Players' Championship prize money
The Players' Championship has paid £1,533,101 across 9 slams from 2016 to 2026. In 2026 Ross Whyte and Silvana Tirinzoni took £21,472 each.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the slam paid in all
| SEASON | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Ross Whyte, Silvana Tirinzoni | £21,472£21k | £169,092£169k |
| 2024-25 | Bruce Mouat, Silvana Tirinzoni | £21,472£21k | £165,871£166k |
| 2023-24 | Brad Gushue, Silvana Tirinzoni | £32,208£32k | £249,612£250k |
| 2022-23 | Kevin Koe, Isabella Wrana | £21,472£21k | £167,482£167k |
| 2021-22 | Bruce Mouat, Anna Hasselborg | £21,472£21k | £195,395£195k |
| 2018-19 | Brendan Bottcher, Kerri Einarson | £16,104£16k | £161,577£162k |
| 2017-18 | Kevin Koe, Jamie Sinclair | £16,104£16k | £158,356£158k |
| 2016-17 | Niklas Edin, Jennifer Jones | £16,104£16k | £158,356£158k |
| 2015-16 | Brad Gushue, Eve Muirhead | £14,762£15k | £107,360£107k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2025-26 Crown Royal Players' Championship payouts
What each finishing band paid in all at the latest edition
| PLACE | TEAMS | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Winner | 1 | £21,472£21k |
| Men's Runner-up | 1 | £13,420£13k |
| Men's T3rd | 2 | £20,398£20k |
| Men's T5th | 2 | £13,957£14k |
| Men's T7th | 2 | £9,662£10k |
| Men's T9th | 2 | £3,221£3k |
| Women's Winner | 1 | £21,472£21k |
| Women's Runner-up | 1 | £13,420£13k |
| Women's T3rd | 2 | £20,398£20k |
| Women's T5th | 2 | £13,957£14k |
| Women's 7th | 1 | £4,831£5k |
| Women's T8th | 3 | £9,662£10k |
| Women's T11th | 2 | £3,221£3k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2025-26 Crown Royal Players' Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Players' Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | TEAM | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silvana Tirinzoni | Switzerland | 3 | £120,780£121k |
| 2 | Brad Gushue | Canada | 2 | £89,914£90k |
| 3 | Kerri Einarson | Canada | 1 | £75,957£76k |
| 4 | Bruce Mouat | Scotland | 2 | £73,542£74k |
| 5 | Anna Hasselborg | Sweden | 1 | £72,468£72k |
| 6 | Kevin Koe | Canada | 2 | £71,394£71k |
| 7 | Rachel Homan | Canada | 0 | £70,321£70k |
| 8 | Niklas Edin | Sweden | 1 | £69,784£70k |
| 9 | Isabella Wrana | Sweden | 1 | £60,122£60k |
| 10 | Mike McEwen | Canada | 0 | £56,364£56k |
| 11 | Jennifer Jones | Canada | 1 | £50,459£50k |
| 12 | Brad Jacobs | Canada | 0 | £46,970£47k |
| 13 | Ross Whyte | Scotland | 1 | £43,481£43k |
| 14 | Yannick Schwaller | Switzerland | 0 | £42,407£42k |
| 15 | Eunji Gim | South Korea | 0 | £39,723£40k |
| 16 | Joel Retornaz | Italy | 0 | £39,186£39k |
| 17 | Brendan Bottcher | Canada | 1 | £38,113£38k |
| 18 | Satsuki Fujisawa | Japan | 0 | £35,966£36k |
| 19 | Eve Muirhead | Scotland | 1 | £33,818£34k |
| 20 | Matt Dunstone | Canada | 0 | £25,230£25k |
| 21 | Tracy Fleury | Canada | 0 | £23,888£24k |
| 22 | Eunjung Kim | South Korea | 0 | £22,546£23k |
| 23 | John Epping | Canada | 0 | £19,056£19k |
| 24 | Casey Scheidegger | Canada | 0 | £16,641£17k |
| 25 | Jamie Sinclair | United States | 1 | £16,104£16k |
The top 12 here
Other curling events
The events either side of the Players' Championship by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masters | 10 | £1,595,906£1.6m |
| 2 | Players' Championship | 9 | £1,533,101£1.5m |
| 3 | Canadian Open | 9 | £1,476,468£1.5m |
| 4 | National | 9 | £1,422,788£1.4m |
| 5 | Tour Challenge | 9 | £1,267,116£1.3m |
| 6 | Champions Cup | 7 | £900,214£900k |
| 7 | Elite 10 | 4 | £265,984£266k |
| 8 | GSOC Tahoe | 1 | £223,309£223k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2025-26 Crown Royal Players' Championship?
Ross Whyte and Silvana Tirinzoni took £21,472 each. The whole slam paid £169,092 across 22 teams.
How much prize money has the Players' Championship paid?
£1,533,101 across 9 editions from 2016 to 2026. The richest was the 2023-24 Princess Auto Players' Championship, at £249,612.
Who has won the most money at the Players' Championship?
Silvana Tirinzoni, with £120,780 and 3 wins. Brad Gushue is next on £89,914.
Who has won the Players' Championship the most times?
Silvana Tirinzoni, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Players' Championship rank for prize money?
2nd of the 8 curling events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every curling event and team is ranked on curling prize money. The latest edition is the 2025-26 Crown Royal Players' Championship, and the one before it the 2024-25 AMJ Players' Championship. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's curling prize money. How much of the pot a curling winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.