The provisional 2023/24 snooker calendar sees the sport return to mainland China for the first time since 2019 with the staging of three tournaments worth over £2m in prize money.
The elite non-ranking Shanghai Masters (September), and Wuhan Open (October) and International Championship (November) – both enjoying full ranking status – will be the first events to be held in the country since the global pandemic decimated the sporting calendar three years ago.
Ad China last staged a World Snooker Tour competition in November 2019 when Judd Trump defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 10-5 in the World Open final in Yushan.
World Seniors ChampionshipWhite vows to keep 'trying my heart out' after record fourth World Seniors title19 HOURS AGO Ronnie O'Sullivan overcame Marco Fu 6-4 to win the Hong Kong Masters before a world-record snooker audience of over 9,000 fans last October, but there is no confirmation yet about when the invitational event will return to the calendar.