European Ranking Format

The following describes how the overall ranking of nations functions within the ranking tables:

  • 1st place in the European Championship earns a team 20 Ranking Points. Each place thereafter earns points decreasing by 1 Ranking Point per position (i.e. 2nd Place – 19 points; 3rd Place – 18 points; etc.).
  • Teams who do not compete in a tournament receive 0 Ranking Points.
  • A team will receive a 100% of the points for the most recent European Championship Tournament.
  • A team will receive a 75% of the points for the 2nd most recent European Championship Tournament.
  • A team will receive a 25% of the points for the 3rd most recent European Championship Tournament.
  • In the case of a points tie between two nations in the ranking table, they will both be allocated the same position (eg: both will be counted as 5th place) within the table; however, for seeding purposes in tournaments, the team with the higher result in the most recent tournament will take the higher seed.