During the qualifying event that took place from January 7-17 in Bac Ninh province, Anh won the championship in the boys’ singles event, while female player Naba Sishan (Maldives) topped the girls’ singles event.
Anh and Phong won the boys’ double event, while in the girls’ doubles event, A.Diyunuge and S.Arachchi of Sri Lanka got the title. The tournament featured 28 athletes from seven countries (Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Cambodia, Brunei, and Vietnam). Vietnam sent five players to the event.