21 nations competed, including Australia,[2] Canada,[3][4] Ireland,[5] and the United Kingdom.

[6] A crowdfunding campaign aimed to send the Ugandan team as the first-ever African nation to compete internationally.

[7] However, the team members failed to obtain a German visa and withdrew from the competition.

[9] A documentary entitled Fly the Movie: Journey to Frankfurt followed the British team in their preparation before the cup.

Other teams who have participated in international tournaments filled up pods 2 through 4 based on their finishing rank.