Prize money for the 2025 Players Championship will jump to £500,000, an increase of 30% compared to the 2024 figure of £385,000.
The 2025 Players Championship will run from March 17-23 at the Telford International Centre. It’s the second of three events in the 2025 Players Series, with only the top 16 players on the one-year ranking list to earn a place in Telford. The winner’s prize will leap from £125,000 to £150,000.
The increase follows this week’s announcement that the World Grand Prix will be staged in Hong Kong, with prize money jumping from £380,000 to £700,000. The top 32 on the one-year list will be heading to the spectacular Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong.
The prize money for the 2025 Tour Championship will remain at £500,000, with only the top 12 on the one-year list qualifying for the third and final event in the series, to be staged at Manchester Central from March 31 to April 6.
The total prize money across the three Players Series events will be £1.7 million, compared to £1.265 million in 2024.
WST Chief Executive Officer Simon Brownell said: “This is an exciting time for our tour as we expand across the globe with new and exciting events. We are delighted to increase prize money significantly for the World Grand Prix and the Players Championship, enhancing the prestige of these events. The Players Series rewards those in form and there is massive incentive for all players to earn a lucrative place firstly in the World Grand Prix and then the next two in the series.
“We continue to work on opportunities for the current season with the ambition to hit £19 million in total prize money which would be comfortably our highest ever, and an increase of 35% compared to last season.
“The opportunities available to players now have never been better, and we have ambitious plans for further growth in years to come.”