The full prize fund breakdown has been revealed for the World Pool Championship, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from June 3-8, with the tournament boasting a $1million purse for the first time in its history.
Fransisco Sanchez Ruiz pocketed $60,000 for becoming world champion last February in Poland, and this year’s winner will receive more than four times that amount as they take home a life-changing $250,000 top prize.
The 2024 world champion will receive the highest first prize since Darryl Peach and Ronnie Alcano earned $100,000 after winning the 2006 and 2007 titles in the Philippines.
Whoever finishes runner-up will trouser the same six-figure sum that Peach and Alcano received back then, while the semi-finalists will earn $50,000 and the quarter-finalists will receive $27,000.
All 128 players will receive prize money of some kind, with those who endure back-to-back losses in the double elimination phase still pocketing $1,000, while there will also be a bonus of $2,000 for the players who compiles the most break and runs.
In addition, Matchroom have announced that this year’s final will be extended from race-to-13 racks to race-to-15 racks, while the last 64 through to the semi-finals will remain race-to-11 racks.
This year’s World Championship marks the beginning of a ten-year association between the World Nineball Tour and the Saudi Ministry of Sport, with the crown jewel of nineball to be held in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia until at least 2033.
WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP 2024
Prize Fund
Champion – $250,000
Runner-up – $100,000
Semi-finalists – $50,000
Quarter-finalists – $27,000
Last 16 – $15,000
Last 32 – $7,000
Last 64 – $3,500
Losers Qualification – $2,000
98-128th – $1,000
Highest break and run bonus – $2,000
Total – $1,000,000
