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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 59th OF 168

Malaysia prize money

Malaysia's sportspeople have won £9,017,704 in prize money across 10 sports, which puts Malaysia 59th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Nicol David has won the most, £523,353 in squash .

PRIZE MONEY WON £9.0m
NATION RANK59th of 168
EARNERS255
SPORTS10
TOP SPORT · BADMINTON £6.5m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Malaysia's highest earners

The top 60 of 255 people, every sport together

Malaysia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Nicol David Squash £523,353£523k
2 Soh Wooi Yik Badminton £437,087£437k
3 Aaron Chia Badminton £433,109£433k
4 Lee Zii Jia Badminton £429,167£429k
5 Sivasangari Subramaniam Squash £349,571£350k
6 Pearly Tan Badminton £315,813£316k
7 Thinaah Muralitharan Badminton £315,143£315k
8 Nur Izzuddin Badminton £286,561£287k
9 Goh Sze Fei Badminton £285,674£286k
10 Chen Tang Jie Badminton £275,819£276k
11 Toh Ee Wei Badminton £255,557£256k
12 Ng Eain Yow Squash £240,279£240k
13 Goh Soon Huat Badminton £229,192£229k
14 Shevon Jemie Lai Badminton £228,981£229k
15 Rachael Grinham Squash £174,994£175k
16 Tee Kai Wun Badminton £172,455£172k
17 Man Wei Chong Badminton £166,987£167k
18 Lai Pei Jing Badminton £154,629£155k
19 Teo Ee Yi Badminton £150,033£150k
20 Ong Yew Sin Badminton £148,219£148k
21 Low Wee Wern Squash £145,250£145k
22 Rachel Arnold Squash £144,339£144k
23 Tan Kian Meng Badminton £122,328£122k
24 Chan Peng Soon Badminton £121,193£121k
25 Thor Chuan Leong Snooker £117,712£118k
26 Tan Wee Kiong Badminton £112,575£113k
27 Goh Liu Ying Badminton £110,378£110k
28 Aifa Azman Squash £108,616£109k
29 Leong Jun Hao Badminton £96,218£96k
30 Aira Azman Squash £87,828£88k
31 Hoo Pang Ron Badminton £85,893£86k
32 Goh V Shem Badminton £84,444£84k
33 Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Squash £70,780£71k
34 Danny Chia Golf £69,162£69k
35 Goh Jin Wei Badminton £68,026£68k
36 Ng Tze Yong Badminton £66,279£66k
37 Yap Roy King Badminton £61,121£61k
38 Ong Beng Hee Squash £57,067£57k
39 Vivian Hoo Badminton £57,035£57k
40 Delia Arnold Squash £56,895£57k
41 Lim Chiew Sien Badminton £56,497£56k
42 Liew Daren Badminton £54,852£55k
43 Lee Chong Wei Badminton £54,135£54k
44 Mohd Azlan Iskandar Squash £51,121£51k
45 Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Badminton £46,915£47k
46 Cheng Su Yin Badminton £46,535£47k
47 Lee Meng Yean Badminton £46,005£46k
48 Chow Mei Kuan Badminton £44,478£44k
49 Junaidi Arif Badminton £43,610£44k
50 Muhammad Haikal Badminton £41,191£41k
51 Choong Hon Jian Badminton £40,943£41k
52 Ibrahim Bin Amir Pool £39,146£39k
53 Aaron Tai Badminton £37,592£38k
54 Rafiq Ismail Bowling £35,919£36k
55 Ivan Yuen Squash £33,017£33k
56 Teoh Mei Xing Badminton £32,153£32k
57 Letshanaa Karupathevan Badminton £32,145£32k
58 Kang Khai Xing Badminton £29,433£29k
59 Ainaa Amani Squash £29,425£29k
60 Cheah Yee See Badminton £28,946£29k

The top 12, side by side

Nicol David £523k Soh Wooi Yik £437k Aaron Chia £433k Lee Zii Jia £429k Sivasangari Subramaniam £350k Pearly Tan £316k Thinaah Muralitharan £315k Nur Izzuddin £287k Goh Sze Fei £286k Chen Tang Jie £276k Toh Ee Wei £256k Ng Eain Yow £240k

Nicol David alone accounts for 5.8% of Malaysia's total. The top ten between them hold 40.5%, and the other 245 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Malaysia's £9,017,704 came from

Malaysia's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Badminton £6,452,086£6.5m 71.5% 174 Soh Wooi Yik
Squash £2,131,784£2.1m 23.6% 29 Nicol David
Snooker £121,274£121k 1.3% 3 Thor Chuan Leong
Bowling £117,862£118k 1.3% 12 Rafiq Ismail
Golf £94,155£94k 1.0% 2 Danny Chia
Pool £58,449£58k 0.6% 7 Ibrahim Bin Amir
Chess £20,677£21k 0.2% 5 Puteri Munajjah Az-Zahraa Azhar
Table tennis £16,351£16k 0.2% 19 Qi Shen Wong
Show jumping £3,962£4k 0.0% 1 Shoorendran Nageswaran
Gymnastics £1,104£1k 0.0% 3 Cadence Zi Qi Teh

The split between sports

Badminton £6.5m Squash £2.1m Snooker £121k Bowling £118k Golf £94k Pool £58k Chess £21k Table tennis £16k
Show jumping £3,962
Gymnastics £1,104

Badminton is Malaysia's biggest earner at 71.5% of the total. We hold nobody from Malaysia in tennis, athletics, biathlon, surfing, 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 Malaysia

Malaysia is 59th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Malaysia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
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

Malaysia against its neighbours

Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m 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

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Malaysia won?

£9,017,704 across 255 people in 10 sports. That ranks Malaysia 59th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Malaysia's highest earning sportsperson?

Nicol David, with £523,353 in squash prize money: 5.8% of everything Malaysia has won. Next is Soh Wooi Yik on £437,087.

Which sport has earned Malaysia the most prize money?

Badminton, at £6,452,086 across 174 players, ahead of squash on £2,131,784.

Which nation is just above Malaysia?

Paraguay, 58th on £9,428,882. Ecuador is 60th, just below, on £8,491,456.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Malaysia's badminton money has its own page: Malaysia in badminton.Malaysia's squash money has its own page: Malaysia in squash.Malaysia's snooker money has its own page: Malaysia in snooker.Malaysia's bowling money has its own page: Malaysia in bowling.Malaysia's golf money has its own page: Malaysia in golf.Malaysia's pool money has its own page: Malaysia in pool.Malaysia's chess money has its own page: Malaysia in chess.Malaysia's table tennis money has its own page: Malaysia in table tennis.Malaysia's gymnastics money has its own page: Malaysia in gymnastics. One place up is Paraguay. One place down is Ecuador.