▁Group ▁B ▁ ▁Group ▁C ▁ ▁Group ▁D ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁The ▁ven ues ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Championships ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁Arn hem . ▁ ▁Format ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁round , ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁stage , ▁was ▁a ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁teams ▁divided ▁among ▁four ▁groups ▁of ▁three , ▁where ▁each ▁group ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁round - ro bin ▁tournament ▁within ▁itself . ▁The ▁two ▁highest ▁ranked ▁teams ▁in ▁each ▁group ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁group ▁stage ▁for ▁the ▁position ▁one ▁to ▁eight . ▁the ▁two ▁lower ▁ranked ▁teams ▁plays ▁for ▁the ▁positions ▁nine ▁to ▁ 3 2 . ▁Teams ▁were ▁awarded ▁three ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁win ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁a ▁draw . ▁When ▁comparing ▁teams ▁in ▁a ▁group ▁over - all ▁result ▁came ▁before ▁head - to - head . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁the ▁second ▁group ▁stage , ▁the ▁two ▁groups , ▁each ▁with ▁four ▁teams , ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁positions ▁one ▁to ▁eight , ▁the ▁first ▁placed ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁groups ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁around ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁the ▁second ▁place ▁around ▁the ▁third ▁place , ▁the ▁third ▁place ▁around ▁the ▁fifth ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁last ▁plays ▁around ▁the ▁sevent h ▁place . ▁The ▁five ▁last ▁placed , ▁one ▁from ▁group ▁ 1 , ▁group ▁ 3 ▁and ▁group ▁ 4 ▁and ▁two ▁from ▁group ▁ 2 ▁plays ▁everyone ▁against ▁everyone . ▁The ▁first ▁placed ▁is ▁the ▁nin th ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁the ▁second - place