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World Snooker Championship prize money: Rewards for winner, runner-up, highest break and 147

Lawrence Ostlere
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Luca Brecel (right) was playing against Mark Selby in the World Snooker Championship (Zac Goodwin/PAPA Wire)
Luca Brecel (right) was playing against Mark Selby in the World Snooker Championship (Zac Goodwin/PAPA Wire)

Luca Brecel and Mark Selby fought out an entertaining final for the 2023 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, with the Belgian winning the huge paycheque on the line.

Selby already had some money secured this year after scoring a famous maximum 147 break – the first time it has ever been done in a Crucible final. He will share the prize for a 147 as well as the tournament’s highest break reward with Kyren Wilson, who also pulled off the feat in the first round.

The four-time world champion Selby has won £7.2m in career prize money so far while Brecel has won £1.3m, according to cuetracker.

What is the World Snooker Championship prize money?

  • Winner: £500,000

  • Runner-up: £200,000

  • Semi-finals: £100,000

  • Quarter-finals: £50,000

  • Last 16: £30,000

  • Last 32: £20,000

  • Last 48: £15,000

  • Last 80: £10,000

  • Last 112: £5,000

  • Highest break: £15,000

  • Maximum break: £40,000, paid out in addition to the highest break prize. The break bonuses are shared if two players hit the same total.

List of winners in the Crucible era

  • 1977 – John Spencer

  • 1978 – Ray Reardon

  • 1979 – Terry Griffiths

  • 1980 – Cliff Thorburn

  • 1981 – Steve Davis

  • 1982 – Alex Higgins

  • 1983 – Steve Davis

  • 1984 – Steve Davis

  • 1985 – Dennis Taylor

  • 1986 – Joe Johnson

  • 1987 – Steve Davis

  • 1988 – Steve Davis

  • 1989 – Steve Davis

  • 1990 – Stephen Hendry

  • 1991 – John Parrott

  • 1992 – Stephen Hendry

  • 1993 – Stephen Hendry

  • 1994 – Stephen Hendry

  • 1995 – Stephen Hendry

  • 1996 – Stephen Hendry

  • 1997 – Ken Doherty

  • 1998 – John Higgins

  • 1999 – Stephen Hendry

  • 2000 – Mark Williams

  • 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2002 – Peter Ebdon

  • 2003 – Mark Williams

  • 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2005 – Shaun Murphy

  • 2006 – Graeme Dott

  • 2007 – John Higgins

  • 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2009 – John Higgins

  • 2010 – Neil Robertson

  • 2011 – John Higgins

  • 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2014 – Mark Selby

  • 2015 – Stuart Bingham

  • 2016 – Mark Selby

  • 2017 – Mark Selby

  • 2018 – Mark Williams

  • 2019 – Judd Trump

  • 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2021 - Mark Selby

  • 2022 - Ronnie O’Sullivan

  • 2023 - Luca Brecel