Saudi Arabia
Previous appearances: 12
Best finish: Champions (1985, 1988)
2025 record: Runners-up
How they qualified: Hosts
Fixtures - May 5 v Myanmar; May 9 v Thailand; May 12 v Tajikistan
Fun fact: Saudi Arabia won the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1985.

Having been denied the trophy on home soil last year, Saudi Arabia will be on a mission to get it right this time.

Tajikistan
Previous appearances: 5
Best finish: Runners-up (2018)
2025 record: Quarter-finals
How they qualified: Top 8 in 2025
Fixtures - May 5 v Thailand; May 9 v Myanmar; May 12 v Saudi Arabia
Fun fact: Tajikistan will be appearing in the Finals for a third consecutive edition.

Tajikistan's bid for a maiden title was dashed in the quarter-finals last year and they will be determined to better the runners-up finish achieved by the 2018 squad.

Thailand
Previous appearances: 13
Best finish: Champions (1998)
2025 record: Group Stage
How they qualified: Group F winners
Fixtures - May 5 v Tajikistan; May 9 v Saudi Arabia; May 12 v Myanmar
Fun fact: Five of Thailand's six previous campaigns have ended in the group stage.

Since winning the title in 1998, Thailand's best achievement has been a quarter-final appearance in 2023 and the Southeast Asian side will be determined to shine at Saudi Arabia 2026.

Myanmar
Previous appearances: 4
Best finish: Group Stage
2025 record: Did not qualify
How they qualified: Group G winners
Group A fixtures - May 5 v Saudi Arabia; May 9 v Tajikistan; May 12 v Thailand
Fun fact: Myanmar are making a return to the Finals for the first time since 2006.

Making a long overdue return to the Finals, Myanmar will expect to stamp their mark in Group A.