ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2022/23
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The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier served as the primary global qualification pathway for Associate and Affiliate member nations seeking to reach the International Cricket Council's flagship Twenty20 championship. Originally established as the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, the tournament operated on an irregular schedule, beginning in 2008 in Belfast. It functioned as the final global hurdle for non-Test playing nations to access the world stage.
Ireland emerged as the most successful team in the competition's history, securing victory four times across the editions held in 2012, 2013, 2015, and sharing the inaugural title in 2008. The Netherlands also claimed two titles, winning in 2008 and again in 2019. Scotland reached the final on three occasions, losing to Ireland twice and to the Netherlands once.
The format evolved significantly over time. Early editions featured round-robin groups followed by knockout stages. A distinct structural change occurred for the 2022 edition, which was split into two separate global tournaments known as Qualifier A in Oman and Qualifier B in Zimbabwe. The winners of each and the runners-up qualified for the World Cup. This edition featured teams such as Singapore, Zimbabwe, the United States of America, Jersey, Uganda, and Papua New Guinea.
The competition was discontinued after the 2019 edition and replaced by the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier. Subsequent reforms introduced a system of direct regional qualification for the 2024 and 2026 tournaments, eliminating the global qualifier entirely for those cycles. A global qualifier is scheduled to return for the 2028 cycle. The event is distinct from the main ICC Men's T20 World Cup and the continental regional qualifiers.
Seasons
- 2022