Teams received invitations based on the WCF’s world team rankings, as of Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. In the event a team declined, the next-ranked team was invited.

Both divisions are divided into four pools of four teams. Teams play three games against teams within their pool plus one crossover game based on seeding. See below for the pools and crossover opponents, e.g. Mouat will play McEwen, Dunstone and Kleiter plus Hoesli.

The top eight teams overall advance to the quarterfinals. If necessary, one tiebreaker draw will determine the final playoff berths.