[1][2] It was the ninth iteration of the International Championship first held in 2012, a return of the event to the tour after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was the first time the event had been held in Tianjin, introducing it as a new host city for World Snooker Tour tournaments.

Judd Trump was the defending champion, after defeating Shaun Murphy 10–3 in the previous final, but he lost 3–6 to Stephen Maguire in the last 32.

Chinese player Zhang Anda won his first ranking title, by defeating England's Tom Ford 10–6 in the final, and made a maximum break in the third frame.

Qualifying for the event was held from 18 to 23 September 2023 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.

[4][5] The event was broadcast domestically in China by CCTV-5, Migu, Youku, and Huya Live; in Thailand on True Sports; in Hong Kong on Now TV; and in Europe (including the UK) by Eurosport and Discovery+.

[10] Mark Williams made his 600th career century break in his whitewash win over Rebecca Kenna.

The defending champion and top seed Trump was beaten by Maguire 6–3, ending his winning streak of 22 consecutive ranking matches.

[19][20] Both O'Sullivan and Ding Junhui won their last-16 matches by 6–2, beating Anthony McGill and Pang Junxu respectively.

[11] In the afternoon session Ford defeated Barry Hawkins 6–4, and Brown beat Maguire 6–5.

[22][23] In the evening session O'Sullivan defeated Ali Carter 6–4, and Zhang beat Ding 6–3.

[11] Ford played Brown on 10 November, and the afternoon session ended at 4–4 with both players making a century.

[26][27] In the evening session, Brown made a century of 134 in the ninth frame and went on to establish a 6–5 lead.

[43] Qualification for the tournament took place from 18 to 23 September 2023 at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre in Sheffield, England.

[4][5] Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Judd Trump), the top two players in the world rankings (Ronnie O'Sullivan and Luca Brecel), the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhou Yuelong), and four Chinese wildcards (Gong Chenzhi, Bai Yulu, Wang Xinbo, and Wang Xinzhong) were held over to be played in Tianjin.