Stage One
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171 teams in 24 groups, 3 groups of eight teams and 21 groups of seven teams.

Groups A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X
120 qualifiers for Stage Two: top five in each group.
Each fixture will be a one-week match.

Fixture order:
Round 1      22-Sep-08 to 28-Sep-08
Round 2      29-Sep-08 to 05-Oct-08
Round 3      13-Oct-08 to 19-Oct-08
Round 4      20-Oct-08 to 26-Oct-08
Round 5      27-Oct-08 to 02-Nov-08
Round 6      03-Nov-08 to 09-Nov-08
Round 7      10-Nov-08 to 16-Nov-08
   
** the dates for the single week Stage One matches may change if 
International fixtures cause too many games to get rearranged.
                                           
Stage Two
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120 teams in 16 groups, eight groups of eight teams and eight groups of seven teams.
Groups A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P
Top four qualify for Stage Three.
Each fixture will be a two-week match.

             1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
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Group A      A1 H2 I2 P3 Q3 X4 M5 U5
Group B      B1 G2 J2 O3 R3 W4 N5 V5
Group C      C1 F2 K2 N3 S3 V4 O5 W5
Group D      D1 E2 L2 M3 T3 U4 P5 X5
Group E      E1 D2 M2 L3 U3 T4 A5 Q5   <-- NOTE: fifth placed from Stage One starts here to avoid
Group F      F1 C2 N2 K3 V3 S4 B5 R5             teams being placed in the same groups twice.
Group G      G1 B2 O2 J3 W3 R4 C5 S5
Group H      H1 A2 P2 I3 X3 Q4 D5 T5
Group I      I1 X1 Q2 H3 A4 P4 E5 
Group J      J1 W1 R2 G3 B4 O4 F5 
Group K      K1 V1 S2 F3 C4 N4 G5 
Group L      L1 U1 T2 E3 D4 M4 H5 
Group M      M1 T1 U2 D3 E4 L4 I5 
Group N      N1 S1 V2 C3 F4 K4 J5 
Group O      O1 R1 W2 B3 G4 J4 K5 
Group P      P1 Q1 X2 A3 H4 I4 L5 


Fixture order:                                   
Round 1      17-Nov-08 to 30-Nov-08
Round 2      01-Dec-08 to 14_Dec-08
Round 3      15-Dec-08 to 28-Dec-08
Round 4      29-Dec-08 to 11-Jan-09
Round 5      12-Jan-09 to 25-Jan-09
Round 6      26-Jan-09 to 08-Feb-09
Round 7      09-Feb-09 to 22-Feb-09

Stage Three
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23-Feb-09   09-Mar-09  30-Mar-09  13-Apr-09   27-Apr-09   11-May-09
   to          to         to         to          to          to
08-Mar-09   22-Mar-09  12-Apr-09  26-Apr-09   10-May-09   24-May-09

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M2 v D3    } ________ }                     }          
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