RONNIE O'SULLIVAN, Judd Trump and the world's best snooker players are on their way to Leicester this week for the Championship League group stages.
Championship League snooker 2025 prize money: How much can Ronnie O’Sullivan & Judd Trump win in Leicester?
Defending champion Mark Selby and world champion Kyren Wilson are also part of a field featuring most of the world's very best players.
The record is for the modern era, widely considered as dating from the 1968-69 season, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) took control of the sport.
The total prize pot for the Championship League stands at a minimum of £152,800 and maximum of £205,000.