It is the first time that the event is taking place in the Middle East and sees 32 players, or pairings, in each main draw of the singles and doubles tournaments.

In the men's singles, Indonesian Jonatan Christie is tipped for the title as he goes into the event as top seed while compatriot Anthony Ginting comes in at two and reigning champion Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia makes up the top three. 

Zii Jia is still seeking his first trophy of 2023 after being defeated in the semi-finals of both the All England Open and last month's Swiss Open.

He is due to meet German Open champion from March Ng Ka Angus Long of Hong Kong.

The pick of the first-round matches sees Christie face China's in-form world number 10 Shi Yuqi. 

Another intriguing first-round tie sees 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore take on India's recent Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen.

A fourth showdown of this year is on the cards in the women's singles as top seeds Akane Yamaguchi of Japan and South Korean An Se-young could meet in the final.

Double world champion Yamaguchi currently leads the rivalry 2-1. 

An has reached five finals in the five World Tour tournaments she has competed in this year, winning three and losing the other to Yamaguchi, who triumphed on the continental stage in 2019.

Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China is the most likely contender to challenge the pair.

She has not played since the All England Open last month where she beat Yamaguchi before falling to An in the final.

There are two other former winners in the draw in Chinese Taipei's Tai Tzu-ying, who was victorious in 2017 and 2018, and 2015 champion Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand.