F ▁post pon ed ▁the ▁tournament s ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁Pre viously , ▁the ▁tournament s ▁were ▁scheduled ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁from ▁ 2 0 ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁tournament s ▁were ▁res ch eduled ▁for ▁ 1 9 ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁M rach ▁ 2 0 2 1 . ▁ ▁Format ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁Olympic ▁Qual ification ▁Tourn aments . ▁Only ▁twelve ▁teams ▁that ▁have ▁not ▁yet ▁qualified ▁through ▁the ▁five ▁events ▁mentioned ▁above ▁could ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁tournament : ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁six ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁World ▁championship ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁already ▁qual ify ▁through ▁their ▁contin ental ▁champion ships ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁best ▁ranked ▁teams ▁of ▁each ▁continent ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁championship ▁represent ▁the ▁continent ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁contin ental ▁ranking . ▁The ▁first ▁ranked ▁continent ▁received ▁two ▁more ▁places ▁for ▁the ▁tournament . ▁The ▁second , ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁ranked ▁continent ▁received ▁one ▁place ▁each . ▁The ▁last ▁place ▁belongs ▁to ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁O ce ania , ▁if ▁one ▁was ▁ranked ▁between ▁ 8 th – 1 2 th ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Championship . ▁If ▁no ▁team ▁from ▁O ce ania ▁met ▁this ▁condition , ▁the ▁second ▁ranked ▁continent ▁receives ▁an ▁extra ▁place ▁instead . ▁The ▁teams ▁that ▁already ▁earned ▁their ▁places ▁through ▁their ▁World ▁championship ▁ranking ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁considered ▁for ▁receiving ▁places