Participating in the tournament are the premier league teams (ten men's and eight women's) and other six men's and eight women's teams selected from regional preliminaries, thirty-two teams in all.

Women's matches between the April 25 and Sinhungsan teams and between the Wolmido and Hwangryongsan teams and men's matches between the April 25 and Kwanmobong teams and between the Mangyongbong and Pyongyang teams took place on Thursday.

The tournament continues until October 28.