Pot Black snooker prize money
The Pot Black has paid £118,000 across 3 tournaments from 2005 to 2007. In 2007 Ken Doherty took £10,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ken Doherty | £10,000£10k | £40,000£40k |
| 2006 | Mark Williams | £10,000£10k | £40,000£40k |
| 2005 | Matthew Stevens | £10,000£10k | £38,000£38k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2007 Pot Black payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £10,000£10k | £10,000£10k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £6,000£6k | £6,000£6k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £4,000£4k | £8,000£8k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £3,500£4k | £14,000£14k |
| High break | 1 | £2,000£2k | £2,000£2k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2007 Pot Black payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Pot Black
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shaun Murphy | England | 0 | £15,500£16k |
| 2 | Mark Williams | Wales | 1 | £15,500£16k |
| 3 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 1 | £14,000£14k |
| 4 | John Higgins | Scotland | 0 | £13,500£14k |
| 5 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 1 | £13,500£14k |
| 6 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 0 | £11,000£11k |
| 7 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £9,500£10k |
| 8 | Peter Ebdon | England | 0 | £7,500£8k |
| 9 | Paul Hunter | England | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 0 | £3,500£4k |
| 11 | Jimmy White | England | 0 | £3,500£4k |
| 12 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 0 | £3,500£4k |
| 13 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £3,500£4k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the Pot Black by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | World Seniors Championship | 6 | £303,000£303k |
| 55 | Bahrain Championship | 1 | £263,525£264k |
| 56 | Romanian Masters | 1 | £176,800£177k |
| 57 | Asian Tour - Event 1 | 3 | £170,000£170k |
| 58 | Jiangsu Classic | 2 | £162,000£162k |
| 59 | PTC - Event 1 | 3 | £150,000£150k |
| 60 | PTC - Event 2 | 3 | £150,000£150k |
| 61 | PTC - Event 3 | 3 | £150,000£150k |
| 62 | PTC - Event 4 | 3 | £143,500£144k |
| 63 | Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | 2 | £141,000£141k |
| 64 | Brazil Masters | 1 | £132,911£133k |
| 65 | Benson And Hedges Championship | 3 | £125,450£125k |
| 66 | Pot Black | 3 | £118,000£118k |
| 67 | European Tour - Event 7 | 1 | £107,657£108k |
| 68 | European Tour - Event 8 | 1 | £104,657£105k |
| 69 | Asian Tour - Event 2 | 2 | £100,600£101k |
| 70 | PTC - Event 5 | 2 | £100,000£100k |
| 71 | Asian Tour - Event 3 | 2 | £99,800£100k |
| 72 | PTC - Event 6 | 2 | £93,085£93k |
| 73 | World Champions V Asia Stars Challenge | 1 | £70,000£70k |
| 74 | Masters Qualifying Event | 6 | £58,800£59k |
| 75 | PTC - Event 10 | 1 | £53,000£53k |
| 76 | PTC - Event 11 | 1 | £50,500£51k |
| 77 | PTC - Event 12 | 1 | £50,500£51k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2007 Pot Black?
Ken Doherty took £10,000. The whole tournament paid £40,000 across 8 players.
How much prize money has the Pot Black paid?
£118,000 across 3 editions from 2005 to 2007. The richest was the 2007 Pot Black, at £40,000.
Who has won the most money at the Pot Black?
Shaun Murphy, with £15,500. Mark Williams is next on £15,500.
Where does the Pot Black rank for prize money?
66th 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 2007 Pot Black, and the one before it the 2006 Pot Black. 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.