Final Regional Qualifying Events
Asian Cricket Council Trophy
Hosted in Malaysia in June 2004, the ACC Trophy [5] was contested by 15 countries divided into four groups. The tournament then progressed into a knockout phase, with the top two teams from each group progressing to the quarter finals. At the end of the tournament, the runner-up Oman and the winner United Arab Emirates secured themselves a spot in the ICC Trophy.
Kuwait, Qatar and Nepal finished third, fourth and fifth, and play in the World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2 2005.
European Championships 2004
Even though the tournament isn't considered to be a qualification tournament, the European Championship [7] is considered to be the most important European tournament on the calendar. Contested by Denmark, Holland, Ireland, Scotland as well as an ECB England XI, the format is a round robin tournament, with the winner being the team that finishes on top. Denmark, Holland, Ireland and Scotland were already guaranteed a direct spot into the ICC Trophy, with the ECB XI being ineligible.
Americas Cricket Championship
Bermuda hosted the 2004 Americas Cricket Championship [8] in July 2004, which was played as a round robin tournament with the top three out of the six teams progressing through to the ICC Trophy.
ICC East Asia-Pacific Cricket Challenge 2004
Japan hosted the tournament [9] from May 25 to May 29, 2004, with teams from Fiji, Indonesia, Japan and Tonga contesting in a round robin format, with the top two ranked teams, Fiji and Tonga, playing in a final to decide the tournament winner. Fiji beat Tonga in the final by 181 runs, hence qualifying to the ICC World Cup Qualifying Series Division 2.
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