UK Championship snooker 2024 prize money: How much is up for grabs as O’Sullivan, Williams and Trump head to York?

RONNIE O'SULLIVAN will be back in York to defend his UK Championship trophy THIS WEEKEND - and there's a large bag of cash on offer for the winner.

The Rocket remains the biggest draw in snooker but has yet to find his form and is still looking for his first ranking title of the season.

O'Sullivan beat Ding in last year's final and will have to run the gauntlet of the world's top players, however, with the likes of, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson, Mark Allen and Mark Williams - fresh off his epic Champion of Champions win - all in action.

The UK Championship is one of the most prestigious and desirable tournaments of the snooker calendar and part of the Triple Crown, along with the Masters and World Championships.

What is the UK Championship snooker 2024 prize money?

As a Triple Crown event, only two other competitions bring in as much prize money as the UK Championship.

Previously it was only the World Champs that landed a bigger payday, but the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters - which was held for the first time in August - has since topped the UK Championship.

Judd Trump won £500,000 for that epic win over Mark Williams in Riyadh.

The prize money in York is certainly nothing to sniff at, though.

The winner will land £250,000 and the overall prize pot is more than £1.2m, while there is a very nice bonus for the highest break.

Here's the full breakdown:

• Highest break: £15,000
• Last 112: £2,500
• Last 80: £5,000
• Last 48: £7,500
• Last 32: £10,000
• Last 16: £15,000
• Quarter-final: £25,000
• Semi-final: £50,000
• Runner-up: £100,000
• Winner: £250,000
• Total prize money : £1,205,000

Who is playing at the UK Championship 2024?

The full schedule and fixture list is set to be announced on November 21, ahead of the tournament starting on November 23, after the qualifying is finished.

The seeds have already been decided, however.

1. Ronnie O'Sullivan
2. Kyren WIlson
3. Judd Trump
4. Mark Allen
5. Mark Selby
6. Mark Williams
7. Luca Brecel
8. Ding Junhui
9. Shaun Murphy
10. Gary Wilson
11. Zhang Anda
12. Ali Carter
13. Si Jiahui
14. John Higgins
15. Chris Wakelin
16. XIao Guodong

When is the UK Championship snooker 2024 and how can I watch it?

• The UK Championships starts on Saturday, November 23.
• The final will take place on Sunday, December 1.
• The tournament will be broadcast on UK television on Eurosport and on the BBC.
• Discovery+ and BBC iPlayer will also live stream all the action.
• Alternatively, SunSport will LIVE BLOG all the action throughout the week at the York Barbican.