Players Championship snooker prize money
The Players Championship has paid £6,387,500 across 17 tournaments from 2004 to 2026. In 2026 Zhao Xintong took £150,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Zhao Xintong | £150,000£150k | £500,000£500k |
| 2025 | Kyren Wilson | £150,000£150k | £500,000£500k |
| 2024 | Mark Allen | £125,000£125k | £385,000£385k |
| 2023 | Shaun Murphy | £125,000£125k | £385,000£385k |
| 2022 | Neil Robertson | £125,000£125k | £385,000£385k |
| 2021 | John Higgins | £125,000£125k | £385,000£385k |
| 2020 | Judd Trump | £125,000£125k | £385,000£385k |
| 2019 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £125,000£125k | £380,000£380k |
| 2018 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £125,000£125k | £380,000£380k |
| 2017 | Judd Trump | £125,000£125k | £380,000£380k |
| 2016 | Mark Allen | £100,000£100k | £350,000£350k |
| 2015 | Joe Perry | £100,000£100k | £348,000£348k |
| 2014 | Barry Hawkins | £100,000£100k | £300,000£300k |
| 2013 | Ding Junhui | £100,000£100k | £301,000£301k |
| 2012 | Stephen Lee | £70,000£70k | £242,000£242k |
| 2011 | Shaun Murphy | £60,000£60k | £197,500£198k |
| 2004 | Jimmy White | £82,500£83k | £584,000£584k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 Sportsbet.io Players Championship payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £150,000£150k | £150,000£150k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £70,000£70k | £70,000£70k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £35,000£35k | £70,000£70k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £20,000£20k | £80,000£80k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £15,000£15k | £120,000£120k |
| High break | 1 | £10,000£10k | £10,000£10k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 Sportsbet.io Players Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Players Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | England | 2 | £528,500£529k |
| 2 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 1 | £387,100£387k |
| 3 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 2 | £386,500£387k |
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 2 | £378,800£379k |
| 5 | Shaun Murphy | England | 2 | £364,600£365k |
| 6 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | £336,850£337k |
| 7 | Barry Hawkins | England | 1 | £274,850£275k |
| 8 | Kyren Wilson | England | 1 | £264,000£264k |
| 9 | Ding Junhui | China | 1 | £236,600£237k |
| 10 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £201,800£202k |
| 11 | Mark Selby | England | 0 | £191,200£191k |
| 12 | Zhao Xintong | China | 1 | £170,000£170k |
| 13 | Joe Perry | England | 1 | £159,700£160k |
| 14 | Ali Carter | England | 0 | £145,100£145k |
| 15 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 0 | £100,600£101k |
| 16 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £91,600£92k |
| 17 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £88,500£89k |
| 18 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £85,100£85k |
| 19 | Stephen Lee | England | 1 | £85,100£85k |
| 20 | Jimmy White | England | 1 | £82,500£83k |
| 21 | Yan Bingtao | China | 0 | £75,000£75k |
| 22 | Ryan Day | Wales | 0 | £73,600£74k |
| 23 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £67,500£68k |
| 24 | Zhang Anda | China | 0 | £65,000£65k |
| 25 | Chris Wakelin | England | 0 | £62,000£62k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Players Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19 | Tour Championship | 8 | £3,390,000£3.4m |
| 20 | Grand Prix | 7 | £3,206,900£3.2m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 Sportsbet.io Players Championship?
Zhao Xintong took £150,000. The whole tournament paid £500,000 across 16 players.
How much prize money has the Players Championship paid?
£6,387,500 across 17 editions from 2004 to 2026. The richest was the 2004 Daily Record Players Championship, at £584,000.
Who has won the most money at the Players Championship?
Judd Trump, with £528,500 and 2 wins. Neil Robertson is next on £387,100.
Who has won the Players Championship the most times?
Judd Trump, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the Players Championship rank for prize money?
9th 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 Sportsbet.io Players Championship, and the one before it the 2025 Sportsbet.io Players 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.