The first Twenty20 Champions League ever takes place October 8-23, 2009, in Bangalore, Delhi and Hyderabad, India.
Participating are 12 teams from India, Australia, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and West Indies, including:
The top 3 teams of the Indian Premier League
The semi final losers play-off for the third place in the Indian Premier League: Deccan Chargers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Daredevils
The top 2 teams of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash in Australia: New South Wales Blues, Victoria Bushrangers
The top 2 teams of the Standard Bank Pro 20 Series in South Africa: Cape Cobras, Diamond Eagles
The top 2 teams of the Twenty20 Cup in England and Wales: Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres
The top team of the State Twenty20 from New Zealand: Otago Volts
The top team of the Stanford 20/20 from West Indies: Trinidad & Tobago
The top team of the Inter-Provincial Twenty20 from Sri Lanka: Wayamba
Tournament format: It will start with a round robin format, with 4 pools of 3 teams. The Top 2 teams from each pool will advance to the knockout stages. A total 19 matches will be played over a 16 day period.