Snooker Shoot Out 2024 prize money: How much is up for grabs in Leicester?

SOME of the world’s best cueists return to the table for the 2024 Snooker Shoot Out – and the huge prize money has been revealed!

Mark Allen will be determined to retain the prestigious title after thrashing Chinese star Cao Yupeng 65-4 in last year’s dominant final.

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Mark Allen is the defending Snooker Shoot Out champion[/caption]

And not only did the Northern Irish ace cruise to the crown, but he left Wales with an extra £50,000 for winning the tournament.

Allen can breathe a huge sigh of relief as he won’t have to deal with snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan or World No 1 Judd Trump – it has been confirmed that both will not be involved once again.

However, the likes of Jimmy White, Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby will all have their eye on the crown along with the cash reward that comes with it.

Find out what the prize money is below.

What is the Snooker Shoot Out 2024 prize money?

The total prize pot for this year’s Snooker Shoot Out will be a whopping £171,000.

And the winner is set to take home £50,000 of that lump sum – just like Mark Allen did last year.

There will also be a reward for the player who achieves the highest break in the tournament.

Here is the full prize money breakdown:

How can I watch the Snooker Shoot Out 2024?

• Snooker Shoot Out 2024 will be shown LIVE on Eurosport in the UK.
• Fans can also live stream the event via the discovery+ app/website.
• Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog to keep up to date with all the action from Leicester.

What has been said?

Reigning champion Mark Allen hit out at the ’embarrassing’ commentary after he won the Snooker Shoot Out last year.

The Northern Irish star said: “Thought Neal Foulds commentary was embarrassing.

“There’s a big difference between being handed chances and creating the.

“By the way, I actually like @fouldsy147 but I thought he was wrong in comms last night.