{"id":8176,"date":"2026-05-04T11:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8176"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:56:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:56:43","slug":"world-snooker-championship-2026-prize-money-how-much-does-the-winner-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=8176","title":{"rendered":"World Snooker Championship 2026 prize money: How much does the winner get?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || 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\/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274369832.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28228453\" alt=\"Halo World Championship 2026 - Day 16\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Shaun Murphy and Wu Yize are vying to become the world champion (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The World Snooker Championship is undoubtedly the sport\u2019s greatest event and, as such, boasts a winner\u2019s cheque that is bigger than every other tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00a3500,000 top prize at the Crucible will be won on Monday by either Shaun Murphy or Wu Yize, with the first to 18 frames claiming the jackpot as well as the title of world champion.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi Arabia Masters, which ran for two editions in 2024 and 2025, also rewarded the winner with a \u00a3500,000 payday before it was announced last month that the tournament has been cancelled indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p>The jackpot on offer these days dwarfs the money that was up for grabs in the first edition of the World Championship at the Crucible in 1977, which saw John Spencer land a winner\u2019s prize of just \u00a36,000.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274369466.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28228460\" alt=\"Halo World Championship 2026 - Day 16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Murphy trailed Wu heading into the final day (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">World Snooker Championship prize money<\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned, the winner of this year\u2019s competition will walk home with \u00a3500,000, whilst the runner-up will be consoled with a pay day of \u00a3200,000.<\/p>\n<p>The player with the highest break, meanwhile, will be given \u00a315,000.<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tRound-by-round\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>Winner: <\/strong>\u00a3500,000<br \/><strong>Runner-up:<\/strong> \u00a3200,000<br \/><strong>Semi-finalists:<\/strong> \u00a3100,000<br \/><strong>Quarter-finalists:<\/strong> \u00a350,000<br \/><strong>Last 16:<\/strong> \u00a330,000<br \/><strong>Last 32:<\/strong> \u00a320,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Total (including qualifying):<\/strong> \u00a32,395,000<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does a player get for a 147?<\/h2>\n<p>Any player making a 147 at the Crucible this year will win a bonus of \u00a340,000.<\/p>\n<p>There have only been 15 maximums at the Crucible since the World Championship moved to Sheffield in 1977, so it remains a rare feat.<\/p>\n<p>Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan and Stephen Hendry have made three each of those 15, while Mark Selby\u2019s in 2023 remains the only one in a Crucible final.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Allen added his name to the illustrious list last year, with the Northern Irishman compiling his maximum break in his second-round clash against Chris Wakelin.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Page, meanwhile, made two 147s in the same match in World Championship qualifying for last year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old made snooker history in Sheffield by becoming the first player ever to make two maximum breaks in the same match during a 10-2 win over Allan Taylor.<\/p>\n<p>Page, however, failed to reach the main draw after subsequently slipping to a 10-7 defeat to Joe O\u2019Connor.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2213588531.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28198420\" alt=\"Halo World Snooker Championship 2025 - Day Seventeen\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Zhao Xintong scooped last year\u2019s top prize (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crucible Maximums<\/h2>\n<p>1983 \u2013 Cliff Thorburn<br \/>1992 \u2013 Jimmy White<br \/>1995 \u2013 Stephen Hendry<br \/>1997 \u2013 Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan<br \/>2003 \u2013 Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan<br \/>2005 \u2013 Mark Williams<br \/>2008 \u2013 Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan<br \/>2008 \u2013 Ali Carter<br \/>2009 \u2013 Stephen Hendry<br \/>2012 \u2013 Stephen Hendry<br \/>2020 \u2013 John Higgins<br \/>2022 \u2013 Neil Robertson<br \/>2023 \u2013 Kyren Wilson<br \/>2023 \u2013 Mark Selby<br \/>2025 \u2013 Mark Allen<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\">\n\t\t\t\tPrize fund for the other two snooker majors\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<div class=\"factbox-content\">\n<p><strong>UK Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winner: \u00a3312,500<br \/>Total: \u00a31,500,000<\/p>\n<p><strong>Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Winner: \u00a3350,000<br \/>Total: \u00a31,015,000<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Wu Yize like \u2018trying to lasso a stag\u2019 for Shaun Murphy in Crucible final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Wu Yize \u2018frightening\u2019 against Shaun Murphy in World Snooker Championship final<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: World Snooker Championship final halted by protestor complaining about BBC licence fee<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<div class=\"newsletter-end-card accent--snooker\">\n<div 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