SNOOKER PRIZE MONEY · 2016
Snooker prize money in 2016
Snooker paid £9,940,626 across 25 tournaments in 2016, to 182 players. Mark Selby earned the most, £825,925.
PAID IN 2016£9.9m
TOURNAMENTS25
PLAYERS PAID182
TOP EARNER£826k
The 2016 money list
The top 50 players by prize money won in 2016
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Selby | England | 5 | £825,925£826k |
| 2 | John Higgins | Scotland | 2 | £524,075£524k |
| 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 2 | £492,850£493k |
| 4 | Ding Junhui | China | 2 | £463,900£464k |
| 5 | Judd Trump | England | 3 | £401,150£401k |
| 6 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £338,287£338k |
| 7 | Shaun Murphy | England | 1 | £330,600£331k |
| 8 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 1 | £309,725£310k |
| 9 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 1 | £273,250£273k |
| 10 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £249,750£250k |
| 11 | Ali Carter | England | 1 | £237,675£238k |
| 12 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 1 | £199,675£200k |
| 13 | Liang Wenbo | China | 1 | £195,650£196k |
| 14 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £193,750£194k |
| 15 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £188,750£189k |
| 16 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £183,575£184k |
| 17 | Kyren Wilson | England | 0 | £155,750£156k |
| 18 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | 1 | £153,275£153k |
| 19 | Michael Holt | England | 0 | £152,550£153k |
| 20 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £143,350£143k |
| 21 | Martin Gould | England | 1 | £139,025£139k |
| 22 | Mark King | England | 1 | £129,700£130k |
| 23 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | 0 | £109,900£110k |
| 24 | Alan McManus | Scotland | 0 | £102,400£102k |
| 25 | Ryan Day | Wales | 0 | £102,087£102k |
| 26 | Mark Davis | England | 1 | £94,925£95k |
| 27 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | 0 | £92,675£93k |
| 28 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £87,675£88k |
| 29 | Michael White | Wales | 0 | £87,425£87k |
| 30 | Dominic Dale | Wales | 0 | £79,900£80k |
| 31 | Robin Hull | Finland | 1 | £79,625£80k |
| 32 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £79,625£80k |
| 33 | Ben Woollaston | England | 0 | £77,100£77k |
| 34 | Robert Milkins | England | 0 | £72,975£73k |
| 35 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 0 | £64,325£64k |
| 36 | Matthew Selt | England | 0 | £64,225£64k |
| 37 | Zhou Yuelong | China | 0 | £62,175£62k |
| 38 | Tom Ford | England | 0 | £60,850£61k |
| 39 | Sam Baird | England | 0 | £60,475£60k |
| 40 | Jimmy Robertson | England | 0 | £57,987£58k |
| 41 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £57,487£57k |
| 42 | Alfie Burden | England | 0 | £55,375£55k |
| 43 | Kurt Maflin | Norway | 0 | £54,387£54k |
| 44 | Zhang Anda | China | 0 | £52,550£53k |
| 45 | Mike Dunn | England | 0 | £52,425£52k |
| 46 | Peter Ebdon | England | 0 | £51,587£52k |
| 47 | Yu Delu | China | 0 | £50,625£51k |
| 48 | Jamie Jones | Wales | 0 | £50,262£50k |
| 49 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | 0 | £48,387£48k |
| 50 | Andrew Higginson | England | 0 | £47,925£48k |
The top 15 in 2016
Every tournament in 2016
By prize money paid
The richest tournaments of 2016
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Frequently asked questions
Who earned the most snooker prize money in 2016?
Mark Selby, with £825,925 and 5 titles. John Higgins was next on £524,075.
How much prize money was paid in 2016?
£9,940,626 across 25 tournaments, to 182 players.
Which tournament paid the most in 2016?
The 2016 Betfred World Championship, at £1,500,100.
How does 2016 compare with 2015?
2015 paid £7,628,043 across 25 tournaments.
Where to next
Every year and every player is on snooker prize money. The year before is 2015. The year after is 2017.