POOL · 2026-04-08 · ST LOUIS, MO, UNITED STATES
2026 WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship pool prize money
The 2026 WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship paid £225,564 to 32 players. Aloysius Yapp won £67,669. Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz took £31,579 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£226k
WINNER£68k
PLAYERS PAID32
PAYOUT BANDS6
Every cheque
32 players paid, in finishing order
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | £67,669£68k | £67,669£68k |
| 2nd | 1 | £31,579£32k | £31,579£32k |
| T3 | 2 | £15,789£16k | £31,579£32k |
| T5 | 4 | £7,895£8k | £31,579£32k |
| T9 | 8 | £3,947£4k | £31,579£32k |
| T17 | 16 | £1,974£2k | £31,579£32k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2026
The 40 pool tournaments either side of this one, of the 61 we hold from 2026
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2026 WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship get?
Aloysius Yapp took £67,669.
How much did the runner-up get?
Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz took £31,579, 47% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2026 WPA Men's World 8-Ball Championship?
£225,564, paid to 32 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The WPA Yalin World 8-Ball Championship 2025 paid £187,976.
Where to next
Every edition is on the World 8-Ball Championship prize money page, and the whole year on pool prize money in 2026. The edition before was the WPA Yalin World 8-Ball Championship 2025.