International Championship
Sport: Snooker
Location: Nanjing, China
Live Streaming Availability: All Matches
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The International Championship is a professional ranking Snooker tournament and the great news for all fans is that you can watch all of the action live online via our Snooker live streaming partners.
The tournament was established in 2012, when it was billed as the first overseas major as the event was given the same ranking points as the UK Championship.
Whilst the ranking points has changed, the event still remains a hugely important event on the Snooker calendar with one of the largest prize funds.
The International Championship was first held in the Chinese city of Chengdu before moving to its current home in Daqing in 2015. Currently the tournament is held at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre.
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World Snooker International Championship
The second decade of the 2000’s was a decade of change and expansion in the Snooker world especially when it comes to new events been started in China to capitalise on the growing popularity in the region and to help develop the next generation of stars from China and the region to add to the growing number on the world tour.
That is something that is incredibly important for the sport going forward and should be something that proves huge benefit to Snooker for decades to come but one event that coming out of that new focus that really had an immediate impact on the sport was the International Championship.
The tournament was inaugurated back in the 2012/13 season, which made it one of the first of the first of the ‘expansion’ tournaments but whilst so many of these new events were relatively small events, with little impact on the rankings and with only a small prize fund that only attracts a handful of stars to participate, the International Championship stood out from the off.
That was down to a number of reasons including it then not only been a full ranking event but the fact that it offered huge ranking points, including offering the same number of points as the UK Championship, which led to many giving the event the moniker of the ‘First Overseas Major’.
Another big attraction of the event was the huge prize fund on offer as some many of the new overseas events struggle to gather much in the way of exposure and sponsorship, so they simply cannot offer the same levels of prize fund.
With players having the extra costs of heading to the events held around the world, it often is not worth it but that is something that has never been the case at this tournament.
With the change to the prize fund been even more valuable than just the monetary value it represents due to the ranking been sorted by the prize money you have won, winning, or at least performing well at the World Snooker International Championship has remained incredibly important and that means the quality of the playing field remains high and remains the sort of standard that could rival any event on the calendar.
That is something that is highlighted by the players who have gone on to pick up the title in China and the players who have come runner up.
Amongst the winners are Judd Trump (who won the inaugural event in 2012 by defeating Neil Robertson 10 frames to 8, and the 2019 edition vs Shaun Murphy by 10 frames to 3) as well as Ding Junhui (who won the 2013 edition by defeating Marco Fu 10-9), Ricky Walden (who defeated Mark Allen by 10 frames to 7 to win the 2014 event), John Higgins (who defeated David Gilbert in 2015), Mark Selby (who won both the 2016 edition vs Ding Junhui and the 2017 edition against Mark Allen) ad Mark Allen (who won the 2019 edition vs Neil Robertson by 10 frames to 5).
Despite the relative newness of the tournament, it has already undergone a change of venue and a change of city after starting life in Chengdu before moving to Daqing in 2015.
Despite the great standard of the tournament, it can be difficult and a hugely frustrating experience for Snooker fan in the United Kingdom to watch the action live on British television as even if the tournament is shown on tv and even if that station happens to be a pay tv sports channel with an expensive and ongoing subscription, in all likelihood, they will only show a selection of the matches.
Whilst there are a number of reason for that, including the 8 hour time difference between the GMT and the Chinese city of Daqing in Heilongjiang, it still means that fans can often miss out on watching their favourite player or the watch which is of the most interest to them.
Thankfully, there is now another way and that is by live streaming the action from the WSIC, which is something you can do via all of the fantastic live streaming services that are featured on this very page.
If you do decide to watch the Snooker International Championship live from China via the live stream services of the online bookmakers that we feature, you will need to be aged 18 or over and have a funded account but you can then watch lots of great live Snooker action from not only this event but from tournaments held across the globe all season long.
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History
History of the International Championship Snooker Tournament
The International Championship was introduced during the 2012-13 snooker season and was first staged in Chengdu, China. Its arrival was significant because it was positioned as a major ranking event outside the United Kingdom, helping strengthen China’s position on the professional snooker calendar. The inaugural tournament took place from 28 October to 4 November 2012 at the Sichuan International Tennis Center.
The first champion was England’s Judd Trump, who defeated Australia’s Neil Robertson 10-8 in the final. The contest was a strong beginning for the new tournament, with two of the game’s leading attacking players competing for the title. Trump eventually established himself as the first name on the International Championship trophy.
The tournament returned to Chengdu in 2013, where China’s Ding Junhui won the title. Ding defeated Hong Kong’s Marco Fu 10-9 in the final, securing what became his first International Championship crown. The narrow scoreline reflected the competitive nature of the early tournament, with Ding becoming the second different champion in the event’s short history.
In 2014, Ricky Walden became champion, defeating Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen 10-7. Walden’s success was important because it demonstrated that the International Championship was already capable of producing winners outside the handful of players most commonly associated with the biggest tournaments.
For the 2015 edition, the International Championship moved from Chengdu to Daqing. Scotland’s John Higgins won the tournament, beating England’s David Gilbert 10-5 in the final. The move to Daqing began a period in which the city became closely associated with the event, with the tournament remaining there through 2019.
Mark Selby then enjoyed a remarkable two-year run. In 2016, the Englishman defeated Ding Junhui 10-1 in the final, producing one of the most one-sided championship matches in the tournament’s history. Selby successfully defended his title in 2017, beating Mark Allen 10-7. He remains the only player to win the International Championship in consecutive years.
The 2018 tournament belonged to Mark Allen. The Northern Irishman reached the final after previously finishing runner-up in 2014 and 2017, and this time he went one step further. Allen defeated Neil Robertson 10-5 to become International Championship champion, adding his name to an increasingly prestigious roll of honour.
Judd Trump returned to the top in 2019, seven years after winning the inaugural tournament. Trump defeated Shaun Murphy 10-3 in the final, becoming the second player after Selby to win the title twice. His 2019 victory also marked the end of the tournament’s first uninterrupted run before the event disappeared from the calendar for several seasons.
The International Championship was not staged from 2020 through 2022, with the disruption to the international sporting calendar during the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to the tournament’s absence. Its return finally came in 2023, when the event was held in Tianjin for the first time.
The 2023 comeback produced another memorable chapter. China’s Zhang Anda won his first ranking title by defeating England’s Tom Ford in the final. Zhang’s victory was particularly significant because it added another Chinese name to the tournament’s list of champions and continued the event’s role in showcasing China’s growing influence in professional snooker. Zhang also made a 147 during the final.
In 2024, the International Championship moved to Nanjing. Ding Junhui won the tournament for a second time, defeating England’s Chris Wakelin in the final. Ding’s two titles, won more than a decade apart in 2013 and 2024, underline how long the tournament has remained relevant during different generations of professional snooker.
The 2025 International Championship continued in Nanjing from 2 to 9 November at the SNC National Fitness Center. Wu Yize produced the standout performance of the tournament, defeating Zhao Xintong 9-6 in the semi-final before beating four-time world champion John Higgins 10-6 in the final.
Wu’s triumph was his first ranking title and represented another important moment for Chinese snooker. Higgins had defeated Stephen Maguire 9-2 in the other semi-final, setting up an intriguing final between one of Scotland’s most decorated professionals and one of China’s rising stars.
The 2025 final also reinforced the International Championship’s reputation for producing significant moments. Wu Yize became the latest champion in a tournament whose winners now include Judd Trump, Ding Junhui, Ricky Walden, John Higgins, Mark Selby, Mark Allen, Zhang Anda and Wu himself.
From its debut in Chengdu in 2012 to its modern home in Nanjing, the International Championship Snooker has developed into a major fixture on the World Snooker Tour. Its history reflects the wider growth of snooker in China: what began as a new overseas ranking event has become a tournament capable of attracting the world’s biggest names while providing a stage for Chinese players to challenge, and increasingly defeat, the established elite.
That history is arguably what makes the International Championship so appealing today. Every edition adds another chapter, whether it is a multiple world champion lifting the trophy, an established star returning to form, an unexpected finalist making a breakthrough or a young player producing the performance that changes their career. With its combination of ranking pressure, high-quality fields, tactical battles, big breaks and international flavour, the International Championship has earned its place among the events that serious snooker fans should keep firmly on their calendar.
