From 15 to 22 August the Women´s Challenge Trophy Zone II will be held in Mali, and immediately afterwards from 22-29 August, the teams of Zone II will conclude the Zone Tournaments in Africa.  After these two tournaments, all the participants for the Continental Phase of the Women´s Challenge Trophy will be known, closing a circle of eight nations that will compete to represent Africa on the Intercontinental Challenge Trophy next year.

Meanwhile in Pan America, in September and November the two women´s zones Tournaments will be played that will give the participants for the Continental Phase, while the best ranked 2 teams from the 2 zones men´s Challenge Trophy will play in October on the Continental Phase, the winner of which will represent Pan America on the Inter Continental Phase.