2026 Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier

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2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup
East Asia-Pacific
Sub-regional Qualifier
Dates8 – 18 May 2026
Administrator ICC East Asia-Pacific
Cricket format Twenty20 International
Tournament format Round-robin
HostJapan
Participants9
2024

The 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Sub-regional Qualifier will be a cricket tournament that will form part of the qualification process for the 2028 Men's T20 World Cup. It is scheduled to be hosted by Japan in May 2026. [1] [2]

The nine teams will be split into three groups of three, with the top two sides from each group advancing to a Super Six stage. [3] No decision has yet been made regarding whether the region will regain an automatic qualification place for the T20 World Cup, or if teams will advance to a combined Asia-EAP qualifier. [3]


References

  1. "Japan Cricket to host 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier in May 2026". Czarsportz. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  2. "2026 Korea Cricket Association. Announcement for Selection of the Men's National Team Players for the ICC World Cup Regional Qualifier". Korea Cricket Association. 26 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026 via Facebook.
  3. 1 2 "East Asia-Pacific Qualifier in Japan confirmed, though T20 World Cup path unclear". Emerging Cricket. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.