An Se-young serves as the reference point within the women's singles set-up. Coaching staff said their focus is on managing her condition, leaving in-match decisions to the player.

For the women's doubles pair of Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na, division of labour is the key issue: transition speed between front and back court, and coordination in the shift from defence to attack.

The men's doubles pair of Seo Seung-jae and Kim Won-ho were described in terms of returning to first principles — using a review of fundamentals to move through the plateau that follows a run of international results.

Because Asian nations occupy most of the world's top badminton rankings, competition at the Asian Games is not far below world championship level, and draws can swing outcomes considerably.

The competition schedule and final entry list are to be confirmed.