Men's T20 World Cup regional qualification

2012–2016

The regional qualification phase comprised of 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:^[12][13][14]

• 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 (until 2022) and the T20 World Cup (since 2024).

Africa qualifier

More information Edition(No. of teams) Team, 2012 (18) ...

Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Africa qualifier cycle

Edition (No. of teams[α]) Team	2012 (18)	2014 (17)	2016 (14)	2021 (15)	2022 (15)	2024 (19)	2026 (20)	2028 (20)	Apps.[β]
Botswana	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	RF	P	8
Cameroon	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Eswatini	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Gambia	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Ghana	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Ivory Coast	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	P	2
Kenya	GQ	GQ	GQ	GQ	RF*	RF	RF	P	8
Lesotho	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	6
Malawi	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	RF	P	6
Mali	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	P	1
Morocco[γ]	RF	RF	××	××	××	××	××	××	2
Mozambique	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Namibia	GQ	GQ**	GQ	Q	DQ	Q*	Q*	P*	7
Nigeria	RF	RF	RF	GQ	RF*	RF	RF	P	8
Rwanda	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	RF	SR	P	8
Saint Helena	—N/a	RF	—N/a	SR	—N/a	SR	SR	P	5
Seychelles	RF	RF	RF	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	7
Sierra Leone	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
South Africa†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Tanzania	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	RF	RF	P	8
Uganda	GQ	GQ	RF	RF	GQ	Q*	RF*	P	8
Zambia[δ]	RF	RF	××	××	××	××	××	P	3
Zimbabwe†[ε]	DQ	DQ	DQ	××	Q**	RF*	Q	DQ	1
Ref.	[3][15][a]	[4][16][f]	[5][17][k]	[7][18][p]	[8][19][u]	[9][z]	[10][ae]	[11][aj]

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Americas qualifier

More information Edition(No. of teams) Team, 2012 (16) ...

Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Americas qualifier cycle

Edition (No. of teams[α]) Team	2012 (16)	2014 (9)	2016 (7)	2021 (7)	2022 (7)	2024 (6)	2026 (10)	2028 (11)	Apps.[β]
Argentina	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	SR	SR	SR	8
Bahamas	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	SR	RF	P	8
Belize	RF	RF	—N/a	SR	RF	×	SR	P	6
Bermuda	GQ	GQ	RF	GQ	RF	RF	RF	P	8
Brazil	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	×	SR	P	3
Canada	GQ	GQ**	GQ	GQ	GQ	Q*	Q*	P*	7
Cayman Islands	RF	RF	RF	RF	—N/a	RF	RF	P	7
Chile	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	1
Costa Rica	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	1
Falkland Islands	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	1
Mexico	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	3
Panama	RF	RF	—N/a	SR	RF	RF	SR	P	7
Peru	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	1
Suriname	RF	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	×	SR	SR	5
Turks and Caicos Islands	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	2
United States	GQ	GQ	GQ	RF	GQ	DQ	DQ	P*	6
West Indies†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Ref.	[3][15][b]	[4][16][g]	[5][17][l]	[7][18][q]	[8][19][v]	[9][aa]	[10][af]	[11][ak]

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Asia qualifier

More information Edition(No. of teams) Team, 2012 (10) ...

Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Asia qualifier cycle

Edition (No. of teams[α]) Team	2012 (10)	2014 (10)	2016 (6)	2021 (16)	2022 (15)	2024 (15)	2026 (16)	2028 (TBA)	Apps.[β]
Afghanistan†	Q	Q**	Q**	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	1
Bahrain	—N/a	RF	—N/a	SR	GQ	RF*	SR		5
Bhutan	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR		5
Bangladesh†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	×	DQ	—N/a
Cambodia	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR		1
China	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR		3
Hong Kong	GQ	Q**	Q**	GQ**	Q	RF*	SR		4
India†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Kuwait	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	RF		7
Malaysia	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	RF	RF		7
Maldives	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR		7
Mongolia	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR		1
Myanmar	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	RF	SR	SR	SR		4
Nepal	GQ	Q**	GQ**	RF	GQ**	Q*	Q*	*	4
Oman	GQ	RF	Q	Q**	GQ**	Q*	Q*	*	5
Pakistan†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Qatar	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	RF	SR	SR	RF		4
Saudi Arabia	RF	—N/a	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR		6
Singapore	—N/a	RF	RF	GQ	GQ**	RF*	SR		5
Sri Lanka†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Thailand	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR		4
United Arab Emirates	RF	Q**	GQ**	GQ	Q**	RF*	Q	*	4
Ref.	[3][15][c]	[4][16][h]	[5][17][m]	[7][18][r]	[8][19][w]	[9][ab]	[10][ag]	[11][al]

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East Asia-Pacific qualifier

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Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup EAP qualifier cycle

Edition (No. of teams[α]) Team	2012 (10)	2014 (7)	2016 (8)	2021 (8)	2022 (9)	2024 (9)	2026 (9)	2028 (9)	Apps.[β]
Australia†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Cook Islands	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	SR	SR	SR	8
Fiji	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	SR	SR	SR	8
Indonesia	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	SR	SR	SR	8
Japan	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	RF	RF	P	8
New Zealand†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Papua New Guinea	GQ	GQ**	GQ	Q	GQ**	Q*	RF*	P	6
Philippines	RF	—N/a	RF	RF	GQ	RF*	SR	SR	7
Samoa	RF	RF	RF	SR	RF	SR	RF	P	8
South Korea	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	RF	SR	SR	SR	6
Tonga[ζ]	RF	××	××	××	××	××	××	××	1
Vanuatu	RF	RF	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	8
Ref.	[3][15][d]	[4][16][i]	[5][17][n]	[7][18][s]	[8][19][x]	[9][ac]	[10][ah]	[11][am]

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Europe qualifier

More information Edition(No. of teams) Team, 2012 (26) ...

Team performances in each Men's T20 World Cup Europe qualifier cycle

Edition (No. of teams[α]) Team	2012 (26)	2014 (24)	2016 (11)	2021 (21)	2022 (26)	2024 (32)	2026 (32)	2028 (32)	Apps.[β]
Austria	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	RF	SR	SR	8
Belgium	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Bulgaria	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	6
Croatia	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	5
Cyprus	RF	RF	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	7
Czech Republic	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	6
Denmark	GQ	GQ	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	P	8
England†	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	DQ	—N/a
Estonia	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	P	5
Finland	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
France	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	8
Germany	—N/a	RF	RF	RF	GQ	RF	SR	P	7
Gibraltar	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Greece	RF	RF	RF	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	7
Guernsey	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	RF	SR	8
Hungary	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	4
Ireland†	Q**	Q**	Q**	Q**	Q**	Q*	DQ	DQ	1
Isle of Man	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Israel	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Italy	GQ	GQ	RF	RF	RF	RF	Q	P*	8
Jersey	RF	RF	GQ	GQ	GQ	RF	RF	P	8
Luxembourg	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	6
Malta	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR	6
Norway	RF	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Netherlands	GQ**	Q**	Q**	Q**	Q**	DQ	Q*	P*	2
Portugal	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	6
Romania	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	4
Serbia	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	P	4
Slovenia	RF	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	5
Spain	RF	RF	RF	SR	SR	SR	SR	P	8
Sweden	RF	RF	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	SR	SR	7
Switzerland	×	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	SR	3
Scotland	GQ**	GQ**	Q**	Q**	DQ	Q*	RF* / DQ[103]	P*	3
Turkey	RF	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	SR	SR	P	4
Ref.	[3][15][e]	[4][16][j]	[5][17][o]	[7][18][t]	[8][19][y]	[9][ad]	[10][ai]	[11][an]

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