International Championship snooker prize money
The International Championship has paid £7,922,000 across 11 tournaments from 2012 to 2025. In 2025 Wu Yize took £175,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wu Yize | £175,000£175k | £800,000£800k |
| 2024 | Ding Junhui | £175,000£175k | £810,000£810k |
| 2023 | Zhang Anda | £175,000£175k | £827,500£828k |
| 2019 | Judd Trump | £175,000£175k | £802,000£802k |
| 2018 | Mark Allen | £175,000£175k | £775,000£775k |
| 2017 | Mark Selby | £150,000£150k | £755,000£755k |
| 2016 | Mark Selby | £125,000£125k | £673,000£673k |
| 2015 | John Higgins | £125,000£125k | £661,000£661k |
| 2014 | Ricky Walden | £125,000£125k | £628,000£628k |
| 2013 | Ding Junhui | £125,000£125k | £615,000£615k |
| 2012 | Judd Trump | £125,000£125k | £575,500£576k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2025 International Championship payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £175,000£175k | £175,000£175k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £75,000£75k | £75,000£75k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £33,000£33k | £66,000£66k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £22,000£22k | £88,000£88k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £14,000£14k | £112,000£112k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £9,000£9k | £144,000£144k |
| Last 64 | 26 | £5,000£5k | £130,000£130k |
| Last 112 | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
| High break | 2 | £2,500£3k | £5,000£5k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2025 International Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the International Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ding Junhui | China | 2 | £459,000£459k |
| 2 | Mark Selby | England | 2 | £438,000£438k |
| 3 | Judd Trump | England | 2 | £420,000£420k |
| 4 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 1 | £415,000£415k |
| 5 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | £306,000£306k |
| 6 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 0 | £243,000£243k |
| 7 | Zhang Anda | China | 1 | £207,250£207k |
| 8 | Shaun Murphy | England | 0 | £194,000£194k |
| 9 | Ricky Walden | England | 1 | £190,500£191k |
| 10 | Wu Yize | China | 1 | £184,000£184k |
| 11 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 0 | £142,000£142k |
| 12 | Tom Ford | England | 0 | £138,500£139k |
| 13 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £127,000£127k |
| 14 | Ali Carter | England | 0 | £113,500£114k |
| 15 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £110,500£111k |
| 16 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £105,500£106k |
| 17 | Chris Wakelin | England | 0 | £101,750£102k |
| 18 | Xiao Guodong | China | 0 | £101,000£101k |
| 19 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £100,500£101k |
| 20 | Ryan Day | Wales | 0 | £99,750£100k |
| 21 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £99,250£99k |
| 22 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £98,750£99k |
| 23 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £96,250£96k |
| 24 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £93,750£94k |
| 25 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 0 | £91,500£92k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the International Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Pro Challenge Series - Event 1 | 1 | £15,000£15k |
| 94 | Pro Challenge Series - Event 3 | 1 | £15,000£15k |
| 95 | Pro Challenge Series - Event 2 | 1 | £9,500£10k |
| 96 | Scottish Professional Championship | 1 | £9,500£10k |
| 97 | Pro Challenge Series - Event 5 | 1 | £5,000£5k |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2025 International Championship?
Wu Yize took £175,000. The whole tournament paid £800,000 across 59 players.
How much prize money has the International Championship paid?
£7,922,000 across 11 editions from 2012 to 2025. The richest was the 2023 Du Xiaoman International Championship, at £827,500.
Who has won the most money at the International Championship?
Ding Junhui, with £459,000 and 2 wins. Mark Selby is next on £438,000.
Who has won the International Championship the most times?
Ding Junhui, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the International Championship rank for prize money?
7th 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 2025 International Championship, and the one before it the 2024 International Championship. 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.