Chris Melling Pool Career Prize Money

Q: How much prize money has Chris Melling won?

£327,749 in pool prize money, 59th of the 4,043 players on our money list.

Q: What is Chris Melling's biggest cheque?

£29,630 for finishing 1st at the China Open 2011 Men's Division.

Q: What was Chris Melling's best year?

2011, when Chris Melling won £63,067.

Every paid result

108 results, newest first

Every pool result for which Chris Melling was paid prize money.
YEAR	TOURNAMENT	FINISH	PRIZE MONEY
2026	2026 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship	T9	£5,926£6k
2026	Premier League Pool 2026	5th	£5,926£6k
2025	World Pool Championship 2025	T33	£2,593£3k
2025	Ultimate Pool USA Arizona Open	T17	£148£148
2024	Ultimate Pool USA Colorado Open -	T17	£148£148
2024	2024 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship	T33	£1,296£1k
2024	European Open 2024	T33	£741£741
2024	Ultimate Pool USA KC Open -	1st	£5,926£6k
2024	World Pool Championship 2024	T9	£11,111£11k
2023	Hanoi Open Pool Championship	T33	£741£741
2023	2023 UK Open	T9	£2,963£3k
2023	Premier League Pool	12th	£2,593£3k
2023	World Pool Championship 2023	T33	£1,111£1k
2022	2022 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship	T5	£5,000£5k
2022	European Open 2022	T33	£741£741
2022	2022 UK Open	T65	£370£370
2022	WPA World Pool Championship 2022	T65	£370£370
2022	Dynamic Billard Lasko Open 2022	T17	£494£494
2021	Apply Mortgages Ultimate Pool Masters	T9	£253£253
2021	WPA World Pool Championship 2021	T17	£1,852£2k
2021	World Pool Masters 2021	T9	£1,667£2k
2021	2021 Championship League Pool	T3	£4,444£4k
2020	Derby City Classic 2020 9-Ball Banks Division	T48	£222£222
2020	Derby City Classic 2020 One Pocket Division	4th	£3,556£4k
2020	Derby City Classic 2020 9-Ball Division	T11	£815£815
2019	WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2019	T17	£1,481£1k
2019	5th Annual Great Dismal Swamp 9-Ball Classic	T9	£667£667
2019	2019 China Open Men's Division	T17	£1,481£1k
2019	WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2019	T17	£1,296£1k
2019	U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship	T65	£741£741
2019	2019 WPA Players Championship	T17	£296£296
2019	World Pool Masters 2019	T17	£1,296£1k
2019	Derby City Classic 2019 9-Ball Banks Division	T7	£815£815
2019	Derby City Classic 2019 One Pocket Division	T70	£148£148
2019	Derby City Classic 2019 9-Ball Division	T9	£1,481£1k
2019	Derby City Classic 2019 Straight Pool Challenge	T5	£1,407£1k
2019	Predator Grand Finale	T3	£2,222£2k
2018	WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2018	T9	£2,222£2k
2018	The International 9-Ball Open	T9	£2,037£2k
2018	2018 China Open Men's Division	T17	£1,481£1k
2018	8-Ball Classic Championship	1st	£4,230£4k
2018	1st Annual Asian Culture Day Open 10-Ball Event	2nd	£4,963£5k
2018	9-Ball Players Championship	T3	£2,222£2k
2018	World Pool Masters 2018	T9	£2,222£2k
2018	Derby City Classic 2018 One Pocket Division	T30	£259£259
2018	Derby City Classic 2018 9-Ball Division	1st	£11,852£12k
2017	Predator Grand Finale	T9	£1,481£1k
2017	U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship	T33	£1,481£1k
2017	RYO Rack Classic	T9	£1,481£1k
2017	The Aramith Masters	T5	£2,593£3k
2017	Derby City Classic 2017 9-Ball Banks Division	T8	£815£815
2017	Derby City Classic 2017 One Pocket Division	T36	£185£185
2017	Derby City Classic 2017 9-Ball Division	T17	£444£444
2017	Molinari Players Championship	T5	£2,593£3k
2016	Men's Sanlig World Championship 2016	T33	£572£572
2016	Zotye T600 World Chinese 8-Ball Masters 2016	T17	£562£562
2015	Men's China Billiard World Championship 2015	T9	£2,904£3k
2015	Joy Cup World Chinese 8-Ball Masters 2015	8th	£2,379£2k
2014	PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2014	T3	£3,704£4k
2014	China Open 2014 Men's Division	T17	£1,333£1k
2014	Dynamic North Cyprus Open 2014	T3	£1,543£2k
2014	Dynamic Italian Open 2014	T5	£1,261£1k
2014	Joy Cup World Chinese 8-Ball Masters 2014	T5	£2,222£2k
2013	Dynamic Treviso Open 2013	T17	£610£610
2013	Dynamic Castel Brando Open 2013	T17	£600£600
2013	PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2013	T5	£1,852£2k
2013	US Open 9-Ball Championship 2013	T5	£3,704£4k
2013	Dynamic North Cyprus Open 2013	T9	£904£904
2013	WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2013	T5	£4,444£4k
2013	US Open 8-Ball Championship 2013	T25	£500£500
2013	Southern Classic 2013 9-Ball Division	T17	£185£185
2013	Southern Classic 2013 Bank Pool Division	T6	£593£593
2013	Dynamic Austria Open 2013	T17	£573£573
2013	China Open 2013 Men's Division	T17	£1,111£1k
2013	Dynamic Italy Open 2013	T9	£867£867
2012	US Open 9-Ball Championship 2012	T17	£1,185£1k
2012	Dynamic North Cyprus Open 2012	T5	£941£941
2012	China Open 2012 Men's Division	T17	£1,111£1k
2012	Dynamic German Open 2012	T17	£564£564
2012	Guinness World Series of Pool 2012 - Speedpool	T3	£4,593£5k
2012	Dynamic Italy Open 2012	T17	£564£564
2012	Dynamic Bosnia & Herzegovina Open 2012	T3	£1,362£1k
2012	WPA Etisalat World 8-Ball Championship 2012	T3	£5,556£6k
2011	Dynamic Treviso Open 2011	T5	£1,370£1k
2011	US Open 9-Ball Championship 2011	T33	£667£667
2011	Dynamic Hungary Open 2011	T5	£1,437£1k
2011	Predator International 10-Ball Championship 2011	T9	£741£741
2011	PartyPoker World Pool Masters 2011	T9	£1,481£1k
2011	Dynamic German Open 2011	T5	£1,437£1k
2011	Dynamic Austrian Open 2011	T9	£937£937
2011	WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2011	T17	£1,852£2k
2011	China Open 2011 Men's Division	1st	£29,630£30k
2011	WPA World 10-Ball Championship 2011	T5	£5,556£6k
2011	Beijing Open 2011 Men's Division	T9	£1,481£1k
2011	Dynamic Italy Open 2011	T3	£1,874£2k
2011	Dynamic French Open 2011	T17	£752£752
2010	Dynamic Spain Open 2010	T17	£755£755
2010	Dynamic Portugal Open 2010	1st	£4,943£5k
2010	US Open 9-Ball Championship 2010	T13	£1,481£1k
2010	2010 Pattaya 9 Ball Invitational	T9	£184£184
2010	China Open 2010 Men's Division	T17	£741£741
2010	Dynamic Finland Open 2010	T9	£1,142£1k
2010	Dynamic Austria Open 2010	T3	£2,261£2k
2010	WPA World 9-Ball Championship 2010	T33	£1,481£1k
2010	Dynamic German Open 2010	T5	£1,347£1k
2010	Dynamic Italy Open 2010	T3	£2,172£2k
2010	US Bar Table Championship 2010 Men's 8-Ball	T9	£296£296
2010	Dynamic French Open 2010	T17	£772£772

Chris Melling's prize money, year by year

£1,296

00

£2,963

01

£1,111

03

£14k

06

£7,551

08

£4,376

09

£20k

10

£63k

11

£31k

12

£21k

13

£12k

14

£5,283

15

£1,134

16

£18k

17

£34k

18

£17k

19

£4,673

20

£15k

21

£10k

22

£7,407

23

£21k

24

£2,741

25

£12k

26

Where the money was won

China Open £37k World Pool Championship £29k US Open 9-Ball Championship £21k Derby City Classic 9-Ball £15k Premier League Pool £13k World Pool Masters £12k World 10-Ball Championship £6,852 Italian Open £6,739 Ultimate Pool USA Kansas City Open £5,926 World 8-Ball Championship £5,556 Asian Culture Day Open 10-Ball £4,963 Portugal Open £4,943

Around Chris Melling on the money list

The players either side, by career pool prize money

Pool players ranked around Chris Melling.
#	PLAYER	NATION	PRIZE MONEY
47	Wiktor Zielinski	Poland	£385,432£385k
48	Jia-Qing Wu	China	£378,975£379k
49	Ronnie Alcano	Philippines	£370,937£371k
50	Karl Boyes	Great Britain	£368,954£369k
51	Denis Grabe	Estonia	£367,538£368k
52	Wojciech Szewczyk	Poland	£359,028£359k
53	Jeremy Jones	United States	£348,850£349k
54	Jeanette Lee	United States	£348,440£348k
55	Johann Chua	Philippines	£343,650£344k
56	Sha Sha Liu	China	£343,508£344k
57	Charlie Williams	United States	£334,630£335k
58	Daryl Peach	Great Britain	£330,879£331k
59	Chris Melling	Great Britain	£327,749£328k
60	Nick Varner	United States	£326,999£327k
61	Chezka Centeno	Philippines	£326,773£327k
62	Mike Davis	United States	£325,158£325k
63	Justin Bergman	United States	£324,480£324k
64	Oliver Ortmann	Germany	£316,792£317k
65	Jose Parica	Philippines	£315,525£316k
66	Moritz Neuhausen	Germany	£315,183£315k
67	John Schmidt	United States	£307,136£307k
68	Rubilen Amit	Philippines	£304,680£305k
69	Tzu-Chien Wei	Chinese Taipei	£303,866£304k
70	Mike Sigel	United States	£297,645£298k
71	Marlon Manalo	Philippines	£296,696£297k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Chris Melling won?

£327,749 in pool prize money, 59th of the 4,043 players on our money list.

What is Chris Melling's biggest cheque?

£29,630 for finishing 1st at the China Open 2011 Men's Division.

What was Chris Melling's best year?

2011, when Chris Melling won £63,067.

How many titles has Chris Melling won?

5 titles in the tournaments we hold, most recently the Ultimate Pool USA KC Open -.

Who is just above Chris Melling on the money list?

Daryl Peach, on £330,879.

Where to next

The full list is on pool prize money. Every Great Britain player is on Great Britain pool prize money. One place up is Daryl Peach. One place down is Nick Varner. Each year Chris Melling was paid is ranked in full: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.

Chris Melling prize money