SNOOKER · 2026-03-22 · YUSHAN, CHINA
2026 World Open snooker prize money
The 2026 World Open paid £787,500 to 57 players. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh won £175,000. Ronnie O'Sullivan took £75,000 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£788k
WINNER£175k
PLAYERS PAID57
PAYOUT BANDS9
Every cheque
57 players paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | PLAYER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | £175,000£175k |
| Runner-up | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £75,000£75k |
| Semi-final | Judd Trump | England | £33,000£33k |
| Semi-final | Wu Yize | China | £33,000£33k |
| Quarter-final | Gary Wilson | England | £22,000£22k |
| Quarter-final | Hossein Vafaei | Iran | £22,000£22k |
| Quarter-final | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | £22,000£22k |
| Quarter-final | Ryan Day | Wales | £22,000£22k |
| Last 16 | Artemijs Zizins | Latvia | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Kyren Wilson | England | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Robbie Williams | England | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Shaun Murphy | England | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Zhang Anda | China | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Zhao Xintong | China | £14,000£14k |
| Last 16 | Zhou Yuelong | China | £14,000£14k |
| Last 32 | Allan Taylor | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Daniel Wells | Wales | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Ian Burns | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Jack Lisowski | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Jackson Page | Wales | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Mark Williams | Wales | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Martin O'Donnell | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Matthew Selt | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Michael Holt | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Sam Craigie | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Stan Moody | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Stuart Bingham | England | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Xiao Guodong | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Xu Si | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 32 | Xu Yichen | China | £9,000£9k |
| Last 64 | Aaron Hill | Ireland | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Ali Carter | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Anthony McGill | Scotland | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Antoni Kowalski | Poland | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Chang Bingyu | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Cheung Ka Wai | Hong Kong | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | David Grace | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | David Lilley | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Elliot Slessor | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Florian Nüßle | Austria | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | He Guoqiang | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Iulian Boiko | Ukraine | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | John Higgins | Scotland | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Julien Leclercq | Belgium | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Liu Wenwei | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Long Zehuang | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Lyu Haotian | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Peifan Lei | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Ricky Walden | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Steven Hallworth | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Yao Pengcheng | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Zak Surety | England | £5,000£5k |
| Last 64 | Zhao Hanyang | China | £5,000£5k |
| Last 128 | Wang Xinbo | China | £2,500£3k |
| High break | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | £5,000£5k |
How the money splits
Each finishing band, what it paid each player, and what it paid in all
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £175,000£175k | £175,000£175k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £75,000£75k | £75,000£75k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £33,000£33k | £66,000£66k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £22,000£22k | £88,000£88k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £14,000£14k | £112,000£112k |
| Last 32 | 16 | £9,000£9k | £144,000£144k |
| Last 64 | 24 | £5,000£5k | £120,000£120k |
| Last 128 | 1 | £2,500£3k | £2,500£3k |
| High break | 1 | £5,000£5k | £5,000£5k |
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2026
Every other snooker tournament we hold from 2026
| TOURNAMENT | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 BetVictor English Open | Ali Carter | £538,600£539k |
| 2026 Unibet British Open | Jak Jones | £502,000£502k |
| 2026 Wuhan Open | Chang Bingyu | £715,500£716k |
| 2026 SATUO Window Cleaning Robot China Open | Mark Selby | £1,182,500£1.2m |
| 2026 Shanghai Masters | Judd Trump | £825,000£825k |
| 2026 BetVictor Championship League | Jak Jones | £328,000£328k |
| 2026 Halo World Championship | Wu Yize | £2,380,000£2.4m |
| 2026 Sportsbet.io Tour Championship | Zhao Xintong | £490,000£490k |
| 2026 BetVictor Welsh Open | Barry Hawkins | £550,400£550k |
| 2026 Sportsbet.io Players Championship | Zhao Xintong | £500,000£500k |
| 2026 BetVictor Championship League | Mark Selby | £182,201£182k |
| 2026 World Grand Prix | Zhao Xintong | £690,000£690k |
| 2026 Machineseeker German Masters | Judd Trump | £538,200£538k |
| 2026 Johnstone's Paint Masters | Kyren Wilson | £1,015,000£1.0m |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2026 World Open get?
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh took £175,000.
How much did the runner-up get?
Ronnie O'Sullivan took £75,000, 43% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2026 World Open?
£787,500, paid to 57 players.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2025 Weide Cup World Open paid £825,000.
Where to next
Every edition is on the World Open prize money page, and the whole year on snooker prize money in 2026. The edition before was the 2025 Weide Cup World Open.