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SNOOKER · 2026-02-08 · KOWLOON CITY, HONG KONG

2026 World Grand Prix snooker prize money

The 2026 World Grand Prix paid £690,000 to 32 players. Zhao Xintong won £180,000. Zhang Anda took £80,000 as runner-up.

TOTAL PAID£690k
WINNER£180k
PLAYERS PAID32
PAYOUT BANDS6

Every cheque

32 players paid, in finishing order

Prize money won by each player at the 2026 World Grand Prix.
PLACE PLAYER NATION PRIZE MONEY
Winner Zhao Xintong China £180,000£180k
Runner-up Zhang Anda China £80,000£80k
Semi-final Xiao Guodong China £35,000£35k
Semi-final Zhou Yuelong China £35,000£35k
Quarter-final Ali Carter England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Chris Wakelin England £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Si Jiahui China £20,000£20k
Quarter-final Wu Yize China £20,000£20k
Last 16 Barry Hawkins England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Chang Bingyu China £15,000£15k
Last 16 Elliot Slessor England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Jak Jones Wales £15,000£15k
Last 16 Mark Selby England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Pang Junxu China £15,000£15k
Last 16 Ronnie O'Sullivan England £15,000£15k
Last 16 Yuan Sijun China £15,000£15k
Last 32 Aaron Hill Ireland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Anthony McGill Scotland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Ding Junhui China £10,000£10k
Last 32 Gary Wilson England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Jack Lisowski England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Joe O'Connor England £10,000£10k
Last 32 John Higgins Scotland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Judd Trump England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Kyren Wilson England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Mark Allen Northern Ireland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Mark Williams Wales £10,000£10k
Last 32 Neil Robertson Australia £10,000£10k
Last 32 Shaun Murphy England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Stephen Maguire Scotland £10,000£10k
Last 32 Stuart Bingham England £10,000£10k
Last 32 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh Thailand £10,000£10k

How the money splits

Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all

Prize money bands at the 2026 World Grand Prix.
PLACE PLAYERS EACH BAND TOTAL
Winner 1 £180,000£180k £180,000£180k
Runner-up 1 £80,000£80k £80,000£80k
Semi-final 2 £35,000£35k £70,000£70k
Quarter-final 4 £20,000£20k £80,000£80k
Last 16 8 £15,000£15k £120,000£120k
Last 32 16 £10,000£10k £160,000£160k

Where the money went, band by band

Winner £180k
Runner-up £80k
Semi-final £70k
Quarter-final £80k
Last 16 £120k
Last 32 £160k

The rest of 2026

Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2026

Frequently asked questions

How much did the winner of the 2026 World Grand Prix get?

Zhao Xintong took £180,000.

How much did the runner-up get?

Zhang Anda took £80,000, 44% of the winner's cheque.

What was the total prize money at the 2026 World Grand Prix?

£690,000, paid to 32 players.

How does it compare with other years?

The 2025 World Grand Prix paid £685,000.

Where to next

Every edition is on the World Grand Prix prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2026. The edition before was the 2025 World Grand Prix.