German Masters snooker prize money
The German Masters has paid £5,738,160 across 16 tournaments from 2011 to 2026. In 2026 Judd Trump took £100,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Judd Trump | £100,000£100k | £538,200£538k |
| 2025 | Kyren Wilson | £100,000£100k | £522,600£523k |
| 2024 | Judd Trump | £80,000£80k | £427,000£427k |
| 2023 | Ali Carter | £80,000£80k | £410,500£411k |
| 2022 | Zhao Xintong | £80,000£80k | £400,000£400k |
| 2021 | Judd Trump | £80,000£80k | £400,000£400k |
| 2020 | Judd Trump | £80,000£80k | £400,000£400k |
| 2019 | Kyren Wilson | £80,000£80k | £396,500£397k |
| 2018 | Mark Williams | £80,000£80k | £364,500£365k |
| 2017 | Anthony Hamilton | £60,000£60k | £286,250£286k |
| 2016 | Martin Gould | £60,000£60k | £275,250£275k |
| 2015 | Mark Selby | £66,667£67k | £283,844£284k |
| 2014 | Ding Junhui | £66,667£67k | £281,669£282k |
| 2013 | Ali Carter | £60,000£60k | £289,739£290k |
| 2012 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £41,667£42k | £235,003£235k |
| 2011 | Mark Williams | £42,017£42k | £227,105£227k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 Machineseeker German Masters 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 | 30 | £3,600£4k | £108,000£108k |
| Last 96 | 32 | £1,000£1k | £32,000£32k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 Machineseeker German Masters payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the German Masters
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | England | 4 | £461,409£461k |
| 2 | Kyren Wilson | England | 2 | £254,200£254k |
| 3 | Ali Carter | England | 2 | £222,567£223k |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | England | 0 | £179,377£179k |
| 5 | Mark Williams | Wales | 2 | £174,267£174k |
| 6 | Mark Selby | England | 1 | £146,177£146k |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 0 | £138,184£138k |
| 8 | Tom Ford | England | 0 | £129,136£129k |
| 9 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £124,036£124k |
| 10 | Ding Junhui | China | 1 | £122,855£123k |
| 11 | Zhao Xintong | China | 1 | £110,150£110k |
| 12 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £109,705£110k |
| 13 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £107,847£108k |
| 14 | Martin Gould | England | 1 | £101,053£101k |
| 15 | Ryan Day | Wales | 0 | £95,776£96k |
| 16 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 1 | £87,459£87k |
| 17 | Xiao Guodong | China | 0 | £85,950£86k |
| 18 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £81,151£81k |
| 19 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 0 | £78,968£79k |
| 20 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £71,642£72k |
| 21 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £67,978£68k |
| 22 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £64,000£64k |
| 23 | Si Jiahui | China | 0 | £61,900£62k |
| 24 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 0 | £60,955£61k |
| 25 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 1 | £59,900£60k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the German Masters by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | Merseyside Professional | 1 | £1,790£2k |
| 1 | World Championship | 26 | £43,387,195£43.4m |
| 2 | UK Championship | 26 | £20,536,855£20.5m |
| 3 | Masters | 26 | £15,910,000£15.9m |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 Machineseeker German Masters?
Judd Trump took £100,000. The whole tournament paid £538,200 across 94 players.
How much prize money has the German Masters paid?
£5,738,160 across 16 editions from 2011 to 2026. The richest was the 2026 Machineseeker German Masters, at £538,200.
Who has won the most money at the German Masters?
Judd Trump, with £461,409 and 4 wins. Kyren Wilson is next on £254,200.
Who has won the German Masters the most times?
Judd Trump, 4 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the German Masters rank for prize money?
12th 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 Machineseeker German Masters, and the one before it the 2025 Machineseeker German Masters. 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.