India last hosted the prestigious tournament in 2005.
Dhanraj Choudhary, secretary general of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI), today revealed that 16 players each in the men's and women's singles will battle it out for top honours in the USD100, 000 event.
The venue will be a toss-up between Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore and Kolkata, said Choudhary.
He further informed that the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) awarded the hosting rights to India at its executive meeting during the Incheon Asian Games.
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The Indian official said eight players in either category will get a direct entry based on their world rankings and the other eight will come through regional qualification, adding only two players per country will be allowed to compete. India as the host nation will receive a wildcard each in either category.
Such is the dominance of Asia in world table tennis that eight men and nine women from the region are sitting pretty in the top-10 of the ITTF rankings.
While stalwart Sharath Kamal is expected to lead the Indian challenge, China's world number one Xu Xin and Ding Ning will be star attractions of the annual event. Ma Long and Ding Ning won the 2014 men's and women's title in Wuhan.
This year's runner-up Fan Zhendong is expected to be the other crowd-puller. The 17-year-old has made waves worldwide and is ranked number two behind Xin. The two played a pulsating final at the Incheon Asian Games, where Xin emerged champion.