TOURNAMENTS held in Saudi Arabia are commonly known for rewarding competitors with a big pot of prize money – and the Snooker Masters 2024 in Riyadh is no different.
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan is no stranger to taking home a huge Saudi cheque following his inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker win in March.
The Rocket beat Luca Brecel 5-2 and pocketed a staggering £250,000 for his triumph.
However, there is even more cash up for grabs at what will be Saudi’s second snooker competition.
And big hitters such as Ali Carter, Judd Trump and of course, O’Sullivan will all want a piece of the pie.
Furthermore, The Rocket will be just as hungry following his Xi’an Grand Prix semi-final exit just last week.
Find out the Saudi Arabia Snookers Masters 2024 prize money below.
The winner is set to get DOUBLE what Ronnie O’Sullivan earned for being crowned king of the Riyadh Season World Masters Snooker event.
And there will also be an extra £50,000 for anyone who can secure a 147 break.
The Saudi Arabia Snookers Masters prize pot has jumped up to the second biggest amount on the list.
Former World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn is in favour of the bigger prize pots.
“Common sense says I have a fiduciary duty to the players to provide the biggest prize money because they’re professional athletes.
“And there is no point in saying: ‘Oh, think of the history’. You can’t eat history.
“Sport, to be progressive, has got to provide bigger and bigger prize funds or it is not going to be competitive in today’s world, and will no longer be aspirational to young people that we want to see come into the sport.”
