Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.
[1] Sweden (1) Slovakia (9) Russia (11) Belgium (24) France (25) Iceland (–) Finland (2) Estonia (8) Denmark (12) Austria (22) Netherlands (28) Switzerland (3) Germany (7) Poland (14) Spain (22) Great Britain (29) Georgia (38) Czech Republic (4) Norway (6) Serbia (20) Italy (21) Slovenia (27) Liechtenstein (30) Japan (15) Australia (16) South Korea (17) Singapore (18) New Zealand (26) Malaysia (33) Thailand (–) United States (10) Canada (13) Jamaica (32) The qualification rules are as follows: Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[2] Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[3] Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[5] Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia
The qualification rules are as follows: Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[6] Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand The qualification rules are as follows: Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016[7] Venue: Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, United States