The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier (previously the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier) was a

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tournament run under the auspices of the

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(ICC). The tournament served as the final qualifying event for the

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. The first edition was held in 2008, with only six teams. This was increased to eight teams for the 2010 tournament and to 16 teams for the

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and 2013 editions, but reduced to 14 for the

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and 2019 editions. For the

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, the ICC opted to conduct two separate qualifiers at different venues,

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and

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, of eight teams each. The number of teams qualifying to the World Cup from the Qualifier has varied based on the tournament model.

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and the

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have each won the Qualifier on three occasions. Ireland has the unique distinction of appearing in every tournament, and qualifying for the T20 World Cup from every tournament; as of 2022, Ireland has qualified to the World Cup from the Qualifier on a record seven occasions, while the Netherlands and

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have qualified four times,

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three times, and

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and

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twice. Ireland, the Netherlands and

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are the only teams who have participated in every edition of the Qualifier.

History

2008 Qualifiers

The first ever Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier was played as a Qualifier for

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and was played between 2 August and 5 August 2008 in Stormont,

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. The top three played in the

, the international championship of

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. The six competing teams were: * * * * * * The competition was won by

and the

, who shared the trophy after rain forced the final to be abandoned without a ball bowled. Both teams qualified for the

finals in England. After the withdrawal of

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from the competition, the two finalists were joined by third-placed

2010 Qualifiers

The

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was played from February 9–13, 2010 in the

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. It was expanded to eight teams, as

, the

, and the

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entered the tournament for the first time, whereas

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did not enter. The eight competing teams were: * * * * * * * * Afghanistan defeated Ireland in the final to win the championship, and both teams progressed to play in the

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, the international championship of

in the West Indies.

2012 Qualifiers

The

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was played in early 2012. It was an expanded version comprising ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments in addition to the six ODI/Twenty20 status countries. A total of 81 countries competed for the ten spots available in the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier. The sixteen teams which contested the final qualifying competition were: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ireland defeated Afghanistan in the final to win the championship, and again both teams progressed to play in the

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2013 Qualifiers

The 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played in November 2013. It continued to use a 16-team format, with ten qualifiers from regional Twenty20 tournaments plus the top six finishers of the previous competition. Ireland and Afghanistan (by finishing top of their groups), with Nepal and UAE (by winning first runners up knock out matches) and the Netherlands and Hong Kong (5th and 6th place) qualified for the

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. The competing countries were: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The top six teams: Ireland, Afghanistan, Netherlands and making their World Twenty20 debut the UAE, Nepal and Hong Kong progressed to the

tournament.

2015 Qualifiers

The

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was played in July 2015 and co-hosted by two countries for the first time, Ireland and Scotland. Both the final and the third-place playoff were

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due to rain; Scotland and the Netherlands shared the title, while Ireland were ranked third over Hong Kong due to a superior performance in the group stage. The number of teams at the tournament was reduced to 14, with the

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and

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regional bodies each losing a spot and the

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gaining one from the

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: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The top six teams Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Hong Kong and Oman who made their debut in the tournament all progressed to the

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tournament.

2019 Qualifiers

The 2019 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier was played in October–November 2019 in the UAE. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

2022 Qualifiers

The 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Qualifiers will be played in February and July 2022 in Oman and Zimbabwe respectively. It will be the first edition of this tournament where two different country will organise together not in same time. Top two teams from each group will qualify for

. The 2022 Qualifiers were the last Global Qualifiers to be before the ICC switched to a regional qualifying model for the

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. ;Group A * * * * * * (H) * * ;Group B * * * * * * * * (H)

Winners

The two associate qualifiers for the inaugural

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were decided in the 2007 World Cricket League Division One tournament. Kenya and Scotland qualified.

Performance by team

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * — Hosts * Teams that qualified for the Men's T20 World Cup are underlined. *Q – Qualified * — – Did not participate or failed to qualify *§ – Team qualified for tournament, but withdrew or disqualified later *× – Did not participate as already qualified for World Cup via another method * • – Played in the other group ''(2022 edition only)''

Future

From the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Global Qualifiers were scrapped and teams qualified directly from their regions.

References

External links

World Twenty20 Qualifier Website

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 LIve Streaming

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