ተሳታፊ ሀገራትም በሙሉ ተለይተው ከታወቁ በኋላ በስምንት ምድቦች 32 ሀገራት ተጋጣሚያቸው አውቀው የውድድሩን መጀመር በናፍቆት እየተጠባበቀ ይገኛሉ።
Amazingly 8 different countries were accounted for by the nationality of the fighters and all 8 men were entering the competition with the belief they could win.