This tournament was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi, India from 1 until 12 November 1989.

Twelve nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of six in the preliminary round.

The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals.

[1] The top four teams qualified for the 1990 Women's Hockey World Cup.

[33][34] [33][34] [35][8] [35][8] [36][35][8] [36][35][8] [34][37] [34][37] [33][34][38][37] [33][38][37] [39][37] Lim Gae Sook is a top scorer with 12 goals before the final.