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Luca Brecel and Mark Selby are fighting to win the 2023 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre, with a huge salary on the line.
Selby already has some money locked up this year after notching a famous top break of 147, the first time it’s been done in a Crucible final. He will share the prize for a 147, as well as the tournament’s highest break bounty, with Kyren Wilson, who also accomplished the feat in the first round.
Four-time world champion Selby has earned £7.2 million in career prize money so far, while Brecel has earned £1.3 million, according to cuetracker.
What is the prize money for the World Snooker Championship?
- Winner: £500,000
- Runner-up: £200,000
- Semi-finals: £100,000
- Quarterfinals: £50,000
- Last 16: £30,000
- Last 32: £20,000
- Last 48: £15,000
- Last 80: £10,000
- Last 112: £5,000
- Highest Break: £15,000
- Maximum rest: £40,000, paid in addition to the highest rest prize. Rest bonuses are shared if two players reach the same total.
How to watch the final
The World Snooker Championship final will be broadcast on the BBC and can be viewed online via iPlayer. Eurosport will also broadcast it and subscribers can stream the event via the Eurosport app and website.
List of winners in the Crucible era
- 1977 – John Spencer
- 1978 – Ray Reardon
- 1979 – Terry Griffiths
- 1980 – Thorburn Cliff
- 1981 – Steve Davis
- 1982 – Alex Higgins
- 1983 – Steve Davis
- 1984 – Steve Davis
- 1985 – Dennis Taylor
- 1986 – Joe Johnson
- 1987 – Steve Davis
- 1988 – Steve Davis
- 1989 – Steve Davis
- 1990 – Stephen Henry
- 1991 – John Parrott
- 1992 – Stephen Henry
- 1993 – Stephen Henry
- 1994 – Stephen Henry
- 1995 – Stephen Henry
- 1996 – Stephen Henry
- 1997 – Ken Doherty
- 1998 – John Higgins
- 1999 – Stephen Henry
- 2000 – Mark Williams
- 2001 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2002-Peter Ebdon
- 2003 – Mark Williams
- 2004 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2005 – Shaun Murphy
- 2006 – Graeme Dott
- 2007-John Higgins
- 2008 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2009-John Higgins
- 2010 – Neil Robertson
- 2011 – John Higgins
- 2012 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2013 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2014 – Mark Selby
- 2015 – Stuart Bingham
- 2016 – Mark Selby
- 2017 – Mark Selby
- 2018 – Marcos Williams
- 2019 – Judd Trump
- 2020 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
- 2021 – Mark Selby
- 2022 – Ronnie O’Sullivan
