SNOOKER · 2026-09-06 · CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND
2026 Unibet British Open snooker prize money
The 2026 Unibet British Open paid £502,000 to 64 players. Jak Jones won £100,000. Mark Selby took £45,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£502k
WINNER£100k
PLAYERS PAID64
PAYOUT BANDS8
Every cheque
64 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Jak Jones | Wales | £100,000£100k |
| Runner-up | Mark Selby | England | £45,000£45k |
| Semi-final | Judd Trump | England | £20,000£20k |
| Semi-final | Liam Highfield | England | £20,000£20k |
| Quarter-final | Aaron Hill | Ireland | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Jack Lisowski | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Stan Moody | England | £12,000£12k |
| Quarter-final | Zhao Xintong | China | £12,000£12k |
| Last 16 | Artemijs Zizins | Latvia | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | David Gilbert | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Fan Zhengyi | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Iulian Boiko | Ukraine | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Long Zehuang | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Lyu Haotian | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 16 | Mark Joyce | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Chang Bingyu | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | David Grace | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Ding Junhui | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Duane Jones | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Elliot Slessor | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | He Guoqiang | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Ishpreet Singh Chadha | India | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Jackson Page | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Kyren Wilson | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Liam Davies | Wales | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Pang Junxu | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Ross Muir | Scotland | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon | Thailand | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Wang Xinbo | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 32 | Zhang Anda | China | £6,000£6k |
| Last 64 | Ali Carter | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ashley Carty | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Barry Hawkins | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ben Mertens | Belgium | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Chatchapong Nasa | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Chris Wakelin | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Daniel Wells | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Gong Chenzhi | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Clarke | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jamie Jones | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jimmy Robertson | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Jordan Brown | Northern Ireland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Joshua Thomond | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Liam Graham | Scotland | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Liu Yang | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mahmoud El-Hareedy | Egypt | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Mitchell Mann | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Peifan Lei | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Phil O'Kane | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Ricky Walden | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Sean O'Sullivan | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Shaun Murphy | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Steven Hallworth | England | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Wu Yize | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xiao Guodong | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Xu Yichen | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Yao Pengcheng | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Yulu Bai | China | £3,000£3k |
| Last 64 | Zak Surety | England | £3,000£3k |
| High break | Liam Highfield | England | £5,000£5k |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £100,000£100k | £100,000£100k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £45,000£45k | £45,000£45k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £20,000£20k | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £12,000£12k | £48,000£48k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £9,000£9k | £72,000£72k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £6,000£6k | £96,000£96k |
| Last 64 | 32 | £3,000£3k | £96,000£96k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2026
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2026
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 BetVictor English Open | Ali Carter | £538,600£539k |
| 2026 Wuhan Open | Chang Bingyu | £715,500£716k |
| 2026 SATUO Window Cleaning Robot China Open | Mark Selby | £1,182,500£1.2m |
| 2026 Shanghai Masters | Judd Trump | £825,000£825k |
| 2026 BetVictor Championship League | Jak Jones | £328,000£328k |
| 2026 Halo World Championship | Wu Yize | £2,380,000£2.4m |
| 2026 Sportsbet.io Tour Championship | Zhao Xintong | £490,000£490k |
| 2026 World Open | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | £787,500£788k |
| 2026 BetVictor Welsh Open | Barry Hawkins | £550,400£550k |
| 2026 Sportsbet.io Players Championship | Zhao Xintong | £500,000£500k |
| 2026 BetVictor Championship League | Mark Selby | £182,201£182k |
| 2026 World Grand Prix | Zhao Xintong | £690,000£690k |
| 2026 Machineseeker German Masters | Judd Trump | £538,200£538k |
| 2026 Johnstone's Paint Masters | Kyren Wilson | £1,015,000£1.0m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2026 Unibet British Open get?
Jak Jones took £100,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Mark Selby took £45,000, 45% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2026 Unibet British Open?
£502,000, paid to 64 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2025 British Open paid £502,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the British Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2026. The edition before was the 2025 British Open.