Snooker to return to China with three tournaments added to calendar for the 2023/24 season
Snooker is poised to return to mainland China for the first time since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the announcement of three tournaments for the 2023/4 season. China is a hotbed of snooker, with a host of players making their way into the professional ranks — including global superstar Ding Junhui. But the Asian swing was halted when Covid struck in the spring of 2020.