[1] The tournament was originally scheduled to take place in Kenya, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) moved it to New Zealand after an inspection in June 2009 found that it would be unrealistic to expect Kenya to complete preparations in time.

[3] South African Dominic Hendricks scored the most runs in the tournament,[4] and Raymond Haoda of Papua New Guinea claimed the most wickets.

6 additional teams were determined by the 2009 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The following groups were chosen for the World Cup 2010 by the International Cricket Council.

[7] India (1) England (5) Afghanistan (12) Hong Kong (16) South Africa (2) Australia (6) Ireland (11) United States (15) New Zealand (3) Sri Lanka (7) Zimbabwe (10) Canada (14) Pakistan (4) Bangladesh (8) West Indies (9) Papua New Guinea (13) Each country selected a 15-man squad for the tournament.