SNOOKER · 2026-01-18 · LONDON, ENGLAND
2026 Johnstone's Paint Masters snooker prize money
The 2026 Johnstone's Paint Masters paid £1,015,000 to 16 players. Kyren Wilson won £350,000. John Higgins took £140,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£1.0m
WINNER£350k
PLAYERS PAID16
PAYOUT BANDS6
Every cheque
16 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Kyren Wilson | England | £350,000£350k |
| Runner-up | John Higgins | Scotland | £140,000£140k |
| Semi-final | Judd Trump | England | £75,000£75k |
| Semi-final | Wu Yize | China | £75,000£75k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | Neil Robertson | Australia | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | Xiao Guodong | China | £40,000£40k |
| Quarter-final | Zhao Xintong | China | £40,000£40k |
| Last 16 | Barry Hawkins | England | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Chris Wakelin | England | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Ding Junhui | China | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Gary Wilson | England | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Mark Selby | England | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Shaun Murphy | England | £25,000£25k |
| Last 16 | Si Jiahui | China | £25,000£25k |
| High break | Wu Yize | China | £15,000£15k |
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 | £350,000£350k | £350,000£350k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £140,000£140k | £140,000£140k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £75,000£75k | £150,000£150k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £40,000£40k | £160,000£160k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £25,000£25k | £200,000£200k |
| High break | 1 | £15,000£15k | £15,000£15k |
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 Unibet British Open | Jak Jones | £502,000£502k |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2026 Johnstone's Paint Masters get?
Kyren Wilson took £350,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
John Higgins took £140,000, 40% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2026 Johnstone's Paint Masters?
£1,015,000, paid to 16 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters paid £1,015,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Masters prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2026. The edition before was the 2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters.