Why it seems likely six-figure bonus prize will go unclaimed on this season's snooker tour

The prize purse initiative was first played for last season, and is open to all cueists competing in professional events, with centuries counting towards their tally from all competitions - both ranked ones and invitationals.

Judd Trump banked the six-figure jackpot at the first time of asking, completing a ton of tons during the final event of the term, the 2025 World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.

During that World Championship campaign, Trump made a record-equalling five tons during his first round win over Zhou Yuelong before striking his 100th century break of the season in his last 16 match with Shaun Murphy to unlock the prize.

In the following round against Luca Brecel, the world number one scored his 104th ton of the term, breaking Neil Robertson’s record for the most centuries in a single top-flight season.

Only three times in professional snooker history has a player made 100 or more century breaks within a single campaign.

Robertson was the first in 2013/14, with Trump being the second in the 2019/20 season when he totted up a total of 102 tons - just one shy of the Australian's previous benchmark of 103.

Trump was perhaps unfortunate not to surpass Robertson’s record in that season, as the 2020 China Open was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19 - another event he could have added from.

Selby leads current centuries count

A total of 15 events have now been completed on this season’s professional circuit, with eight to go, although all seven ‘regular’ groups at the Championship League Invitational have been played, with only the Winners’ Group remaining.

The sport’s longest-format is to come at the Crucible, and preceding that is the Tour Championship which also exclusively features multi-session matches throughout.

Heading into the main venue, televised stages of the 2026 German Masters in Berlin, Mark Selby leads this season’s century break count with 49.

At the time of writing, the four-time World Champion is on 943 career centuries in professional competition, and is next in-line to reach the 1,000 landmark and join a club that only has Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins, Trump and Robertson as its current members. Robertson struck his one thousandth a few months’ ago.

Selby has already had a fantastic season, winning his maiden Champion of Champions title on home soil in Leicester and claiming a third UK Championship crown - the tenth Triple Crown accolade of his illustrious career.

However, Selby will seriously have to go some in order to make it 100 100s for the season - he would surely have to go very deep at both the Tour and World Championships to stand a chance.

Again, at the time writing during the 2026 German Masters at the Tempodrom, Robertson is second on the current seasonal tons list with 45, and reigning World Champion Zhao Xintong is in third with 41.

Then you have several players in the late 30s, including Trump and new Masters champion Kyren Wilson.

Snooker’s most prolific century break builder of all-time is seven-time World Champion O’Sullivan who has over 1,300 tons to his name.