E-frag.net has revealed the details about the Asian qualifier for The World Championships.
Fourteen national teams from all over Asia will compete from August 27 to September 5 in the region's online qualifier for the World Championships, with three spots at the world finals, in Belgrade, up for grabs.
The qualifier sees the participants split into two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams.At the end of this best-of-one group stage, all four group winners will advance to a second group stage, this one featuring a best-of-three format, to determine the teams that will compete at the World Championships.
ShirleyAstre's Japan are in a tough group
Below you can find the group draw in full:
| Group A | Group B |
 China |  Vietnam |
 Thailand |  Singapore |
 Malaysia |  South Korea |
 Sri Lanka |  Japan |
| Group C | Group D |
 India |  Indonesia |
 Kyrgyzstan |  Nepal |
| Palestine |  Philippines |