The elimination round will be split into three tiers: in descending order, the medal, plate, and bowl tiers. The top two finishers of each group in the preliminary round will move on to the medal tier for a chance to compete for medals, while the rest of the teams will be relegated to the bowl section of the elimination round. The losers of the medal tier quarterfinals will play in the plate tier, and the losers of the bowl tier quarterfinals will play classification games.