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China Chess World Cup prize money

$954,500 won by 37 players playing for China at the Chess World Cup since 2013, 6.7% of everything FIDE paid. Ding Liren won the most, $185,000.

PRIZE MONEY $954k
PLAYERS PAID 37
WORLD CUP TITLES 0
SHARE OF ALL MONEY 6.7%

China's players by prize money

Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for China

37 players

Ding Liren $185k Wei Yi $172k Yu Yangyi $123k Wang Hao $86k Tan Zhongyi $70k Bu Xiangzhi $38k Hou Yifan $26k Li Chao $26k Lu Shanglei $22k Lei Tingjie $20k Zhu Jiner $19k Xu Xiangyu $16k Song Yuxin $14k Wen Yang $10k
Ju Wenjun $9,500
Bai Jinshi $7,000
Wang Shixu $7,000
Lu Miaoyi $6,750
Zhao Xue $6,750
Dai Changren $6,000
# Player Overall Best finish Prize money
01 Ding Liren 6th Runner-up, 2017 $185,000
02 Wei Yi 8th Runner-up, 2025 $172,000
03 Yu Yangyi 18th Fourth place, 2019 $123,000
04 Wang Hao 34th Round 4, 2017 $86,000
05 Tan Zhongyi 41st Third place, Women's 2021 $70,000
06 Bu Xiangzhi 90th Round 4, 2017 $38,000
07 Hou Yifan 129th Round 2, 2015 $26,000
08 Li Chao 131st Round 3, 2017 $26,000
09 Lu Shanglei 161st Round 3, 2015 $22,000
10 Lei Tingjie 177th Fourth place, Women's 2025 $20,000
11 Zhu Jiner 184th Round 4, Women's 2023 $19,000
12 Xu Xiangyu 221st Round 3, 2019 $16,000
13 Song Yuxin 236th Quarter-finals, Women's 2025 $14,000
14 Wen Yang 327th Round 2, 2015 $10,000
15 Ju Wenjun 339th Round 4, Women's 2023 $9,500
16 Bai Jinshi 381st Round 2, 2025 $7,000
17 Wang Shixu 391st Round 2, 2025 $7,000
18 Lu Miaoyi 400th Round 3, Women's 2025 $6,750
19 Zhao Xue 409th Round 3, Women's 2023 $6,750
20 Dai Changren 432nd Round 1, 2017 $6,000
21 Huang Renjie 448th Round 2, 2023 $6,000
22 Liu Guanchu 463rd Round 1, 2017 $6,000
23 Liu Qingnan 464th Round 1, 2013 $6,000
24 Lou Yiping 465th Round 1, 2013 $6,000
25 Ni Hua 476th Round 1, 2015 $6,000
26 Wan Yunguo 505th Round 1, 2013 $6,000
27 Zhao Jun 512th Round 1, 2015 $6,000
28 Zhou Jianchao 513th Round 1, 2015 $6,000
29 Wang Chuqiao 542nd Round 2, Women's 2025 $5,000
30 Yan Tianqi 543rd Round 2, Women's 2023 $5,000
31 Zhai Mo 544th Round 2, Women's 2025 $5,000
32 Gao Muziyan 582nd Round 1, Women's 2025 $3,750
33 Xiao Yiyi 640th Round 1, Women's 2023 $3,750
34 Yuan Ye 643rd Round 1, Women's 2023 $3,750
35 Zhang Lanlin 646th Round 1, Women's 2025 $3,750
36 Peng Xiongjian 686th Round 1, 2025 $3,500
37 Xu Yinglun 739th Round 1, 2023 $3,000

China at each World Cup

All ten editions since 2013, open and women's, in order

World Cup Players Went furthest Prize money
Chess World Cup 2013 8 Wei Yi Round 3 $70,000
Chess World Cup 2015 10 Wei Yi Quarter-finals $140,000
Chess World Cup 2017 9 Ding Liren Runner-up $188,000
Chess World Cup 2019 7 Ding Liren Runner-up $190,000
Chess World Cup 2021 1 Yu Yangyi Round 3 $10,000
Women's Chess World Cup 2021 1 Tan Zhongyi Third place $25,000
Chess World Cup 2023 5 Wang Hao Round 5 $54,000
Women's Chess World Cup 2023 7 Tan Zhongyi Fourth place $58,250
Chess World Cup 2025 6 Wei Yi Runner-up $126,500
Women's Chess World Cup 2025 9 Tan Zhongyi Third place $92,750

$176,000 of the total came from the three Women's World Cups and $778,500 from the open event.

China against the other federations

All 113 federations with a player paid at a World Cup since 2013

# Federation Players Prize money
01 Russia 67 $2,229,500$2.2m
02 India 45 $1,043,250
03 United States 38 $998,750
04 China 37 $954,500
05 Ukraine 21 $630,750
06 Azerbaijan 22 $613,000
07 Poland 21 $464,250
08 France 14 $447,500
09 FIDE flag 26 $424,750
10 Armenia 14 $388,250
11 Uzbekistan 12 $349,250
12 Germany 13 $308,250
13 Norway 8 $286,000
14 Georgia 13 $236,250
15 Iran 12 $231,500
16 Hungary 12 $224,500
17 Netherlands 7 $218,500
18 Egypt 12 $171,000
19 Israel 8 $171,000
20 Cuba 14 $161,250
21 Vietnam 7 $160,750
22 Bulgaria 8 $155,000
23 Spain 11 $154,750
24 Argentina 14 $151,500
25 Serbia 8 $148,000
26 Peru 9 $146,750
27 Kazakhstan 14 $134,000
28 England 6 $123,000
29 Turkey 9 $121,250
30 Czechia 6 $117,000
31 Brazil 10 $112,500
32 Canada 13 $109,750
33 Romania 6 $105,500
34 Italy 5 $87,500
35 Croatia 5 $81,500
36 Australia 8 $74,750
37 United Arab Emirates 4 $69,250
38 Sweden 2 $64,750
39 Greece 6 $62,500
40 Mongolia 10 $61,750
41 Bangladesh 10 $59,500
42 Mexico 8 $59,250
43 Chile 3 $58,000
44 Philippines 9 $57,000
45 Slovenia 8 $56,000
46 Belarus 5 $50,500
47 Indonesia 7 $49,250
48 Austria 4 $49,000
49 Paraguay 4 $45,750
50 Algeria 8 $44,500
51 Colombia 9 $44,000
52 Latvia 4 $39,250
53 Singapore 4 $36,000
54 South Africa 5 $33,500
55 Moldova 4 $33,250
56 Venezuela 3 $29,250
57 Nigeria 5 $28,250
58 Malaysia 5 $27,500
59 Uruguay 4 $27,250
60 Estonia 2 $25,250
61 Lithuania 4 $23,750
62 Switzerland 2 $23,500
63 Zambia 3 $22,250
64 Belgium 2 $20,750
65 Slovakia 3 $20,750
66 Turkmenistan 4 $20,750
67 Kyrgyzstan 4 $20,000
68 Tajikistan 4 $20,000
69 Sri Lanka 3 $17,000
70 Morocco 3 $16,250
71 Tunisia 2 $16,250
72 Faroe Islands 1 $15,750
73 New Zealand 4 $14,750
74 Montenegro 3 $13,750
75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 $13,000
76 Uganda 2 $12,750
77 Madagascar 1 $12,500
78 Iceland 2 $12,000
79 Angola 3 $11,000
80 Iraq 2 $11,000
81 Ecuador 2 $10,500
82 Libya 3 $10,250
83 Zimbabwe 2 $10,250
84 North Macedonia 1 $10,000
85 Costa Rica 2 $9,750
86 Denmark 2 $9,750
87 Barbados 2 $7,250
88 Lebanon 2 $6,750
89 Myanmar 2 $6,750
90 Syria 2 $6,750
91 Yemen 1 $6,750
92 Japan 1 $6,500
93 Namibia 2 $6,500
94 South Korea 2 $6,500
95 Thailand 1 $6,500
96 Luxembourg 1 $6,000
97 Papua New Guinea 1 $6,000
98 Finland 1 $3,750
99 Guam 1 $3,750
100 Jordan 1 $3,750
101 Malawi 1 $3,750
102 Portugal 1 $3,750
103 Hong Kong 1 $3,500
104 Monaco 1 $3,500
105 Palestine 1 $3,500
106 Saudi Arabia 1 $3,500
107 Andorra 1 $3,000
108 Botswana 1 $3,000
109 Chinese Taipei 1 $3,000
110 Ethiopia 1 $3,000
111 Nepal 1 $3,000
112 Panama 1 $3,000
113 South Sudan 1 $3,000

Frequently asked questions

How much Chess World Cup prize money have China's players won?

$954,500 since 2013, shared by 37 players. That is 6.7% of everything FIDE paid at the World Cup, 4th of 113 federations.

Who has won the most for China?

Ding Liren, with $185,000, 19% of the total.

What was the best World Cup for China's players?

The Chess World Cup 2019, where 7 players took $190,000 between them.

How far has a player from China gone at the World Cup?

Wei Yi finished runner-up at the Chess World Cup 2025, which paid $85,000.

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