Chinese Taipei prize money
Chinese Taipei's sportspeople have won £36,871,037 in prize money across 11 sports, which puts Chinese Taipei 37th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. C.T. Pan has won the most, £8,829,526 in golf .
Chinese Taipei's highest earners
The top 60 of 437 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.T. Pan | Golf | £8,829,526£8.8m |
| 2 | Chun-an Yu | Golf | £6,332,063£6.3m |
| 3 | Yen-Hsun Lu | Tennis | £3,894,619£3.9m |
| 4 | Chun-Hsin Tseng | Tennis | £1,316,323£1.3m |
| 5 | Tai Tzu-ying | Badminton | £1,295,632£1.3m |
| 6 | Chou Tien-chen | Badminton | £1,004,154£1.0m |
| 7 | Jason Jung | Tennis | £897,560£898k |
| 8 | Yu Hsiou Hsu | Tennis | £671,314£671k |
| 9 | Pin-Yi Ko | Pool | £632,598£633k |
| 10 | Jung-Lin Chang | Pool | £547,129£547k |
| 11 | Tung-Lin Wu | Tennis | £513,669£514k |
| 12 | Chieh-Yu Chou | Pool | £447,533£448k |
| 13 | Ping-Chung Ko | Pool | £444,581£445k |
| 14 | Yun-Ju Lin | Table tennis | £412,791£413k |
| 15 | Wang Chi-lin | Badminton | £389,324£389k |
| 16 | Lin Chun-yi | Badminton | £360,188£360k |
| 17 | Tzu-Chien Wei | Pool | £308,435£308k |
| 18 | Kun Lin Wu | Pool | £299,448£299k |
| 19 | Lee Yang | Badminton | £286,214£286k |
| 20 | I-Ching Cheng | Table tennis | £268,496£268k |
| 21 | Chin-Shung Yang | Pool | £246,679£247k |
| 22 | Yang Po-hsuan | Badminton | £222,014£222k |
| 23 | Fong-Pang Chao | Pool | £220,912£221k |
| 24 | Wang Tzu-wei | Badminton | £204,021£204k |
| 25 | Yu-Lung Chang | Pool | £202,758£203k |
| 26 | Jennifer Chen | Pool | £154,971£155k |
| 27 | Lee Jhe-huei | Badminton | £152,290£152k |
| 28 | Ye Hong-wei | Badminton | £143,246£143k |
| 29 | Hu Ling-fang | Badminton | £134,805£135k |
| 30 | Po Cheng Kuo | Pool | £126,865£127k |
| 31 | Cheng-Jui Kao | Table tennis | £123,201£123k |
| 32 | Lee Chia-hao | Badminton | £122,308£122k |
| 33 | Yu-Hsuan Cheng | Pool | £119,668£120k |
| 34 | Sung Shuo-yun | Badminton | £114,156£114k |
| 35 | Shin-Mei Liu | Pool | £113,140£113k |
| 36 | Che-Wei Fu | Pool | £111,980£112k |
| 37 | Szu-Yu Chen | Table tennis | £111,073£111k |
| 38 | Lee Chia-hsin | Badminton | £109,641£110k |
| 39 | Yuan-Chun Lin | Pool | £108,044£108k |
| 40 | Yang Po-han | Badminton | £107,399£107k |
| 41 | Chih-Yuan Chuang | Table tennis | £105,761£106k |
| 42 | Hsu Yin-hui | Badminton | £100,475£100k |
| 43 | Hsu Ya-ching | Badminton | £98,955£99k |
| 44 | Chia Hua Chen | Pool | £96,604£97k |
| 45 | Chiu Pin-chian | Badminton | £96,176£96k |
| 46 | Meng-Hsia Hung | Pool | £96,035£96k |
| 47 | Chi Yu-jen | Badminton | £86,111£86k |
| 48 | Pai Yu-po | Badminton | £85,686£86k |
| 49 | Lin Hsiang-ti | Badminton | £83,399£83k |
| 50 | Lu Ching-yao | Badminton | £82,772£83k |
| 51 | Hsu Wen-chi | Badminton | £79,823£80k |
| 52 | Yi-Hsin Feng | Table tennis | £78,784£79k |
| 53 | Hung En-tzu | Badminton | £78,455£78k |
| 54 | Shiau Wen Tian | Table tennis | £75,188£75k |
| 55 | Yi-Hua Huang | Table tennis | £74,419£74k |
| 56 | Chia-Chen Hsieh | Pool | £74,314£74k |
| 57 | Yu-Jhun Li | Table tennis | £74,147£74k |
| 58 | Tung-Chuan Chien | Table tennis | £73,387£73k |
| 59 | Chiu Hsiang-chieh | Badminton | £71,744£72k |
| 60 | Nicole Gonzales Chan | Badminton | £71,138£71k |
The top 12, side by side
C.T. Pan alone accounts for 23.9% of Chinese Taipei's total. The top ten between them hold 68.9%, and the other 427 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Chinese Taipei's £36,871,037 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | £15,198,484£15.2m | 41.2% | 3 | C.T. Pan |
| Badminton | £7,392,307£7.4m | 20.0% | 240 | Tai Tzu-ying |
| Tennis | £7,293,484£7.3m | 19.8% | 5 | Yen-Hsun Lu |
| Pool | £5,262,286£5.3m | 14.3% | 103 | Pin-Yi Ko |
| Table tennis | £1,669,620£1.7m | 4.5% | 64 | Yun-Ju Lin |
| Athletics | £32,707£33k | 0.1% | 2 | Cheng Chao-tsun |
| Show jumping | £9,830£10k | 0.0% | 8 | Hansel Chen |
| Gymnastics | £9,062£9k | 0.0% | 9 | Chia-Hung Tang |
| Chess | £2,256£2k | 0.0% | 1 | Austin Yang Ching-Wei |
| Snooker | £625£625 | 0.0% | 1 | Hung Chuang Ming |
| Speed skating | £376£376 | 0.0% | 1 | Ying-Chu Chen |
The split between sports
Golf is Chinese Taipei's biggest earner at 41.2% of the total. We hold nobody from Chinese Taipei in biathlon, surfing, squash, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, figure 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 Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is 37th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Mexico | £79,918,824£79.9m | 100 |
| 26 | Ireland | £77,644,567£77.6m | 250 |
| 27 | Scotland | £75,977,257£76.0m | 94 |
| 28 | Netherlands | £74,805,657£74.8m | 1,143 |
| 29 | Brazil | £69,364,403£69.4m | 236 |
| 30 | India | £66,204,277£66.2m | 587 |
| 31 | Belgium | £59,672,697£59.7m | 329 |
| 32 | Slovakia | £58,690,691£58.7m | 76 |
| 33 | Fiji | £56,400,033£56.4m | 7 |
| 34 | Colombia | £54,307,165£54.3m | 79 |
| 35 | Denmark | £45,356,277£45.4m | 246 |
| 36 | New Zealand | £41,710,442£41.7m | 152 |
| 37 | Chinese Taipei | £36,871,037£36.9m | 437 |
| 38 | Poland | £36,459,824£36.5m | 375 |
| 39 | Greece | £32,009,197£32.0m | 79 |
| 40 | Bulgaria | £26,820,967£26.8m | 85 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | £24,416,046£24.4m | 7 |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | £24,398,287£24.4m | 102 |
| 43 | Wales | £22,440,638£22.4m | 54 |
| 44 | Finland | £20,813,301£20.8m | 253 |
| 45 | Venezuela | £20,750,802£20.8m | 104 |
| 46 | Ukraine | £19,869,537£19.9m | 176 |
| 47 | Egypt | £19,486,543£19.5m | 199 |
| 48 | Portugal | £17,907,261£17.9m | 110 |
| 49 | Thailand | £16,387,841£16.4m | 218 |
Chinese Taipei against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Chinese Taipei won?
£36,871,037 across 437 people in 11 sports. That ranks Chinese Taipei 37th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Chinese Taipei's highest earning sportsperson?
C.T. Pan, with £8,829,526 in golf prize money: 23.9% of everything Chinese Taipei has won. Next is Chun-an Yu on £6,332,063.
Which sport has earned Chinese Taipei the most prize money?
Golf, at £15,198,484 across 3 players, ahead of badminton on £7,392,307.
Which nation is just above Chinese Taipei?
New Zealand, 36th on £41,710,442. Poland is 38th, just below, on £36,459,824.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Chinese Taipei's golf money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in golf.Chinese Taipei's badminton money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in badminton.Chinese Taipei's tennis money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in tennis.Chinese Taipei's pool money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in pool.Chinese Taipei's table tennis money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in table tennis.Chinese Taipei's athletics money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in athletics.Chinese Taipei's show jumping money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in show jumping.Chinese Taipei's gymnastics money has its own page: Chinese Taipei in gymnastics. One place up is New Zealand. One place down is Poland.