★ Best in the year
| # | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Σ | Δ pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | India | India | India | India | 156 | ▲ +22 |
| 2 | Iran | Iran | Iran | Iran | Iran | 62 | ▲ +8 |
| 3 | Thailand | Thailand | Thailand | Thailand | Thailand | 46 | ▲ +1 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 38 | ▲ +6 |
| 5 | South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 29 | ▲ +6 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 28 | – |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Nepal | 16 | ▲ +2 |
| 8 | Japan | Nepal | Nepal | Nepal | Sri Lanka | 16 | – |
| 9 | Nepal | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | 12 | – |
| 10 | Indonesia | Indonesia | Indonesia | Indonesia | Indonesia | 4 | – |
| 11 | Malaysia | Malaysia | Malaysia | Malaysia | Malaysia | 3 | – |
| 12 | Taiwan | Taiwan | Taiwan | Taiwan | England | 2 | ▲ +2 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 2 | – | ||||
| 14 | Hong Kong | 1 | ▲ +1 |
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