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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 109th OF 168

Kuwait prize money

Kuwait's sportspeople have won £341,301 in prize money across 6 sports, which puts Kuwait 109th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Omar Al Shaheen has won the most, £135,851 in pool .

PRIZE MONEY WON £341k
NATION RANK109th of 168
EARNERS47
SPORTS6
TOP SPORT · POOL £313k
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Kuwait's highest earners

All 47 people, every sport together

Kuwait's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Omar Al Shaheen Pool £135,851£136k
2 Bader Al Awadi Pool £121,781£122k
3 Abdullah Alyousef Pool £33,721£34k
4 Abdullah Al-Muzayen Squash £12,852£13k
5 Ali Nasser Alobadili Pool £6,111£6k
6 Ali Al Khorafi Show jumping £4,684£5k
7 Abdullah Al-Enezi Pool £3,896£4k
8 Maged Alazemi Pool £2,926£3k
9 Ahmed Abul Snooker £2,000£2k
10 Abdullah Elenzi Pool £1,621£2k
11 Mishari Buhaimed Pool £1,481£1k
12 Tariq Al Mulla Pool £1,370£1k
13 Abdulaziz al Mandeel Athletics £1,111£1k
14 Ammar Al-Tamimi Squash £1,111£1k
15 Naser Boqamber Pool £1,111£1k
16 Ahmed Aldulaimi Pool £852£852
17 Saleh Abdelaziz al Haddad Athletics £741£741
18 Yaqoub Al-Youha Athletics £741£741
19 Mohammed Obaid Pool £741£741
20 Abdullah Al Awadhi Show jumping £705£705
21 Yousif Nizar Saleh Squash £667£667
22 Nasser Al Mujaibel Pool £667£667
23 Mohammad Al Muhanna Pool £556£556
24 Ghanimah Al Marzooq Show jumping £540£540
25 Hussain Alkharafi Show jumping £448£448
26 Abdullah Yousef Pool £407£407
27 Mudhawi Al-Shammari Athletics £370£370
28 Husain Alsayyafi Pool £370£370
29 Hamad Alhajeri Show jumping £288£288
30 Maryam Abdulraheem Table tennis £185£185
31 Menwah Alshammari Table tennis £185£185
32 Ali Alkharafi Show jumping £171£171
33 Latifah Al Hajri Show jumping £156£156
34 Kefayah Alowairdhi Table tennis £148£148
35 Yara Al Hunaidi Show jumping £115£115
36 Abdullah Al-Aibani Show jumping £92£92
37 Abdulrahman Al Fuzae Show jumping £89£89
38 Khaled Alfadhli Table tennis £70£70
39 Meshal Alkanderi Table tennis £70£70
40 Mohammad Kh Almulaifi Show jumping £62£62
41 Annaz Al Annaz Show jumping £58£58
42 Latifa Al Othman Show jumping £51£51
43 Abdullah Al Roudan Show jumping £47£47
44 Amer H Alshatti Show jumping £42£42
45 Faisal M Alkhonaini Show jumping £21£21
46 Hala A A A M Almulla Show jumping £13£13
47 Moudhi Aljabri Show jumping £5£5

The top 12, side by side

Omar Al Shaheen £136k Bader Al Awadi £122k Abdullah Alyousef £34k Abdullah Al-Muzayen £13k Ali Nasser Alobadili £6,111 Ali Al Khorafi £4,684 Abdullah Al-Enezi £3,896 Maged Alazemi £2,926 Ahmed Abul £2,000
Abdullah Elenzi £1,621
Mishari Buhaimed £1,481
Tariq Al Mulla £1,370

Omar Al Shaheen alone accounts for 39.8% of Kuwait's total. The top ten between them hold 95.4%, and the other 37 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Kuwait's £341,301 came from

Kuwait's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Pool £313,463£313k 91.8% 16 Omar Al Shaheen
Squash £14,630£15k 4.3% 3 Abdullah Al-Muzayen
Show jumping £7,586£8k 2.2% 18 Ali Al Khorafi
Athletics £2,963£3k 0.9% 4 Abdulaziz al Mandeel
Snooker £2,000£2k 0.6% 1 Ahmed Abul
Table tennis £659£659 0.2% 5 Maryam Abdulraheem

The split between sports

Pool £313k Squash £15k Show jumping £7,586 Athletics £2,963
Snooker £2,000
Table tennis £659

Pool is Kuwait's biggest earner at 91.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Kuwait in golf, tennis, badminton, biathlon, chess, surfing, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, CrossFit, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, gymnastics, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Kuwait

Kuwait is 109th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Kuwait by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
116 Tahiti £229,963£230k 15
117 Sri Lanka £223,403£223k 10
118 Burundi £198,889£199k 3
119 Senegal £171,852£172k 3
120 British Virgin Islands £165,370£165k 5
121 Liberia £161,481£161k 7

Kuwait against its neighbours

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 Tahiti £230k Sri Lanka £223k Burundi £199k Senegal £172k British Virgin Islands £165k Liberia £161k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Kuwait won?

£341,301 across 47 people in 6 sports. That ranks Kuwait 109th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Kuwait's highest earning sportsperson?

Omar Al Shaheen, with £135,851 in pool prize money: 39.8% of everything Kuwait has won. Next is Bader Al Awadi on £121,781.

Which sport has earned Kuwait the most prize money?

Pool, at £313,463 across 16 players, ahead of squash on £14,630.

Which nation is just above Kuwait?

Saint Lucia, 108th on £381,302. Barbados is 110th, just below, on £295,524.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Kuwait's pool money has its own page: Kuwait in pool.Kuwait's squash money has its own page: Kuwait in squash.Kuwait's show jumping money has its own page: Kuwait in show jumping.Kuwait's athletics money has its own page: Kuwait in athletics.Kuwait's table tennis money has its own page: Kuwait in table tennis. One place up is Saint Lucia. One place down is Barbados.