The tournament was last held in 2017. The next edition was supposed to be held from 5–10 April 2020 in Canberra, Australia,[3] which was cancelled by FIBA due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Division A includes the semifinalists of the previous championship, along with the losing quarterfinalists ranking fifth to seventh places. The winner of Division B of the previous championship will also join Division A, as per tournament procedure.
However, teams from China, Chinese Taipei, and Thailand were reportedly withdrawing from the tournament, leaving the remaining five teams to compete in Division A, as seen from the official tournament website.
Division B includes the host team, third and fourth-place winners of the 2018 FIBA Under-15 Women's Oceania Championship and the Division A 8th Placer, along with the registered teams allotted for FIBA Asia.
Reportedly withdrawing are the supposed to be qualified teams from Fiji and Hong Kong. Therefore, the invitation was extended to other FIBA Asia teams in order to complete the eight participants for Division B.
Returning participants from the previous championship are Iran and Kazakhstan. Indonesia last participated when they hosted the 2015 edition while the Philippines were part of 2011 edition that was held in China.[4] Completing the Division B are the first-time participants Lebanon, Samoa, and Syria.
Included were the FIBA World Rankings prior to the tournament.[5] Rosters for both divisions were already confirmed on 23 June 2022.[6]