- Dates: 3-6 February (Draw made on 2 February) - Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Capacity: 3,000 in Centre Court - Surface: Outdoor hard (Synpave) - Ball: Dunlop Fort - Tickets: Free entry
Format
- Round-robin: Eight nations in two pools - Promotion: Winners of both pools play-off to decide which nation progresses to the World Group II play-offs - played on 24-25 April - Relegation: Nations finishing fourth in both pools play-off to decide which nation is relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II - Daily start time: 10:00 hrs - Nations: Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Rep., New Zealand, Thailand, Uzbekistan
Outcome
- Final positions: 1. Japan, 2. Chinese Taipei, 3. Kazakhstan, 4. Korea, Rep., 5. New Zealand, 6. Thailand, 7. Uzbekistan, 8. Indonesia - Promotion: Japan advances to World Group II play-offs - played on 24-25 April - Relegation: Indonesia is relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
NOMINATIONS
Group A
- Indonesia: Ayu Fani Damayanti, Lavinia Tananta, Jessy Rompies, Sandy Gumulya, Kresno Merdiko (captain) - Japan: Kimiko Date-Krumm, Ayumi Morita, Yurika Sema, Rika Fujiwara, Takeshi Murakami (captain) - Korea, Rep.: So-Jung Kim, Jin A Lee, Na-Ri Kim, Min Hwa Yu, Il Soon Kim (captain) - New Zealand: Sacha Jones, Marina Erakovic, Ellen Barry, Marcel Vos (captain)
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