JAKARTA - Bridge players from 13 countries have been competing in a bridge event test for the coming Asian Games next year, the Indonesian bridge association chairman said on Wednesday.

The test event kicked off on Nov 28 in Depok city, near the country's capital and will conclude on Dec 5, featuring men's team, men's pairs, women's team, mixed team, mixed pairs and super mixed team, chairman Eka Wahyu said.

The 18th Asian Games is scheduled to be held in Jakarta and Palembang city of Indonesia from Aug 18 to Sept 2 next year.