World Snooker Championship 2022 prize money: How much does winner earn this year?

The World Snooker Championship is into the semi-final stage at the Crucible in Sheffield. The final four sees Ronnie O'Sullivan battling John Higgins for a place in the final and Judd Trump taking on Mark Williams.

Leicester's defending champion after Mark Selby was knocked out in the second round. He suffered a 13-10 defeat to China's Yan Bingtao.

The semi-finals kicked off on Thursday, with play continuing across Friday and Saturday. The final itself will be played over the course of two days before a winner is crowned on Monday 2 May.

There is a large prize on offer for the winner of the competition, with the sport's most prestigious tournament unsurprisingly boasting the biggest prize fund. Here is what the winner earns and the full prize money breakdown:

The winner will take home £500,000 with £200,000 going to the runner up while players beaten in the first round will earn £20,000.

There is £15,000 on offer for the highest televised break and £40,000 for a 147 maximum break.

The prize pot in full totals £2,395,000 and here is the full breakdown:

£500,000

£200,000

£100,000

£50,000

£30,000

£20,000

£15,000

£10,000

£5,000

TV coverage is on BBC One, Two and Four, with extensive coverage of both tables across iPlayer and Red Button in addition to the BBC Sport website and mobile app.