World Grand Prix snooker prize money 2025: How much does winner receive?

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THE World Grand Prix Snooker is due to be another spectacle for snooker lovers all around the world. 

Since 2015 the World Grand Prix has been held and is one of the premier events on the World Snooker Tour.

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Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Arena will play hosts for this week[/caption]

This year marks the first time the tournament will be hosted outside of the UK, with a record breaking venue size and prize money on offer and it will be played from March 4-9.

This premier snooker event will be the most attended ranking event on the World Snooker Tour to date, with 5,000 fans able to witness it live in the brand-new Kai Tak venue due to its enormous venue capacity. 

The total prize money has increased from £380,000 last year to £700,000 this year, with the champion’s prize rising from £100,000 to £180,000.

Defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan will NOT be looking for glory again as he pulled out of the tournament – his seventh in a row.

2025 World Grand Prix prize money

  • Winner: £180,000
  • Runner-up: £80,000
  • Semi-finals: £35,000
  • Quarter-finals: £20,000
  • Last 16: £15,000
  • Last 32: £10,000
  • High break: £10,000
  • Total: £700,000

Fixture list for opening game

All opening games to be played on March 4:

  • Judd Trump v Gary Wilson
  • Jack Lisowski v Zhang Anda
  • Si Jiahui v Ronnie O’Sullivan
  • Ding Junhui v Xu Si
  • Mark Williams v Stuart Bingham
  • Wu Yize v Pang Junxu
  • Mark Allen v Jimmy Robertson
  • Mark Selby v Jackson Page
  • Xiao Guodong v Jak Jones
  • Lei Peifan v Elliot Slessor
  • Chris Wakelin v David Gilbert
  • Neil Robertson v Yuan Sijun
  • Barry Hawkins v Tom Ford
  • Shaun Murphy v Stephen Maguire
  • John Higgins v Ali Carter
  • Kyren Wilson v Matthew Selt 
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