Italy
(18) Netherlands
(19) Poland
(20) Kazakhstan
(21) Latvia
(22) Great Britain
(23) Slovenia
(24) Spain
(?) Qualifier 7
(?) Qualifier 8
(?) Qualifier 9
The top three teams advance as Q4, Q5, Q6 to...
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(16) South Korea
(17) Italy
(18) Netherlands
(19) Poland
(20) Kazakhstan
(21) Latvia
(22) Great Britain
(23) Slovenia
(24) Spain
(?) Qualifier 7
(?) Qualifier 8
(?) Qualifier 9
The top three teams advance as Q4, Q5, Q6 to...
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Round 4 (final round): 11-14 February 2021
(7) Czechia
(8) Germany
(9) Sweden
(10) France
(11) Denmark
(12) Hungary
(13) Norway
(14) Austria
(15) Slovakia
(?) Qualifier 4
(?) Qualifier 5
(?) Qualifier 6
The top three teams advance to the main Olympic tournament!
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(7) Czechia
(8) Germany
(9) Sweden
(10) France
(11) Denmark
(12) Hungary
(13) Norway
(14) Austria
(15) Slovakia
(?) Qualifier 4
(?) Qualifier 5
(?) Qualifier 6
The top three teams advance to the main Olympic tournament!
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Rounds 2-4 each consist of three groups of 4 teams, with the top team from each group advancing to the next round.
The three "Qualifiers" in each round will be based on seeding.
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The three "Qualifiers" in each round will be based on seeding.
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The main groups, once more:
Group A:
(2) Canada
(1) USA
(3) Finland
(4) Russia
(5) Switzerland
Group B:
(6) Japan
(?) Qualifier 1
(?) Qualifier 2
(?) Qualifier 3
(Host) China
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Group A:
(2) Canada
(1) USA
(3) Finland
(4) Russia
(5) Switzerland
Group B:
(6) Japan
(?) Qualifier 1
(?) Qualifier 2
(?) Qualifier 3
(Host) China
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Once we get a better understanding of who has chosen to participate, I'll do this thread again with official qualification groups.
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