The 10 richest snooker players in the UK and their estimated prize money

Here’s a list of the richest UK snooker players of all time and their estimated prize money gained

John Higgins is on the charge for a fifth World Snooker Championship title after a dogged 13-10 win over Neil Robertson.

The Wizard of Wishaw has already dumped Ronnie O’Sullivan out of the Crucible Theatre running and mounted a comeback to reach the one table format. He’s now set to face Shaun Murphy on Friday after getting the better of his Australian opponent on Thursday night, already etched into snooker’s history, as one of the best to ever grace the table.

But how does he stack up to the likes of fellow Scot Stephen Hendry when it comes to estimated prize money? OLBG have revealed the highest-earning British players of all time. Here’s where the likes of Hendry and Higgins sit amid the tournament in Sheffield.