Tournament format

7 teams will attend the Men‘s European Championship in softball for 2014.
There is one group and every team is going to play with all others.
When two teams have the same amount of points, result of their mutual game will be decisive or the points against.
After all games of group stage will be played, the play-off wil follow. First against second will meet for one place in the final game. The team to lose that game will meet the winner of game between third and fourth team from group stage for the other spot in the final game. The fifth team will play the sixth as well.
The three most successfull teams will proceed for the Worlds in 2015.
No team will relegate.