English Open snooker 2026 prize money: How much can Judd Trump win in Brentwood?

LIFTING the English Open trophy will be at the forefront of several snooker stars’ minds this week – and the prize money that comes with it is a nice bonus. Mark Allen made the English crowd proud by pipping Zhou Yuelong to last year’s title with a 9-8 win in the final. Mark Allen won last year’s English Open tournament Credit: PA And for his troubles, the snooker icon took home a whopping £100,000 from the total prize pot. But Allen will certainly not be receiving the huge payday from this year’s competition, as he has withdrawn due to personal reasons. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! This leaves the cheque open for the likes of Judd Trump, Neil Robertson and World champion Wu Yize, who will all be desperate to sign. What is the English Open 2026 prize money? The prize pot for this year’s English Open tournament remains the same as the 2025 edition. Here is a full breakdown of the pot: Winner: £100,000 Runner-up: £45,000 Semi-finals: £21,000 Quarter-finals: £13,200 Last 16: £9,000 Last 32: £5,400 Last 64: £3,600 Last 96: £1,000 High Break: £5,000 Total: £550,400 List of all-time Snooker World Champions BELOW is a list of snooker World Champions by year. The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport. The first World Championships ran from 1927 – with a break from 1941-45 because of World War II and 1958-63 because of a dispute in the sport. Joe Davis (15), Fred Davis and John Pulman (both 8) were the most successful players during that period. Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O’Sullivan share the record for the most titles in the modern era, with seven each. 1969 – John Spencer 1970 – Ray Reardon 1971 – John Spencer 1972 – Alex Higgins 1973 – Ray Reardon (2) 1974 – Ray Reardon (3) 1975 – Ray Reardon (4) 1976 – Ray Reardon (5) 1977 – John Spencer (2) 1978 – Ray Reardon (6) 1979 – Terry Griffiths 1980 – Cliff Thorburn 1981 – Steve Davis 1982 – Alex Higgins (2) 1983 – Steve Davis (2) 1984 – Steve Davis (3) 1985 – Dennis Taylor 1986 – Joe Johnson 1987 – Steve Davis (4) 1988 – Steve Davis (5) 1989 – Steve Davis (6) 1990 – Stephen Hendry 1991 – John Parrott 1992 – Stephen Hendry (2) 1993 – Stephen Hendry (3) 1994 – Stephen Hendry (4) 1995 – Stephen Hendry (5) 1996 – Stephen Hendry (6) 1997 – Ken Doherty 1998 – John Higgins 1999 – Stephen Hendry (7) 2000 – Mark Williams 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan 2002 – Peter Ebdon 2003 – Mark Williams (2) 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (2) 2005 – Shaun Murphy 2006 – Graeme Dott 2007 – John Higgins (2) 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (3) 2009 – John Higgins (3) 2010 – Neil Robertson 2011 – John Higgins (4) 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (4) 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (5) 2014 – Mark Selby 2015 – Stuart Bingham 2016 – Mark Selby (2) 2017 – Mark Selby (3) 2018 – Mark Williams (3) 2019 – Judd Trump 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (6) 2021 – Mark Selby (4) 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan (7) 2023 – Luca Brecel 2024 – Kyren Wilson 2025 – Zhao Xintong 2026 – Wu Yize Most World Titles (modern era) 7 – Stephen Hendry, Ronnie O’Sullivan 6 – Ray Reardon, Steve Davis 4 – John Higgins, Mark Selby 3 – John Spencer, Mark Williams 2 – Alex Higgins What TV channel is the English Open snooker 2026 on and can it be live streamed? The English Open snooker 2026 will be broadcast live on TNT Sports Fans can also stream the entire action through HBO Max. Alternatively, you can follow live updates from Brentwood by following SunSport’s live blog. Comment now