The 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand will be contested by sixteen teams, eleven of which qualified automatically. The other five places in the tournament will be determined by a series of regional qualifiers, with one place being granted to each International Cricket Council (ICC) development region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, East Asia-Pacific, and Europe).
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Automatic qualification
The full members of the ICC (currently numbering ten) qualify automatically for the Under-19 World Cup. In early 2016, it was determined that the top-placed ICC associate member at the 2016 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh would also qualify automatically for the 2018 event. That team was Namibia, which defeated another associate member, Nepal, in the seventh-place play-off.
Division Two
The Africa Division Two tournament was played in Benoni, Gauteng, South Africa, from 10–18 September 2016. Ghana (the winner) and Botswana (the runner-up) both qualified for Division One.
Division One
In July 2016, it was reported that the Africa Division One tournament would be played in January 2017, although the venue and teams were not listed.
Americas
In August 2015, it was reported that the Americas regional qualifier would be played sometime in 2017, with four teams to participate.
Division Two
The Asia Division Two tournament will be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 26 September to 6 October 2016, and will feature ten teams.
Points Table
Group A
Group B
Division One
The Asia Division One tournament (known as the U-19 Asia Cup) will be played in Sri Lanka in December 2016. Participating teams will be
East Asia-Pacific
The East Asia-Pacific regional qualifier will be held in Apia, Samoa, in August 2017. Four teams will participate: Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, and Vanuatu.
Division Two
The Europe Division Two tournament was played in the Netherlands from 23–30 July 2016. It was won by Denmark.
Division One
The Europe Division One tournament will be played in Jersey from 23 July to 1 August 2017. The four participating teams are Denmark, Ireland, Jersey, and Scotland.