However, Robertson was unable to defend the title because he was outside the top eight on the one-year ranking list after the WST Classic.

Shaun Murphy won the event, defeating Kyren Wilson 10–7 in the final to capture the 11th ranking title of his career.

[3] The Tour Championship featured the top eight players from the one-year ranking list taking part in a single-elimination tournament following the WST Classic.

[4][5] It was broadcast in the United Kingdom by ITV; China by Liaoning TV, Superstar online, Migu, Youku and Huya.com; in Canada, the US and Brazil by DAZN and by Setanta, Sportklub, Viaplay and Viasat across Europe.

[7][8] Neither Robertson nor Higgins was eligible to compete in the 2023 event as they were outside the top eight on the one-year ranking list at the cutoff point.

[9] The participants were determined by the points won in the ranking tournaments in the season's events preceding the Tour Championship.

A breakdown of the prize money for the event is shown below:[11] The opening round featured eight players and was contested from 27 to 30 March over two sessions as the best of 19 frames.

[12] The opening match was contested between the two finalists of the UK Championship – Mark Allen and Ding Junhui.

[15][13][16] Ding commented that his recent win at the Six-red World Championship gave him the confidence to defeat Allen.

Before the match, Wilson and family had been visiting hospital after his son had a suspected cancerous tumour in January.

[21][22][20] Carter commented that a "subdued atmosphere" was to blame for his performance with the event having a small crowd.

[25] Milkins commented that he had "played terribly tonight, long distance [pots] I didn't have a clue", whilst also having issues with his cue tip.

[24][26] Murphy also commented that the small crowd size during the first round matches had made the performance difficult.

[26] Mark Selby and Ryan Day met in the final opening round match.

[29][30] Ding won frame five, but Wilson made a 115 break to regain his four-frame lead.

[31] Wilson made two further century breaks to lead 8–2 in the second session, with Ding making one of his own in frame 11.

Wilson extended his lead to 9–3 after playing a shot too softly when attempting a seventh century break on 83.

[30] Overall, Wilson made six century breaks, one short of the record for a best-of-19 frames match held by Ding, Stephen Hendry and Judd Trump.

[32][29] Wilson commented that his recent issues off the table being improved had "freed the shackles" of his performance during the match.