The 2008 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was the inaugural tournament of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier and was played between 2 and 5 August 2008 in Stormont, Belfast in Northern Ireland.

The top three[1] played in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, the international championship of Twenty20 cricket.

The six competing teams were: Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, The Netherlands and Scotland.

[2] The competition was won by Ireland and the Netherlands, who shared the trophy after rain forced the final to be abandoned without a ball bowled.

After the withdrawal of Zimbabwe from the competition, the two finalists were joined by third-placed Scotland who eliminated Kenya.