SNOOKER PRIZE MONEY · 2021
Snooker prize money in 2021
Snooker paid £9,557,200 across 18 tournaments in 2021, to 171 players. Mark Selby earned the most, £686,200.
PAID IN 2021£9.6m
TOURNAMENTS18
PLAYERS PAID171
TOP EARNER£686k
The 2021 money list
The top 50 players by prize money won in 2021
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Selby | England | 1 | £686,200£686k |
| 2 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | £496,300£496k |
| 3 | Judd Trump | England | 3 | £449,300£449k |
| 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 1 | £405,500£406k |
| 5 | Yan Bingtao | China | 1 | £378,300£378k |
| 6 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 2 | £362,400£362k |
| 7 | Kyren Wilson | England | 1 | £336,300£336k |
| 8 | Shaun Murphy | England | 0 | £309,000£309k |
| 9 | Mark Williams | Wales | 2 | £296,800£297k |
| 10 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £270,950£271k |
| 11 | Zhao Xintong | China | 1 | £248,600£249k |
| 12 | David Gilbert | England | 1 | £212,700£213k |
| 13 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £212,100£212k |
| 14 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | 1 | £206,750£207k |
| 15 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 1 | £188,000£188k |
| 16 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £177,050£177k |
| 17 | Jordan Brown | Northern Ireland | 1 | £146,000£146k |
| 18 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £145,500£146k |
| 19 | Gary Wilson | England | 0 | £125,850£126k |
| 20 | Ryan Day | Wales | 1 | £124,500£125k |
| 21 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | 0 | £119,300£119k |
| 22 | Ali Carter | England | 0 | £108,300£108k |
| 23 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £93,750£94k |
| 24 | Tom Ford | England | 0 | £90,850£91k |
| 25 | Ding Junhui | China | 0 | £84,500£85k |
| 26 | Jimmy Robertson | England | 0 | £79,250£79k |
| 27 | Zhou Yuelong | China | 0 | £77,700£78k |
| 28 | Matthew Selt | England | 0 | £77,650£78k |
| 29 | Martin Gould | England | 0 | £71,000£71k |
| 30 | Xiao Guodong | China | 0 | £68,500£69k |
| 31 | Sam Craigie | England | 0 | £68,000£68k |
| 32 | Mark King | England | 0 | £66,750£67k |
| 33 | Ben Woollaston | England | 0 | £65,750£66k |
| 34 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £62,400£62k |
| 35 | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | 0 | £60,500£61k |
| 36 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £57,200£57k |
| 37 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 0 | £56,750£57k |
| 38 | Noppon Saengkham | Thailand | 0 | £55,500£56k |
| 39 | Jamie Jones | Wales | 0 | £55,250£55k |
| 40 | Lu Ning | China | 0 | £54,000£54k |
| 41 | Martin O'Donnell | England | 0 | £53,000£53k |
| 42 | Liam Highfield | England | 0 | £52,000£52k |
| 43 | Mark Davis | England | 0 | £50,750£51k |
| 44 | Stuart Carrington | England | 0 | £47,750£48k |
| 45 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | 0 | £44,500£45k |
| 46 | Chris Wakelin | England | 0 | £44,000£44k |
| 47 | Mark Joyce | England | 0 | £44,000£44k |
| 48 | Andy Hicks | England | 0 | £43,500£44k |
| 49 | Elliot Slessor | England | 0 | £43,500£44k |
| 50 | Jak Jones | Wales | 0 | £42,250£42k |
The top 15 in 2021
Every tournament in 2021
By prize money paid
The richest tournaments of 2021
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Frequently asked questions
Who earned the most snooker prize money in 2021?
Mark Selby, with £686,200 and 1 title. John Higgins was next on £496,300.
How much prize money was paid in 2021?
£9,557,200 across 18 tournaments, to 171 players.
Which tournament paid the most in 2021?
The 2021 Betfred World Championship, at £2,395,000.
How does 2021 compare with 2020?
2020 paid £10,123,400 across 20 tournaments.
Where to next
Every year and every player is on snooker prize money. The year before is 2020. The year after is 2022.