More than just glory is on offer at the World Snooker Championship.
The fourth and final snooker major, which marks the end of the World Snooker Tour 2025/26 season, is the title that all players dream of winning.
It’s a chance to write for competitors to write their name into the sport’s history books and cement their legacy, while the six-figure prize certainly doesn’t hurt.
The 2026 tournament has already proven a moneymaker for one of the players involved, with Chinese 23-year-old Chang Bingyu enjoying a sizeable payday after his 147 in qualifying, which was his second at the majors and could see him bank £172,000 when all is said and done.
More than £2.5 million is set to be handed out at the Crucible over the next few weeks – with the largest chunk going to the new world champion.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the details on the World Snooker Championship 2026 prize money.
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World Snooker Championship 2026 prize money
The World Snooker Championship prize money purse is worth £2,395,000 in 2026.
The full breakdown is as follows:
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finalists: £100,000
- Quarter-finalists: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Last 48: £15,000
- Last 80: £10,000
- Last 112: £5,000
- Highest break (qualifying stage included): £15,000
- 147 break bonus: £40,000
- TOTAL: £2,395,000
If multiple players make a maximum during the main tournament, they will share the 147 break bonus.
A bonus worth £147,000 is on offer for any players who make two maximums across the four majors in the 2025/26 campaign.
Ronnie O’Sullivan and Chang Bingyu have already claimed that prize, but, following a change to the rules, up to three more players could also get their hands on the cash.
How to watch the World Snooker Championship 2026
Coverage of the World Snooker Championship will be extensively shown across BBC, TNT Sports and HBO Max. Specific timings for BBC channels are listed below.
BBC Two will bear the weight of the coverage once the main draw starts, while certain sessions will be shown on BBC One, BBC Four and the BBC Red Button. Every session will be live on BBC iPlayer so you won’t miss a moment.
There are multiple ways to get TNT Sports. If you already have BT Broadband, you can add TNT Sports to your existing contract from just £18 per month. You can add the ‘Big Sport’ package for £40 per month which includes all TNT Sports and 11 Sky Sports channels via a NOW pass.
You can also access TNT Sports via HBO Max and stream directly to your smart TV or watch the matches on TNT Sports via a HBO Max sport pass without signing up to a contract.
HBO Max is the new streaming home of TNT Sports, showing events including live Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, Premiership Rugby, UFC, Boxing and MotoGP. Learn more here: hbomax.com.
- Watch the World Snooker Championship live on TNT Sports via HBO Max on Amazon Prime Video and Sky Sports
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