World Grand Prix snooker prize money
The World Grand Prix has paid £5,000,000 across 12 tournaments from 2015 to 2026. In 2026 Zhao Xintong took £180,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 World Grand Prix payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| 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 |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 World Grand Prix payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Grand Prix
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | England | 3 | £477,500£478k |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 3 | £405,000£405k |
| 3 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 2 | £382,500£383k |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | England | 1 | £225,000£225k |
| 5 | Zhao Xintong | China | 1 | £210,000£210k |
| 6 | Stuart Bingham | England | 0 | £202,500£203k |
| 7 | Barry Hawkins | England | 1 | £187,500£188k |
| 8 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 1 | £182,500£183k |
| 9 | Mark Selby | England | 0 | £152,500£153k |
| 10 | Ding Junhui | China | 0 | £137,500£138k |
| 11 | Ali Carter | England | 0 | £122,500£123k |
| 12 | Xiao Guodong | China | 0 | £120,000£120k |
| 13 | Zhang Anda | China | 0 | £102,500£103k |
| 14 | Kyren Wilson | England | 0 | £97,500£98k |
| 15 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £92,500£93k |
| 16 | John Higgins | Scotland | 0 | £85,000£85k |
| 17 | Mark Williams | Wales | 0 | £85,000£85k |
| 18 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £82,500£83k |
| 19 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £77,500£78k |
| 20 | Tom Ford | England | 0 | £72,500£73k |
| 21 | Ryan Day | Wales | 0 | £70,000£70k |
| 22 | Zhou Yuelong | China | 0 | £65,000£65k |
| 23 | Gary Wilson | England | 0 | £60,000£60k |
| 24 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £60,000£60k |
| 25 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | 0 | £57,500£58k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the World Grand Prix by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | World Grand Prix | 12 | £5,000,000£5.0m |
| 15 | Champion Of Champions | 13 | £4,960,000£5.0m |
| 16 | English Open | 11 | £4,872,400£4.9m |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia Masters | 2 | £4,599,000£4.6m |
| 18 | Northern Ireland Open | 10 | £4,252,300£4.3m |
| 19 | Tour Championship | 8 | £3,390,000£3.4m |
| 20 | Grand Prix | 7 | £3,206,900£3.2m |
| 21 | European Masters | 8 | £3,114,934£3.1m |
| 22 | Premier League | 13 | £2,837,000£2.8m |
| 23 | China Championship | 4 | £2,826,000£2.8m |
| 24 | Wuhan Open | 4 | £2,801,500£2.8m |
| 25 | Snooker Shoot Out | 16 | £2,413,500£2.4m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 World Grand Prix?
Zhao Xintong took £180,000. The whole tournament paid £690,000 across 32 players.
How much prize money has the World Grand Prix paid?
£5,000,000 across 12 editions from 2015 to 2026. The richest was the 2026 World Grand Prix, at £690,000.
Who has won the most money at the World Grand Prix?
Judd Trump, with £477,500 and 3 wins. Ronnie O'Sullivan is next on £405,000.
Who has won the World Grand Prix the most times?
Judd Trump, 3 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Grand Prix rank for prize money?
14th 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 World Grand Prix, and the one before it the 2025 World Grand Prix. 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.