World Straight Pool Championship prize money
The World Straight Pool Championship has paid £200,902 across 5 tournaments from 2011 to 2015. In 2015 Thorsten Hohmann took £7,519.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Thorsten Hohmann | £7,519£8k | £27,820£28k |
| 2014 | Darren Appleton | £9,774£10k | £40,602£41k |
| 2013 | Thorsten Hohmann | £9,774£10k | £40,602£41k |
| 2012 | John Schmidt | £8,271£8k | £39,098£39k |
| 2011 | Thorsten Hohmann | £15,038£15k | £52,782£53k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The World 14.1 Tournament 2015 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | £7,519£8k | £7,519£8k |
| 2nd | 1 | £3,759£4k | £3,759£4k |
| T3 | 2 | £2,105£2k | £4,211£4k |
| T5 | 4 | £1,128£1k | £4,511£5k |
| T9 | 8 | £752£752 | £6,015£6k |
| T17 | 8 | £226£226 | £1,804£2k |
Every cheque by name is on The World 14.1 Tournament 2015 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Straight Pool Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
The top 12 here
Other pool tournaments
The tournaments either side of the World Straight Pool Championship by prize money paid
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at The World 14.1 Tournament 2015?
Thorsten Hohmann took £7,519. The whole tournament paid £27,820 across 24 players.
How much prize money has the World Straight Pool Championship paid?
£200,902 across 5 editions from 2011 to 2015. The richest was The World 14.1 Tournament 2011, at £52,782.
Who has won the most money at the World Straight Pool Championship?
Thorsten Hohmann, with £34,662 and 3 wins. Darren Appleton is next on £20,902.
Who has won the World Straight Pool Championship the most times?
Thorsten Hohmann, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Straight Pool Championship rank for prize money?
47th of the 310 pool tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every pool tournament and player is ranked on pool prize money. The latest edition is The World 14.1 Tournament 2015, and the one before it The World 14.1 Tournament 2014. What the men's and women's fields are paid is compared on men's vs women's pool prize money. How much of the pot a pool 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.