Sergei Zhigalko prize money
$16,000 in Chess World Cup prize money across 2 World Cups. The best of them was the Chess World Cup 2015, where Sergei Zhigalko went out in round 2, for $10,000.
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 Sergei Zhigalko reached.
Sergei Zhigalko at each World Cup
Every edition since 2013 in Sergei Zhigalko's draw, in order
season running total
Sergei Zhigalko was not in the draw for 2013, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2025.
Every World Cup Sergei Zhigalko was paid at
Newest first, with the round reached
| World Cup | Host | Went out | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess World Cup 2017 | Tbilisi | Round 1 | $6,000 |
| Chess World Cup 2015 | Baku | Round 2 | $10,000 |
Where Sergei Zhigalko sits on the money list
Ranked 219 of 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013
| # | Player | Federation | World Cups | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Ilya Smirin | Israel | 2 | $16,000 |
| 210 | Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez | Cuba | 2 | $16,000 |
| 211 | Jaime Santos Latasa | Spain | 1 | $16,000 |
| 212 | Jakhongir Vakhidov | Uzbekistan | 2 | $16,000 |
| 213 | Jon Ludvig Hammer | Norway | 1 | $16,000 |
| 214 | Martyn Kravtsiv | Ukraine | 2 | $16,000 |
| 215 | Pavel Ponkratov | Russia | 1 | $16,000 |
| 216 | Rafael Leitão | Brazil | 2 | $16,000 |
| 217 | Rustam Kasimdzhanov | Uzbekistan | 2 | $16,000 |
| 218 | Sergei Movsesian | Armenia | 2 | $16,000 |
| 220 | Tamir Nabaty | Israel | 2 | $16,000 |
| 221 | Xu Xiangyu | China | 1 | $16,000 |
| 222 | Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera | Cuba | 3 | $15,750 |
| 223 | Helgi Dam Ziska | Faroe Islands | 3 | $15,750 |
| 224 | Ziaur Rahman | Bangladesh | 3 | $15,750 |
| 225 | Aleksandra Maltsevskaya | Poland | 3 | $15,500 |
| 226 | Krikor Mekhitarian | Brazil | 3 | $15,500 |
| 227 | Mai Narva | Estonia | 3 | $15,500 |
| 228 | Pablo Salinas Herrera | Chile | 3 | $15,500 |
| 229 | Pauline Guichard | France | 3 | $15,500 |
Belarus's players
Everyone paid at a World Cup while playing for Belarus, by what they won for it
| # | Player | Prize money |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sergei Zhigalko | $16,000 |
| 02 | Aleksej Aleksandrov | $12,000 |
| 03 | Kirill Stupak | $9,750 |
| 04 | Olga Badelka | $6,750 |
| 05 | Sergei Azarov | $6,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Sergei Zhigalko won at the Chess World Cup?
$16,000 across 2 World Cups. That is 219th of the 743 players paid at a World Cup since 2013.
What was Sergei Zhigalko's best World Cup?
The Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, where Sergei Zhigalko went out in round 2 and was paid $10,000.
How much did Sergei Zhigalko win at the Chess World Cup 2017?
$6,000. Sergei Zhigalko went out in round 1 in Tbilisi.
How much did Sergei Zhigalko win at the Chess World Cup 2015?
$10,000. Sergei Zhigalko went out in round 2 in Baku.
How does Sergei Zhigalko compare with the rest of Belarus?
Sergei Zhigalko won 31.7% of the $50,500 paid to Belarus's players at World Cups since 2013, 1st of the 5.
Where to next
The World Cups Sergei Zhigalko played, and the players around them
World Cups Sergei Zhigalko played
Around this rank
- Ilya Smirin
- Isan Reynaldo Ortiz Suárez
- Jaime Santos Latasa
- Jakhongir Vakhidov
- Jon Ludvig Hammer
- Martyn Kravtsiv
- Pavel Ponkratov
- Rafael Leitão
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov
- Sergei Movsesian
- Tamir Nabaty
- Xu Xiangyu
- Carlos Daniel Albornoz Cabrera
- Helgi Dam Ziska
- Ziaur Rahman
- Aleksandra Maltsevskaya
- Krikor Mekhitarian
- Mai Narva
- Pablo Salinas Herrera
- Pauline Guichard