section_path: Format/Qualification
section_name: Qualification
paragraph_text: Qualification
  
  In the first eight editions, the top teams in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings qualified in the tournament.In the first 2 editions, a few pairs of teams played in the Pre-Quarter-finals to determine who would move on to the Quarter-finals. The number of teams was 9 in 1998, which was increased to 11 in 2000 and to 12 in 2002. In 2006, it was reduced to 10, with four teams playing in a qualifying round-robin from which 2 progressed to the main tournament. From the 2009 tournament onwards, the number further reduced to 8.
  
  From the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy onwards, the top eight teams of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will qualify for the event.
  
  In the first eight editions, the top teams in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings qualified in the tournament.In the first 2 editions, a few pairs of teams played in the Pre-Quarter-finals to determine who would move on to the Quarter-finals. The number of teams was 9 in 1998, which was increased to 11 in 2000 and to 12 in 2002. In 2006, it was reduced to 10, with four teams playing in a qualifying round-robin from which 2 progressed to the main tournament. From the 2009 tournament onwards, the number further reduced to 8.
  
  From the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy onwards, the top eight teams of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will qualify for the event.