Champions Cup snooker prize money
The Champions Cup has paid £400,000 across 2 tournaments from 2000 to 2001. In 2001 John Higgins took £100,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | John Higgins | £100,000£100k | £200,000£200k |
| 2000 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £100,000£100k | £200,000£200k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2001 Champions Cup payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £100,000£100k | £100,000£100k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £35,000£35k | £35,000£35k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £15,000£15k | £30,000£30k |
| Group | 4 | £7,500£8k | £30,000£30k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2001 Champions Cup payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Champions Cup
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | £115,000£115k |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 1 | £112,500£113k |
| 3 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £70,000£70k |
| 4 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £22,500£23k |
| 5 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 0 | £22,500£23k |
| 6 | Peter Ebdon | England | 0 | £20,000£20k |
| 7 | Jimmy White | England | 0 | £15,000£15k |
| 8 | Paul Hunter | England | 0 | £7,500£8k |
| 9 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £7,500£8k |
| 10 | Stephen Lee | England | 0 | £7,500£8k |
The top 10 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Champions Cup by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Gibraltar Open | 6 | £1,176,750£1.2m |
| 35 | Riga Masters | 4 | £914,000£914k |
| 36 | European Open | 3 | £900,800£901k |
| 37 | World Masters | 1 | £785,000£785k |
| 38 | Thailand Masters | 2 | £759,425£759k |
| 39 | Northern Ireland Trophy | 4 | £723,500£724k |
| 40 | Hong Kong Masters | 2 | £629,000£629k |
| 41 | Malta Cup | 4 | £592,500£593k |
| 42 | Scottish Masters | 3 | £572,000£572k |
| 43 | Turkish Masters | 1 | £500,000£500k |
| 44 | WST Classic | 1 | £427,000£427k |
| 45 | WST Pro Series | 1 | £420,500£421k |
| 46 | Champions Cup | 2 | £400,000£400k |
| 47 | European Tour - Event 6 | 4 | £368,307£368k |
| 48 | Paul Hunter Classic | 4 | £362,700£363k |
| 49 | European Tour - Event 5 | 4 | £360,816£361k |
| 50 | European Tour - Event 4 | 4 | £359,800£360k |
| 51 | European Tour - Event 1 | 4 | £357,990£358k |
| 52 | European Tour - Event 2 | 4 | £357,714£358k |
| 53 | European Tour - Event 3 | 4 | £353,043£353k |
| 54 | World Seniors Championship | 6 | £303,000£303k |
| 55 | Bahrain Championship | 1 | £263,525£264k |
| 56 | Romanian Masters | 1 | £176,800£177k |
| 57 | Asian Tour - Event 1 | 3 | £170,000£170k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2001 Champions Cup?
John Higgins took £100,000. The whole tournament paid £200,000 across 8 players.
How much prize money has the Champions Cup paid?
£400,000 across 2 editions from 2000 to 2001. The richest was the 2001 Champions Cup, at £200,000.
Who has won the most money at the Champions Cup?
John Higgins, with £115,000 and 1 win. Ronnie O'Sullivan is next on £112,500.
Where does the Champions Cup rank for prize money?
46th of the 98 snooker tournaments we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every snooker tournament and player is ranked on snooker prize money. The latest edition is the 2001 Champions Cup, and the one before it the 2000 Champions Cup. How much of the pot a snooker 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.