Philippines (Manila) and Bangladesh (Dhaka) have been selected to host the first round of qualifiers scheduled from September 20 to 24, 2010.

Philippines will entertain Myanmar, Hong Kong and Uzbekistan in Group A.

Group B comprise of Bangladesh, India, Jordan and Iran.

After a single round-robin, the top team from each group will advance to the second round.

The second round of qualifiers will be held from October 21 to 30, 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The second round features teams ranked 6-8 from the previous competition, along with the first-round group winners, for a total of five countries.

After a single round-robin, the top team will qualify for the tournament proper.

Top five teams from the last edition - Japan, Korea Republic, DPR Korea, China and Australia – have been given a direct entry into the Finals.

The six-team Finals will have a one-round league format to determine the champions.