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The teams were divided into four pools, with four teams in three of the pools and only three in the fourth. Every team played against each other team in its pool once. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the quarterfinals, where again they were split into pools of four. Teams again played every other team in their pool, with the top two in each advancing to the semifinal and the bottom two entering a pool for 5th through 8th places. Eliminated teams also played in consolation matches with the same structure as the quarterfinals and finals, but for 9th through 15th places. MEDALISTS FINAL RANKING # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # RESULTS Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Classification 9-15 Group 1 (9-15)
Group 2 (9-15)
Classification 13-15 Thailand's loss gave the nation 15th place.
=Classification 13/14
Classification 9-12
=Classification 11/12
=Classification 9/10
Quarterfinals Quarterfinal Group A
Quarterfinal Group B
Classification 5-8
=Classification 7/8
=Classificaiton 5/6
Semifinal
=Bronze medal match
=Final
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