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Since the quadrennial Cricket World Cup and on-going ICC ODI Championship effectively determine the relative rankings of international cricket teams in one-day international cricket, there seems to be little need for the Champions Trophy as a junior tournament. However, the Champions Trophy is a financially important event for the ICC. Money generated through the event is used in ICC's Development Program. FORMAT The Champions Trophy differs from the World Cup in a number of ways. The Champions Trophy takes place every two years, while the World Cup is held every four years. The matches in the Champions Trophy are held over a period of around two weeks, while the World Cup can last for over a month. Unlike the World Cup, no team plays another more than once in the Champions Trophy. For 2002 and 2004, twelve team played a Round Robin tournament in four pools of three, with the top team in each pool moving forward to the semi-final). A team would play only four games (two in the pool, semi-final and final) to win the tournament. In 2006, eight teams will play in two pools of four, with the top two teams in each pool playing in the semi-finals. Losing even a single match would potentially mean elimination from the tournament. The format used in the Knock Out tournaments differed from the formats used in the Champions Trophy. The competition was a straight Knock Out , with no pools and the loser in each game being eliminated. Only 8 games were played in 1998, and 10 games in 2000. The Australian Team lost to India early on in both tournaments and was critical of the format, since a losing team was given no second chance. RESULTS 1998 ICC Knock Out tournament The first two tournaments, then named the ICC Knock Out tournament, took place in 1998 and 2000. These early tournaments were intended to raise the profile of the game in the host nations ( Bangladesh and Kenya ). All of the matches in the 1998 ICC Knock Out were played in Dhaka . The tournament started with a preliminary match between New Zealand and Zimbabwe to decide which would proceed to the Quarter Finals. ;Preliminary match : October 24 – Zimbabwe (258-7, 50 ov) lost to New Zealand (260-5, 50 ov) by 6 wickets. ;Quarter Finals : October 25 – England (281-7, 50 ov) lost to South Africa (283-4, 46.4 ov) by 6 wickets. : October 26 – New Zealand (188, 49.5 ov) lost to Sri Lanka (191-5, 41.3 ov) by 5 wickets. : October 28 – India (307-8, 50 ov) beat Australia (263, 48.1 ov) by 44 runs. : October 29 – West Indies (289-9, 50 ov) beat Pakistan (259-9, 50 ov) by 30 runs. ;Semi Finals : October 30 – South Africa (240-7, 39 ov) beat Sri Lanka (132 , 23.4 ov) by 92 runs. : October 31 – India (242-6, 50 ov) lost to West Indies (245-4, 47 ov) by 6 wickets. ;Final : November 1 – West Indies (245, 49.3 ov) lost to South Africa (248-6, 47 ov) by 4 wickets. 2000 ICC Knock Out tournament Like the 1998 tournament, all of the matches in the 2000 tournament were played in Nairobi . There were three preliminary matches before the Quarter Finals, involving Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh and England. ;Pre-Quarter-Finals : October 3 – Kenya (208-9, 50 ov) lost to India (209-2, 42.3 ov) by 8 wickets. : October 4 – Sri Lanka (287-6, 50 ov) beat West Indies (179, 46.4 ov) by 108 runs. : October 5 – Bangladesh (232-8, 50 ov) lost to England (236-2, 43.5 ov) by 8 wickets. . ;Quarter Finals : October 7 – India (265-9, 50 ov) beat Australia (245, 46.4 ov) by 20 runs. : October 8 – Sri Lanka (194, 45.4 ov) lost to Pakistan (195-1, 43.2 ov) by 9 wickets. : October 9 – New Zealand (265-7, 50 ov) beat Zimbabwe 201 (42.2 ov) by 64 runs. : October 10 – England (182, 44.1 ov) lost to South Africa (184-2, 39.1 ov) by 8 wickets. ;Semi Finals : October 11 – Pakistan (252, 49.2 ov) lost to New Zealand (255-6 , 49 ov) by 4 wickets. : October 13 – India (295-6, 50 ov) beat South Africa (200, 41 ov) by 95 runs. ;Final : October 15 – India (264-6, 50 ov) lost to New Zealand (265-6, 49.4 ov) by 4 wickets. 2002 ICC Champions Trophy See Also: 2002 ICC Champions Trophy The 2002 ICC Champions Trophy was held in Sri Lanka , and the 12 teams included Netherlands and Kenya . The final between India and Sri Lanka was washed out twice to leave no result. 2004 ICC Champions Trophy See Also: 2004 ICC Champions Trophy The 2004 ICC Champions Trophy was held in , The Rose Bowl and The Oval . Twelve teams competed, including Kenya and the USA . 2006 ICC Champions Trophy See Also: 2006 ICC Champions Trophy The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy is due to be held in 2006 , because of sponsorship issues. Table
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