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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 64th OF 168

Hong Kong prize money

Hong Kong's sportspeople have won £8,030,018 in prize money across 12 sports, which puts Hong Kong 64th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Marco Fu has won the most, £2,772,001 in snooker .

PRIZE MONEY WON £8.0m
NATION RANK64th of 168
EARNERS139
SPORTS12
TOP SPORT · SNOOKER £2.9m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Hong Kong's highest earners

The top 60 of 139 people, every sport together

Hong Kong's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Marco Fu Snooker £2,772,001£2.8m
2 Coleman Wong Tennis £956,656£957k
3 Lee Cheuk Yiu Badminton £283,145£283k
4 Ng Ka Long Badminton £280,566£281k
5 Tang Chun Man Badminton £279,541£280k
6 Tse Ying Suet Badminton £276,600£277k
7 Hoi Kem Doo Table tennis £223,469£223k
8 Siobhan Haughey Swimming £218,271£218k
9 Annie Au Squash £210,918£211k
10 Robbie Capito Pool £210,274£210k
11 Chun Ting Wong Table tennis £154,986£155k
12 Ho Tze Lok Squash £135,102£135k
13 Max Lee Squash £122,823£123k
14 Joey Chan Squash £110,103£110k
15 Jason Gunawan Badminton £105,962£106k
16 Lee Ka Yi Squash £96,370£96k
17 Tong Tsz Wing Squash £85,532£86k
18 Leo Au Squash £79,017£79k
19 Ng Tsz Yau Badminton £75,977£76k
20 Lau Tsz Kwan Squash £67,765£68k
21 Henry Leung Squash £65,845£66k
22 Chengzhu Zhu Table tennis £58,517£59k
23 Yip Tsz Fung Squash £56,111£56k
24 Cheung Ka Wai Snooker £55,800£56k
25 Chan Sin Yuk Squash £55,128£55k
26 Lo Ho Sum Pool £54,399£54k
27 Yeung Nga Ting Badminton £54,226£54k
28 Lee Chun Hei Badminton £50,714£51k
29 Yeung Pui Lam Badminton £48,190£48k
30 Liu Tsz Ling Squash £43,835£44k
31 Baldwin Chan Table tennis £43,673£44k
32 Ho Ching Lee Table tennis £43,308£43k
33 Ng On Yee Snooker £40,825£41k
34 Wing Lam Ng Table tennis £39,573£40k
35 Tsang Hiu Yan Badminton £34,989£35k
36 Ryan Choi Fencing £34,774£35k
37 Cheung Ngan Yi Badminton £30,470£30k
38 Lee Chenman Pool £28,570£29k
39 Wong Wing Ki Badminton £27,500£28k
40 Ng Wing Yung Badminton £26,237£26k
41 Lui Lok Lok Badminton £21,211£21k
42 Yee Lok Lam Table tennis £20,521£21k
43 Kwan Kit Ho Table tennis £19,455£19k
44 Chang Tak Ching Badminton £19,025£19k
45 Siu Hang Lam Table tennis £18,508£19k
46 Yip Pui Yin Badminton £15,827£16k
47 Lo Sin Yan Badminton £14,842£15k
48 Kwan To Yiu Table tennis £14,831£15k
49 Chan Yin Chak Badminton £11,673£12k
50 Tsz Tung Su Table tennis £11,049£11k
51 Kenny Kwok Pool £10,574£11k
52 Fan Ka Yan Badminton £9,680£10k
53 Deng Xuan Badminton £9,652£10k
54 Chau Hoi Wah Badminton £9,445£9k
55 Rebecca Chiu Squash £8,294£8k
56 Yuen Sin Ying Badminton £8,052£8k
57 Vanessa Chu Squash £7,008£7k
58 Yau Mau Ying Badminton £6,733£7k
59 Man Ho Kwan Table tennis £6,487£6k
60 Hoi Man Lee Table tennis £6,242£6k

The top 12, side by side

Marco Fu £2.8m Coleman Wong £957k Lee Cheuk Yiu £283k Ng Ka Long £281k Tang Chun Man £280k Tse Ying Suet £277k Hoi Kem Doo £223k Siobhan Haughey £218k Annie Au £211k Robbie Capito £210k Chun Ting Wong £155k Ho Tze Lok £135k

Marco Fu alone accounts for 34.5% of Hong Kong's total. The top ten between them hold 71.1%, and the other 129 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Hong Kong's £8,030,018 came from

Hong Kong's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Snooker £2,870,688£2.9m 35.7% 7 Marco Fu
Badminton £1,753,803£1.8m 21.8% 56 Lee Cheuk Yiu
Squash £1,172,052£1.2m 14.6% 25 Annie Au
Tennis £956,656£957k 11.9% 1 Coleman Wong
Table tennis £681,634£682k 8.5% 27 Hoi Kem Doo
Pool £322,359£322k 4.0% 11 Robbie Capito
Swimming £218,271£218k 2.7% 1 Siobhan Haughey
Fencing £48,872£49k 0.6% 4 Ryan Choi
Chess £2,632£3k 0.0% 1 Li Yiheng
Show jumping £1,619£2k 0.0% 1 Jacqueline Lai
Gymnastics £1,058£1k 0.0% 4 Ching Cheung
Athletics £376£376 0.0% 1 Yue Ya Xin

The split between sports

Snooker £2.9m Badminton £1.8m Squash £1.2m
Tennis £957k
Table tennis £682k Pool £322k
Swimming £218k
Fencing £49k
Chess £2,632
Show jumping £1,619
Gymnastics £1,058 Athletics £376

Snooker is Hong Kong's biggest earner at 35.7% of the total. We hold nobody from Hong Kong in golf, biathlon, surfing, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Hong Kong

Hong Kong is 64th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Hong Kong by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
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

Hong Kong against its neighbours

Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Hong Kong won?

£8,030,018 across 139 people in 12 sports. That ranks Hong Kong 64th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Hong Kong's highest earning sportsperson?

Marco Fu, with £2,772,001 in snooker prize money: 34.5% of everything Hong Kong has won. Next is Coleman Wong on £956,656.

Which sport has earned Hong Kong the most prize money?

Snooker, at £2,870,688 across 7 players, ahead of badminton on £1,753,803.

Which nation is just above Hong Kong?

Kenya, 63rd on £8,148,062. Georgia is 65th, just below, on £7,879,438.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Hong Kong's snooker money has its own page: Hong Kong in snooker.Hong Kong's badminton money has its own page: Hong Kong in badminton.Hong Kong's squash money has its own page: Hong Kong in squash.Hong Kong's table tennis money has its own page: Hong Kong in table tennis.Hong Kong's pool money has its own page: Hong Kong in pool.Hong Kong's fencing money has its own page: Hong Kong in fencing.Hong Kong's gymnastics money has its own page: Hong Kong in gymnastics.Hong Kong's athletics money has its own page: Hong Kong in athletics. One place up is Kenya. One place down is Georgia.