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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 109th OF 168

Kuwait prize money

Kuwait's sportspeople have won £346,483 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, £137,894 in pool .

PRIZE MONEY WON £346k
NATION RANK109th of 168
EARNERS47
SPORTS6
TOP SPORT · POOL £318k
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 £137,894£138k
2 Bader Al Awadi Pool £123,613£124k
3 Abdullah Alyousef Pool £34,228£34k
4 Abdullah Al-Muzayen Squash £13,045£13k
5 Ali Nasser Alobadili Pool £6,203£6k
6 Ali Al Khorafi Show jumping £4,804£5k
7 Abdullah Al-Enezi Pool £3,955£4k
8 Maged Alazemi Pool £2,970£3k
9 Ahmed Abul Snooker £2,000£2k
10 Abdullah Elenzi Pool £1,645£2k
11 Mishari Buhaimed Pool £1,504£2k
12 Tariq Al Mulla Pool £1,391£1k
13 Abdulaziz al Mandeel Athletics £1,128£1k
14 Ammar Al-Tamimi Squash £1,128£1k
15 Naser Boqamber Pool £1,128£1k
16 Ahmed Aldulaimi Pool £865£865
17 Saleh Abdelaziz al Haddad Athletics £752£752
18 Yaqoub Al-Youha Athletics £752£752
19 Mohammed Obaid Pool £752£752
20 Abdullah Al Awadhi Show jumping £724£724
21 Yousif Nizar Saleh Squash £677£677
22 Nasser Al Mujaibel Pool £677£677
23 Mohammad Al Muhanna Pool £564£564
24 Ghanimah Al Marzooq Show jumping £553£553
25 Hussain Alkharafi Show jumping £459£459
26 Abdullah Yousef Pool £414£414
27 Mudhawi Al-Shammari Athletics £376£376
28 Husain Alsayyafi Pool £376£376
29 Hamad Alhajeri Show jumping £295£295
30 Maryam Abdulraheem Table tennis £188£188
31 Menwah Alshammari Table tennis £188£188
32 Ali Alkharafi Show jumping £175£175
33 Latifah Al Hajri Show jumping £160£160
34 Kefayah Alowairdhi Table tennis £150£150
35 Yara Al Hunaidi Show jumping £118£118
36 Abdullah Al-Aibani Show jumping £94£94
37 Abdulrahman Al Fuzae Show jumping £91£91
38 Khaled Alfadhli Table tennis £71£71
39 Meshal Alkanderi Table tennis £71£71
40 Mohammad Kh Almulaifi Show jumping £64£64
41 Annaz Al Annaz Show jumping £60£60
42 Latifa Al Othman Show jumping £52£52
43 Abdullah Al Roudan Show jumping £48£48
44 Amer H Alshatti Show jumping £43£43
45 Faisal M Alkhonaini Show jumping £21£21
46 Hala A A A M Almulla Show jumping £13£13
47 Moudhi Aljabri Show jumping £6£6

The top 12, side by side

Omar Al Shaheen £138k Bader Al Awadi £124k Abdullah Alyousef £34k Abdullah Al-Muzayen £13k Ali Nasser Alobadili £6,203 Ali Al Khorafi £4,804 Abdullah Al-Enezi £3,955 Maged Alazemi £2,970 Ahmed Abul £2,000
Abdullah Elenzi £1,645
Mishari Buhaimed £1,504
Tariq Al Mulla £1,391

Omar Al Shaheen alone accounts for 39.8% of Kuwait's total. The top ten between them hold 95.3%, and the other 37 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Kuwait's £346,483 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 £318,177£318k 91.8% 16 Omar Al Shaheen
Squash £14,850£15k 4.3% 3 Abdullah Al-Muzayen
Show jumping £7,780£8k 2.2% 18 Ali Al Khorafi
Athletics £3,008£3k 0.9% 4 Abdulaziz al Mandeel
Snooker £2,000£2k 0.6% 1 Ahmed Abul
Table tennis £669£669 0.2% 5 Maryam Abdulraheem

The split between sports

Pool £318k Squash £15k Show jumping £7,780 Athletics £3,008
Snooker £2,000
Table tennis £669

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 £846,736£847k 23
98 Qatar £844,224£844k 65
99 Trinidad and Tobago £801,384£801k 21
100 Dominican Republic £744,598£745k 26
101 Vietnam £660,865£661k 89
102 Malta £602,434£602k 11
103 Azerbaijan £595,095£595k 34
104 Ivory Coast £592,481£592k 8
105 Grenada £476,880£477k 6
106 Algeria £458,445£458k 33
107 Uganda £421,429£421k 21
108 Saint Lucia £387,036£387k 3
109 Kuwait £346,483£346k 47
110 Barbados £299,968£300k 12
111 Mongolia £296,316£296k 25
112 Macau £267,410£267k 10
113 Saudi Arabia £258,208£258k 55
114 Panama £239,994£240k 7
115 United Arab Emirates £236,982£237k 63
116 Tahiti £233,421£233k 15
117 Sri Lanka £226,762£227k 10
118 Burundi £201,880£202k 3
119 Senegal £174,436£174k 3
120 British Virgin Islands £167,857£168k 5
121 Liberia £163,910£164k 7

Kuwait against its neighbours

Bahamas £847k Qatar £844k Trinidad and Tobago £801k Dominican Republic £745k Vietnam £661k Malta £602k Azerbaijan £595k Ivory Coast £592k Grenada £477k Algeria £458k Uganda £421k Saint Lucia £387k Kuwait £346k Barbados £300k Mongolia £296k Macau £267k Saudi Arabia £258k Panama £240k United Arab Emirates £237k Tahiti £233k Sri Lanka £227k Burundi £202k Senegal £174k British Virgin Islands £168k Liberia £164k

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Kuwait won?

£346,483 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 £137,894 in pool prize money: 39.8% of everything Kuwait has won. Next is Bader Al Awadi on £123,613.

Which sport has earned Kuwait the most prize money?

Pool, at £318,177 across 16 players, ahead of squash on £14,850.

Which nation is just above Kuwait?

Saint Lucia, 108th on £387,036. Barbados is 110th, just below, on £299,968.

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.