World Seniors Championship snooker prize money
The World Seniors Championship has paid £303,000 across 6 tournaments from 2010 to 2016. In 2016 Mark Davis took £18,000.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the tournament paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mark Davis | £18,000£18k | £50,000£50k |
| 2015 | Mark Williams | £18,000£18k | £50,000£50k |
| 2013 | Steve Davis | £18,000£18k | £50,000£50k |
| 2012 | Nigel Bond | £18,000£18k | £50,000£50k |
| 2011 | Darren Morgan | £18,000£18k | £53,000£53k |
| 2010 | Jimmy White | £20,000£20k | £50,000£50k |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | PLAYERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £18,000£18k | £18,000£18k |
| Runner-up | 1 | £8,000£8k | £8,000£8k |
| Semi-final | 2 | £4,000£4k | £8,000£8k |
| Quarter-final | 4 | £2,000£2k | £8,000£8k |
| Last 16 | 8 | £1,000£1k | £8,000£8k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the World Seniors Championship
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | PLAYER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Davis | England | 1 | £40,000£40k |
| 2 | Darren Morgan | Wales | 1 | £34,000£34k |
| 3 | Nigel Bond | England | 1 | £34,000£34k |
| 4 | Jimmy White | England | 1 | £33,000£33k |
| 5 | Mark Williams | Wales | 1 | £19,000£19k |
| 6 | Mark Davis | England | 1 | £18,000£18k |
| 7 | John Parrott | England | 0 | £13,000£13k |
| 8 | Tony Chappel | Wales | 0 | £10,750£11k |
| 9 | Fergal O'Brien | Ireland | 0 | £9,000£9k |
| 10 | Cliff Thorburn | Canada | 0 | £8,500£9k |
| 11 | Joe Johnson | England | 0 | £7,500£8k |
| 12 | Ken Doherty | Ireland | 0 | £7,500£8k |
| 13 | Dennis Taylor | Northern Ireland | 0 | £7,500£8k |
| 14 | Dene O'Kane | New Zealand | 0 | £7,000£7k |
| 15 | Rory McLeod | Jamaica | 0 | £5,000£5k |
| 16 | Dominic Dale | Wales | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 17 | Peter Ebdon | England | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 18 | Tony Drago | Malta | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 19 | Dave Harold | England | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 20 | Stephen Hendry | Scotland | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 21 | Tony Knowles | England | 0 | £4,000£4k |
| 22 | Alain Robidoux | Canada | 0 | £3,000£3k |
| 23 | Karl Townsend | England | 0 | £3,000£3k |
| 24 | Anthony Hamilton | England | 0 | £2,000£2k |
| 25 | Robert Milkins | England | 0 | £2,000£2k |
The top 12 here
Other snooker tournaments
The tournaments either side of the World Seniors Championship by prize money paid
| # | TOURNAMENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Scottish Masters | 3 | £572,000£572k |
| 43 | Turkish Masters | 1 | £500,000£500k |
| 44 | WST Classic | 1 | £427,000£427k |
| 45 | WST Pro Series | 1 | £420,500£421k |
| 46 | Champions Cup | 2 | £400,000£400k |
| 47 | European Tour - Event 6 | 4 | £368,307£368k |
| 48 | Paul Hunter Classic | 4 | £362,700£363k |
| 49 | European Tour - Event 5 | 4 | £360,816£361k |
| 50 | European Tour - Event 4 | 4 | £359,800£360k |
| 51 | European Tour - Event 1 | 4 | £357,990£358k |
| 52 | European Tour - Event 2 | 4 | £357,714£358k |
| 53 | European Tour - Event 3 | 4 | £353,043£353k |
| 54 | World Seniors Championship | 6 | £303,000£303k |
| 55 | Bahrain Championship | 1 | £263,525£264k |
| 56 | Romanian Masters | 1 | £176,800£177k |
| 57 | Asian Tour - Event 1 | 3 | £170,000£170k |
| 58 | Jiangsu Classic | 2 | £162,000£162k |
| 59 | PTC - Event 1 | 3 | £150,000£150k |
| 60 | PTC - Event 2 | 3 | £150,000£150k |
| 61 | PTC - Event 3 | 3 | £150,000£150k |
| 62 | PTC - Event 4 | 3 | £143,500£144k |
| 63 | Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | 2 | £141,000£141k |
| 64 | Brazil Masters | 1 | £132,911£133k |
| 65 | Benson And Hedges Championship | 3 | £125,450£125k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship?
Mark Davis took £18,000. The whole tournament paid £50,000 across 16 players.
How much prize money has the World Seniors Championship paid?
£303,000 across 6 editions from 2010 to 2016. The richest was the 2011 Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship, at £53,000.
Who has won the most money at the World Seniors Championship?
Steve Davis, with £40,000 and 1 win. Darren Morgan is next on £34,000.
Where does the World Seniors Championship rank for prize money?
54th 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 2016 888Sport World Seniors Championship, and the one before it the 2015 Betway World Seniors 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.