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The 2017–18 Continental Cup contained nine different series of geographically restricted competitions; five in Europe, two in North America and one each from Asia and Oceania.
Winners
The overall winners from the 2017–18 season's Continental Cups were rewarded a right to start in the first period in the following 2018–19 World Cup season.