Almost all the sport’s continental powerhouses, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippines, have promised to take part in the competition.

The athletes will compete in the men and women’s singles and doubles events as well as team events for three and six competitions in three different age groups.

Vietnam’s mixed couple Nguyen Thu Ha and Tran Ba Dong, who won a Southeast Asian Games gold medal last December, are favourites to win the championship title.