The draw of the first round was held on 15 February 2022 in Freising, Germany.[ 2] [ 3]
In the first round, the teams were drawn into four groups of four or five. The first two teams from each group advance to the playoffs; the other teams will play in the 9th–18th place classification round.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Turkey
4
4
0
309
180
+129
8
Quarterfinals
2
Greece
4
3
1
327
195
+132
7
3
Switzerland
4
2
2
254
220
+34
6
9th–18th place classification
4
Ukraine
4
1
3
224
289
− 65
5
5
Albania
4
0
4
143
373
− 230
4
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Israel
3
3
0
275
147
+128
6
Quarterfinals
2
Germany
3
2
1
269
130
+139
5
3
Armenia
3
1
2
119
249
− 130
4
9th–18th place classification
4
Georgia
3
0
3
125
262
− 137
3
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Montenegro
4
4
0
355
191
+164
8
Quarterfinals
2
North Macedonia
4
2
2
238
284
− 46
6
3
Romania
4
2
2
270
250
+20
6
9th–18th place classification
4
Kosovo
4
1
3
231
328
− 97
5
5
Croatia
4
1
3
227
268
− 41
5
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Slovenia
3
3
0
227
147
+80
6
Quarterfinals
2
Norway
3
1
2
173
196
− 23
4
3
Slovakia
3
1
2
145
165
− 20
4
9th–18th place classification
4
Iceland
3
1
2
156
193
− 37
4
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Classification round
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Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Switzerland
4
4
0
354
184
+170
8
9th place match
2
Ukraine
4
3
1
290
191
+99
7
11th place match
3
Albania
4
2
2
228
287
− 59
6
13th place match
4
Armenia
4
1
3
204
345
− 141
5
15th place match
5
Georgia
4
0
4
188
257
− 69
4
17th place match
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Qualification
1
Romania
4
3
1
293
231
+62
7
9th place match
2
Iceland
4
3
1
254
214
+40
7
11th place match
3
Slovakia
4
2
2
232
207
+25
6
13th place match
4
Kosovo
4
1
3
211
288
− 77
5
15th place match
5
Croatia
4
1
3
226
276
− 50
5
17th place match
Championship playoffs
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Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
5th–8th place semifinals
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Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje
Boris Trajkovski Sports Center, Skopje