The field for the 2025 Hanwha Lifeplus International Crown is shaping up, as seven countries have qualified for team match-play competition. The four-day event will be held Oct. 23-26 at New Korea Country Club in South Korea, where the home team will be among the favorites.
The seven countries that qualified include the United States (34 points), the Republic of Korea (53 points), Japan (74 points), Thailand (88 points), Sweden (115 points), Australia (128 points) and China (256 points).
Team England missed qualifying by 83 points.
The makeup of the teams will be finalized via the Rolex Rankings following the 2025 AIG Women’s Open on Aug. 4. The top four players from each pre-qualified country will compete.
In addition, an eighth World Team will debut this fall, consisting of the top-ranked player from each of the following four regions, not from a country already qualified: Americas (North America and South America); Europe; Asia; and Africa and Oceania. That opens the door for LPGA Hall of Famer Lydia Ko to compete.
Team Thailand (Ariya Jutanugarn, Moriya Jutanugarn, Patty Tavatanakit, Jeeno Thitikul) won the most recent edition in 2023 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. When the Crown was last held in South Korea in 2018, the Korean team won in front of a large and passionate fan base.
Here’s how the teams currently stand:
| 1. USA (34 points) | 2. Rep. of Korea (53 points) | 3. Japan (57 points) |
| Nelly Korda (1) | Haeran Ryu (5) | Mao Saigo (10) |
| Angel Yin (7) | Hyo Joo Kim (9) | Rio Takeda (13) |
| Lilia Vu (12) | Jin Young Ko (15) | Ayaka Furue (16) |
| Lauren Coughlin (14) | Hye-Jin Choi (24) | Miyu Yamashita (18) |
| Yealimi Noh (20) | Amy Yang (26) | Akie Iwai (25) |
| 4. Thailand (88 points) | 5. Sweden (115 points) | 6. Australia (128 points) |
| Jeeno Thitikul (2) | Maja Stark (8) | Minjee Lee (6) |
| Ariya Jutanugarn (22) | Madelene Sagstrom (30) | Hannah Green (11) |
| Chanettee Wannasaen (29) | Linn Grant (38) | Steph Kyriacou (42) |
| Patty Tavatanakit (35) | Ingrid Lindblad (39) | Gabriela Ruffels (69) |
| Pajaree Anannarukarn (76) | Anna Nordqvist (140) | Grace Kim (96) |
| 7. Ppls. Rep. of China (256) | World Team | World Team Reserves |
| Ruoning Yin (4) | Brooke Henderson, CAN (44) | Gaby Lopez, MEX (62) |
| Xiyu Lin (60) | Celine Boutier, FRA (17) | Charley Hull, ENG (19) |
| Weiwei Zhang (90) | Wei-Ling Hsu, TPE (101) | Shannon Tan, SIN (117) |
| Yan Liu (102) | Lydia Ko, NZL (3) | Ashleigh Buhai, RSA (79) |
| Ruixin Liu (132) |
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 7 countries qualify for LPGA’s International Crown, England first out