World Open Snooker prize money 2024: How much are stars battling for?

WORLD OPEN snooker has concluded – and this year the prize money was bigger than ever.

Judd Trump defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh to lift the prestigious crown in 2019.

PAJudd Trump won the 2019 title and is into the latter stages[/caption]

But unfortunately, the Covid-19 pandemic forced organisers to cancel the huge event for the last THREE seasons.

However, snooker fans have been delighted to see some of the biggest stars, such as Ronnie O’Sullivan, in action in China this week – although The Rocket crashed out to Hossein Vafaei.

Brit Judd Trump triumphed for a second consecutive tournament after beating Ding Junhui 10-4 in the final.

But how much did he take home?

What is the World Open Snooker 2024 prize money?

The World Open Snooker is one of the richest ranking events of the season and has a total prize pot of £815,000 and the winner banking £170,000.

The breakdown is as follows:

Winner: £170,000

Runner-up: £73,000

Semi-final: £32,500

Quarter-final: £21,500

Last 16: £14,000

Last 32: £9,000

Last 64: £5,000

Highest break: £5,000

The World Open Snooker 2024 will be held at the Yushan Sports Centre in Yushan, China,

But the qualification matches took place earlier this year at the Barnsley Metrodome in January.

The tournament got underway on Monday, March 18, 2024, and will run every day until the final on Sunday, March 24, 2024.