The WGC-HSBC Champions was a professional golf tournament, held annually in China.

[1] The field consists primarily of players who have won the top rated tournaments since the previous WGC-HSBC tournament, supplemented by other leading players in the world rankings and money lists of the major tours.

Only the CIMB Classic, CJ Cup, Zozo Championship and BMW Masters have had similar purses in the region.

Invitations were issued to all players placed amongst the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).

Players who had finished first in the Order of Merit standings in any of three developmental tours—the Von Nida and Challenge Tours and the winter swing of the Sunshine Tour—were also invited.

[citation needed] The event became a World Golf Championship in 2009 on the European Tour.