First the first six participants in the World Cup tournament were determined. The best eight teams in the world played in the A tournament. The first six qualified, the seventh and eighth had to determine the remaining two places for the Paralympics in a decision tournament against the best two of the B-tournament. The third, fourth and fifth of the B tournament were eliminated.
A tournament
space
team
1.
United States United States
2.
Norway Norway
3.
Canada Canada
4th
Japan Japan
5.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
6th
Italy Italy
7th
Korea South South Korea
8th.
Germany Germany
B tournament
space
team
1.
Estonia Estonia
2.
Sweden Sweden
3.
Poland Poland
4th
United Kingdom United Kingdom
5.
Netherlands Netherlands
Decision tournament
space
team
1.
Sweden Sweden
2.
Korea South South Korea
3.
Germany Germany
4th
Estonia Estonia
Group stage
Group A
United States v Japan, Group A March 16, 2010
Pl.
Sp
S.
OTS
OTN
N
Gates
Points
1.
United States United States
3
3
0
0
0
14: 0
9
2.
Japan Japan
3
2
0
0
1
7: 7
6th
3.
Czech Republic Czech Republic
3
1
0
0
2
5: 7
3
4th
Korea South South Korea
3
0
0
0
3
2:14
0
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after extra time ( overtime ), OTN = defeats after extra time, N = defeats Explanations: Semi-final participants