16 teams participated in the competition, held in the four Latvian cities of Ogre, Grobiņa, Liepāja and Riga, from 20 to 30 August 2014.

The first-round groups draw took place on 1 December 2013 in Freising, Germany.

The top three teams of each group will advance to the Second Round.

The last teams will play in the Classification Group G first, then in the 9th – 16th place playoffs.

The top four teams of each group will advance to the quarterfinals.