English Open snooker prize money
The English Open has paid £4,872,400 across 11 tournaments from 2016 to 2026. In 2026 Ali Carter took £100,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ali Carter | £100,000£100k | £538,600£539k |
| 2025 | Mark Allen | £100,000£100k | £550,400£550k |
| 2024 | Neil Robertson | £100,000£100k | £550,400£550k |
| 2023 | Judd Trump | £80,000£80k | £428,500£429k |
| 2022 | Mark Selby | £80,000£80k | £424,000£424k |
| 2021 | Neil Robertson | £70,000£70k | £405,000£405k |
| 2020 | Judd Trump | £70,000£70k | £405,000£405k |
| 2019 | Mark Selby | £70,000£70k | £405,000£405k |
| 2018 | Stuart Bingham | £70,000£70k | £381,000£381k |
| 2017 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £70,000£70k | £408,500£409k |
| 2016 | Liang Wenbo | £70,000£70k | £376,000£376k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 BetVictor English Open 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 | £45,000£45k | £45,000£45k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £21,000£21k | £42,000£42k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £13,200£13k | £52,800£53k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £9,000£9k | £72,000£72k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £5,400£5k | £86,400£86k |
| Last 64 | 29 | £3,600£4k | £104,400£104k |
| Last 96 | 31 | £1,000£1k | £31,000£31k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 BetVictor English Open payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the English Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 2 | £255,000£255k |
| 2 | Judd Trump | England | 2 | £252,400£252k |
| 3 | Mark Selby | England | 2 | £232,200£232k |
| 4 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 1 | £166,700£167k |
| 5 | Ali Carter | England | 1 | £150,800£151k |
| 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 1 | £149,100£149k |
| 7 | Liang Wenbo | China | 1 | £122,000£122k |
| 8 | Stuart Bingham | England | 1 | £115,100£115k |
| 9 | John Higgins | Scotland | 0 | £111,000£111k |
| 10 | Zhou Yuelong | China | 0 | £100,300£100k |
| 11 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £93,500£94k |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £91,700£92k |
| 13 | Kyren Wilson | England | 0 | £87,800£88k |
| 14 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | 0 | £80,100£80k |
| 15 | Wu Yize | China | 0 | £73,500£74k |
| 16 | Shaun Murphy | England | 0 | £69,400£69k |
| 17 | Ding Junhui | China | 0 | £66,500£67k |
| 18 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | 0 | £63,000£63k |
| 19 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £62,700£63k |
| 20 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £61,100£61k |
| 21 | Zhang Anda | China | 0 | £60,950£61k |
| 22 | Mark Davis | England | 0 | £58,600£59k |
| 23 | Tom Ford | England | 0 | £57,100£57k |
| 24 | Chris Wakelin | England | 0 | £55,800£56k |
| 25 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | 0 | £47,300£47k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the English Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Welsh Open | 26 | £9,319,125£9.3m |
| 5 | Shanghai Masters | 17 | £9,217,710£9.2m |
| 6 | China Open | 18 | £8,633,125£8.6m |
| 7 | International Championship | 11 | £7,922,000£7.9m |
| 8 | World Open | 11 | £6,949,800£6.9m |
| 9 | Players Championship | 17 | £6,387,500£6.4m |
| 10 | Scottish Open | 13 | £5,907,700£5.9m |
| 11 | Championship League | 27 | £5,882,202£5.9m |
| 12 | German Masters | 16 | £5,738,160£5.7m |
| 13 | British Open | 11 | £5,160,550£5.2m |
| 14 | World Grand Prix | 12 | £5,000,000£5.0m |
| 15 | Champion Of Champions | 13 | £4,960,000£5.0m |
| 16 | English Open | 11 | £4,872,400£4.9m |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia Masters | 2 | £4,599,000£4.6m |
| 18 | Northern Ireland Open | 10 | £4,252,300£4.3m |
| 19 | Tour Championship | 8 | £3,390,000£3.4m |
| 20 | Grand Prix | 7 | £3,206,900£3.2m |
| 21 | European Masters | 8 | £3,114,934£3.1m |
| 22 | Premier League | 13 | £2,837,000£2.8m |
| 23 | China Championship | 4 | £2,826,000£2.8m |
| 24 | Wuhan Open | 4 | £2,801,500£2.8m |
| 25 | Snooker Shoot Out | 16 | £2,413,500£2.4m |
| 26 | LG Cup | 3 | £1,831,600£1.8m |
| 27 | 6-Reds World Championship | 9 | £1,752,009£1.8m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 BetVictor English Open?
Ali Carter took £100,000. The whole tournament paid £538,600 across 92 players.
How much prize money has the English Open paid?
£4,872,400 across 11 editions from 2016 to 2026. The richest was the 2025 BetVictor English Open, at £550,400.
Who has won the most money at the English Open?
Neil Robertson, with £255,000 and 2 wins. Judd Trump is next on £252,400.
Who has won the English Open the most times?
Neil Robertson, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the English Open rank for prize money?
16th 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 2026 BetVictor English Open, and the one before it the 2025 BetVictor English Open. 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.