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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 67th OF 168

Cyprus prize money

Cyprus's sportspeople have won £7,095,521 in prize money across 6 sports, which puts Cyprus 67th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Marcos Baghdatis has won the most, £6,705,951 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £7.1m
NATION RANK67th of 168
EARNERS20
SPORTS6
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £6.7m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Cyprus's highest earners

All 20 people, every sport together

Cyprus's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Marcos Baghdatis Tennis £6,705,951£6.7m
2 Michael Georgiou Snooker £263,678£264k
3 Mustafa Alnar Pool £47,190£47k
4 Kyriakos Ioannou Athletics £18,045£18k
5 Milan Trajkovic Athletics £16,917£17k
6 Mehmet Husnu Snooker £16,525£17k
7 Apostolos Parellis Athletics £7,519£8k
8 Anthony Brabin Pool £4,520£5k
9 Antonis Brabin Pool £3,553£4k
10 Elena Kulichenko Athletics £2,632£3k
11 Christos Meligaliotis Pool £2,302£2k
12 Michael Georgiou Pool £2,256£2k
13 Marios Georgiou Gymnastics £1,748£2k
14 Lefteris Georgiou Pool £887£887
15 Sokratis Pilakouris Gymnastics £598£598
16 Osman Sanlisoy Pool £390£390
17 Efe Ozkutayli Pool £329£329
18 Petros Georgiou Show jumping £175£175
19 Costas Konnaris Pool £174£174
20 Louka Petros Pool £132£132

The top 12, side by side

Marcos Baghdatis £6.7m Michael Georgiou £264k Mustafa Alnar £47k Kyriakos Ioannou £18k Milan Trajkovic £17k Mehmet Husnu £17k Apostolos Parellis £7,519 Anthony Brabin £4,520 Antonis Brabin £3,553 Elena Kulichenko £2,632 Christos Meligaliotis £2,302 Michael Georgiou £2,256

Marcos Baghdatis alone accounts for 94.5% of Cyprus's total. The top ten between them hold 99.9%, and the other 10 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Cyprus's £7,095,521 came from

Cyprus's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £6,705,951£6.7m 94.5% 1 Marcos Baghdatis
Snooker £280,203£280k 3.9% 2 Michael Georgiou
Pool £61,733£62k 0.9% 10 Mustafa Alnar
Athletics £45,113£45k 0.6% 4 Kyriakos Ioannou
Gymnastics £2,346£2k 0.0% 2 Marios Georgiou
Show jumping £175£175 0.0% 1 Petros Georgiou

The split between sports

Tennis £6.7m
Snooker £280k Pool £62k Athletics £45k Gymnastics £2,346
Show jumping £175

Tennis is Cyprus's biggest earner at 94.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Cyprus in golf, badminton, table tennis, biathlon, chess, surfing, squash, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, 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 Cyprus

Cyprus is 67th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Cyprus by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
57 Romania £10,020,981£10.0m 105
58 Paraguay £9,428,882£9.4m 16
59 Malaysia £9,017,704£9.0m 255
60 Ecuador £8,491,456£8.5m 17
61 Morocco £8,359,881£8.4m 67
62 Peru £8,326,080£8.3m 65
63 Kenya £8,148,062£8.1m 236
64 Hong Kong £8,030,018£8.0m 139
65 Georgia £7,879,438£7.9m 25
66 Jamaica £7,191,612£7.2m 164
67 Cyprus £7,095,521£7.1m 20
68 Latvia £7,085,135£7.1m 56
69 Israel £6,238,502£6.2m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,118,691£6.1m 12
71 Lithuania £5,169,138£5.2m 46
72 Uzbekistan £5,118,045£5.1m 46
73 Monaco £4,951,004£5.0m 17
74 Luxembourg £4,751,418£4.8m 24
75 El Salvador £4,400,102£4.4m 7
76 Moldova £4,307,441£4.3m 15
77 Ethiopia £4,293,233£4.3m 148
78 Tunisia £3,756,365£3.8m 27
79 Puerto Rico £3,604,351£3.6m 36

Cyprus against its neighbours

Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m Paraguay £9.4m Malaysia £9.0m Ecuador £8.5m Morocco £8.4m Peru £8.3m Kenya £8.1m Hong Kong £8.0m Georgia £7.9m Jamaica £7.2m Cyprus £7.1m Latvia £7.1m Israel £6.2m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.1m Lithuania £5.2m Uzbekistan £5.1m Monaco £5.0m Luxembourg £4.8m El Salvador £4.4m Moldova £4.3m Ethiopia £4.3m Tunisia £3.8m Puerto Rico £3.6m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Cyprus won?

£7,095,521 across 20 people in 6 sports. That ranks Cyprus 67th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Cyprus's highest earning sportsperson?

Marcos Baghdatis, with £6,705,951 in tennis prize money: 94.5% of everything Cyprus has won. Next is Michael Georgiou on £263,678.

Which sport has earned Cyprus the most prize money?

Tennis, at £6,705,951 across 1 player, ahead of snooker on £280,203.

Which nation is just above Cyprus?

Jamaica, 66th on £7,191,612. Latvia is 68th, just below, on £7,085,135.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Cyprus's snooker money has its own page: Cyprus in snooker.Cyprus's pool money has its own page: Cyprus in pool.Cyprus's athletics money has its own page: Cyprus in athletics.Cyprus's gymnastics money has its own page: Cyprus in gymnastics. One place up is Jamaica. One place down is Latvia.