UK Championship snooker prize money
The UK Championship has paid £20,536,855 across 26 tournaments from 2000 to 2025. In 2025 Mark Selby took £250,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mark Selby | £250,000£250k | £1,205,000£1.2m |
| 2024 | Judd Trump | £250,000£250k | £1,205,000£1.2m |
| 2023 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £250,000£250k | £1,205,000£1.2m |
| 2022 | Mark Allen | £250,000£250k | £1,200,000£1.2m |
| 2021 | Zhao Xintong | £200,000£200k | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2020 | Neil Robertson | £200,000£200k | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2019 | Ding Junhui | £200,000£200k | £1,009,000£1.0m |
| 2018 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £170,000£170k | £850,000£850k |
| 2017 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £170,000£170k | £850,000£850k |
| 2016 | Mark Selby | £170,000£170k | £855,000£855k |
| 2015 | Neil Robertson | £150,000£150k | £772,000£772k |
| 2014 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £150,000£150k | £740,000£740k |
| 2013 | Neil Robertson | £150,000£150k | £755,000£755k |
| 2012 | Mark Selby | £125,000£125k | £637,500£638k |
| 2011 | Judd Trump | £100,000£100k | £625,000£625k |
| 2010 | John Higgins | £100,000£100k | £624,500£625k |
| 2009 | Ding Junhui | £100,000£100k | £625,000£625k |
| 2008 | Shaun Murphy | £100,000£100k | £650,000£650k |
| 2007 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £100,000£100k | £615,400£615k |
| 2006 | Peter Ebdon | £77,000£77k | £548,000£548k |
| 2005 | Ding Junhui | £70,000£70k | £495,875£496k |
| 2004 | Stephen Maguire | £70,000£70k | £525,000£525k |
| 2003 | Matthew Stevens | £84,500£85k | £615,000£615k |
| 2002 | Mark Williams | £84,500£85k | £613,550£614k |
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £100,000£100k | £755,250£755k |
| 2000 | John Higgins | £78,000£78k | £542,780£543k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £250,000£250k | £250,000£250k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £100,000£100k | £100,000£100k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £50,000£50k | £100,000£100k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £25,000£25k | £100,000£100k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £15,000£15k | £120,000£120k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £10,000£10k | £160,000£160k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £7,500£8k | £120,000£120k |
| Last 80 | 32 | £5,000£5k | £160,000£160k |
| Last 112 | 32 | £2,500£3k | £80,000£80k |
| High break | 2 | £7,500£8k | £15,000£15k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the UK Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 6 | £1,352,600£1.4m |
| 2 | Mark Selby | England | 3 | £913,800£914k |
| 3 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 3 | £802,200£802k |
| 4 | Ding Junhui | China | 3 | £784,375£784k |
| 5 | Judd Trump | England | 2 | £779,750£780k |
| 6 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 1 | £650,750£651k |
| 7 | John Higgins | Scotland | 2 | £555,300£555k |
| 8 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 1 | £524,675£525k |
| 9 | Shaun Murphy | England | 1 | £510,250£510k |
| 10 | Mark Williams | Wales | 1 | £454,450£454k |
| 11 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £373,375£373k |
| 12 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £329,575£330k |
| 13 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £296,650£297k |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 1 | £293,950£294k |
| 15 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 0 | £280,750£281k |
| 16 | Zhao Xintong | China | 1 | £263,500£264k |
| 17 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £259,200£259k |
| 18 | Ali Carter | England | 0 | £259,150£259k |
| 19 | Peter Ebdon | England | 1 | £242,150£242k |
| 20 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £218,425£218k |
| 21 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £215,250£215k |
| 22 | Kyren Wilson | England | 0 | £210,300£210k |
| 23 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | 0 | £209,000£209k |
| 24 | Mark King | England | 0 | £205,000£205k |
| 25 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 0 | £201,350£201k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the UK Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | EPTC - Event 5 | 1 | £47,800£48k |
| 89 | PTC - Event 8 | 1 | £43,000£43k |
| 90 | PTC - Event 9 | 1 | £43,000£43k |
| 91 | Malta Grand Prix | 1 | £36,000£36k |
| 92 | Irish Professional Championship | 3 | £23,067£23k |
| 93 | Pro Challenge Series - Event 1 | 1 | £15,000£15k |
| 94 | Pro Challenge Series - Event 3 | 1 | £15,000£15k |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship?
Mark Selby took £250,000. The whole tournament paid £1,205,000 across 112 players.
How much prize money has the UK Championship paid?
£20,536,855 across 26 editions from 2000 to 2025. The richest was the 2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship, at £1,205,000.
Who has won the most money at the UK Championship?
Ronnie O'Sullivan, with £1,352,600 and 6 wins. Mark Selby is next on £913,800.
Who has won the UK Championship the most times?
Ronnie O'Sullivan, 6 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the UK Championship rank for prize money?
2nd 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 2025 Victorian Plumbing UK Championship, and the one before it the 2024 Victorian Plumbing UK 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.