[1] The eight quarter-finalists qualified as core teams for the 2013–14 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.

Tunisia qualified for the tournament taking the 1 available place in the Africa category.

England, Ireland, Spain, France and Netherlands qualified for the tournament taking the 5 available places in the European category.

Fiji, Japan, and China qualified for the tournament through AFRU's regional qualifying tournament taking the 3 available places in the Asian and Oceania category.

The 16 teams were ranked in four bands of four, determined by series points accumulated over the three IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cups, and the first two rounds of the 2012–13 IRB Women's Sevens World Series.