Ding, who became the first Chinese player to earn the global title after defeating Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi in a rapid-play tiebreak last month in Kazakhstan's capital Astana, will join qualifiers Bu Xiangzhi, Xu Xiangyu and Wei Yi on the men’s team in their home event at Hangzhou 2022. 

The women’s team will feature four-times world champion Hou Yifan, who will be defending her title after a 13-year gap since the last appearance of chess on the Asian Games programme. 

She will join Zhu Jiner, Zhai Mo and Tan Zhongyi.

Ding and Wei will play in the individual competition for the men, while the women’s individual selections will be Hou and Zhu.

The women’s qualifying competition was held last week in Shenzhen.

Chess is set to make only its third appearance at the Asian Games after Kazakhstan's Murtas Kazhgaleyev and Uzbekistan's Rustam Kasimdzhanov won the men's rapid titles at Doha 2006 and Guangzhou 2010. 

India's Koneru Humpy and Yifan lifted the women's titles at these Games. 

A mixed team event was held at Doha 2006, India beating China.

At Guangzhou 2010, China won both the men's and women's titles, beating the Philippines and Uzbekistan, respectively. 

The men’s world title was vacant after five-times winner Magnus Carlsen of Norway said last year he would not defend it in 2023.

Ding only qualified for last year's FIDE Candidates Tournament because Russia's Sergey Karjakin was banned for supporting the invasion of Ukraine.

"I’m quite relieved," Ding said after his world title win.

"The moment Ian resigned the game it was very emotional.

"I could not control my mood and feelings.

"I know myself - I will cry and burst into tears."