Everything you need to know about the World Grand Prix Snooker, including start date, venue, format, prize money breakdown, history & more.
Date
The dates and schedule for the 2027 World Grand Prix are yet to be confirmed, but the tournament is likely to take place in the first weeks of February, similar to the 2026 competition.
Prize Money
Winner: | £180,000 |
Runner-up: | £80,000 |
Semi-Final: | £35,000 |
Quarter-final: | £20,000 |
Last 16: | £15,000 |
Last 32: | £10,000 |
Highest break | £10,000 |
The total prize money increased from £380,000 in 2024 to a bumper £700,000 in 2025 and 2026, and we're likely to see the same jackpot again in 2027.
The winner of the tournament will take home £180,000, while the runner up will claim £80,000.
Venue & Location
Hong Kong is likely to welcome the top players on the planet for the 2027 World Grand Prix, barring any late changes to the venue.
The 5,000-capacity Grand Hall, at the brand new state-of-the-art Kai Tak Arena, has been announced as the venue for the event for a second year running.
A number of domestic venues have had the honour of staging the World Grand Prix since the tournament’s inception in 2015, with the Venue Cymru in Llandudno hosting the first two editions, before The Centaur in Cheltenham was chosen as its home.
Preston’s Guild Hall was the tournament’s home in both 2017 and 2018, before The Coventry Arena in Coventry and the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes hosted the competition in more recent years.
In 2024, Leicester’s Morningside Arena staged the event, before the WST revealed details of it's switch to Hong Kong for 2025 onwards.
Players
The line-up for the World Grand Prix Snooker is yet to be confirmed, but features the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list.
Format
Last 32: | Best-of-nine frames |
Last 16: | Best-of-nine frames |
Quarter-Finals: | Best-of-nine frames |
Semi-Finals: | Best-of-11 frames |
Final: | Best-of-19 frames |
The competition is a fixed bracket draw, so the number one seed will play the 32 seed, two plays 31 and so on.
The opening three rounds, including the quarter-finals, of the World Grand Prix will take place over nine frames.
The two semi-finals will be a best-of-11 before the final, which is played over two sessions, expands to a best-of-19.
History
The World Grand Prix is a professional ranking snooker tournament which pits the top 32 players on the one-year ranking list against each other.
The inaugural edition was staged back in 2015 at the Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales, and was won by three-time tournament champion Judd Trump.
Trump is one of just two players to have captured three World Grand Prix titles, with the other being Ronnie O'Sullivan, who also reigned supreme in 2018 and 2021.
Neil Robertson added his second World Grand Prix honour in 2025, defeating Stuart Bingham in the final.
In 2026 Chinese star Zhao Xintong took home the top prize, after he defeated compatriot Zhang Anda 10-6 in an all-Chinese final.
