This was the first individual qualification spot earned by Japan for the 2008 Olympics.

The qualification spot was therefore passed down to St. Johnstone.

The remaining qualification spots (if any) are given in order to the best results.

The entry finished 14th in the semi-final, four places away from a qualification spot with 58 points.

The bottom four teams then played in a single-knockout playoff to decide the winner of the last qualification spot.

The two qualification spots were determined as follows: The nine teams played each other once in the round-robin.

Two qualification spots were awarded to the winners of a double knockout round.

The two qualification spots were given to the top two teams at the conclusion of the round robin.

Myanmar won the only qualification spot to the final tournament.

Mr. Bannykov tried to get a qualification spot for the national team.