Ding Junhui said he was excited about the prospect of playing world-class snooker in Hong Kong this week, nearly 22 years after the mainland Chinese superstar last competed in the city.

Stuart Bingham tipped Wu Yize as arguably China’s biggest snooker talent to emerge since Ding Junhui two decades ago, after holding off the 21-year-old at the World Grand Prix in Hong Kong on ...