The ICC used the results from the 2005 ICC Trophy and WCQS Division 2 competition (i.e. the primary qualification mechanisms for the 2007 Cricket World Cup) to rank the nations.
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Ireland qualified for the main table following their victories over Pakistan and Bangladesh in the 2007 World Cup,.
World Rally Championship | World Championship | NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship | Ultimate Fighting Championship | World Championship Wrestling | World Touring Car Championship | Six Nations Championship | County Championship | British Touring Car Championship | World Chess Championship | national championship | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | Football League Championship | Extreme Championship Wrestling | Bowl Championship Series | Championship | All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | 2005 World Touring Car Championship season | The Open Championship | ODI | World Sportscar Championship | 2010 FIBA World Championship | IMSA GT Championship | European Touring Car Championship | European Championship | World Snooker Championship | PGA Championship | 2010 IIHF World Championship | 2005 ICC Trophy | World Colored Heavyweight Championship |
The tournament came three months after the World Cup which saw Ireland beat the Test nations Pakistan and Bangladesh, and tie with Zimbabwe, gaining themselves a right to be ranked on the official ICC ODI Championship.