11.   Top seedings in this event will have more of a ceremonial effect, since teams will play their three group matches in three cities.

12.   Poland also faces Portugal and the United States in group matches.

13.   Rather than travel to Colombo, Australia forfeited its group play match in Sri Lanka, claiming several players had received death threats from Sri Lankan fans.

14.   Real Madrid has two wins and one loss, while Graz has lost all three group matches so far.

15.   All group matches and semifinals are best-of-three tiebreaker sets while the final is best of five.

16.   All four teams won all their group matches to top their respective groups in the third day of competition.

17.   All group matches and semifinals are best-of-three sets while the final is best of five.

18.   An aggressive middle-order batsman, he will be at home at the Grange Club in Edinburgh, where Scotland will play two group matches.

19.   Bayern beat Barcelona in a group match here.

20.   Becker plays American Jonathan Stark in his last group match Friday.