Participating countries, players and coaches/team managers

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Australia
Coach: James McGinty
Team Manager: Lorraine McLoughlin
4 Boys: Jason Belmonte, Glen Loader, Stephen Cowland, Michael Zentveld
0 Girls:

Bahrain
Coach: Alan Tone
4 Boys: Yousif Falah, Mohammed Sultan, Mohamed Al Shetti, Mohammed Al Jahrami
4 Girls: Nadia Ahmed, Yasmeen Ahmed, Fatima Al Qaseer, Noora Sultan

Belgium
4 Boys: Wim Claessens, Michael Coussens, Gaetano Curcuracci, Glenn Van Steenbrugge
4 Girls: Katrien Goossens, Kirsten Horremans, Melissa Vallons, Carolin Witrouwen

Brazil
Coach: not yet defined
4 Boys: Marcelo Suartz, Charles Robini, Mario Alvarenga, Renan Zoghaib
4 Girls: Roberta Rodriguez, Luiza Rocha, Nathalia Travagini, Stephanie Martins

Bulgaria
Coach: Krasimir Georgiev
4 Boys: Hristo Georgiev, Mavitan Chiftchi, Nikola Ralovski, Milian Milanov
0 Girls:

Canada
Coaches: Allen Ryan and Debbie Chan
4 Boys: Jonathan Simoneau, William Russell, Daniel Skitt, Dan MacLelland
4 Girls: Caroline Lagrange, Veronica Lalande-Lepointe, Jo-Ann Sanesac, Michelle McKay

Chinese Taipei
4 Boys: Wai Chun-Sheng, Cheng Hsin-Chao, Chen Wu-Chi, Liu Yi-Hsiu
4 Girls: Wang Ya-Ting, Chen Kuan-Ting, Yang Hao-Ting, Tsai Shih-Ju

Costa Rica
1 Boy: Federico Reyna Moreno
0 Girls:

Czech Republik
Coach: Jiří Uhlíř
4 Boys: Jakub Váradi, Vojtěch Sádlík, Filip Kubín, Petr Kabrhel
4 Girls: Věra Mašatová, Monika Hudcová, Jitka Nosková, Michaela Morávková

Egypt
Coach: Dr.Wagdy el Kordy
4 Boys: Karim Sheriff, Amgad Magdy, Ayman Hashem, Ziad Anwar
0 Girls:

England
4 Boys: Adam Purnell, Gary Leggate, Nathan Whitaker, Rob Kendall
4 Girls: Laura Ivory, Jo Allsebrook, Sarah Purnell, Jenny Billingham

Estonia
Coaches: Heikki Haljasmets and Priit Alep
4 Boys: Taavi Nahko, Rasmus Parts, Hardi Dreier, Vallo Lees
4 Girls: Kiuust Kairika, Brita Neito, Eleen Sitska, Triin Lekko

Finland
Coaches: Jukko Ylijoki, Piritta Kantola, Juha Maja
4 Boys: Osku Palermaa, Toni Palermaa, Joonas Huolman, Matias Kallio
4 Girls: Jenni Mäkele, Sonja Mäkele, Daniela Lönnroth, Heidi Manninen

France
Coach: John Bartaire
4 Boys: Nicolas Alain, Anthony Fabre, Dimitri Lavinal, Emmanuel
4 Girls: Florie Biguet, Aurelie Gauton, Audrey Maffre, Nadege Maitre

Germany
Coaches: Peter Lorenz, Jimmy Hartmann, Michael Wouters
4 Boys: Dirk Völkel, Benjamin Pachonik, Oliver Rauth, Timo Schröder
4 Girls: Janine Gabel, Tina Hulsch, Janin Ribguth, Laressa Adkins

Gibraltar
Coach: Niamh Whelan
2 Boys: Michael Wood, Jeremy Cruz
0 Girls:

Greece
Coach: Takis Karetsos
0 Boys:
1 Girl: Natassa Rovithaki

Hong Kong
Coach: Pedro Merani
Sports Psychologist: Ms. Polina Cheng
4 Boys: Cyrus Cheung, Eric Tseng, Michael Tsang, Rick Ng
0 Girls:

Iceland
Coach: Theodora Olafsdottir
3 Boys: Hafthor Hardarson, Magnus Gudmundsson, Stefan Claessen
0 Girls:

Ireland
Coaches: Roisin Cloake and Denis Billings
4 Boys: Paul Stott, Colm Cloake, Adrian Mackey, Chris O'Brien
4 Girls: Elizabeth Finnegan, Dawn Rynhart, Siobhan Gannon, Gillian Temple

Israel
4 Boys: Yehonatan Geler, Dor Shechter, Aviv Alfital, Yidan Cohen
2 Girls: Mor Aviram, Nofar Herskovitz

Korea
4 Boys: Suh Jung-Hoon, Shin Sung-Hoon, Kim Jong-Wuk, Jang Dong-Chul
4 Girls: Lee Na-Young, Park Mi-Ran, Oh Sun-Mi, Ka Yun-Mi

Kuwait
Coaches: Andrew Frawley and Paul Delany
4 Boys: Khalid Al Dubbyan, Mohammad Kamel, Rakan Al Amiri, Jassem Darwish
0 Girls:

Latvia
4 Boys: Nikolajs Ovcinnikovs, Jurijs Volceks, Ivars Volodko, Vladislavs Filimonovs
4 Girls: Madara Lemane, Annija Alzane, Marija Tkacenko, Diana Zavjalova

Malaysia
Coach: Holloway Cheah, Bill Rowe
4 Boys: Zulmazran Zulkifli, Adrian Ang, Aaron Kong, Zaid Izlan
4 Girls: Zandra Aziela, Esther Cheah, Siti Safiyah, Sharon Koh

Malta
Coach: Sue Abela
4 Boys: Justin Caruana Scicluna, Mauro Anastasi, Matthew Caruana, Rankin Luke Camilleri
0 Girls:

Mexico
Coaches: Gonzalo Alba and Enrique Alvarez 4 Boys: Juan Gonzalez, Enrique Calvo, Jose Salinas, Fernando Sotres
4 Girls: Daniela Alvarado, Ana Isabel Gonzalez, Rebecca Veloz, Patricia Contreras

Netherlands
Head Coach: Harbert van der Wal
Coaches: René van den Bosch, Ton Plummen
4 Boys: Peter Smits, Nick Plummen, Michael Kok, Christian Kweens
4 Girls: Wendy van der List, Wendy Kok, Ghislaine van der Tol, Daniëlle van der Meer

Northern Ireland
3 Boys: Grant Dugan, Peter Lilburn, David Seay
1 Girl: Helen Tamblyn

Norway
Coach: Ulf Hämnäs
Team Manager: Erik Garder
4 Boys: Jahn Kåre Haugen, Glenn Morten Pedersen, Martin Olsen, Mads 1 Girl: Ann Louise Haugen
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Philippines
Coaches: Manuel Luis Sengson, Yap Kok Wee
Team Manager: Nena Yap
4 Boys: Markwin Tee, JC Tupaz, Christian Dychangco, Diego Candano
4 Girls: Apple Posadas, Ana Ellana, Holly Josef, Marjorie Reyes

Poland
Coach: Adam Martin
4 Boys: Marek Przezpolewski, Pawel Bielski, Michal Rybicki, Lukasz Stepien
2 Girls: Natalia Martin, Daria Pajak

Qatar
Head of the Delegation: Mohammed Al Kaabi
Team Manager: Ali Al Boaineen
Coach: Khalifa Ali Al Kubeisi
4 Boys: Ahmed Al Kuwari, Ali Al Mohannadi, Fahad Al Emadi, Mohammed Al Mannai, Abdullah Haroon, Ahmed Al Thani, Essa Al Bader
0 Girls:

Russia
Head coach: Sergey Andreev, Timur Madaminov
4 Boys: Ivan Semenov, Timur Madaminov, Nikita Koshelev, Artur Adyan
4 Girls: Evgeniya Smirnova, Anastasiya Shuhmina, Anna Yeronina, Polina Kosyakova

Saudi Arabia
4 Boys: Badr Al Shaikh, Hassan Al Shaikh, Yousef Akbar, Yassir Akbar
0 Girls:

Scotland
4 Boys: Mark McQueen, James McQueen, Alex Russell, Kevin MacColl
4 Girls: Holly Fleming, Emma Butchard, Jacqueline Matthews, Jaclyn Craig

Singapore
Coaches: William Woo and Mervyn Foo
4 Boys: Jason Yeong-Nathan, Justin Teng, Derek Chan, Carl deVries
4 Girls: Valerie Teo, Jazreel Tan, Michelle Tan, Cherie Tan

Slovenia
Coach: Dusan Lajovic
1 Boy: Anze Lajovic
0 Girls:

South Africa
Team Manager: JP Howe
4 Boys: JP Howe, Kyle Knowles, Jason O'Hare, Mark Sham
0 Girls:

Spain
Coach: Pablo Maldonado
2 Boys: Axel Guimo, Francisco Rodriguez
0 Girls:

Sweden
Team Manager: Sten-Åke Nilsson
Coaches: Göran Carlsson and Sture Pettersson
4 Boys: Marcus Berndt, Pontus Halvarsson, Mikael Kanold, Peter Nordensson
4 Girls: Diana Alfredsson, Nina Flack, Therese Forsell, Jenny Höglund

Switzerland
4 Boys: Mathieu Berges, Roger Widmer, Cedric Grolhier, Sebastian Pittet
0 Girls:

Turkey
Coach/Team Manager: Onder Gurkan
4 Boys: Berk Parlak, Baris Ege, Barlas Kontas, Onur Demirkiran
1 Girl: Eylul Peksen

Ukraine
Coach: Leo Klitte
4 Boys: Mykhaylo Kalika, Oleksandr Kalika, Pavlo Bondarenko, Ievgeny Petrovski
0 Girls:

United States
Coaches: Rod Ross, Kim Terrell and Kendra Gaines
4 Boys: P.J. Haggerty, Ivan Miyasato, David Lange, Matt O'Grady
4 Girls: Stefanie Nation, Amanda Burgoyne, Samantha Linder, Michelle Quirk

Venezuela
Coaches: Pedro Cardozo and Pedro Díaz
4 Boys: Agustín De Faría Jr, Oscar Rodríguez, Carlos Martínez, Luis Rovaina Jr.
4 Girls: Enny Díaz, Patricia De Faría, Francys Alvarez, Joan González