Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Judd Trump); the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda); four Chinese wildcards (Cai Wei, Wang Xinbo, Zhou Jinhao, and Huang Hao); and Mark Joyce[a] were held over and played in Wuhan.

Trump won the inaugural 2023 event, defeating Ali Carter 10‍–‍7 in the final,[1] but he failed to defend his title, losing 2‍–‍6 in the semi‑finals to Si Jiahui.

Xiao Guodong won the tournament, defeating Si 10‍–‍7 in the final to claim the first ranking title of his career.

[8] The qualifying matches were broadcast by the WST Facebook page, by Discovery+ in Europe, and by Matchroom Sport in all other territories.

[9] The main stage of the event was broadcast by Eurosport and Discovery+ in Europe (including the United Kingdom and Ireland); by the CBSA‑WPBSA Academy WeChat Channel, CBSA‑WPBSA Academy Douyin and Huya Live in China; by Now TV in Hong Kong; by Astro SuperSport in Malaysia and Brunei; by True Sport in Thailand; by TAP in the Philippines; and by Sportcast in Taiwan.

[10] The breakdown of prize money for this event is shown below:[7] The sixth seed Mark Selby was knocked out in qualifying by Long Zehuang, despite making breaks of 135 and 130.

[11] Ali Carter came back from 0‍–‍2 down to defeat Wang Yuchen 5‍–‍3, and Duane Jones beat the fourth seed Luca Brecel 5‍–‍4.

[12] Neil Robertson whitewashed Ken Doherty, and Marco Fu defeated Zhou Yuelong 5‍–‍1.

Kyren Wilson whitewashed Aaron Hill and Hossein Vafaei defeated Jordan Brown 5‍–‍3.

[20] John Higgins beat Fan Zhengyi 5‍–‍4, Shaun Murphy defeated Anthony Hamilton 5‍–‍3, and Ding Junhui whitewashed Xu Si.

[24] In the evening session Chris Wakelin beat Ding Junhui 5‍–‍3, making three back‑to‑back century breaks.

Zhang Anda recovered from 0‍–‍3 down to defeat amateur Mark Joyce 5‍–‍4 on a re‑spotted black in the deciding frame.

Si Jiahui beat Duane Jones 5‍–‍2, and Xiao Guodong defeated Barry Hawkins 5‍–‍2.

[8] In the afternoon session Xiao Guodong beat Shaun Murphy 5‍–‍1, making three back‑to‑back century breaks.

Trump said: "It was frustrating at times and especially in that last frame, where it looked like he [Wakelin] was going to fluke a couple of balls and end up winning.

[8] In the afternoon session Xiao Guodong recovered from 1‍–‍4 down to take five frames in a row and beat Long Zehuang 6‍–‍4.

[8][30] At the end of the afternoon session Xiao led Si 6‍–‍3 with both players making a century break.

[14][35] Qualifying matches featuring the defending champion (Judd Trump); the reigning World Champion (Kyren Wilson); the two highest ranked Chinese players (Ding Junhui and Zhang Anda); four Chinese wildcards (Cai Wei, Wang Xinbo, Zhou Jinhao, and Huang Hao); and Mark Joyce[a] were held over and played in Wuhan.