All five participating teams are playing a single round robin after which the first and second placed team will play in the final, and the third and fourth placed team will figure in a third-place play-off.[4]
The draw for the tournament was held on October 21, 2024. There was only one single group. Five participating teams, excluding the host are placed in a single pot. The host country, Philippines, are automatically placed in A1, while the rest of the teams are drawn into random positions (A2–A6).[5] Ranking is as of October 11, 2024.[2][6]