World Open snooker prize money
The World Open has paid £6,949,800 across 11 tournaments from 2010 to 2026. In 2026 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh took £175,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | £175,000£175k | £787,500£788k |
| 2025 | John Higgins | £175,000£175k | £825,000£825k |
| 2024 | Judd Trump | £170,000£170k | £815,000£815k |
| 2019 | Judd Trump | £150,000£150k | £772,000£772k |
| 2018 | Mark Williams | £150,000£150k | £735,000£735k |
| 2017 | Ding Junhui | £150,000£150k | £700,000£700k |
| 2016 | Ali Carter | £90,000£90k | £528,000£528k |
| 2014 | Shaun Murphy | £85,000£85k | £479,000£479k |
| 2013 | Mark Allen | £85,000£85k | £419,000£419k |
| 2012 | Mark Allen | £75,000£75k | £387,300£387k |
| 2010 | Neil Robertson | £100,000£100k | £502,000£502k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 World Open payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| 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 |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 World Open payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Open
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Judd Trump | England | 2 | £408,000£408k |
| 2 | Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | Thailand | 1 | £308,800£309k |
| 3 | Ding Junhui | China | 1 | £302,500£303k |
| 4 | John Higgins | Scotland | 1 | £290,000£290k |
| 5 | Mark Allen | Northern Ireland | 2 | £269,000£269k |
| 6 | Mark Williams | Wales | 1 | £223,500£224k |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | Australia | 1 | £209,000£209k |
| 8 | Shaun Murphy | England | 1 | £184,500£185k |
| 9 | Kyren Wilson | England | 0 | £173,000£173k |
| 10 | Ali Carter | England | 1 | £170,000£170k |
| 11 | David Gilbert | England | 0 | £145,000£145k |
| 12 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | England | 0 | £138,000£138k |
| 13 | Barry Hawkins | England | 0 | £122,000£122k |
| 14 | Mark Selby | England | 0 | £120,500£121k |
| 15 | Joe Perry | England | 0 | £107,800£108k |
| 16 | Marco Fu | Hong Kong | 0 | £90,500£91k |
| 17 | Matthew Stevens | Wales | 0 | £88,500£89k |
| 18 | Ricky Walden | England | 0 | £88,000£88k |
| 19 | Michael Holt | England | 0 | £87,000£87k |
| 20 | Ryan Day | Wales | 0 | £81,300£81k |
| 21 | Joe O'Connor | England | 0 | £75,000£75k |
| 22 | Luca Brecel | Belgium | 0 | £72,000£72k |
| 23 | Stephen Maguire | Scotland | 0 | £67,000£67k |
| 24 | Jack Lisowski | England | 0 | £66,800£67k |
| 25 | Graeme Dott | Scotland | 0 | £66,500£67k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the World Open by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 World Open?
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh took £175,000. The whole tournament paid £787,500 across 57 players.
How much prize money has the World Open paid?
£6,949,800 across 11 editions from 2010 to 2026. The richest was the 2025 Weide Cup World Open, at £825,000.
Who has won the most money at the World Open?
Judd Trump, with £408,000 and 2 wins. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh is next on £308,800.
Who has won the World Open the most times?
Judd Trump, 2 times in the editions we hold.
Where does the World Open rank for prize money?
8th 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 Open, and the one before it the 2025 Weide Cup World Open. 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.