World Championship snooker prize money
The World Championship has paid £43,387,195 across 26 tournaments from 2001 to 2026. In 2026 Wu Yize took £500,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wu Yize | £500,000£500k | £2,380,000£2.4m |
| 2025 | Zhao Xintong | £500,000£500k | £2,440,000£2.4m |
| 2024 | Kyren Wilson | £500,000£500k | £2,405,000£2.4m |
| 2023 | Luca Brecel | £500,000£500k | £2,435,000£2.4m |
| 2022 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £500,000£500k | £2,435,000£2.4m |
| 2021 | Mark Selby | £500,000£500k | £2,395,000£2.4m |
| 2020 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £500,000£500k | £2,435,000£2.4m |
| 2019 | Judd Trump | £500,000£500k | £2,231,000£2.2m |
| 2018 | Mark Williams | £425,000£425k | £1,978,000£2.0m |
| 2017 | Mark Selby | £375,000£375k | £1,751,000£1.8m |
| 2016 | Mark Selby | £330,000£330k | £1,500,100£1.5m |
| 2015 | Stuart Bingham | £300,000£300k | £1,364,000£1.4m |
| 2014 | Mark Selby | £300,000£300k | £1,214,000£1.2m |
| 2013 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £250,000£250k | £1,111,000£1.1m |
| 2012 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £250,000£250k | £1,152,500£1.2m |
| 2011 | John Higgins | £250,000£250k | £1,111,000£1.1m |
| 2010 | Neil Robertson | £250,000£250k | £1,111,000£1.1m |
| 2009 | John Higgins | £250,000£250k | £1,258,000£1.3m |
| 2008 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £250,000£250k | £1,197,000£1.2m |
| 2007 | John Higgins | £220,000£220k | £985,000£985k |
| 2006 | Graeme Dott | £200,000£200k | £901,240£901k |
| 2005 | Shaun Murphy | £250,000£250k | £1,263,800£1.3m |
| 2004 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £250,000£250k | £1,371,720£1.4m |
| 2003 | Mark Williams | £270,000£270k | £1,815,250£1.8m |
| 2002 | Peter Ebdon | £260,000£260k | £1,614,585£1.6m |
| 2001 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | £250,000£250k | £1,532,000£1.5m |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 Halo World Championship payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £500,000£500k | £500,000£500k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £200,000£200k | £200,000£200k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £100,000£100k | £200,000£200k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £50,000£50k | £200,000£200k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £30,000£30k | £240,000£240k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £20,000£20k | £320,000£320k |
| Last 48 | 16 | £15,000£15k | £240,000£240k |
| Last 80 | 32 | £10,000£10k | £320,000£320k |
| Last 112 | 32 | £5,000£5k | £160,000£160k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 Halo World Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 7 | £3,283,400£3.3m |
| 2 | Mark Selby | England | 4 | £2,306,680£2.3m |
| 3 | John Higgins | Scotland | 3 | £2,135,550£2.1m |
| 4 | Mark Williams | Wales | 2 | £1,660,350£1.7m |
| 5 | Judd Trump | England | 1 | £1,392,900£1.4m |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy | England | 1 | £1,334,370£1.3m |
| 7 | Kyren Wilson | England | 1 | £1,169,600£1.2m |
| 8 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 1 | £931,570£932k |
| 9 | Stuart Bingham | England | 1 | £887,020£887k |
| 10 | Ali Carter | England | 0 | £815,275£815k |
| 11 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 1 | £805,500£806k |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £766,520£767k |
| 13 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | 1 | £713,600£714k |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £703,280£703k |
| 15 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 0 | £690,600£691k |
| 16 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 0 | £684,900£685k |
| 17 | Ding Junhui | China | 0 | £663,770£664k |
| 18 | Peter Ebdon | England | 1 | £662,250£662k |
| 19 | Zhao Xintong | China | 1 | £630,600£631k |
| 20 | Wu Yize | China | 1 | £570,000£570k |
| 21 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £552,280£552k |
| 22 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £452,350£452k |
| 23 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £449,890£450k |
| 24 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £414,850£415k |
| 25 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 0 | £403,200£403k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the World Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | EPTC - Event 1 | 1 | £47,800£48k |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 Halo World Championship?
Wu Yize took £500,000. The whole tournament paid £2,380,000 across 112 players.
How much prize money has the World Championship paid?
£43,387,195 across 26 editions from 2001 to 2026. The richest was the 2025 Halo World Championship, at £2,440,000.
Who has won the most money at the World Championship?
Ronnie O'Sullivan, with £3,283,400 and 7 wins. Mark Selby is next on £2,306,680.
Who has won the World Championship the most times?
Ronnie O'Sullivan, 7 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Championship rank for prize money?
1st 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 2026 Halo World Championship, and the one before it the 2025 Halo World 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.