Snooker Prize Money 2018 by Player and Tournament

Q: Who earned the most snooker prize money in 2018?

Mark Williams, with £849,567 and 3 titles. Ronnie O'Sullivan was next on £849,500.

Q: How much prize money was paid in 2018?

£12,086,894 across 24 tournaments, to 187 players.

Q: Which tournament paid the most in 2018?

The 2018 Betfred World Championship, at £1,978,000.

Q: How does 2018 compare with 2017?

2017 paid £11,530,050 across 25 tournaments.

The 2018 money list

The top 50 players by prize money won in 2018

Snooker players ranked by prize money won in 2018.
#	PLAYER	NATION	WINS	PRIZE MONEY
1	Mark Williams	Wales	3	£849,567£850k
2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	England	5	£849,500£850k
3	Mark Allen	Northern Ireland	3	£690,680£691k
4	Mark Selby	England	2	£569,967£570k
5	Kyren Wilson	England	2	£542,830£543k
6	John Higgins	Scotland	2	£520,240£520k
7	Barry Hawkins	England	0	£438,430£438k
8	Judd Trump	England	1	£372,540£373k
9	Neil Robertson	Australia	1	£301,330£301k
10	Ding Junhui	China	0	£298,654£299k
11	Stuart Bingham	England	1	£284,442£284k
12	Ryan Day	Wales	2	£261,287£261k
13	Shaun Murphy	England	0	£224,650£225k
14	Jack Lisowski	England	0	£196,500£197k
15	Ali Carter	England	0	£169,250£169k
16	Stephen Maguire	Scotland	0	£164,677£165k
17	David Gilbert	England	0	£156,168£156k
18	Joe Perry	England	0	£155,668£156k
19	Jimmy Robertson	England	1	£150,293£150k
20	Graeme Dott	Scotland	0	£148,337£148k
21	Luca Brecel	Belgium	0	£142,015£142k
22	Anthony McGill	Scotland	0	£122,417£122k
23	Tom Ford	England	0	£117,642£118k
24	Liang Wenbo	China	0	£113,340£113k
25	Xiao Guodong	China	0	£111,100£111k
26	Yan Bingtao	China	0	£110,250£110k
27	Zhou Yuelong	China	0	£105,987£106k
28	Noppon Saengkham	Thailand	0	£105,768£106k
29	Martin O'Donnell	England	0	£100,500£101k
30	Michael Georgiou	Cyprus	1	£95,600£96k
31	Mark Davis	England	0	£94,225£94k
32	Ricky Walden	England	0	£93,968£94k
33	Mark King	England	0	£91,798£92k
34	Gary Wilson	England	0	£90,100£90k
35	Marco Fu	Hong Kong	0	£87,537£88k
36	Matthew Stevens	Wales	0	£87,000£87k
37	Lyu Haotian	China	0	£87,000£87k
38	Stuart Carrington	England	0	£80,000£80k
39	Akani Songsermsawad	Thailand	0	£75,685£76k
40	Robert Milkins	England	0	£74,900£75k
41	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	Thailand	0	£71,404£71k
42	Zhao Xintong	China	0	£70,750£71k
43	Yuan Sijun	China	0	£66,250£66k
44	Chris Wakelin	England	0	£65,475£65k
45	Jamie Jones	Wales	0	£63,100£63k
46	Peter Ebdon	England	0	£63,000£63k
47	Scott Donaldson	Scotland	0	£61,500£62k
48	Martin Gould	England	0	£61,100£61k
49	Anthony Hamilton	England	0	£60,750£61k
50	Michael Holt	England	0	£60,179£60k

The top 15 in 2018

Mark Williams £850k Ronnie O'Sullivan £850k Mark Allen £691k Mark Selby £570k Kyren Wilson £543k John Higgins £520k Barry Hawkins £438k Judd Trump £373k Neil Robertson £301k Ding Junhui £299k Stuart Bingham £284k Ryan Day £261k Shaun Murphy £225k Jack Lisowski £197k Ali Carter £169k

Every tournament in 2018

By prize money paid

Snooker tournaments in 2018 with winner and total paid.
TOURNAMENT	WINNER	PAID
2018 Betfred World Championship	Mark Williams	£1,978,000£2.0m
2018 China Open	Mark Selby	£1,040,000£1.0m
2018 Betway UK Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£850,000£850k
2018 International Championship	Mark Allen	£775,000£775k
2018 World Open	Mark Williams	£735,000£735k
2018 China Championship	Mark Selby	£725,000£725k
2018 Shanghai Masters	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£725,000£725k
2018 Masters	Mark Allen	£600,000£600k
2018 European Masters	Jimmy Robertson	£398,500£399k
2018 Scottish Open	Mark Allen	£386,000£386k
2018 English Open	Stuart Bingham	£381,000£381k
2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£380,000£380k
2018 World Grand Prix	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£375,000£375k
2018 Champion Of Champions	Ronnie O'Sullivan	£370,000£370k
2018 ManBetX Welsh Open	John Higgins	£367,250£367k
2018 Northern Ireland Open	Judd Trump	£366,000£366k
2018 German Masters	Mark Williams	£364,500£365k
2018 Riga Masters	Neil Robertson	£259,000£259k
2018 6-Reds World Championship	Kyren Wilson	£235,794£236k
2018 Championship League	John Higgins	£180,300£180k
2018 Romanian Masters	Ryan Day	£176,800£177k
2018 Gibraltar Open	Ryan Day	£153,000£153k
2018 Coral Snooker Shoot Out	Michael Georgiou	£145,750£146k
2018 Paul Hunter Classic	Kyren Wilson	£120,000£120k

The richest tournaments of 2018

2018 Betfred World Championship £2.0m 2018 China Open £1.0m 2018 Betway UK Championship £850k 2018 International Championship £775k 2018 World Open £735k 2018 China Championship £725k 2018 Shanghai Masters £725k 2018 Masters £600k 2018 European Masters £399k 2018 Scottish Open £386k 2018 English Open £381k 2018 Ladbrokes Players Championship £380k 2018 World Grand Prix £375k 2018 Champion Of Champions £370k 2018 ManBetX Welsh Open £367k

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Frequently asked questions

Who earned the most snooker prize money in 2018?

Mark Williams, with £849,567 and 3 titles. Ronnie O'Sullivan was next on £849,500.

How much prize money was paid in 2018?

£12,086,894 across 24 tournaments, to 187 players.

Which tournament paid the most in 2018?

The 2018 Betfred World Championship, at £1,978,000.

How does 2018 compare with 2017?

2017 paid £11,530,050 across 25 tournaments.

Where to next

Every year and every player is on snooker prize money. The year before is 2017. The year after is 2019.

Snooker prize money in 2018