The original draw for the tournament was held on 8 August 2025. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the BWF World Junior Ranking. However, after the withdrawal of the Cook Islands, a redraw was held on 16 September 2025. The teams were divided into three pots, with Thailand and the home team India as the two top seeds, along with another 6 teams and 8 teams in the second group. Twenty other teams were seeded into third groups.