Four (4) teams are seeded, with hosts Germany seeded as No.1. The next three highest WPV-ranked teams are seeded 2-4. The rest of teams are drawn to the pools.

POOL		TEAM			SEEDING	WPV RANKING
A	1		Germany	GER	Rank 1	8
	2		Kazakhstan	KAZ	Rank 4	10
	3		Canada	CAN	Draw
B	1		Ukraine	UKR	Rank 2	5
	2		United States	USA	Rank 3	7
	3		Croatia	CRO	Draw