Participating in the matches are eleven male and eight female teams.

In the first day's men's matches the Ponghwasan team and the Amnokgang team defeated the Ministry of the Light Industry team and the Mangyongbong team 3:0 and 4:1 respectively.

The Rimyongsu and Sobaeksu men's teams and the April 25 women's team are expected to make a strong claim for the title.

These teams gained good results in the previous three rounds.

The fourth round continues till July 17.