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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 74th OF 168

Luxembourg prize money

Luxembourg's sportspeople have won £4,681,250 in prize money across 9 sports, which puts Luxembourg 74th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Gilles Muller has won the most, £4,438,429 in tennis , more than half of the country's total on their own.

PRIZE MONEY WON £4.7m
NATION RANK74th of 168
EARNERS24
SPORTS9
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £4.4m
SHARE OF WORLD0.0%

Luxembourg's highest earners

All 24 people, every sport together

Luxembourg's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Gilles Muller Tennis £4,438,429£4.4m
2 Xia Lian Ni Table tennis £62,524£63k
3 Patrizia Van der Weken Athletics £40,185£40k
4 Victor Bettendorf Show jumping £39,839£40k
5 Gregor Payet Triathlon £25,926£26k
6 Sarah De Nutte Table tennis £22,885£23k
7 Ruben Querinjean Athletics £21,481£21k
8 Luka Mladenovic Table tennis £12,981£13k
9 Charles Grethen Athletics £4,444£4k
10 Michael Wiedenkeller Chess £4,444£4k
11 Vivien Scholz Table tennis £1,765£2k
12 Sam Wetzel Pool £1,100£1k
13 Tessy Gonderinger Table tennis £1,067£1k
14 Eric Glod Table tennis £1,004£1k
15 Charlotte Bettendorf Show jumping £1,000£1k
16 Steve Leisen Pool £780£780
17 Gig Young Badminton £436£436
18 Mael Van Dessel Table tennis £222£222
19 Celeste Mordenti Gymnastics £184£184
20 Odile Gierech Show jumping £183£183
21 Enisa Sadikovic Table tennis £148£148
22 Zoé Sinico Badminton £125£125
23 Yola Schartz Show jumping £71£71
24 Lara Klinkert Show jumping £25£25

The top 12, side by side

Gilles Muller £4.4m Xia Lian Ni £63k Patrizia Van der Weken £40k Victor Bettendorf £40k Gregor Payet £26k Sarah De Nutte £23k Ruben Querinjean £21k Luka Mladenovic £13k Charles Grethen £4,444
Michael Wiedenkeller £4,444
Vivien Scholz £1,765
Sam Wetzel £1,100

Gilles Muller alone accounts for 94.8% of Luxembourg's total. The top ten between them hold 99.8%, and the other 14 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Luxembourg's £4,681,250 came from

Luxembourg'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 £4,438,429£4.4m 94.8% 1 Gilles Muller
Table tennis £102,596£103k 2.2% 8 Xia Lian Ni
Athletics £66,111£66k 1.4% 3 Patrizia Van der Weken
Show jumping £41,118£41k 0.9% 5 Victor Bettendorf
Triathlon £25,926£26k 0.6% 1 Gregor Payet
Chess £4,444£4k 0.1% 1 Michael Wiedenkeller
Pool £1,880£2k 0.0% 2 Sam Wetzel
Badminton £561£561 0.0% 2 Gig Young
Gymnastics £184£184 0.0% 1 Celeste Mordenti

The split between sports

Tennis £4.4m
Table tennis £103k Athletics £66k Show jumping £41k
Triathlon £26k
Chess £4,444
Pool £1,880
Badminton £561
Gymnastics £184

Tennis is Luxembourg's biggest earner at 94.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Luxembourg in golf, biathlon, snooker, surfing, squash, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, 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 Luxembourg

Luxembourg is 74th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Luxembourg by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
62 Peru £8,202,713£8.2m 65
63 Kenya £8,026,725£8.0m 236
64 Hong Kong £7,953,582£8.0m 139
65 Georgia £7,762,727£7.8m 25
66 Jamaica £7,094,013£7.1m 164
67 Cyprus £6,994,586£7.0m 20
68 Latvia £6,979,422£7.0m 56
69 Israel £6,148,952£6.1m 59
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina £6,028,456£6.0m 12
71 Lithuania £5,092,427£5.1m 46
72 Uzbekistan £5,042,330£5.0m 46
73 Monaco £4,877,698£4.9m 17
74 Luxembourg £4,681,250£4.7m 24
75 El Salvador £4,334,913£4.3m 7
76 Moldova £4,243,616£4.2m 15
77 Ethiopia £4,229,630£4.2m 148
78 Tunisia £3,700,715£3.7m 27
79 Puerto Rico £3,550,960£3.6m 36
80 Pakistan £3,183,490£3.2m 32
81 Bolivia £2,373,324£2.4m 1
82 Armenia £2,123,211£2.1m 20
83 Costa Rica £1,835,958£1.8m 14
84 Cuba £1,694,484£1.7m 62
85 Turkey £1,616,571£1.6m 112
86 Iran £1,602,392£1.6m 50

Luxembourg against its neighbours

Peru £8.2m Kenya £8.0m Hong Kong £8.0m Georgia £7.8m Jamaica £7.1m Cyprus £7.0m Latvia £7.0m Israel £6.1m Bosnia and Herzegovina £6.0m Lithuania £5.1m Uzbekistan £5.0m Monaco £4.9m Luxembourg £4.7m El Salvador £4.3m Moldova £4.2m Ethiopia £4.2m Tunisia £3.7m Puerto Rico £3.6m Pakistan £3.2m Bolivia £2.4m Armenia £2.1m Costa Rica £1.8m Cuba £1.7m Turkey £1.6m Iran £1.6m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Luxembourg won?

£4,681,250 across 24 people in 9 sports. That ranks Luxembourg 74th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Luxembourg's highest earning sportsperson?

Gilles Muller, with £4,438,429 in tennis prize money: 94.8% of everything Luxembourg has won. Next is Xia Lian Ni on £62,524.

Which sport has earned Luxembourg the most prize money?

Tennis, at £4,438,429 across 1 player, ahead of table tennis on £102,596.

Which nation is just above Luxembourg?

Monaco, 73rd on £4,877,698. El Salvador is 75th, just below, on £4,334,913.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Luxembourg's table tennis money has its own page: Luxembourg in table tennis.Luxembourg's athletics money has its own page: Luxembourg in athletics.Luxembourg's show jumping money has its own page: Luxembourg in show jumping.Luxembourg's pool money has its own page: Luxembourg in pool. One place up is Monaco. One place down is El Salvador.