Lu Shanglei prize money
$22,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 2 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Lu Shanglei went out in round 3, for $16,000.
FIDE pays every player at a World Cup a fixed sum for the round they go out in. Each figure on this page is that sum, for the round Lu Shanglei reached.
Lu Shanglei at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Lu Shanglei's draw, in order
season running total
Lu Shanglei was not in the draw for 2013, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Lu Shanglei was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2019 | Khanty-Mansiysk | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 3 | $16,000 |
Where Lu Shanglei sits on the money list
Ranked 161 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Thai Dai Van Nguyen | Czechia | 3 | $23,000 |
| 152 | Vladislav Kovalev | FIDE flag | 2 | $23,000 |
| 153 | Alexander Moiseenko | Ukraine | 2 | $22,000 |
| 154 | Alexandr Predke | Serbia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 155 | Alireza Firouzja | France | 2 | $22,000 |
| 156 | Benjamin Bok | Netherlands | 3 | $22,000 |
| 157 | Daniele Vocaturo | Italy | 2 | $22,000 |
| 158 | Gawain Maroroa Jones | England | 3 | $22,000 |
| 159 | Hrant Melkumyan | Armenia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 160 | Igor Kovalenko | Latvia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 162 | Markus Ragger | Austria | 3 | $22,000 |
| 163 | Sanan Sjugirov | Russia | 3 | $22,000 |
| 164 | Viktor Erdős | Hungary | 3 | $22,000 |
| 165 | Yuriy Kryvoruchko | Ukraine | 2 | $22,000 |
| 166 | Essam El-Gindy | Egypt | 4 | $21,750 |
| 167 | Diego Flores | Argentina | 4 | $21,500 |
| 168 | Emre Can | Turkey | 4 | $21,500 |
| 169 | Mateusz Bartel | Poland | 4 | $21,500 |
| 170 | Lela Javakhishvili | Georgia | 3 | $21,250 |
| 171 | Teodora Injac | Serbia | 3 | $21,250 |
China's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for China, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ding Liren | $185,000 |
| 02 | Wei Yi | $172,000 |
| 03 | Yu Yangyi | $123,000 |
| 04 | Wang Hao | $86,000 |
| 05 | Tan Zhongyi | $70,000 |
| 06 | Bu Xiangzhi | $38,000 |
| 07 | Hou Yifan | $26,000 |
| 08 | Li Chao | $26,000 |
| 09 | Lu Shanglei | $22,000 |
| 10 | Lei Tingjie | $20,000 |
| 11 | Zhu Jiner | $19,000 |
| 12 | Xu Xiangyu | $16,000 |
| 13 | Song Yuxin | $14,000 |
| 14 | Wen Yang | $10,000 |
| 15 | Ju Wenjun | $9,500 |
| 16 | Bai Jinshi | $7,000 |
| 17 | Wang Shixu | $7,000 |
| 18 | Lu Miaoyi | $6,750 |
| 19 | Zhao Xue | $6,750 |
| 20 | Dai Changren | $6,000 |
| 21 | Huang Renjie | $6,000 |
| 22 | Liu Guanchu | $6,000 |
| 23 | Liu Qingnan | $6,000 |
| 24 | Lou Yiping | $6,000 |
| 25 | Ni Hua | $6,000 |
| 26 | Wan Yunguo | $6,000 |
| 27 | Zhao Jun | $6,000 |
| 28 | Zhou Jianchao | $6,000 |
| 29 | Wang Chuqiao | $5,000 |
| 30 | Yan Tianqi | $5,000 |
| 31 | Zhai Mo | $5,000 |
| 32 | Gao Muziyan | $3,750 |
| 33 | Xiao Yiyi | $3,750 |
| 34 | Yuan Ye | $3,750 |
| 35 | Zhang Lanlin | $3,750 |
| 36 | Peng Xiongjian | $3,500 |
| 37 | Xu Yinglun | $3,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Lu Shanglei won at the Chess World Cup?
$22,000 across 2 World Cups. That is 161st of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Lu Shanglei's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Lu Shanglei went out in round 3 and was paid $16,000.
How much did Lu Shanglei win at the Chess World Cup 2019?
$6,000. Lu Shanglei went out in round 1 in Khanty-Mansiysk.
How much did Lu Shanglei win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$16,000. Lu Shanglei went out in round 3 in Baku.
How does Lu Shanglei compare with the rest of China?
Lu Shanglei won 2.3% of the $954,500 paid to China's players at World Cups since 2013, 9th of the 37.
Where to next
The World Cups Lu Shanglei played, and the players around them