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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 103rd OF 168

Azerbaijan prize money

Azerbaijan's sportspeople have won £586,392 in prize money across 6 sports, which puts Azerbaijan 103rd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Teimour Radjabov has won the most, £120,000 in chess .

PRIZE MONEY WON £586k
NATION RANK103rd of 168
EARNERS34
SPORTS6
TOP SPORT · CHESS £454k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Azerbaijan's highest earners

All 34 people, every sport together

Azerbaijan's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Teimour Radjabov Chess £120,000£120k
2 Alexis Copello Athletics £110,741£111k
3 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Chess £90,370£90k
4 Nijat Abasov Chess £57,037£57k
5 Vasif Durarbayli Chess £31,852£32k
6 Eltaj Safarli Chess £28,148£28k
7 Rauf Mamedov Chess £20,000£20k
8 Gadir Guseinov Chess £19,259£19k
9 Gulnar Mammadova Chess £12,407£12k
10 Ulviyya Fataliyeva Chess £11,481£11k
11 Aydin Suleymanli Chess £9,630£10k
12 Gunay Mammadzada Chess £8,704£9k
13 Abdulla Gadimbayli Chess £7,407£7k
14 Govhar Beydullayeva Chess £6,481£6k
15 Nikita Simonov Gymnastics £6,440£6k
16 Hayle Ibrahimov Athletics £5,556£6k
17 Khanim Balajayeva Chess £5,556£6k
18 Arkadij Naiditsch Chess £4,444£4k
19 Misratdin Iskandarov Chess £4,444£4k
20 Vugar Asadli Chess £4,444£4k
21 Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Badminton £3,459£3k
22 Vladimir Litvintsev Figure skating £2,963£3k
23 Turkan Mamedyarova Chess £2,778£3k
24 Ahmad Ahmadzada Chess £2,593£3k
25 Read Samadov Chess £2,593£3k
26 Mahammad Muradli Chess £2,222£2k
27 Nidjat Mamedov Chess £2,222£2k
28 Ade Resky Dwicahyo Badminton £1,815£2k
29 Daniz Aliyeva Gymnastics £506£506
30 Rasul Ahmadzada Gymnastics £368£368
31 Onur Guluzade Table tennis £148£148
32 Murad Agharzayev Gymnastics £138£138
33 Aydin Alizada Gymnastics £92£92
34 Ivan Tikhonov Gymnastics £92£92

The top 12, side by side

Teimour Radjabov £120k Alexis Copello £111k Shakhriyar Mamedyarov £90k Nijat Abasov £57k Vasif Durarbayli £32k Eltaj Safarli £28k Rauf Mamedov £20k Gadir Guseinov £19k Gulnar Mammadova £12k Ulviyya Fataliyeva £11k Aydin Suleymanli £9,630 Gunay Mammadzada £8,704

Teimour Radjabov alone accounts for 20.5% of Azerbaijan's total. The top ten between them hold 85.5%, and the other 24 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Azerbaijan's £586,392 came from

Azerbaijan's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Chess £454,074£454k 77.4% 22 Teimour Radjabov
Athletics £116,296£116k 19.8% 2 Alexis Copello
Gymnastics £7,636£8k 1.3% 6 Nikita Simonov
Badminton £5,274£5k 0.9% 2 Keisha Fatimah Azzahra
Figure skating £2,963£3k 0.5% 1 Vladimir Litvintsev
Table tennis £148£148 0.0% 1 Onur Guluzade

The split between sports

Chess £454k Athletics £116k Gymnastics £7,636
Badminton £5,274
Figure skating £2,963
Table tennis £148

Chess is Azerbaijan's biggest earner at 77.4% of the total. We hold nobody from Azerbaijan in golf, tennis, biathlon, show jumping, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, pool, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan is 103rd of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Azerbaijan by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
91 Botswana £1,207,291£1.2m 21
92 Singapore £1,185,021£1.2m 75
93 Liechtenstein £1,083,842£1.1m 8
94 Albania £1,035,017£1.0m 12
95 Nigeria £998,791£999k 89
96 Bahrain £990,407£990k 21
97 Bahamas £834,191£834k 23
98 Qatar £831,854£832k 65
99 Trinidad and Tobago £789,512£790k 21
100 Dominican Republic £733,568£734k 26
101 Vietnam £651,031£651k 89
102 Malta £599,560£600k 11
103 Azerbaijan £586,392£586k 34
104 Ivory Coast £583,704£584k 8
105 Grenada £469,815£470k 6
106 Algeria £451,767£452k 33
107 Uganda £415,185£415k 21
108 Saint Lucia £381,302£381k 3
109 Kuwait £341,301£341k 47
110 Barbados £295,524£296k 12
111 Mongolia £291,926£292k 25
112 Macau £263,449£263k 10
113 Saudi Arabia £255,197£255k 55
114 Panama £236,468£236k 7
115 United Arab Emirates £233,340£233k 63

Azerbaijan against its neighbours

Botswana £1.2m Singapore £1.2m Liechtenstein £1.1m Albania £1.0m Nigeria £999k Bahrain £990k Bahamas £834k Qatar £832k Trinidad and Tobago £790k Dominican Republic £734k Vietnam £651k Malta £600k Azerbaijan £586k Ivory Coast £584k Grenada £470k Algeria £452k Uganda £415k Saint Lucia £381k Kuwait £341k Barbados £296k Mongolia £292k Macau £263k Saudi Arabia £255k Panama £236k United Arab Emirates £233k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Azerbaijan won?

£586,392 across 34 people in 6 sports. That ranks Azerbaijan 103rd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Azerbaijan's highest earning sportsperson?

Teimour Radjabov, with £120,000 in chess prize money: 20.5% of everything Azerbaijan has won. Next is Alexis Copello on £110,741.

Which sport has earned Azerbaijan the most prize money?

Chess, at £454,074 across 22 players, ahead of athletics on £116,296.

Which nation is just above Azerbaijan?

Malta, 102nd on £599,560. Ivory Coast is 104th, just below, on £583,704.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Azerbaijan's chess money has its own page: Azerbaijan in chess.Azerbaijan's athletics money has its own page: Azerbaijan in athletics.Azerbaijan's gymnastics money has its own page: Azerbaijan in gymnastics. One place up is Malta. One place down is Ivory Coast.