Another snooker season has come to an end, with Wu Yize winning the World Snooker Championship following a thrilling final-frame-decider final against Shaun Murphy.
It’s a sport which has seen prize money soar in recent years thanks to television and sponsorship deals, with increasing interest in China and the Far East bolstering the tournament coffers even more.
Read more: Who Is Wu Yize? Everything you need to know about the snooker star - age, tournament wins, earnings, how he reached the final of the World Snooker Championship
It means that Yize banked an incredible £500,000 for his World Championship win, while even relatively minor tournaments still offer six figure winners’ cheques.
In comparison Stephen Hendry, won ‘just’ £230,000 for his seventh World Championship win in 1999, while Steve Davis received only £20,000 for his first world title in 1981.
Now it is possible for a player to become a prize money millionaire in just a single season.
Here are the 11 biggest earners of the 2025/26 season.
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9. Mark Allen - £540,700
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen won £540,700 in prize money in the 2025/26 snooker season. His one tournament win came at the £100,000 English Open. | Getty Images
10. Mark Williams - £502,800
A £177,000 cheque for winning the Xi'an Grand Prix, along with a semi-final and five quarter-finals helped Mark Williams to earning of £502,800. | Getty Images
11. Ronnie O'Sullivan - £465,083
Completing our list is arguably the greatest player of all time - Ronnie O'Sullivan. Despite missing many tournaments the Rocket still made it to two finals and pocketed prize money of £465,083 - a figure that will probably seem like spare change in comparison to his appearance fees. | Getty Images