This edition, originally scheduled in November 2006 in Sri Lanka was cancelled due to the political situation in the host country. The tournament for title (involving Japan, Korea and Hong Kong), originally must also valid as final pool for

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was transferred by

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in Hong Kong. The rest of the tournament ("Plate" and "Shield" was played one year after in Sri Lanka. It was the last edition of the tournament, because from 2008, it was replaced by

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, that merge the

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and the

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The team were divided in three divisions, according to the results of

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Tournaments

Gold

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Plate

Pool A

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Pool B

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Finals

= First Place Final

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= Third Place Final

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= Fifth Place Final

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Shield

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Notes

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