The 10 richest snooker players competing at the World Championships in Sheffield and estimated net worths

Staged at the Crucible Theatre, the World Championship features the top 16 players from the snooker world rankings along with a further 16 players that have earned the right to compete for the top prize through success in the qualifying rounds.

Zhao Xintong will be the defending champion heading into this year’s tournament. He pocketed £500,000 last year by beating Mark Williams and recently thrashed world number one Judd Trump 10-3 to claim his first Tour Championship title in Manchester - becoming just the third player in history to win in excess of £1m in a single season, after Ronnie O'Sullivan and Trump.

Xintong will be confident of adding to his incredible earnings at this year’s tournament in Sheffield, and based on his current form is among one of the hot favourites for success in the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

But who is the richest snooker player competing at this year’s World Championship and what is their estimated net worth? Here, based on information from The Scotsman, we take a look at the top 10 richest players at this year’s highly-anticipated tournament, starting from least wealthy going through to the highest net worth individual.

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