World Seniors Tour events are open to all snooker players aged 40 or older, including current professionals who are ranked outside the top 64 in the snooker world rankings.

[5] The tour was created and run by the company Snooker Legends in 2017, after it first staged the 2017 World Seniors Championship.

In 2018, a newly formed company called World Seniors Snooker took over the running of the tour.

[6][7][8] Other qualifying events for amateurs were held in Canada, Hong Kong, Belgium and the United States.

[1][9] The 2019–20 season of the World Seniors Tour was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.