Tour Championship prize money as Ronnie O'Sullivan eyes another big snooker payday

Ronnie ulvan is aiming to continue his lucrative season in the Tour Championship final Ronnie ulvan takes on Mark Williams in the final of the Tour Championship and in addition to the prestige of becoming champion in Manchester another huge prize pot will be paid out Shawn Murphy is the reigning Champion but his crown will be taken by either O Sullivan or Williams the rocket got his campaign underway with a routine 10 to2 victory over bitter rival Ali Carter in the quarterfinals having been given a bypass the first round as he sat second on the season long world rankings behind Jud Trump but ahead of Jang Anda and ding Junu in third and fourth respectively after getting past the captain was solivan then saw off Scottish and Welsh open Champion Gary Wilson 10 to7 as the seven time world championship winner continued his Stellar campaign despite playing down his performances himself recently Le Williams needed an incredible clearance in the deciding frame of his 10 to n win over Tom Ford just to reach the quarterfinals but he then showcased why he is a three-time world champion by knocking Trump out 10 to four and then stormed past Mark Allen 10 to5 in Saturday semifinal the Welshman stands in OS Sullivan's way of adding even more to his record breaking season with the rocket already taking in over 1 million pounds of winnings so far in the campaign after winning the UK Championship Masters and World Masters of snooker in Saudi Arabia he is taken in 1.16 million pounds which is the most any snooker player has earned over a season 500,000 has been up for grabs this week in Manchester increased by 120,000 from the previous year when Murphy came out on top against Karen Wilson and either OS Sullivan or Williams can take a whopping 50,000 by claiming victory in Sunday's final. ITV pundit Steven Henry cannot see anyone beating O Sullivan with several big names struggling ahead of the World Snooker Championship that's a good question Henry replied when asked if the rocket can be stopped in Manchester it's a very good question if I'm honest I'm struggling with an answer because he's brushing aside everyone he's playing really