The 2025 International Championship draw features most of the world's best players, competing for a top prize of £175,000.
The tournament starts on Sunday, offering huge prize money in the snooker season's fourth trip to China.
Following the Shanghai Masters invitational, won by Kyren Wilson, this is the third Chinese ranking event on the 2025/25 calendar.
The upcoming week in Nanjing is important, as the tournament represents the last before the cut-off point to seal automatic seeding in York for the UK Championship.
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Author's summary: International Championship 2025 starts Sunday.