The ICC Men's T20 World Cup, formerly the ICC World Twenty20, is a biennial world cup for cricket in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in every odd year from 2007 to 2009, and since 2010 has been held in every even year with the exception of 2018 and 2020. In 2018, the tournament was rebranded from the World Twenty20 to the Men's T20 World Cup.

The regional qualification phase of the Men's T20 World Cup qualification was introduced for the 2012 edition, with the top teams advancing to the global qualifier from which teams would advance to the T20 World Cup. From January 2019, the ICC granted T20I status to all associate nations; until then regional qualifiers were played as Twenty20 tournaments; and announced that the regional qualifiers would expand to be held in two stages: sub-regional qualifiers and regional finals from the 2020 edition's (later postponed to 2021) qualification cycle. As the T20 World Cup expanded to 20 teams from 2024 edition onwards, the global qualifiers were discontinued with the top teams from regional qualifiers directly qualifying for the T20 World Cup. However, an expanded global qualifier will be introduced from 2028 onwards.

Format 2012–2016

The regional qualification phase involved one or more divisions depending on the ICC region and were played in various formats. The stipulated number of teams advanced to the global qualifier. Top teams (Teams that participated in the T20 World Cup or global qualifiers were given bye for regional phase in the following cycle and directly played in the global qualifier) along with teams advancing from the regional phase played in the global qualifier.

2021–present The regional qualifiers for each ICC region are held in two stages: Sub-regional qualifiers: This stage comprises one or more tournaments depending on the ICC region. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes includes group stage and knockout stage or playoffs formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advance into the next stage. Regional final: Top teams (Teams that participated in the T20 World Cup or global qualifiers are given bye for the sub-regional stage in the following cycle and directly play in the regional finals) unable to earn direct qualification along with teams advancing from the sub-regional qualifier take part in this stage. Matches are held in either single round-robin or double round-robin format and sometimes includes group stage and knockout stage or playoffs formats as well. The stipulated number of teams advance to the global qualifier (2021–2022; since 2028) and the T20 World Cup (2024–2026).

Qualification spots + Regional qualification spots by region Qualified for Edition ICC regions Total Africa Americas Asia East-Asia Pacific Europe Global qualifier 2012 3 3 4 1 5 16 2014 2 2 2 1 2 9 2016 2 2 1 1 1 7 2021 3 2 1 1 1 8 1 2 2 1 2 8 T20 World Cup 2024 2 1 2 1 2 8 2026 2 1 3 2 8 Global qualifier 2028 2 1 2 1 2 8

List of qualifiers

indicates qualifiers that were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. + Details of Men's T20 World Cup regional qualifiers Edition Dates & locations of regional qualifiers Africa Americas Asia East-Asia Pacific Europe 2012 Division 3: 24 to 27 February 2011 in Ghana Division 2: 14 to 18 May 2011 in South Africa Division 1: 9 to 15 July 2011 in Uganda Division 3: 14 to 18 March 2011 in Costa Rica Division 2: 9 to 15 April 2011 in Suriname Division 1: 17 to 24 July 2011 in United States ACC T20: 1 to 10 December 2011 in Nepal Division 2: 4 to 8 April 2011 in Samoa Division 1: 4 to 7 July 2011 in Papua New Guinea Division 3: 11 to 14 May 2011 in Slovenia Division 2: 20 to 25 June 2011 in Belgium & Netherlands Division 1: 19 to 24 July 2011 in Jersey & Guernsey 2014 Division 3: 25 to 30 April 2012 in South Africa Division 2: 1 to 4 October 2012 in South Africa Division 1: 23 February to 1 March 2013 in Uganda Division 2: 5 to 9 February 2013 in Bahamas Division 1: 18 to 24 March 2013 in United States ACC T20: 26 March to 3 April 2013 in Nepal Championship: 3 to 7 February 2013 in New Zealand Division 3: 14 to 16 June 2012 in Estonia Division 2: 3 to 8 September 2012 in Greece Division 1: 8 to 14 July 2013 in England 2016 Division 3: 22 to 25 March 2014 in South Africa Division 2: 20 to 24 September 2014 in South Africa Division 1: 27 to 31 March 2015 in South Africa Division 2: Division 1: 3 to 10 May 2015 in United States ACC T20: 25 to 30 January 2015 in United Arab Emirates Championship: 19 to 23 November 2014 in Australia Division 3: 30 April to 3 May 2014 in Spain Division 2: 23 to 26 June 2014 in England Division 1: 9 to 13 May 2015 in Jersey 2021 Eastern sub-regional: 7 to 14 July 2018 in Rwanda North-Western sub-regional: 14 to 21 April 2018 in Nigeria Southern sub-regional: 28 October to 3 November 2018 in Botswana Regional final: 20 to 24 May 2019 in Uganda Northern sub-regional: 20 to 26 September 2018 in United States Southern sub-regional: 26 February to 3 March 2018 in Argentina Regional final: 18 to 25 August 2019 in Bermuda Eastern sub-regional: 3 to 12 October 2018 in Malaysia Western sub-regional: 20 to 26 April 2018 in Kuwait Regional final: 22 to 28 July 2019 in Singapore Sub-regional A: 25 to 29 August 2018 in Fiji Sub-regional B: 1 to 7 December 2018 in Philippines Regional final: 22 to 24 March 2019 in Papua New Guinea Sub-regional A: 29 August to 2 September 2018 in Netherlands Sub-regional B: 29 August to 2 September 2018 in Netherlands Sub-regional C: 29 August to 2 September 2018 in Netherlands Regional final: 15 to 20 June 2019 in Guernsey 2022 Sub-regional A: 16 to 22 October 2021 in Rwanda Sub-regional B: 2 to 7 November 2021 in Rwanda Regional final: 17 to 20 November 2021 in Rwanda Regional final: 7 to 14 November 2021 in Antigua and Barbuda Sub-regional A: 23 to 29 October 2021 in Qatar Sub-regional B: 9 to 15 November 2021 in Malaysia Regional final: 11 to 16 October 2021 in Japan Sub-regional A: 8 to 13 July 2021 in Finland Sub-regional B: 24 to 30 June 2021 in Finland Sub-regional C: 5 to 10 July 2021 in Belgium Regional final: 15 to 21 October 2021 in Spain 2024 Sub-regional A: 17 to 25 November 2022 in Rwanda Sub-regional B: 1 to 9 December 2022 in Rwanda Regional final: 22 to 30 November 2023 in Namibia Sub-regional: 25 February to 4 March 2023 in Argentina Regional final: 30 September to 7 October 2023 in Bermuda Sub-regional A: 28 September to 5 October 2023 in Qatar Sub-regional B: 26 July to 1 August 2023 in Malaysia Regional final: 30 October to 5 November 2023 in Nepal Sub-regional A: 9 to 15 September 2022 in Vanuatu Sub-regional B: 15 to 18 October 2022 in Japan Regional final: 22 to 29 July 2023 in Papua New Guinea Sub-regional A: 12 to 19 July 2022 in Finland Sub-regional B: 24 to 31 July 2022 in Finland Sub-regional C: 28 June to 4 July 2022 in Belgium Regional final: 20 to 28 July 2023 in Scotland 2026 Sub-regional A: 21 to 26 September 2024 in Tanzania Sub-regional B: 19 to 24 October 2024 in Kenya Sub-regional C: 23 to 28 November 2024 in Nigeria Regional final: 26 September to 4 October 2025 in Zimbabwe Sub-regional: 6 to 16 December 2024 in Argentina Regional final: 15 to 22 June 2025 in Canada Sub-regional A: 30 August to 9 September 2024 in Malaysia Sub-regional B: 19 to 28 November 2024 in Qatar Sub-regional A: 17 to 24 August 2024 in Samoa Sub-regional B: 28 September to 5 October 2024 in South Korea Sub-regional A: 9 to 16 June 2024 in Italy Sub-regional B: 7 to 14 July 2024 in Germany Sub-regional C: 21 to 28 August 2024 in Guernsey Regional final: 5 to 11 July 2025 in Netherlands Combined regional final: 1 to 17 October 2025 in Oman 2028 Sub-regional A: 22 May to 1 June 2026 in Botswana Sub-regional B: 24 to 29 March 2026 in Ghana Sub-regional C: October 2026 in Nigeria Regional final: TBA Sub-regional A: 19 to 28 June 2026 in Bermuda Sub-regional B: 8 to 15 March 2026 in Cayman Islands Regional final: TBA Sub-regional A: TBA Sub-regional B: TBA Regional final: TBA Sub-regional: 8 to 18 May 2026 in Japan Regional final: TBA Sub-regional A: 16 to 23 May 2026 in Cyprus Sub-regional B: 8 to 15 July 2026 in Denmark Sub-regional C: 14 to 21 August 2026 in Finland Regional final: TBA

Team performances by region Legend

denotes Test playing nations / ICC full members.

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Americas qualifier + Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Americas qualifier cycle 2012 2014 2016 2021 2022 2024 2026 2028 Apps. RF RF RF SR RF SR SR SR 8 RF RF RF SR RF SR RF SR 8 RF RF SR RF × SR SR 6 GQ GQ RF GQ RF RF RF P 8 RF × SR SR 3 GQ GQ** GQ GQ GQ Q* Q* P** 7 RF RF RF RF RF RF P 7 RF 1 RF 1 RF 1 RF SR SR 3 RF RF SR RF RF SR SR 7 RF 1 RF RF RF × SR SR 5 RF RF 2 GQ GQ GQ RF GQ DQ DQ P** 6 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ

Asia qualifier + Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Asia qualifier cycle 2012 2014 2016 2021 2022 2024 2026 2028 Apps. Q Q** Q** DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ 1 RF SR GQ RF* SR 5 RF SR SR SR SR 5 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ × DQ SR 1 SR SR SR 3 GQ Q** Q** GQ** Q RF* SR 4 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ RF RF RF RF SR RF RF 7 RF RF RF SR SR RF RF 7 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR 7 SR 1 RF SR SR SR 4 GQ Q** GQ** RF GQ** Q* Q* P** 4 GQ RF Q Q** GQ** Q* Q* P** 5 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ RF SR SR RF 4 RF RF SR SR SR SR 6 RF RF GQ GQ** RF* SR 5 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ SR SR SR SR 4 RF Q** GQ** GQ Q** RF* Q P** 4

East Asia-Pacific qualifier + Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup EAP qualifier cycle 2012 2014 2016 2021 2022 2024 2026 2028 Apps. DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ RF RF RF SR RF SR SR SR 8 RF RF RF SR RF SR SR SR 8 RF RF RF SR RF SR SR SR 8 RF RF RF SR RF RF RF P 8 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ GQ GQ** GQ Q GQ** Q* RF* P 6 RF RF RF GQ RF* SR SR 7 RF RF RF SR RF SR RF P 8 RF SR RF SR SR SR 6 RF ×× ×× ×× ×× ×× ×× ×× 1 RF RF RF RF RF RF SR SR 8

Europe qualifier + Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Europe qualifier cycle 2012 2014 2016 2021 2022 2024 2026 2028 Apps. RF RF RF SR SR RF SR SR 8 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR P 8 RF RF SR SR SR P 6 RF RF SR SR SR 5 RF RF SR SR SR SR SR 7 RF SR SR SR SR P 6 GQ GQ RF RF RF RF SR P 8 DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ DQ RF RF SR SR P 5 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR P 8 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR SR 8 RF RF RF GQ RF SR P 7 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR P 8 RF RF RF SR SR SR P 7 RF RF RF RF SR SR RF SR 8 SR SR SR P 4 Q** Q** Q** Q** Q** Q* DQ DQ 1 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR P 8 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR P 8 GQ GQ RF RF RF RF Q P** 8 RF RF GQ GQ GQ RF RF P 8 RF RF SR SR SR P 6 RF RF SR SR SR SR 6 RF RF RF RF SR SR SR P 8 GQ** Q** Q** Q** Q** DQ Q* P** 2 RF RF SR SR SR P 6 SR SR SR P 4 SR SR SR P 4 RF RF SR SR SR 5 RF RF RF SR SR SR SR P 8 RF RF SR SR SR SR SR 7 × SR SR SR 3 GQ** GQ** Q** Q** DQ Q* RF* / DQ P* 3 RF SR SR P 4

Notes

References

External links

ICC World Cup qualification pathways at Czarsportz