THE WINNER of the Snooker World Championship in its centenary year will earn a record prize pot.
Next season’s cash fund at the will be boosted to £3million, increased by 25% on this year’s £2.4million pool.
The winner of Snooker World Championship will win record prize money on its 100th year Credit: Getty
And the winner’s cheque will jump from the 2026 figure of £500,000 to £625,000 within 12 months.
The first Worlds were staged in Birmingham in 1927 and the Crucible first opened its doors to annual baize action in 1977.
the president of Matchroom Sport, has a five-year plan to get the dosh up to £1million after the Crucible has been redeveloped in 2029-30.
The sports promoter, 77, said: “This is probably one of the most exciting periods of development in the last 20-odd years.
“My job is to increase the And we are going to increase the prize money.
“We go sustainable. So next year, we’re going to have another review and pretty well everything’s going to go up.
“By the time we come back here, we’re at a level that snooker’s never been close to being.
“And clearly we’re going to go to the one million mark and then past it. So we’re in a good place. But it will be done at the right speed, in a professional way.”
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The world’s best snooker players are back at the Crucible for the World Championship.
Zhao Xintong arrives in Sheffield as the reigning champion and he will look to break a and lift the trophy again.
is out for his eighth crown as he tries to move ahead of Stephen Hendry’s seven on the all-time list.
World No1 , four-time champion Mark Selby and 2024 winner Kyren Wilson also fancy their chances of going all the way.
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