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POOL PRIZE MONEY · 2026

Pool prize money in 2026

Pool paid £5,123,672 across 61 tournaments in 2026, to 952 players. Xiao Huai Zheng earned the most, £563,458.

PAID IN 2026£5.1m
TOURNAMENTS61
PLAYERS PAID952
TOP EARNER£563k

The 2026 money list

The top 50 players by prize money won in 2026

Pool players ranked by prize money won in 2026.
# PLAYER NATION WINS PRIZE MONEY
1 Xiao Huai Zheng China 1 £563,458£563k
2 Shenyi Shen China 0 £169,038£169k
3 Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz Spain 1 £135,466£135k
4 Fedor Gorst United States 5 £132,511£133k
5 Joshua Filler Germany 4 £127,455£127k
6 Shane Van Boening United States 4 £100,586£101k
7 Aloysius Yapp Singapore 1 £96,541£97k
8 Chezka Centeno Philippines 1 £68,962£69k
9 Marharyta Fefilava Belarus 2 £68,398£68k
10 Robbie Capito Hong Kong 0 £57,252£57k
11 Tzu-Chien Wei Chinese Taipei 2 £55,414£55k
12 Felix Vogel Germany 1 £54,952£55k
13 Chieh-Yu Chou Chinese Taipei 2 £52,314£52k
14 Oliver Szolnoki Hungary 3 £51,314£51k
15 Carlo Biado Philippines 2 £49,774£50k
16 Aleksa Pecelj Serbia 1 £49,729£50k
17 Wiktor Zielinski Poland 2 £49,319£49k
18 John Morra Canada 3 £48,026£48k
19 Moritz Neuhausen Germany 2 £45,301£45k
20 Jasmin Ouschan Austria 1 £44,032£44k
21 Naoyuki Oi Japan 1 £43,470£43k
22 Seo Seoa South Korea 1 £42,923£43k
23 Kun Lin Wu Chinese Taipei 0 £42,105£42k
24 Jayson Shaw Scotland 0 £39,596£40k
25 Roland Garcia Philippines 1 £38,506£39k
26 Sha Sha Liu China 1 £36,233£36k
27 Eklent Kaci Albania 0 £36,145£36k
28 David Alcaide Spain 0 £35,946£36k
29 Wojciech Szewczyk Poland 0 £35,078£35k
30 Quoc Hoang Duong Vietnam 1 £34,586£35k
31 Savannah Easton United States 0 £32,853£33k
32 Mario He Austria 0 £32,711£33k
33 Evan Lunda United States 1 £32,030£32k
34 Kristina Tkach Russia 1 £31,947£32k
35 Alexandros Kazakis Greece 0 £31,722£32k
36 Kristina Zlateva Bulgaria 0 £31,598£32k
37 Denis Grabe Estonia 1 £31,307£31k
38 Kledio Kaci Albania 1 £30,362£30k
39 Jesus Atencio Venezuela 1 £29,624£30k
40 Rubilen Amit Philippines 0 £28,059£28k
41 Albin Ouschan Austria 0 £27,774£28k
42 Pia Filler Germany 0 £27,723£28k
43 Albert Januarta Indonesia 0 £27,444£27k
44 Jonas Souto Comino Spain 0 £27,293£27k
45 Xiao-Fang Fu China 0 £26,857£27k
46 Justin Hall United States 1 £26,015£26k
47 Marco Teutscher Netherlands 0 £25,837£26k
48 Kelly Fisher Great Britain 0 £25,592£26k
49 Pin-Yi Ko Chinese Taipei 1 £25,000£25k
50 Jeffrey De Luna Philippines 0 £23,074£23k

The top 15 in 2026

Xiao Huai Zheng £563k Shenyi Shen £169k Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz £135k Fedor Gorst £133k Joshua Filler £127k Shane Van Boening £101k Aloysius Yapp £97k Chezka Centeno £69k Marharyta Fefilava £68k Robbie Capito £57k Tzu-Chien Wei £55k Felix Vogel £55k Chieh-Yu Chou £52k Oliver Szolnoki £51k Carlo Biado £50k

Every tournament in 2026

By prize money paid

Pool tournaments in 2026 with winner and total paid.
TOURNAMENT WINNER PAID
Joy Cup World Heyball Masters 2026 Xiao Huai Zheng £1,305,420£1.3m
2026 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz £375,940£376k
2026 WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship Aloysius Yapp £225,564£226k
Florida Open Shane Van Boening £152,481£152k
2026 UK Open Joshua Filler £152,331£152k
2026 Banca Del Fucino WPA Women's World 10-Ball Championship Marharyta Fefilava £150,376£150k
European Open 2026 Moritz Neuhausen £145,113£145k
2026 Oneida World Women's 8-Ball Championship Chezka Centeno £124,511£125k
2026 China Open Fedor Gorst £120,301£120k
2026 Las Vegas Open Joshua Filler £112,788£113k
Women's 2026 China Open Sha Sha Liu £108,271£108k
2026 Billard Beckmann Men's Open Felix Vogel £94,015£94k
Arizona Open Denis Grabe £81,955£82k
Derby City Classic 2026 9-Ball Joshua Filler £79,173£79k
Derby City Classic 2026 Bank Pool Justin Hall £76,241£76k
2026 Super Billiards Expo Pro Championship Wiktor Zielinski £75,188£75k
Premier League Pool 2026 Quoc Hoang Duong £75,188£75k
Derby City Classic 2026 One Pocket Shane Van Boening £67,895£68k
Carrinho Women's Open 2026 Seo Seoa £67,684£68k
2026 Seyberts Women's St Louis Open Jasmin Ouschan £67,672£68k
Women's Las Vegas Open 2026 Tzu-Chien Wei £67,672£68k
2026 4th Universal Chinese Taipei Open Pin-Yi Ko £67,669£68k
WPBA US Open Chieh-Yu Chou £66,767£67k
11th Annual Buffalo's Pro Classic Evan Lunda £64,662£65k
Carabao International Open Naoyuki Oi £63,158£63k
WPBA Classic Billiards Players Championship Chieh-Yu Chou £59,248£59k
2026 Indonesia International Open Carlo Biado £54,135£54k
2026 Predator Luxembourg Open Joshua Filler £53,854£54k
Phoenix Open Aleksa Pecelj £53,835£54k
2026 WPBA Soaring Eagle Masters Tzu-Chien Wei £51,729£52k
2026 Longoni Italian Open Mateusz Sniegocki £47,488£47k
53rd Annual Texas Open 9-Ball Roland Garcia £46,880£47k
Vice City Classic Kledio Kaci £46,617£47k
WPBA Raxx Mezz Olhausen CPBA Invitational Marharyta Fefilava £44,737£45k
53rd Annual Texas Open One Pocket Brandon Shuff £42,162£42k
WPBA Iron City Invitational V Kristina Tkach £40,150£40k
Pattaya Open Pool Championship Johann Chua £37,594£38k
2026 Universal Open Jonas Magpantay £35,338£35k
Turning Stone Classic XLI John Morra £35,332£35k
Bank Pool Master Showdown Fedor Gorst £34,962£35k
Turning Stone Classic XLII Moritz Neuhausen £34,882£35k
2026 Bob Stocks Memorial 9-Ball Oliver Szolnoki £26,316£26k
8th Texas Open 10-Ball Championship Fedor Gorst £24,361£24k
2027 Asian 10-Ball Pool Championship Ping-Chung Ko £24,060£24k
Derby City Classic 2026 Bigfoot Challenge Fedor Gorst £24,060£24k
2026 Beasley Open 9-Ball Jesus Atencio £23,835£24k
Jacoby Scottish Open 2026 Oliver Szolnoki £23,759£24k
TAOM Arena Open 2026 Jeffrey Ignacio £23,534£24k
2AM Prague Open Wiktor Zielinski £23,308£23k
US Open 10-Ball Championship 2026 John Morra £23,233£23k
2026 Asian 9-Ball Pool Championship Luong Duc Thien £22,932£23k
InTheBox Open Lukas Fracasso-Verner £20,301£20k
2026 Belgian Open Tobias Bongers £20,168£20k
Derby City Classic 2026 Master of the Table Shane Van Boening £18,797£19k
11th Annual Buffalo's Pro Classic 8-Ball Sergio Rivas £18,722£19k
Mezz Hill-Hill Estonian Open 2026 Oliver Szolnoki £18,421£18k
2nd Annual Vancouver Open Jason Klatt £17,203£17k
US Open 8-Ball Championship 2026 Fedor Gorst £16,541£17k
4th Annual Stevie Chan Memorial Shane Van Boening £15,865£16k
2026 US Open One Pocket Championship Carlo Biado £15,639£16k
2026 US Open Bank Pool Championship John Morra £15,639£16k

The richest tournaments of 2026

Joy Cup World Heyball Masters 2026 £1.3m 2026 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship £376k 2026 WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship £226k Florida Open £152k 2026 UK Open £152k 2026 Banca Del Fucino WPA Women's World 10-Ball Championship £150k European Open 2026 £145k 2026 Oneida World Women's 8-Ball Championship £125k 2026 China Open £120k 2026 Las Vegas Open £113k Women's 2026 China Open £108k 2026 Billard Beckmann Men's Open £94k Arizona Open £82k Derby City Classic 2026 9-Ball £79k Derby City Classic 2026 Bank Pool £76k

Every year we hold

2010 £2.2m 2011 £2.7m 2012 £2.0m 2013 £1.8m 2014 £1.6m 2015 £2.1m 2016 £2.1m 2017 £2.0m 2018 £1.6m 2019 £1.9m 2020 £430k 2021 £1.4m 2022 £3.3m 2023 £4.3m 2024 £5.0m 2025 £5.4m 2026 £5.1m

Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most pool prize money in 2026?

Xiao Huai Zheng, with £563,458 and 1 title. Shenyi Shen was next on £169,038.

How much prize money was paid in 2026?

£5,123,672 across 61 tournaments, to 952 players.

Which tournament paid the most in 2026?

The Joy Cup World Heyball Masters 2026, at £1,305,420.

How does 2026 compare with 2025?

2025 paid £5,444,647 across 74 tournaments.

Where to next

Every year and every player is on pool prize money. The year before is 2025. How the men's and women's fields compare, year by year, is on men's vs women's pool prize money.