The first six (6) players in European Team will qualify through World and European Tour Rankings. The final two (2) players are Captain's selections. For the purposes of selection for the European Team, Europe is defined to include the following nations and territories:

Albania
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
C.I.S, Croatia
Czech Republic
Cyprus
Denmark
Estonia
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
England
Northen Ireland
Scotland
Wales

The first six (6) players in Asian Team will qualify through World and Regional Rankings (Asian Tour and Japan Tour). The Final two (2) players are Captain's selections. For the purposes of selection for the Asian Team, Asia is defined to include the following nations and territories:

Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Chinese Taipei
India
Indonesia
Japan
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Philipines
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Vietnam