How many countries are represented on 2023/24 World Snooker Tour? England and China continue to dominate circuit
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ByEurosport
Published 10/07/2023 at 11:50 GMT
England and China continue to provide well over half of the World Snooker Tour circuit with the new 2023/24 underway at the Championship League in Leicester, the season's first ranking event. The two leading countries provide 79 players out of the 130 professionals on tour, including 10 of the elite top 16. Watch top snooker action live on discovery+, the Eurosport app and at eurosport.com
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130 players from 20 countries will make up the World Snooker Tour professional circuit for the 2023/24 season.
England and China are again the most represented countries on the tour with 79 professionals coming from both nations, a reduction of five from last season when they enjoyed a combined total of 84.
Wales maintain its proud tradition in the sport as the third force with 12 players, while Scotland has one more professional from last season with Ross Muir and Liam Graham earning tour cards to increase its total to nine.
World champion Luca Brecel spearheads a three-man Belgian contingent that also includes Ben Mertens and Julian Leclercq with India – the country where the sport was invented – having two representatives in Himanshu Jain and Ishpreet Singh Chadha.
16 ranking events are scheduled over the next 10 months as tournaments are staged in six countries: England (8), China (2), Germany (2), Wales (2), Northern Ireland (1) and Scotland (1).
There are also six key non-ranking events with the Shanghai Masters, the Champion of Champions (Bolton), the Masters (London), the Six-Red World Championship (Bangkok) and the World Mixed Doubles (Manchester) all on the latest calendar.
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England – 57
- Ronnie O’Sullivan
- Judd Trump
- Mark Selby
- Shaun Murphy
- Kyren Wilson
- Ali Carter
- Robert Milkins
- Jack Lisowski
- Gary Wilson
- Barry Hawkins
- David Gilbert
- Ricky Walden
- Tom Ford
- Stuart Bingham
- Jimmy Robertson
- Joe Perry
- Matthew Selt
- Chris Wakelin
- Joe O’Connor
- Anthony Hamilton
- Ben Woollaston
- Elliot Slessor
- Robbie Williams
- Sam Craigie
- David Grace
- Liam Highfield
- Andy Hicks
- Oliver Lines
- Martin Gould
- Mark King
- Mark Joyce
- Mark Davis
- Ashley Hugill
- David Lilley
- John Astley
- James Cahill
- Sanderson Lam
- Zak Surety
- Sean O’Sullivan
- Allan Taylor
- Rod Lawler
- Adam Duffy
- Oliver Brown
- Jenson Kendrick
- Rebecca Kenna
- Hammad Miah
- Ian Burns
- Jimmy White
- Andrew Higginson
- Liam Pullen
- Alfie Burden
- Stuart Carrington
- Louis Heathcote
- Stan Moody
- Martin O’Donnell
- Ashley Carty
- Reanne Evans
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China – 22
- Ding Junhui
- Zhou Yuelong
- Fan Zhengyi
- Pang Junxu
- Si Jiahui
- Cao Yupeng
- Xiao Guodong
- Lyu Haotian
- Wu Yize
- Yuan Sijun
- Tian Pengfei
- Zhang Anda
- Xu Si
- Andy Lee
- Peng Yisong
- He Guoqiang
- Ma Hai Long
- Jiang Jun
- Xing Zihao
- Long Zehuang
- Liu Hongyu
- Marco Fu
Wales – 12
- Mark Williams
- Ryan Day
- Jak Jones
- Matthew Stevens
- Jamie Jones
- Jackson Page
- Jamie Clarke
- Dominic Dale
- Michael White
- Dylan Emery
- Daniel Wells
- Andrew Pagett
Scotland – 9
- John Higgins
- Anthony McGill
- Stephen Maguire
- Graeme Dott
- Scott Donaldson
- Stephen Hendry
- Dean Young
- Ross Muir
- Liam Graham
Thailand – 6
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
- Noppon Saengkham
- Dechawat Poomjaeng
- Mink Nutcharut
- Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan
- Manasawin Phetmalaikul
Republic of Ireland – 3
- Ken Doherty
- Fergal O’Brien
- Aaron Hill
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Belgium – 3
- Luca Brecel
- Ben Mertens
- Julian Leclercq
Northern Ireland – 2
- Mark Allen
- Jordan Brown
Australia – 2
- Neil Robertson
- Ryan Thomerson
Pakistan – 2
- Muhammad Asif
- Asjad Iqbal
India – 2
- Himanshu Jain
- Ishpreet Singh Chadha
Egypt – 2
- Mohamed Ibrahim
- Mostafa Dorgham
Brazil – 1
- Victor Sarkis
Germany – 1
- Lukas Kleckers
Iran – 1
- Hossein Vafaei
Switzerland – 1
- Alexander Ursenbacher
Ukraine – 1
- Anton Kazakov
Estonia – 1
- Andres Petrov
USA – 1
- Ahmed Aly Elsayed
Malaysia – 1
- Thor Chuan Leong
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